Join the CT River Conservancy's Source to Sea Cleanup along the Westfield River in both Agawam and Westfield!
This year the Agawam cleanup will once again be hosted by O'Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates on September 27th, 9-12.
WRWA will be hosting the cleanup in Westfield on October 4th, 9-12.
September 27th cleanup:
Agawam - Meet at Pynchon Point (take South End Bridge Circle to River Road, towards Six Flags). For more information contact Caren Irgang at (646) 345-0653 or
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October 4th cleanup:
Westfield - Meet at the public parking lot at the end of Meadow Street near the Green Bridge. For more information, contact WRWA Coordinator Mark Damon at (413) 977-1577,
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* Kids and teens are welcome--under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
* Gloves, bags, and hand sanitizer will be provided.
* Boots or sturdy shoes and long pants are recommended. Wear clothes that you don't mind getting grungy.
* Please bring your own reusable water bottle.
* Please try to arrive by 9:00 for orientation
Our watersheds are critical resources that must be protected and preserved, so we give certain areas along the banks a good cleaning twice a year. If we don't no one else will! So please join us and unite with fellow river-lovers...it's both fun and rewarding!
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Yet again, our Agawam cleanup will be in honor of Jack Coughlin, the unsung hero who was out every day for many years cleaning the streets and riverfronts of Agawam on his own. Sadly, Jack was hit by a car in January 2021 and passed away in April 2021. He was at many of our cleanups and worked on legislation to help keep our resources clean. He had been pushing for the "Nip Bottles Bill", which would incentivize disposal of miniature “nip” bottles properly by placing a deposit fee on them. It did not pass last session, but hopefully we can get it through this session.
TAKE ACTION:
* Please urge your State Representative to support H. 3447 - "Relative to containers, litter, ecology and nips (CLEAN Act)". Learn more here -
https://legiscan.com/MA/sponsors/H3447/2025. This bill would include nip bottles and certain other containers in the MA bottle law.
* Please urge your State Representative to support H. 3474 - "An Act to expand the bottle bill". Learn more here -
https://legiscan.com/MA/sponsors/H3447/2025. This bill also would also expand the types of containers covered by the deposit system to include water bottles, juice drinks and more. It would also raise the per container deposit from 5 cents, which has not changed since 1983, up to 10 cents, as other states have done.
* Please urge your State Representative to support H. 3464 - "An Act to Update the Bottle Bill." Learn more here -
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3464.
Find who your state legislators are here -
https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator.
Thank you!
Also check out other Kids events & activities in Agawam.
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