Volunteers clean up Cracker Jack Road area
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May 12, 2025

Volunteers clean up Cracker Jack Road area

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 

Saturday’s Trash Bash was organized by the Pigeon Creek Watershed Association.

The Pigeon Creek Watershed Association has made more progress toward clearing up Cracker Jack Road.

PCWA Treasurer Nat Botsko and PCWA Vice President Max Noel have organized cleanups along Pigeon Creek since 2023 for their trash bash events, but they’ve also spearheaded other clean-up efforts across in the area.

Last fall, PCWA and its partners identified a dumpsite along a hillside on Crackerjack Road in Carroll Tow...

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