Volunteers Clean Up Trash in Bryan Park

On Saturday, September 22, the first day of fall, JRA and a group of 18 volunteers started the season off with a cleanup at Bryan Park in Richmond. One volunteer showed up with an amazing invention! He built a bag holder that has a side for trash and a side for recycling!

With inside knowledge from the Friends of Bryan Park, the group focused on some really trashy areas that needed attention. Some headed knee deep into Jordan’s Branch, others cleaned up along the flood plain, and a few went to the dam and lower ponds. They collected roughly 35 bags of trash including “tons” of plastic bottles, Styrofoam, and several tires.

Thanks to everyone who did their part for a cleaner park and a cleaner James. If you’d like to be part of a future JRA volunteer project visit http://jrava.org/news/calendar  for more information.