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Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania in Johnstown
Pennsylvania Ag Connection - 04/25/2019
The Wolf Administration joined in a cleanup of the Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail in Johnstown to highlight the Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell and Department
of Transportation (PennDOT) District 9 Executive Thomas Prestash along with DEP and PennDOT employee volunteers collected trash along Stonycreek River.
"Earth Day is a great opportunity for DEP, PennDOT, and local government to engage with Pennsylvanians about the importance of protecting our environment and shine a spotlight on the work we do every day to create a healthy environment for generations to
come," said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. "Getting trash off roads, trails, and streambanks makes communities more inviting, improves public health, and reduces stormwater runoff pollution."
State officials were joined by local and county officials as well as representatives of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority, Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, Cambria County Conservation District, and
the family of the late conservationist Jim Mayer.
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful coordinates the campaign with support from DEP, PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association, and other partners. Groups participating in PennDOT's Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) program, which involves volunteers
cleaning roadsides year-round, are also encouraged to take part in the campaign.
"PennDOT's Adopt-A-Highway volunteer program has saved the commonwealth over $23 million dollars from 2015-2019," said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards. "Words cannot express the gratitude we have for these selfless individuals and their desire
to help make Pennsylvania's roadways litter-free."
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