Occoquan River Fall Cleanup Day—Saturday, October 9, 2010
Volunteers came out in droves at FOTO’s Fall Cleanup
Beautiful fall weather filled with sunshine made this year’s fall cleanup a tremendous success. Two hundred and eighty nine (289) devoted volunteers combed the shores and waters of the Occoquan River to remove debris. A big “Thank You,” goes to all of them who made this event their priority for the day. Students, Boy and Girl Scouts, church organizations, clubs and families filled 320 large bags with debris, not counting multiple tires, oil barrels, chairs, boards, an abandoned homeless shelter with drug paraphernalia and dirty clothes. Duane DeBruyne hauled out a large propane gas tank near the Bull Run Marina. It’s sad but true; all these items would end up in the Occoquan River, the source of our drinking water. FOTO could not conduct the cleanup without the cooperation of the Fairfax County Water Authority, Prince William County Parks Authority, Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, and the Town of Occoquan, as well as Virginia’s Department of Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Save the Chesapeake Bay License Plates, and Longwood University’s Coastal Cleanup Program. FOTO thanks all for helping with this effort, including our local newspapers, the Old Bridge Observer and Potomac News.
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Occoquan River Spring Cleanup Day—Saturday, April 10, 2010 Make a difference and help preserve one of our region’s most important natural resources! Come meet other volunteers at one of five sites: Bull Run Marina—12619 Old Yates Ford Rd., Clifton, VA 20124
John Rothrock(703) 887-1124
Fountainhead Park—10875 Hampton Rd., Fairfax Station, VA 22039 Bob Lerch(703) 489-0127
Lake Ridge Marina—12350 Cotton Mill Drive, Lake Ridge, VA 22192
Renate G. Vanegas(703) 674-6659 Occoquan Regional Park— 9751 Ox Road, Lorton, VA 22079 Alex Vanegas(703) 674-7847
Town of Occoquan—314 Mill Street, Occoquan, VA 22125
Claudia A. Cruise(703) 491-1918, Ext. 11
Canoe & Kayak Clean Up Below Lake Jackson Dam-Hinson Mill LanePlease contact Ed Dandar for details (703) 791-6158
