StreamSweepers will be hiring Program Managers, On-water Managers, and Sweeping Staff next year. Our new Shenandoah Valley Satellite Office will need a Middle River Comprehensive Cleanup Program Manager, On-water Manager, and Sweeping Staff. The Clinch River Satellite Office will need an On-water Manager and Sweepers. The Middle River crew will be working in the vicinity […]
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After 2 years of assessment of the Clinch River (St. Paul, VA) and nearly a year of river cleanup concept discussions with the Friends of the Middle River (Staunton, VA), StreamSweepers has the green light to proceed with comprehensive cleanup in Partnership with a host of area conservation and social organizations and agencies. Fundraising and […]
StreamSweepers is partnering with Central Virginia social services organizations and equipment contractors to help suburban and rural landowners clean up their properties from flood damage. The program will train and employ local young adults (age 18 and above) in flood related disaster relief to remove flood debris in flood damaged properties along rivers and streams. […]
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Working on the Mattaponi River
The weather is cooperating and we have moved over to the Mattaponi River in Caroline County. Assessments are nearly complete and trash removed from a four mile section has already been delivered to the collection site. The crew is patiently moving along the river in a section below the Milford DGIF boat launch which is […]
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Clinch River Update
As we near completion of the assessment and trash inventory phase of the project we are astonished at the amount of trash in the Clinch River near the Swords Creek area. According to Project Manager, Maddie Gordon, “there are thousands of tires and other trash in less than a 6 mile stretch.” The Clinch River […]
After the classroom portion of our training week, we waited a few days for the Rappahannock to recede after it’s first flood event this summer for our on-water training provided by Nick Wolfe of Friends of the Rappahannock and the Virginia Outdoor Center. The river was just at it’s “floatable” limit so needless to say […]
It was a resounding success, and over the course of the four-hour event, 135 vehicles visited and dropped off more than 1330 tires. These tires will be disposed of responsibly, with as many being recycled as possible. Potential future uses include road surface material, arena footing material, and tire derived fuel for industrial boilers, among […]
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Tire Recycling Amnesty Event
Free Tire Disposal at Orange County Landfill on Saturday June 16, 2018 from 8am-12noon Orange County Landfill 11530 Porter Road, Orange, VA To help with the growing problem of tire accumulation and improper disposal, the Orange County Landfill, the Orange County Litter Control Committee and StreamSweepers have organized a FREE Tire Recycling Day. Orange County […]
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Mattaponi River Clean-Up Project
The Mattaponi River Clean-up Youth Job Training and Employment Program will offer many benefits to Caroline County including stewardship, job training and environmental awareness for the young adults employed. Removal of trash and an inventory report will enhance the Mattaponi as resource for the community and offer additional opportunities to leverage this resource. StreamSweepers will […]
During the summer of 2016 we uncovered more than 25 sites with trash too large to be floated out in our canoes in the three rivers we cleaned; the Hughes, Rapidan and Robinson Rivers. Thanks to the generous support we received many of these items – culverts, extra heavy tires, storage tanks, dangerous metal objects and […]