Community Volunteers Step Up to Clean-Up Neabsco Creek Delta at the Featherstone National Wildlife Rescue

Prince William, VA. On November 12, fifteen volunteers representing thirteen community organizations came together to remove discarded tires and refuse from the Neabsco Creek delta at the southern tip of Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge.  

A clean-up day had been scheduled for earlier in the spring but had to be postponed when a family of fledgling eagles were discovered nesting within feet of the tires. The situation was monitored through the summer and into the fall to ensure the eaglets protection.  November became the new target date.

In less than two hours, the volunteers removed 14 tires, 20 33-gallon trash bags of plastic bottles and general debris, including a metal seat from an old jeep frame that had made its way into the delta.  The Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism arranged for the pick-up and appropriate disposal of the gathered trash.  

PWC Parks, Recreation & Tourism gratefully acknowledges the following community partners for their dedication to the Leave No Trace principles, and their effort and hard work to help keep Prince William County beautiful:

Prince William Trails & Blueways Council, Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition, Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Belmont Bay Paddlers, Friends of the Occoquan, The Clean Water Project , NOVA Geocache, Potomac Communities Civic Association- Woodbridge, Lakeridge Occoquan Coles Civic Association and the Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts (M.O.R.E.)