Earth Day 2011 Photos

Below are selected photos from Earth Day 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. Members of the WEF Eco Team — employees from departments throughout the Water Environment Federation — and other WEF employees pick up litter from the Potomac River waterfront as an early start to the 23rd Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup event. Read more about the event in the June 2011 issue of WEF Highlights. 

Volunteers gather at the Potomac River waterfront in Alexandria, Virginia.		Trash bags in yellow and recycling bags in blue are distributed.		WEF staff prepare for the cleanup.
Staff go to different areas of the waterfront to pick up litter.		A group of four WEF staff volunteers work to clean the Potomac River waterfront.		Volunteers spread out to clean up litter.
From left, Britt Sheinbaum and Timothy Moran walk to their designated cleanup area.		Jeff Frederick places litter into the trash bag Jessica Rozek is holding.		Jeff Frederick and Jessica Rozek work together to clean the Potomac River.
Jeff Frederick and Jessica Rozek clean litter from under rocks along the Potomac River.		From left, Grace Woo, Brittany Burch, and Jennifer Chavira work together to clean the river.		From left, Grace Woo and Jennifer Chavira work next to the waterfront.
From left, Timothy Moran and Britt Sheinbaum clean park area next to the river.		Brittany Burch gets into the river to pick up litter from the water.		Jennifer Chavira cleans up trash from the water.
From left, Brittany Burch and Grace Woo work together at the event.		From left, Jennifer Chavira, Brittany Burch, and Rebecca Arvin clean different areas of the river and waterfront.		Jennifer Chavira picks up a can that was floating in the river.
WEF staff volunteers included (pictured from left) Brittany Burch, Kristina Twigg, Rebecca Arvin, Jennifer Chavira, Grace Woo, Britt Sheinbaum, Jessica Rozek, (not pictured) Tim Moran, Jeff Frederick, and Jennifer Fulcher.