East Fork Poplar Creek Greenway Cleanup with Clinch Valley Trails Alliance

TCWP and partners Clinch Valley Trails Alliance and Greenways Oak Ridge are sponsoring the fifth annual trash cleanup and hike on the East Fork Poplar Creek Greenway. This wonderful, relatively new trail, developed by CVTA and Greenways Oak Ridge, follows along the banks of East Fork Poplar Creek in west Oak Ridge. The trail meanders through a nice riparian woodland along the creek.

This trail is subject to occasional flooding, and help is needed to remove litter left behind by the water. There are also a lot of old tires and other debris that have washed from places upstream. TCWP and CVTA will provide plastic bags and some pick-up tools for participants. Please bring gloves and wear mud/water-friendly shoes.

We plan to start at the Jefferson Avenue intersection with the Oak Ridge Turnpike at 9 a.m. We’ll cover up to a mile downstream, and possibly some upstream if there is time. Park next to the Boys and Girls Club, a short distance from the Turnpike.

For additional information, contact Jimmy Groton at 865-805-9908 or groton87@comcast.net or Hans Christen at hans_christen@yahoo.com.