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Volunteers for Saturday’s Clean Out the Banks event pose for a group photo at the Paradise Spring Historic Park. Photo by Eric Schoening
‘Every last tire; Every last ton’ Volunteers work to Clean out the Banks By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com “Every last tire; Every last ton.” Michael Beauchamp led volunteers for Saturday’s Clean Out the Banks event in that chant before the clean out began. “This is going to be a great day,” he said. “We’re going to make history today. This is the largest volunteer clean out in Indiana, and probably the largest clean out in the United States and North America. “The word volunteer is the key here. It’s because of all of you and the hundreds and hundreds of people over the past decade that made this possible.” Since its inception, volunteers have removed 154 tons of debris and 5,284 tires from the Wabash River. “That is a whale of an effort, and it’s due to volunteers just like you,” Beauchamp said. “But that’s not the end of it. We’re going to make history today because we’re going to attempt to take out every last tire and every last ton.” Before the work began, several awards were presented. Beauchamp received the Ted Falls Memorial Environmental Award from the Izaak Walton League. The award is the highest award possible from the Indiana Division for a non-member, Benny Ward president of the local Izaak Walton League, said. It honors the recipient for the work they have done for the environment. Beauchamp was nominated for his efforts in organizing the clean out program. “I would like to accept this award on behalf of the hundreds and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people who do the work,” he said. Beauchamp presented the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash award to representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Cont. on Pg. 17
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Michael Beauchamp (third from left) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers represenatives Jared Mobley (from left), Ryan Martin and Jared Blocher, show off the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash and the Ted Falls Memorial Environmental awards. Photos by Joseph Slacian
Volunteers toss debris from the Wabash River onto a growing pile of junk on Saturday afternoon in the lower level of the Paradise Spring Historic Park.
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