Erie County, along with environmental agency partners and public volunteers participated in the Pennsylvania-Lake Erie International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Saturday morning, Sept. 16, to improve the Lake Erie watershed. This year’s effort focused on 22 sites along the Lake Erie shoreline and watershed. Volunteers removed over 3700 pounds of trash and other items from over 36 miles of shoreline and waterways. Read the full story by WZTE – Union City, PA.
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