Pasco Coastal Cleanup is Saturday

This story was written by Local Editor Alex Tiegen.

The Pithlachascotee River is one of New Port Richey’s most well-known natural resources. 

This weekend, you have the chance to help keep it beautiful. 

New Port Richey is hosting the Cotee River clean Up on the banks of the river Saturday Sept. 21. 

Volunteers are being invited to assemble at the Sims Park boat ramp near the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce on Main Street at 8 a.m. From there, those on foot will pick up trash from the river banks. Those with boats will clean from the water.  

The first 100 to the dock get t-shirts.  Free lunch will be served at 11 a.m. For more information call (727) 841-4560 or email KingK@CityofNewPortRichey.org .

The cleanup coincides with the Pasco County Coastal Cleanup, which coincides with the International Coastal Cleanup.  The Cleanup lasts from 8 a.m. to 2 pm.For a a list of team captains, Contact Pasco County recycling at (727) 856 
-4539 or e-mail: mstephens@pascocountyfl.net


Below is a full list of Cleanup sites in Pasco. : 
*Anclote Gulf 
*Aripeka Elks Lodge 
*Saillies BlufflStrauber Memorial Hwy
*City of Dade City 
*City of San Antonio 
*Cotee River 
*Gulf Harbors 
*Hudson Beach 
*Lacoochee 
*Land O Lakes (participating on  
*Moon Lake Road 
*Old Dixie Hwy 
*Old Pasco Road 
*Pasco Palms Preserve 
*Port Hudson Marina & Community 
*Rowan Road 
*Signal Cove 
*Starkey Blvd 
*Trouble Creek Rd 
*Quail Hollow blvd 
*Waterfront Park 
*Werner Boyce State Park 
*Wesley Chapel District Park