Cooper River

This autumn a group comprised of a videographer and several kinds of scientists and environmentalists will kayak, and bushwhack all 17 miles of the Cooper River from it's confluence with the Delaware River to its source. They will test water quality and assess clean-up requirements from downed trees and debris. The Cooper River used to be 60 percent polluted by sewage and even more if you count storm-run off but thanks to the Clean Water Act of the 1970's, progress has been made and the river mostly cleaned up. As you probably know, it is a great venue for Rowing regattas and competitions. I used to live along the Cooper in the little brick row homes and I loved walking the 4 mile track around the river. This is good news! To find out more, google "Explorers plan to search South Jersey’s neglected Cooper River."

Jo Ann - my e-mail is wrightj45@yahoo.com

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