Dozens of volunteers honored Earth Day by teaming up to clean the Jordan River and surrounding area on Friday.
Volunteers traveled in canoes to pick up debris in the water. Others rode scooters on the pavement to quickly collect garbage. Some used the more conventional method of walking with trash bags in hand to help beautify the area.
“It’s just a reminder that any litter or garbage that gets out ends up in our public space,” said Kenna Patino of HEAL Utah, a non-profit promoting clean air and energy."If any garbage or litter ends up in a public space it can affect the health of that space." “The way our stormwater system works here, all of our gutters and drainages drain into the nearest creek or nearest stream unfiltered, untreated. That is a challenge for water quality for the Jordan River,” said Aimee Horman with the Jordan River Commission.Organizers hope it raises awareness that litter can travel and negatively impact a wide area of the environment.
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