25th Anniversary of Friends of Hurricane Creek Cleanup
Friday, Feb, 23, 2018 will marked 25 years since the Strokers Paddle
Club and Friends of Hurricane Creek had our first creek cleanup. We will
celebrated this year on Sat. Feb. 24th at Watson's Bend
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The first Hurricane Creek Cleanup |
At the first cleanup we cooked hamburgers and chicken on a makeshift grill on the side of the road near the bridge.
We started with 16 members including our children. The next year we had
32 members and the 3rd year it was many more. All together at one time
we hosted around 200 members and volunteers.
FoHC has removed literally tons of trash and debris over the years
including appliances, cars, household garbage, and thousands of tires
over time. We took 232 tires from one location is a single day. The work
has been long and tiring but well worth the effort.
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Scenes like this have been transformed,
to scenes like this.


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Thanks to Rumsey for the can! |
I'd like to think that over the years we have helped the community by removing tons of waste using local volunteers at a cost of "0" tax-payer dollars. Litter, after all was the catalyst for our group to begin 25 years ago. Unfortunately it is still a huge issue today.
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There's nothing prettier than a clean creek |
THERE WILL BE FOOD!
This year we are going back to an old tradition of having a chili
cook-off with all of the chili being used to feed volunteers. Bring your
grandmothers best recipe or your own best effort. There will be a
$50.00 cash prize for the winner and a great sense of community
participation by all.
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Bring your best recipe and an apatite! Meat, Veggie, Vegan all welcome |
HUGE Shout-out of Thanks
Steven Rumsey started donating the use of these huge garbage cans some 15 years ago. Picking up the vast amount of litter would not be possible without someone to take it away. For that, I'd like to offer a personal as well as an organizational thank you to Steven Rumsey and the company he started, Rumsey Environmental Services.
In the event of a rain-out, we will try for the following week. We'll keep you posted.
We have only had 1 rain-out. Plenty of coffee and donuts that day | . |
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Watson's Bend on Holt Peterson Rd |
CLEANUP TIME!Over the years the creek has seen some serious abuse.It's time for the Friends of Hurricane Creek annual creek cleanup. This year on April 08th we celebrate 24 years of friendship, networking, good fellowship, and the fun of cleaning up the creek for future generations to enjoy. Please consider making it a day for your family to come visit with us. Here's where we will gather at 08:30 and depart from there. Interactive Maphttps://mapper.acme.com/?ll=33.20600%2C-87.44771&z=13&t=M&marker0=33.23013%2C-87.46076%2C3.5%20km%20W%20of%20Peterson%20AL It gets better every year! Due to the efforts of Friends of Hurricane Creek and the thousands of citizens who have supported us over the years it is much better now. We must remain vigilant to keep it clean so please consider visiting us on April 08, 2017 for the 24th annual Hurricane Creek Cleanup.
What insects tell us about Hurricane Creek
With the assistance of a special viewer, you can see a magnified version of benthic macroinvertebrates found at Hurricane Creek. Can you tell the critter from the pebbles? At this year's Friends of Hurricane Creek Annual Cleanup, children conducted a stream survey along Hurricane Creek Park for local benthic macroinvertebrates. They learned how to identify microorganisms and read data about the stream's health by the presence or absence of specific species.
Explore our website for more information on how to join Friends of Hurricane Creek or support your Hurricane Creekkeeper. For more information about events, sightings, and daily life at Hurricane Creek, join our Facebook Group or "Like" or Facebook Page. FOHC is a nonprofit, and our Creekkeeper's work cannot continue without your support. Thank you. |