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3/18/06 Belue Farm Slough Cleanup:

 This slough on the Elk River in West Limestone was full of glass, plastic and debris which have accumulated over time.  Where did the trash come from?...litter thrown into the ditches along our roadways wash into streams which flow to our rivers.  This trash along with litter tossed by careless boaters, fisherman, farmers, and others washes down river and becomes trapped in the sloughs. 

A few caring people, 4-5 hours of time, hundreds of trash bags provided by KALB, drinks donated by Pepsi, and a wonderful transformation takes place.  1300 lbs. of glass and countless bags of plastic and other debris were removed from this site.  Every piece of trash in this slough and hundreds of others had human help getting there.  These men and woman have taken a piece of Alabama and returned it to Alabama the Beautiful, and they will enjoy the sight as they ride the trails along this river.

This trash was carried out of the slough and loaded onto a waiting boat provided by The Boat House in Athens.  It was then carried back and unloaded onto a waiting District 4 litter trailer.  From there it was transported to the BFI transfer station.  It was quite an ordeal, but well planned.  Thank you to all who helped with time, donations, and in-kind services.  If you would like information on planning a cleanup, just contact KALB.  We want to help you.