2007 Neuse River Spring Clean-up Nets 22,490 Pounds of Trash!
241 Volunteers collected 401 bags of trash, 57 tires and a variety of large items such: washer and dryer, 2 grocery carts, a picnic table, car windshield, high chair, boat trailer, 2 water heaters, 2 toilets and a propane tank! The weirdest item was the "head of a alligator found floating next to the "head" of a Ken Doll.
Volunteers collect trash at Covered Bridge near Clayton
Troop 399 collects trash at Poole Rd
The Clean-up is a great family project
Workers from Raleigh Solid Waste Division load trash at Poole Rd
The clean-up covers 50 miles of river between Falls Dam in North Raleigh and Smithfield Town Commons in Johnston County. In addition we covered 12 miles in downtown Kinston and a one-mile section on Contentnea Creek in Snow Hill. The event gets bigger every year!
This is a real community effort involving youth groups, church groups, civic organizations, paddle clubs, businesses and river enthusiasts. Wake County and Johnston County are waiving the landfill fees and the cities of Raleigh, Smithfield, Kinston and Snow Hill are providing garbage trucks and staff to remove trash.
Please don't forget to support our sponsors: REI, Timberland, Raleigh Kiwanis, LOWE'S, Restoration Systems, Wholefoods, Weaver Street Market, BJ's Wholesale, Paddle Creek and Frog Hollow.
Directions to Union Point Park in New Bern On US 70 from Kinston or Havelock: take the Pembroke Rd/Trent Woods exit, take Rt. 55 West to Broad St. Turn right onto Broad St. Continue on Broad St. to the traffic circle at East Front St. and turn right onto East Front St. Union Point Park will be just ahead on the left.
From US 17 from Jacksonville: In New Bern, Hwy 17 is called Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, and becomes Broad St. as you approach downtown. Follow Broad St to the traffic circle at East Front St. Turn right onto East Front St. Union Point Park will be ahead on the left.
While there is no parking in Union Point Park, there is free street parking throughout downtown New Bern. The park will be just a short walk away!
