ADOPT A SWIMMING HOLE
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Do you have a favorite swimming hole
that you visit often and would like to help keep clean? "Adopt a
swimming hole" means that you or your group agree to:
1) Visit the swimming hole at least once a month during the swimming
season and pick up trash left by people.
2) Always wear GLOVES and STURDY FOOTWEAR when doing this.
3) Dispose of the trash appropriately and legally.
4) Send us a VERY brief, email report at the end of each year about how
many times you cleaned up and any problems relating to cleanliness of
the site. A picture or two of clean-up activities would be nice too.
As long as you do the above, your names (first names only) or the name
of your group and links to some clean-up photos will be shown in the
swimming hole listing.
Please send us an E-MAIL
if
you have a swimming hole you would like to adopt.
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NOTE: We have not
been authorized by anyone
or any organization to pick up trash in any of these places. We assume
that picking up trash will be appreciated. So, it is important that:
YOU ONLY PICK UP TRASH LEFT BY PEOPLE -
not move or disturb anything else (like vegetation, rocks or fallen
trees/branches).
YOU DO NOT TRY TO TELL PEOPLE HOW TO
BEHAVE AT THE SITE - you set an example by your behavior (hopefully)
and that is all.
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Now the fine print:
Participating in this program is purely
voluntary. If
someone gets hurt while cleaning up the area, we cannot assume any
liability. We do not sponsor the sponsors.
Removing man made trash that can be
carried by one person is OK. Anything larger than this is not OK.
Other activities that are not OK include:
Removing any permanent or semi-permanent
man made
items\structures or any portion of those structures (e.g. dams,
sluiceways, barricades, fences, railings, pumps,
drains…etc).
Trying to remove graffiti by chipping
away rock.
Using chemical cleaners.
Trying to remove large objects with
machinery or by towing.
Removing natural debris.
Altering the natural setting in any way.
Altering the water flow in any way.
Posting any signs at the site denoting
that it is sponsored by your group.
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