Community-wide Stream Cleanup a Huge Success!

Tom Dumas
Fall Creek Trout Unlimited Member

Families of NYSEG staff joined in the Fall Creek Cleanup. Families of NYSEG staff joined in the Fall Creek Cleanup.

A dedicated crew of 83 volunteers removed 3300 pounds of trash from seven stretches of Fall Creek extending from Lake Como in Cayuga County to the south end of Cayuga Lake. On Saturday, May 4th youth and adult volunteers from Cayuga, Tompkins and Cortland County came together to clean up Fall Creek. This event was sponsored by the Fall Creek Watershed Committee, the Fall Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Cayuga Lake Watershed Network but was made possible with the help of the many individuals and organizations that volunteered their time and provided supplies.

This event has also served to make people aware of the amount of trash that is improperly disposed of in our lakes and streams. Hopefully, this awareness will keep the trash out of Fall Creek. In order to continue to keep Fall Creek as trash-free and beautiful as possible, there are plans to make this cleanup an annual event.