Clean Jordan Lake Incorporated in July (c)(3) nonprofit in May 2010 MISSION Remove trash from shoreline to restore natural habitats and beauty Promote more effective trash prevention programs in watershed counties
1,400 sq mi. 300 sq. mi. We All Live in the Watershed!
Why Protect Jordan Lake? Drinking water supply for 300, mil. visits to Jordan Lake State Recreation Area in 2015 Bald Eagles, Great Blue Heron, many others Wildlife Resources Commission Gamelands Natural vista unbroken by houses Wildlife habitats
Trash From Where? Rainfall Flushes Trash Off Watershed (80% of Load)
Boats &Volunteers Move Tires
Careless Recreational Use 20% of Trash Load At access points OUTSIDE Jordan Lake State Recreation Area More visible than trash from watershed flushing Many chronic problem areas
Fishing Line- Invisible Killer
Even Diapers Left Behind! Partying Stuff Left Behind!
100s of Propane Cannisters Left Behind!
Our Accomplishments 4,100 volunteers 200 cleanup events 11,000 bags of trash, about 110 tons, enough to fill 40 large dumpsters 3,800 tires 15 miles of shoreline cleaned 650 members, meetup.com/helpcleanjordanlake
Adopt-A-Shoreline & A-Feeder Stream Programs
Grants Biogen Idec, $4,200 Walmart, $3,500 Chatham Park, $1,800 Boat U.S. Foundation, $3,400 Bridgestone Spent Tire Recycling Program, $3,700 so far for tire removal
Donated Goods & Services – “Priceless!” Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( boats & staff) Jordan Lake State Recreation Area NC DOT Crosswinds Boating Center Triangle Boat Tours REI, Great Outdoor Provision Co., Amante Pizza, Townsend & Bertram Volunteer time Conservatively $550,000 to date
Community Service Days Sept. 11 th Day of Remembrance sponsored by Activate Good Participants: Wells Fargo, Fidelity Investments, EMC Corporation, Digital P Media and the Durham Literacy Center
Alpha Phi Omega UNC, Service Fraternity YMCA Guides Program – Dads & Princesses or Braves
American Cultural Exchange Service- Wake County Slovakia, Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Germany, Kenya, Russia, Indonesia, South Korea Syngenta, one of many corporate service days
Green Hope High, AP Environmental Science Students GlaxoSmithKline – 5 years of participation
Semi-Annual Cleanups, Open to General Public Coming up Mar. 19 th
Watershed Public Awareness Campaign Pontoon Boat Tours for County & City Governments, Environmental Interest Groups Durham County Leaders- Oct. 2015
Awareness Ideas Jordan Lake Education Kits for schools Messaging in county billings, cable TV, social media Recruit for Adopt-A-Feeder Stream Program Encourage litter & illegal dumping controls
Our Direction Continue removing trash! Raise public awareness in all watershed counties Produce compelling Public Service Announcement