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Hydroelectric dam on Catawba River in Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA Stock Video

In a time when the news often feels so overwhelming, days like Riversweep give us so much hope. Last Saturday, over 1,000 children and adults, folks of all backgrounds, worked together at 53 cleanup sites across the Carolinas to pull pollution out of our lakes, rivers, and streams. We are excited to share that, thanks to the help of all of these volunteers, 57,115 pounds of trash are no longer threatening vital aquatic habitats, no longer posing safety hazards to river recreators, and no longer

The Catawba River has been SWEPT today! Wow! We'll share the final Riversweep numbers when we have all of our cleanup site trash tallies finalized, but for now, we'll just say that we saw a whole lot of good people doing a whole lot of good work out on the river today. Thank you, thank you, thank you to every person who came out and pitched in. Y'all are amazing, and our waterways are so much better off thanks to you! | Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation