The Friends
of the Edisto will be conducting a cleanup event along the Edisto River beginning at 9:00
a.m. on Saturday,
May 14, 2005. Headquarters and after-cleanup cookout will be at Colleton State Park (at
SC Hwy 61 and US Hwy 15)
in Canadys, S.C. Additionally, the May SCGA
meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. at Colleton State Park. (see the SCGA meeting
page for coordinates to Colleton State Park).
Here is an opportunity to join one of the
organizations helping to preserve the ACE
Basin (Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto rivers) in which numerous caches are
hidden. The SCGA has been assigned the Good Hope Landing (N32 57.950, W080
25.110) and the stretch of river (approximately 4.0 miles) between Good Hope Landing and Long Creek
Landing (N32 56.140, W080 24.170). Landlubbers or those with a watercraft
deficiency should meet at and clean around Good Hope Landing. Those with
watercraft (canoe, kayak, or motorboat are all welcome!) should meet and launch at Good Hope Landing and plan an exit and
pickup at Long Creek Landing.
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With your help, it may
one day be impossible to fill a canoe with trash during a paddle down
the Edisto River. |
Trash bags and drinking water will be available at the Good Hope
Landing. Please come dressed for the activity (including work gloves) and
the weather. Pack a dry set of clothes even if you do not intend to board
a watercraft. Colleton County will collect the trash from the boat
landings, but several watercraft with room to carry trash bags down the river
would be helpful. There will be t-shirts and a cookout for
participants at Colleton State Park between 2-3 p.m. prior to the SCGA
meeting. We encourage everyone to participate, but ask that for planning purposes interested
individuals log a
note to this cache as soon as possible.
Nearby caches include Trail
Dog Geocache ~ Colleton State Park,
Historic
Appleby Church, Walterboro
Wild Blue Yonder, Historic
Walterborough, Wally's
Swamp, and Givhans
Charm.
