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Blues Crew Road Patrol - 9 AM Cleanup Mill Creek Road

  • Walla Walla County Fire District Station 45 6549 Mill Creek Road Walla Walla, WA, 99362 United States (map)

Overview

Blues Crew will provide socially-distanced trash pickup to help beautify Walla Walla County rural roads. Volunteers will drive their personal vehicle to a designated location, walk along the route picking up trash and litter, and work back to their cars. Individual segments vary in length, but out & back will be roughly 1 – 1.5 miles. Volunteers must be able to repeatedly bend over and pick up items and carry approximately 10 pounds in a trash bag, filling 3-4 bags. Time frame 1 ½ - 2 hours. Volunteers will be sent a complete set of instructions to be read before arriving to the event. A map of the route and assignment descriptions will be provided at the Safety Briefing.

A second afternoon session will happen on the same day at 3 PM - if morning doesn’t suit you, sign up for the afternoon crew!

Notes

Pets are not to accompany volunteers on a Blues Crew work party due to work safety concerns. 

Volunteers must be 18 years of age. Volunteers will be asked to self-certify that they are well on the day of event and do not have symptoms of COVID-19 or other communicable disease.

If the weather does not allow clean up on this day, you will be contacted directly to reschedule.

Planning Information - Get ready for a great day outside!

Exertion Level: Variable - easy to moderately-strenuous due to bending, carrying, uneven terrain

Schedule:

9:00 am – Meet at the Walla Walla County Fire District Station 45 at 6549 Mill Creek Road for Introductions, Safety Briefing, and work assignments. Masks will be worn for group gathering – bring yours!

9:15 am – Depart for designated pickup sites as assigned; volunteers may only carpool with members of their own household.

~11:15 am – Volunteers will bring tools and equipment back to the Team Captain after each finishes their assigned segment.

What to wear: You cannot participate if you do not dress appropriately

  • Cloth or paper face mask (not required except during group meeting)

  • Boots – no sneakers or sandals

  • Long pants and long-sleeved shirt

  • Gloves – leather work gloves advised

  • Eye protection (glasses, sun glasses)

  • Insect Repellent recommended as ticks may be present: DEET or Picaridin for self, Permethrin for clothes.

What to bring:

  • Day or fanny pack to carry bags

  • Snacks, and water bottle(s).

  • Cell phone

Blues Crew Supplied:

  • First aid kit

  • Safety gear: Hard Hat-style Helmet; Orange Highway Safety vests

  • Gloves and goggles are available

  • Tools, trash bags

Blues Crew Lead: Linda Herbert 509-386-2454, John Czarnecki 509-956-9826

For more information contact us at blues-crew@bmlt.org or 509-525-3136

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