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On Nov. 8, Lake Martin volunteers
wrapped up Renew Our Rivers'
15th year by helping push total trash
removed from Alabama waterways in
2014 above 255 tons.
"This year we removed more
trash than we have in five years," said
Mike Clelland, Renew Our Rivers
coordinator for Alabama Power. "I
think it is a result of expanding into
additional watersheds, recruiting new
volunteer coordinators and focusing
on building the next generation of
stewards through new partnerships."
For 15 powerful years, Alabama
Power employees and community
volunteers have made a remarkable
impact in protecting waterways in
their communities through Renew
Our Rivers. Since the first community
cleanups in 2000, Renew Our Rivers
has engaged partners across the state –
and in surrounding states – to remove
more than 13.5 million pounds of trash
from waterways across the Southeast.
In all, Clelland helped support
more than 30 cleanups across the state
in 2014. He and the Alabama Power
Above: file Photo — Volunteers lend a hand at a Renew Our Rivers cleanup.
Fifteen Powerful Years
R E N E W O U R R I V E R S M A K E S A R E M A R K A B L E I M P A C T O N WAT E R WAY S I N C O M M U N I T I E S I N A L A B A M A A N D A C R O S S T H E S O U T H E A S T.
