The Red Bank Environmental Commission and Navesink Swimming River Watershed Group held a Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps cleanup in Red Bank recently netting plenty of trash and illegally dumped waste, including tires and full toilet bowls.
According to Commission Chair Laura Bagwell, the Saturday event saw cleanup at multiple sites throughout Red Bank, including the end of Drs. James Parker Boulevard, Maple Avenue and around the train station.
Those interested in participating in future cleanup efforts are asked to email RedBankEC@gmail.com for more information.
I'll have to agree with GreenGrp though, there's a bigger story here than people lending a hand. Those items found in the woods at the end of Dr. James Blvd. pose a HUGE threat to our local environment. Tires make for a great nesting ground for disease-carrying mosquitoes and batteries contain both lead and sulfuric acid that can leak into the ground and river and have adverse effects on both animals and humans. During the summer months people are crabbing all around the Navesink who knows what kind of chemicals they are putting into their bodies while enjoying a bountiful feast after a day long hunt. Something more should be done to discover if there are more sites like this along our river.