Estes Valley Watershed Coalition Sponsors 4th Annual Fishing Line Cleanup | Events | estesparknews.com

Volunteers from Pack Up + Go celebrate a job well done during a recent fishing line clean-up at Wapiti Meadows below Olympus Dam.

We have all seen discarded fishing line and tackle lying on the shore of Lake Estes as we walk there. Additionally, there is fishing line with hooks that have been snagged in the branches of trees and bushes along the lake and river. Each year, many birds and other animals are injured or killed by becoming entangled in fishing line at Lake Estes. You may have seen the Canada geese at the lake and golf course with fishing line wrapped around their legs. Additionally, fishing line can harm aquatic life and is a plastic pollutant that takes more than 600 years to degrade.

Who: Sponsored by the Estes Valley Watershed Coalition

What: Fishing Line and Tackle Cleanup - We will clean around Lake Estes and along the Big Thompson River between the golf course and the lake.

When: Saturday, October 12, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. (Rain date: October 19)

Where: Meet at Fisherman’s Nook, Lake Estes. From U.S 34, turn onto Lakefront Street, which ends at Fisherman’s Nook

Please bring:

• Gloves to protect your hands from hooks and other hazardous material you might encounter during the cleanup.

• While some utility buckets will be available for the collected fishing line, tackle, and trash, if you have a bucket, please bring it.

• If you have waders, these will be useful to retrieve the line that hangs over the river and can only be reached from the water.

• Water will be available to refill your bottles, but please bring any food and drinks you may want while you are participating.

Please RSVP: www.evwatershed.org/events.

We look forward to seeing you Saturday, October 12th.

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