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DARIEN, GA - More than 30 volunteers turned out on Saturday,
November 4, 2006, to support The Nature Conservancy and the Altamaha Riverkeeper's
efforts to conserve the lower Altamaha River. By foot and by boat, volunteers
took to the river and its banks to remove 2,800 pounds of trash and water
hyacinth, a non-native invasive species that threatens the natural balance
of the river system by blocking waterways, competing with native plants
and reducing oxygen levels in the water.
"The event was a tremendous success, thanks to the many volunteers who turned
out on a cool fall morning to support conservation and their community," said
Jeff Spratt, conservation assistant for The Nature Conservancy in Georgia.
Volunteers, including a group from the Unitarian Universalists of Coastal Georgia,
focused their efforts on five key sites in McIntosh and Glynn counties: Champney
Landing, Altamaha River Park, Darien waterfront, Buffalo Swamp, and Fort Barrington.
The event was made possible through the generous support of First Georgia
Hardware and Marine, Darien Communications, Piggly Wiggly and Southeast
Adventures Outfitters.
Also contributing were, Two-Way Fish Camp, which provided the facility to
hold the event and the City of Darien, which disposed of the collected
trash
and
water
hyacinth.
"It was a great experience. Clean up volunteers, businesses, and organizations
all contributed," said Constance Riggins, Altamaha Riverkeeper development
director. "Thanks to everyone for working together to create a healthier
watershed."
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