[Sust-mar] Clean Nova Scotia - Volunteers Needed July 25-29, 2011

[Julia Pelton]

*Volunteers Needed for Stream Restoration Debris Removal*

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*Job description*:

Clean Nova Scotia is looking for labourers to assist with in-stream
restoration work in Ellenvale Run, a stream in urban Dartmouth. The stream
runs from Lake Lemont and Topsail Lake, through the communities of Commodore
Park, Woodlawn Heights, Ellenvale and Portland Estates before emptying into
Morris Lake. The section of the stream on which we will focus is behind the
Atlantic Superstore on Portland Street. In this area, the stream is choked
off by massive piles of garbage and organic debris. These blockages need to
be removed to restore flow through this section and to improve fish habitat
and passage. Access to the site is poor, the terrain is uneven, and there
are many overhanging branches that workers will have to climb over and
under. The work will be labour intensive and will include removing embedded
garbage from the stream and carrying large debris items (including several
shopping carts) offsite to be picked up. The stream is up to 0.5 m in depth
and very mucky, so prepare to get wet and dirty.

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*Dates*: July 25 – 29, 2011

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*Time*:  9:30am to 4:00pm

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*Meeting place*:  Portland Estates Boulevard, near the community mailboxes

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*We provide*:

·         Gloves

·         Garbage bags

·         Large plastic bins for collecting garbage

·         Shovels, pry bar, other necessary tools


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*Volunteers should bring*:

·         Rubber boots (or old sneakers that you can wear to walk through
the stream)

·         Long sleeves and pants to protect yourself from scratches

·         Sunscreen

·         Lunch/snacks

·         Change of clothes for the end of the day