Wabash County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has worked hard at organizing educational events for this summer.
The SWCD has partnered with Manchester Alive, Manchester University and the Wabash County Highway Department to make the 2019 Eel River Clean-Up part of North Manchester’s Funfest this year.
The Eel River Clean Up will be Saturday, July 27th and will run from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. We will be working in a 1.6 mile stretch of the river, filling Manchester University canoes with trash as we walk. Tennis shoes or boots are required, do not wear sandals. Gloves, trash bags, and bottled water will be provided.
We will meet at the North Manchester Covered Bridge at 8:00 a.m. After a short introduction, we will work our way down stream to the North Manchester Street Department. The Wabash County Highway Department will have two trucks to fill at the endpoint, one for recycling and one for trash.
You will need to arrange transportation from this end point (North Manchester Street Department, 407 Wabash Rd., North Manchester).
Due to the presence of large amounts of broken glass and rusted metal, we ask that all participants be at least 12-years-old. Please take some time to help keep our beautiful rivers clean! If you would like to join this event or have any questions, please call Wabash Co. SWCD at 260-563-7486 ext. 3 or Manchester Alive at 260-982-7644.