Due to inclement weather expected Tuesday afternoon, the MTSU Stormwater Program has postponed the cleanup at Oaklands Historic House until Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Volunteers are still needed for cleanup, which will now be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 29 at Oaklands Historic House, 900 N. Maney Ave. in Murfreesboro.

Participants will be cleaning up the spring beside the house. Appropriate attire includes: Waterproof boots or waders, old shoes/boots with socks, long pants and long-sleeved shirts. Organizers will have waders available for volunteers for getting into the water to remove debris.

The MTSU Stormwater Program strives to raise awareness about the importance of water quality and to reduce the amount of pollutants that flow into the water supply through runoff.

For more information, contact Amanda Sherlin with the MTSU Stormwater Program at 615-904-8575, by email at Amanda.Sherlin@mtsu.edu or visit the website www.mtsu.edu/stormwater.

Student volunteers needed for upcoming cleanup events

Oct. 22, 2014

The MTSU Stormwater Program is offering two upcoming opportunities for students to volunteer their time to help protect the water supplies on campus and in the surrounding community.

A campus cleanup is set from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, near the detention ponds along Rutherford Boulevard on the east side of campus. Participating students are advised to wear old shoes/boots with socks and long pants.

Students are asked to gather at the Rutherford parking lot across from Greek Row and should look for a tent and volunteer signs in the parking lot. Volunteers will be cleaning up the grassy areas around the detention ponds that collect the campus’ stormwater runoff.

The next day, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 1 to 4 p.m., a cleanup will take place at the spring beside the Oaklands Historic House, 900 N. Maney Ave. in Murfreesboro.

In this file photo, MTSU students empty trash they collected during a Campus Cleanup Day. (MTSU file photo by News and Media Relations)

Volunteers should wear waterproof boots or waders, old shoes/boots with socks, long pants and long-sleeved shirts. Organizers will have waders available for volunteers. The cleanup will require volunteers to get in the water to remove trash and debris in some cases.

The rain date for that event is 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29.

The MTSU Stormwater Program strives to raise awareness about the importance of water quality and to reduce the amount of pollutants that flow into the water supply through runoff.

For more information or questions about these events, contact Amanda Sherlin with the MTSU Stormwater Program at 615-904-8575, by email at Amanda.Sherlin@mtsu.edu or visit the website www.mtsu.edu/stormwater.

— Jimmy Hart (jimmy.hart@mtsu.edu)