Sumter-area volunteers can participate in annual stream cleanup

Published: March 5, 2013

Join Sumter Stormwater Solutions and Sumter County to help keep area waterways clean of trash and pollution during a stream cleanup along Turkey Creek. image by: Peter Hull

SUMTER — Join Sumter Stormwater Solutions and Sumter County to help keep area waterways clean of trash and pollution during a stream cleanup along Turkey Creek.

Volunteers should meet by 10 a.m. March 16 at Lemira Elementary School on East Fulton Street in Sumter. The event will last about two hours. Registration is not required. For more information, contact Jolie Brown at 803-773-5561 or email jolie2@clemson.edu.

Turley Creek is an urban stream that drains much of the stormwater that flows from roads and neighborhoods in Sumter. Volunteer to pick up trash along the creek and help protect local wildlife, fish and water quality.

Volunteers should wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes and dress for the weather. Trash bags, water and gloves will be provided. Youth groups must be accompanied by adults. Each volunteer will receive a free water bottle.

Sumter Stormwater Solutions is a regional collaboration involving the Carolina Clear program in partnership with communities and educators from universities, state agencies and nonprofits.

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Carolina Clear
Carolina Clear is a stormwater education and awareness program of the Clemson University Restoration Institute and the Center for Watershed Excellence. The program’s goal is to minimize polluted stormwater runoff by educating the general public, youth, builders, developers, homeowners and government officials about how they can keep water in the state’s streams, rivers and basins as clean as possible.