Volunteers needed for Rivers Alive cleanup events

Michael Hall, The Brunswick News, Ga.
·3 min read

Nov. 6—Rivers are not landfills, but too often, as Lea King-Badyna will tell you, people treat them as dumping grounds for trash, household items and anything else they want to discard.

That is why Keep Golden Isles Beautiful is taking part in the 25th annual Rivers Alive program, a statewide effort to keep Georgia's waterways clean. King-Badyna is its executive director.

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