The cleanup dive on April 30th, was a huge success! Thank you to everyone that helped. Photos of the event are available on Facebook at Atomic Ducks and Action Auto Services, and on John Allen's website Arid Acres. If you have personal photos you would like to share please forward them to atomicduck@pocketinet.com.

The Atomic Ducks Dive Club is proud to be supporting Earth Day 2011 by holding a river cleanup dive at Bateman Island Park in Richland. Each year the Atomic Ducks Dive Club schedules a one day underwater clean-up dive in the Columbia River in conjunction with National Earth Day activities and associated local events. This coming year we will be holding our cleanup dive on April 30, 2011.

The club's objective in participating in this national event is to assist the local community in its ongoing efforts to maintain safe, clean and healthy environments for our families to enjoy. The Columbia River is a habitat for fresh water clams, mussels, salmon, bass, sturgeon, and other game fish, as well as being the home of the "Hanford Reach," which has been named a national monument. The history of the Columbia River is also rich in Native American Heritage. We are proud of its significance and we are honored to contribute our time and labor.

Our specific goals for this event are to clean selected sections of underwater shoreline of the Columbia River, in the Tri-Cities area. The underwater shoreline is scattered with beer bottles, old tires, paper, plastic items, aluminum cans, and other trash. The debris ends up in the river as a result of many water events or careless individuals illegally dumping unwanted items.

Volunteer Support

We need your help to make this event a success! Whether you want to dive or keep your feet dry we can use your help. If you can spare a few hours out of your busy day to help save the planet and want to volunteer please contact Jon. He has many positions that need to be filled and will put your talents to the best possible use.

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