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CHARLESTON The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is accepting registrations for the Adopt-A-Highway Spring Statewide Cleanup set for Saturday.
Co-sponsored by the department and the Division of Highways, the Adopt-A-Highway program is administered by the Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan and improves the quality of the environment by encouraging public involvement in the elimination of highway litter.
Since the program’s inception in 1988, citizens have cleaned nearly 70,000 miles of highways and roads during the annual spring and fall Adopt-A-Highway events.
Individuals, families, churches, businesses, schools, civic organizations, government agencies and communities can register to clean most state-maintained road, back road or main route. Private roads and interstate highways cannot be adopted.
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April 22, 2021 GMT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia officials are looking for volunteer individuals or groups to help spruce up the state’s highways this weekend.
Since the program started in 1988, nearly 70,000 miles of state highways and roads have been cleaned in annual spring and fall Adopt-A-Highway events, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection said in a news release. The state Division of Highways co-sponsors the program.
The Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan administers the program, which encourages public involvement in getting rid of highway litter.
To register for Saturday’s event, call (800) 322-5530 or send an email to dep.aah@wv.gov.
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CHARLESTON The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has canceled three events for spring and summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canceled for the second consecutive year was the Make It Shine Earth Day Celebration, West Virginia Youth Environmental Day and Junior Conservation Camp. The events also were canceled in 2020 because of COVID restrictions.
“It is with heartfelt sadness that we are announcing the cancellation of these events,” said Annette Hoskins, director of the Youth Environmental Program (YEP). “We understand how important they are to the young people of our state and we recognize their tremendous value from an environmental education standpoint. But, after much discussion regarding logistical issues and taking into account the significant amount of uncertainty still surrounding COVID-19, we did not feel we could move forward with the events and guarantee the safety of all those involved.”