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December 7, 2012
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Roseburg riverfront cleanup wraps up for winter

The organizers of a South Umpqua riverfront cleanup hauled out the last of the garbage from a seven-acre area behind Roseburg’s Micelli Park Thursday afternoon. After two months of hard work cleaning up the riverfront with the help of a small army of volunteers, Roseburg residents Ashley Hicks, Kasi Clausen and Greg Shively said they are ready to call it quits for the winter. Hicks said the project will resume in the spring. About 60 volunteers chopped and mowed down invasive bushes and hauled away trash to create a clean, safe patch of woods and a clear view to the …

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The News-Review Updated Dec 7, 2012 11:38AM Published Dec 7, 2012 10:19AM Copyright 2012 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.