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Alexandria seeks volunteers for Holmes Run Channel cleanup Oct. 11

By James Cullum
Holmes Run (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Alexandria is looking for volunteers for a stream cleanup event at the Holmes Run Channel later this month.

The cleanup is being led by the Department of Transportation and Environmental Services Stormwater Management Division, and will be held on Oct. 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. behind the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library (5005 Duke Street). Volunteers are recommended to wear covered shoes, long pants, and bring their own drinking water. The city will provide them with gloves, bags, and first-aid kits.

“The cleanup is held annually in recognition of the International Coastal Cleanup,” the city said in a release. “Established more than 35 years ago by the Ocean Conservancy, the event is organized to bring communities together to help clean and protect local coastlines and waterways. The City has participated for more than 15 years.”

According to the city:

To register for the event or request more information, contact anthony.minnick@alexandriava.gov. In addition to participating in local cleanup events, you can help protect our community’s water resources by picking up after your pet, reducing or eliminating fertilizer use, and using the Alex311 reporting system to notify the City if you notice anything suspicious in our local waterways. Learn more about what you can do by visiting the City’s website at alexandriava.gov/go/3120.

To request reasonable disability accommodation, contact anthony.minnick@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4071, Virginia Relay 711.

About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.