Volunteers will scour the Kanawha River next month for the annual cleanup. The Great Kanawha River Cleanup sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan’s Make It Shine program will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 18. Volunteers will work at Winfield Beach, the South Charleston boat ramp and Kanawha Falls at Glen Ferris. Other sites may be added. Last year’s cleanup was canceled due to COVID-19, but in 2019 there were 133 volunteers who spent a total of 290 hours removing 3 1/2 tons of litter and 361 tires from six sites along the Kanawha River and its tributaries. Anyone wanting to volunteer should register with the DEP.
Make It Shine coordinator Chris Cartwright –christopher.j.cartwright@wv.gov or (800) 322-5530.