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Citizens Energy Group White River Cleanup

Annie Hause and her two sons, Brody, 7, middle, and Austin, 10, of Mooresville, work together to toss an old television onto a pile of debris collected along the banks of the river. Citizens Energy Group held its 26th Annual White River Cleanup. Citizens Energy Group, Friends of the White River, the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, and United Water teamed up in the effort targeted at removing trash from the banks of the White River.
Annie Hause and her two sons, Brody, 7, middle, and Austin, 10, of Mooresville, work together to toss an old television onto a pile of debris collected along the banks of the river. Citizens Energy Group held its 26th Annual White River Cleanup. Citizens Energy Group, Friends of the White River, the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, and United Water teamed up in the effort targeted at removing trash from the banks of the White River.
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Volunteers work on the east bank of the river, just north of Morris Street to remove debris that has collected through the year.
Volunteers work on the east bank of the river, just north of Morris Street to remove debris that has collected through the year.
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Ellie Hansotte, Indianapolis, tosses trash into a bag along the east bank of the White River. Hansotte, an employee with the Marion County Health Department's Water Quality and Hazardous Materials Management group, said this is her second year working with the effort. Citizens Energy Group held its 26th Annual White River Cleanup. Citizens Energy Group, Friends of the White River, the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, and United Water teamed up in the effort targeted at removing trash from the banks of the White River.
Ellie Hansotte, Indianapolis, tosses trash into a bag along the east bank of the White River. Hansotte, an employee with the Marion County Health Department's Water Quality and Hazardous Materials Management group, said this is her second year working with the effort. Citizens Energy Group held its 26th Annual White River Cleanup. Citizens Energy Group, Friends of the White River, the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, and United Water teamed up in the effort targeted at removing trash from the banks of the White River.
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A stray cat scampers around the area where volunteers work to clear debris from the river's banks.
A stray cat scampers around the area where volunteers work to clear debris from the river's banks.
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Bailey Cole, 11, Indianapolis, pets a stray cat that was in the area volunteers were cleaning up the banks of the river.
Bailey Cole, 11, Indianapolis, pets a stray cat that was in the area volunteers were cleaning up the banks of the river.
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Citizens Energy Group held its 26th Annual White River Cleanup.
Citizens Energy Group held its 26th Annual White River Cleanup.
Doug McSchooler/for The Star
Mike Fleetwood, a member of Friends of White River, tosses a trash bag onto a pile of debris collected along the banks of the river. Citizens Energy Group held its 26th Annual White River Cleanup.
Mike Fleetwood, a member of Friends of White River, tosses a trash bag onto a pile of debris collected along the banks of the river. Citizens Energy Group held its 26th Annual White River Cleanup.
Doug McSchooler/for The Star
Chris Ranck, Broad Ripple, drags a door toward a collection pile of other debris being removed from the banks of the White River.
Chris Ranck, Broad Ripple, drags a door toward a collection pile of other debris being removed from the banks of the White River.
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John Hazlett, Indianapolis, picks up a piece of trash as he works to fill a bag with debris collected along the west bank of the White River.
John Hazlett, Indianapolis, picks up a piece of trash as he works to fill a bag with debris collected along the west bank of the White River.
Doug McSchooler/for The Star
Citizens Energy Group held its 26th Annual White River Cleanup.
Citizens Energy Group held its 26th Annual White River Cleanup.
Doug McSchooler/for The Star
Matt Hough, Zionsville, carries a piece of fencing to a collection pile as he and others work to clean the west bank of the White River.
Matt Hough, Zionsville, carries a piece of fencing to a collection pile as he and others work to clean the west bank of the White River.
Doug McSchooler/for The Star