FORC river cleanup nets biggest tire haul to date

CATALDO — Nearly 4,000 pounds of old rubber tires were pulled from the Coeur d’Alene River during a recent cleanup organized by the Friends of the River Coalition. Since 2001, FORC founder Dawn Wiksten and volunteers have annually scoured sections of the riverbed, removing more than 17,000 pounds of tires to date. Wiksten said the sheer number of tires recovered is puzzling. But through research and local accounts, she’s beginning to understand how so many ended up in the river. “There was a time when rolling a tire into the river was seen as simply wholesome fun kids have now and then, but this cannot possibly account for the number of tires,” Wiksten said.

Northwest Notes, June 15, 2012

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