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Shoreline Cleanup

April 18, 2009

The Center for Environment & Society and Friends of Eastern Neck hosted a Shoreline Cleanup at Eastern Neck Island in Rock Hall.

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Kate McKelvey '11 holds up a heavy bag of glass bottles.
Kate McKelvey '11 holds up a heavy bag of glass bottles.
Andrea Roth '10, Prof. Leslie Sherman and her two children scour the marsh for trash.
Andrea Roth '10, Prof. Leslie Sherman and her two children scour the marsh for trash.
Web Editor Shane Brill '03 removes flotsam from the wetland habitat
Web Editor Shane Brill '03 removes flotsam from the wetland habitat.
Tom Holste P'07, Andrea Roth '10, CES Associate Tara Holste '07, Admissions Counselor Aundra Weissert '08 and Kate McKelvey '11 pause in loading up the truck for a photo.
Tom Holste P'07, Andrea Roth '10, CES Associate Tara Holste '07, Admissions Counselor Aundra Weissert '08 and Kate McKelvey '11 pause in loading up the truck for a photo.
Andrea Roth '10 looks for bottles caught among the reeds.
Andrea Roth '10 looks for bottles caught among the reeds.
A power line no longer in use accents the atmosphere of a natural setting impacted by humans.
A power line no longer in use accents the atmosphere of a natural setting impacted by humans.
CES Associate Tara Holste '07 finds a bone that resembles a radius.
CES Associate Tara Holste '07 finds a bone that resembles a radius.
Shoreline Cleanup
After finding the bottom piece of a boat, Admissions Counselor Aundra Weissert '08 attempts to surf her way to the shore.
After finding the bottom piece of a boat, Admissions Counselor Aundra Weissert '08 attempts to surf her way to the shore.
The group gathers in front the 45 bags of trash collected from the shoreline.
The group gathers in front the 45 bags of trash collected from the shoreline.

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