Warren Conservation Commission - Annual Earth Day Clean-up

Newport County Junior Grange leader Jeanette Kenyon talks with Warren Conservation Commission secretary Jane Harrison while Elaine Beebe of Barrington signs in.

The 2009 town-wide Earth Day clean-up was held on April 25th and involved over 200 volunteers in freeing Warren's streets and sidewalks of litter that accumulated over the previous year.

Bob and Helen Hawkinson of Sustainable Warren offer composters for sale at the pavilion during the Earth Day clean-up activities sponsored by the Conservation Commission.

Warren Conservation Commission chairperson Gloria Medeiros talks with Janis Urban about the tee-shirts she designed.

Warren Conservation Commission members Gloria Medeiros, Bob Rutkiewicz and Pam Clark look forward to a successful day.

Mike Gerhardt, left, talks with a representative of the National Grid at their display about compact fluorescent lights.

Conservation Commission member Bob Rutkiewicz talks with Warren Highway Department director John Massed.

Katey and Thomas Amaral clean up along the Kickemuit River on Serpentine Road across from where they live.

Derrick Gabbert, Mike Clancy, Mathew Richard and Ronnie Senechal clean the bike path at Market Street.

Warren residents Dave McCarthy and Gary Budlong pick up trash in the North Burial Ground.

Elaine Harris and Marion and Ann Marie Bolduc pick up trash along Seymour Street in South Warren.

Dave Urban, Peter MacDougall, Janice Urban and Robin Aguiar work together in cleaning up Laurel Park.

Julie Blount and Mary Craveiro pause while cleaning up trash along Vernon Street.

Valeria Carvalho, Jessica Hebert, Samantha Parks, Katie Martineau and Alex Andrew clean up along Vernon Street.

Gisele and Jessica Rodrigues, Haley Wilson and Paul Rodrigues clean up along Asylum Road.

John Martin, Cindy Saksena, Jan Martin and Paul Atlemann of the Committee for Renewable Energy in Warren gather.

Paul Atlemann, Sandy Scott of Develop Warren Wisely and Kurt Jamiel of the Conservation Commission talk.

Marie Finney, Randy and Patricia Gersbach of the Kickemuit Grange offer hot dogs to Joe Santos.

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