Clean River Project: Imagine a Day Without Water - Sponsored by Entergy

198 Central Avenue,White Plains NY 10607

21 October, 2021

Description

Join our volunteer citizen science project taking place in White Plains in the Bronx River as part of "Imagine a Day Without Water" Day Imagine a Day Without Water is a national education campaign that brings together diverse stakeholders to highlight how water is essential, invaluable, and in need of investment. This program addresses floatable trash, one of the three major water quality issues on the Bronx River. Volunteers participate in real science, through hands-on experiences. The information we will collect helps find the sources and stops trash from entering the river in the first place. The project engages volunteers by promoting outreach to local businesses whose products end up in and along the river, especially uniting messaging around the harm to our waterways caused by non-biodegradable products. Volunteers will wear adult size waders in the river & help us count the bottles, cans, straws, & more we find in the trash boom. Volunteers who can't fit in our wader sizes will remove and catalog litter on the land alongside the river. Waders, gloves & trash bags will be provided but please bring your own water. Volunteers should wear clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes. Contact [email protected] with questions. Hope to see you there! Westchester Parks Foundation engages the public to advocate for and invest in the preservation, conservation, use, and enjoyment of the 18,000 acres of parks, trails, and open spaces within the Westchester County Parks system. Westchester Parks Foundation engages the public to advocate for and invest in the preservation, conservation, use and enjoyment of the 18,000 acres of parks, trails, and open space within the Westchester County Parks system.