Sites preparing for River Sweep 2005

The Enquirer


River Sweep 2005, the annual cleanup of the Ohio River, will be held in six
states Saturday morning.

The volunteer cleanup extends the length of the river - more than 900 miles -
from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill.

More than 22,000 volunteers participated in the event last year and picked up
more than 9,000 tons of trash.

The following are River Sweep 2005 locations for the Greater Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky area:

Hamilton County (starting at 9 a.m.)

Fernbank Park, off River Road in Delhi Township

Riverside Park and Boat Ramp, off River Road, near Sedamsville

Schmidt Field and Boat Ramp, off Eastern Avenue, in the East End

Four Seasons Marina, off Kellogg Avenue

Steamboat Bend Picnic area (part of Woodland Mound Park), U.S. 52

Kenton County

8:30 a.m. Covington Riverfront

9 a.m. Ludlow, bottom of Adela Street

9 a.m. Bromley, Tanner and Pike Street (Old Tamsui Restaurant)

Boone County (starting at 8 a.m.)

Rabbit Hash General Store

Petersburg Boat Dock

Big Bone Lick Boat Dock

Split Rock Conservation Park

Campbell County

9 a.m. Thomas More Biology Field Station, Ky. 8

8 a.m. Old Coney Boat Ramp, off Ky. 8, Fort Thomas

8 a.m. Beach Park, Bellevue

Dearborn County, Ind. (starting at 9 a.m.)

Lawrenceburg Bicentennial Park

Tanners Creek Boat Ramp

Lesko Park (Aurora)

U.S. 50 overpass (Lawrenceburg)


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