That piece of litter you saw on the side of the road earlier today?
Sooner or later, that discarded trash is going to make its way into the water. And a lot of that water flows into Jordan Lake – which makes for a pretty big mess.
Seven years ago, Fran DiGiano co-founded the group Clean Jordan Lake to help address the growing issue – and since then, he’s organized thousands of volunteers to collect tons and tons and tons of trash. More than 4,000 volunteers and about 104 tons, to be precise – totaling more than 10,000 garbage bags. (And nearly 4,000 discarded tires.)
DiGiano says they’ve managed to catch up with all the accumulated garbage from years past, but since people continue to litter, cleaning the lake will always be an ongoing process.
Want to help? This coming Saturday, March 19, Clean Jordan Lake is holding its annual spring cleanup, from 9 am to 1 pm. Volunteers will meet at the New Hope Overlook access to Jordan State Recreation Area off Pea Ridge Road in New Hill. (That’s just north of US-1 a little southeast of Pittsboro.) Lunch will be served and there will be a trash treasure hunt (really!) with prizes.
Fran DiGiano spoke with WCHL’s Aaron Keck this week.
To learn more information about the spring cleanup and to volunteer, visit MeetUp.com/HelpCleanJordanLake.
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