Birmingham Area Students, Adults, Agencies Join Forces For Valley Creek Renew Our Rivers Cleanup

By Michael Sznajderman

Students from Birmingham and across Jefferson County joined adult volunteers and local agencies this past weekend to clean up trash and debris during the Valley Creek Clean-Up, one of 30 Renew Our Rivers-affiliated cleanups taking place this year.

Volunteers converged Saturday at four locations – in Bessemer, Birmingham, Lipscomb and Oak Grove – picking up trash that could otherwise wash after rainstorms into Valley Creek. A second, multi-site Valley Creek cleanup is scheduled for September.

Multiple organizations, including Alabama Power, combine resources to support the Valley Creek cleanups. Among them are the Jefferson County Conservation District, Jefferson County Health Department, City of Bessemer, City of Birmingham Stormwater Management, Jefferson County Stormwater Management, and the nonprofit Freshwater Land Trust.

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