GEORGE NEWS - The Garden Route Dam Action Group (Gardag) will be collecting rubbish along the upper reaches of the Meul River near St Paul's Primary School on Saturday 16 September.
Members of the public are invited to take part.
Gardag will again focus on the small wetland next to the school in the industrial area.
Gardag chairperson Desireé du Preez says in their previous clean-up effort in February this year, they collected 50 bags of trash in and around the wetland.
"We had planned to focus on the river course further down this time, however the wetland area is again such a mess that we will work here once more. We are happy to report that the trees that we planted in February are growing well," she said.
Gardag is concerned about the severe degradation of the Meul River. There is very little life left in it. The organisation has a turn-around strategy that could result in the recovery of the ecosystem of the wetland and river.
The clean-up is in support of World Water Monitoring Day and World Cleanup Day and is part of Gardag's vision to undertake ecological restoration in the Meul River.
Forty trees were planted in February with the help of 100 Investec delegates who came from various parts of the country.
Everyone meets at 14:00 at the Outeniqua Transport Museum parking area for the clean-up on 16 September.
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