LET’S DO IT AGAIN
Join FOGFLP and the Chesapeake Water Environment Association for a hands-on cleanup of Dead Run and the surrounding parkland.
Last year, volunteers hauled out bags of trash, tires, discarded furniture and more. On November 7, we’re heading back.
Dead Run starts as a small rivulet in the Woodlawn area. Its curious name is an old one—the stream appears as “Dead Run” in 18th-century records, although exactly how it got the name isn’t certain.
Whatever the origin of its name this little stream has always been significant.
Dead Run on a glorious fall day
Its flowing water once helped power a grist mill at Franklintown. Today, Dead Run flows through Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park and into the Gwynns Falls—part of a watershed that ultimately reaches the Chesapeake Bay.
And today it faces the challenges of an urban stream.
Rain runs off streets, parking lots and other hard surfaces, carrying sediment and debris into storm drains and waterways. Litter and illegally dumped material can end up along Dead Run and in the surrounding parkland, too.
Last year’s cleanup haul
Last year, volunteers hauled all of this—and more—out of Dead Run and the surrounding parkland.
On Saturday, November 7, we’re going back.
COME LEND A HAND
FOGFLP will provide trash bags and trash grabbers. We'll have a limited number of gloves for folks who don't have gloves. Chesapeake WEA will provide coffee, tea, water and breakfast snacks—and a gift-card giveaway.
Wear sturdy shoes and clothes that can get dirty. If you have waders, bring them. Depending on conditions, some cleanup may take place in or near the stream.
WHERE TO MEET
We’ll assess Dead Run and the surrounding parkland before the event to determine where our help is most needed. The meetup location will be sent to registered volunteers before the cleanup.
COME WITH US
Register now, and we’ll send you the meetup location and final details before November 7.
JOIN THE DEAD RUN CLEANUP
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