Stream Cleanup at Thisle Branch this Saturday

Saturday May 1 from 9:00 - 12:00, with May 8 as a rain date. Thistle Branch is a tributary of the Patapsco River that runs parallel to Thistle Rd. (near Dimitris Restaurant). To get to the meeting point, from Frederick Rd. turn onto Thistle Road and look for volunteer table most of the way down the road. To get to the parking, go to the end of Thistle Rd. and turn left on River Rd and park near the old Simkins plant. Registration is at 8:45 AM and we will have coffee and donuts. If possible, please register by cutting and pasting this link into your web browser:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dG50RGd4djdOeHh1TWUyLUdkLWVqblE6MA

The cleanup is sponsored by the Friends of the Patapsco Heritage Greenway and the Southwest Baltimore County Democratic Club.

More information about the cleanup:

As a new 2010 initiative with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, we will be counting all the bottles we find as part of a state-wide initiative to provide statistics for a future bottle bill to stop all the litter of bottles in our streams, river and roadways!

Wear comfortable shoes and clothes. We recommend our volunteers wear long pants and shirt, so any prickly underbrush or insects won't bother you, and boots to keep your feet dry! Those of you who have tall boots will be directed and challenged to pull out the embedded tires and other stuff out of the streams!!!

There are no nearby restrooms available, so please plan accordingly.

We also appreciate and recommend you bring your own water/drink, small plastic grocery-type bags (the kind you get at the stores when you bring home your groceries), sunscreen and insect repellant. If you are allergic to insect bites or stings, please bring any needed medications and notify the stream captain of your allergy.

Please bring your own work gloves, shovel, and any other tools you may have to help us transport and dig out embedded junk. You are welcome to bring your family and friends. Children under 16 are welcome if they are supervised and accompanied by an adult volunteer.

Volunteers are requested to arrive by 8:45 AM to register so we can begin promptly at 9 AM. Look for posted signs near the registration site.