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stretch of approximately 20 river miles of the Rock River
will be targeted for cleanup on June 14, while volunteers
in the six Illinois counties bordering the Ohio River
will clean up riverbank debris during the ninth annual
Ohio River Sweep on June 21, 1997. The Rock River event
is the third annual cleanup of portions of that stream. The
six state Ohio River event is sponsored by the Ohio River
Valley Water Sanitation Commission (Orsanco), with the
Illinois segment jointly sponsored by Orsanco and the
Illinois EPA. There will be at least one designated
cleanup area in each of the counties -- Gallatin, Hardin,
Pope, Massac, Pulaski and Alexander. Volunteers are
provided with plastic pickup bags and work gloves, and
receive free tee-shirts commemorating their
participation.
Volunteers in the Rock River cleanup are provided with
food and drinks as well as commemorative tee-shirts.
Persons or organizations interested in participating
in the Ohio River Sweep can contact Byron Marks, in the
Illinois EPA's Marion regional office at 618-993-7200, or
call the Orsanco Sweep Hotline at 1-800-359-3977.
Volunteers for the Rock River cleanup can contact Jack
Adam in the Illinois EPA's Rockford regional office at
815-987-7760.
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| County Coordinators |
Alexander County
(Fort Defiance State Park)Ms. Carolyn Mayberry
826 Charles St.
Cairo, Ill. 62914
618-734-3015
Pulaski County
(Mound City)
Sam Johnson
204 Main St.
Mound City, Ill. 62963
618-748-9112
Massac County
(Fort Massac State Park)
Terry Johnson
1308 E. Fifth St.
Metropolis, Ill. 62960
618-524-4712
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Pope County
(Golconda Area)Arlin Rhoads
P.O.Box 403
Golconda, Ill. 62938
618-683-9071
Hardin County
(Cave in Rock State Park)
Mike Gullett
P.O. Box 338
Cave in Rock, Ill. 62919
618-289-4325
Gallatin County
(Old Shawneetown)
Steve Galt
9200 Duncan Lane
Shawneetown, Ill. 62984
618-269-3040
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