Date: March 13, 2011

Location: Underneath the Pleasant St. Bridge over Deckers Creek

Friends of Deckers Creek staff and volunteers met WVU Center for Civic Engagement Research Assistant Jose Oquendo and a group of WVU undergrad students and Tim Nelms and Morgantown Coalition of Reason volunteers to tackle the litter which has long been collecting under the Pleasant Street Bridge over Deckers Creek.  FODC staff noticed the bridge had been harboring a significant amount of litter and illegal activity for some time and agreed it had to be addressed immediately.

Volunteers met on the Deckers Creek Rail Trail at 9:00am and spent the morning and afternoon collecting over 110 bags of litter and bulk trash from underneath the bridge.  With the site less than 50 yards away from Deckers Creek, the Deckers Creek Dog Park, and the Deckers Creek Rail Trial, many volunteers were disappointed that these positive community resources were subjected to these conditions.  This attitude fueled the hard work of everyone that day and a major impact was made.  All litter from underneath the bridge was bagged by volunteers and picked up by BOPARC.  It was great to see three different community organizations working together to achieve something great within their community.  We hope to see you out at our next clean-up!