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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Over 70 members
of
Massachusetts Community Water Watch and
Green Futures volunteers
joined forces on November 19, 2005, to clean up areas of the historic
Quequechan River between the Wampanoag Mills and Route 195. The site is
part of the future path of proposed
bicycle path and greenspace that will eventually run along the river
from its origin in the South Watuppa Pond. Bids for construction of the
first portion of the planned bicycle path have recently been announced.
This cleanup is the third in a series of
events this year
intended to highlight waterways in the Fall River area which require
attention. Green Futures works to improve the health and beauty of the
city by creating recreation and bike paths that encourage community use
of these areas, establishing green belts throughout the area, and
restoring the falls
of the Quequechan River. Click
here to read the Herald News article about the event. |
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(Top row, left) John Goulet and Mike Davies, in their waders and wet suit, push an old electrical spool out of the river while BCC student and Water Watch member Eddie Lopes (center and right) pulls on a rope to drag it the rest of the way out. (Bottom row) BCC student and Water Watch member Kelleigh Eastman rakes in a collection of discarded bottles and cans floating on the river's surface while Green Futures Member Jim Soule helps to haul a large piece of metal from a homeless encampment underneath the Route 195 highway overpass. (Bottom right) Tom Athnear chats with Everett Castro of Green Futures as they take a well-deserved break near the Route 195 overpass on Quequechan Street. |
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