b'Volunteers of all ages will don waders and gloves to pull garbage from the river, often filling two one-ton pickup trucks. OurconnectiontotheRahwaytershedAssociation,environmental River extends beyond its scenic beau- engineer and resident of South Or-ty. Everything that enters our stormange. Since salt is tough to remove drains, including litter, road salt andfromwater,theimpactisfeltby pet waste, eventually makes its waycommunities further down the line.totheRahwayand endsupintheAr-thurKillandNew York Harbor.Onenotableex-ampleisthesalty tastethatresidents downstream in Rah-waysometimesno-tice in their drinkingSouth Orange Middle School science teacher Nicole waterduringharshChirlo leads students in yearly seventh grade science winters.Whenweprojects where they test water quality and observe living usealotofsalttoorganisms.keep our roads safe, that salt washesRiver Day combines meaningful into the river, says Dr. Kirk Barrett,environmental action with plenty of president of the Rahway River Wa- fun. Volunteers of all ages will don wadersandglovestopullgarbage from the river, often filling two one-ton pickup trucks. Volunteers have pulledouteverythingfromshop-ping carts and tires to the occasional bicycle.ButRiverDayisntjustabout cleanup. Exhibits highlight local en-vironmental efforts. McGowan and Clarke make sure the event is fun first. Weveneverhadanyinjuries, McGowannoteswithachuckle. The most weve had to deal with is the occasional misplaced child since thecrowdcanbelarge.Families, Volunteers have pulled out everythingkids and even pets become part of from shopping carts and tires to theoccasional bicycle. the days lively atmosphere, celebrat-feature story /25'