Davenport looking for spring cleanup volunteers
Last summer, Davenport participated in a pilot project to install four “litter gitters” in creeks that would catch garbage and record data to figure out the biggest litter sources and locations.
Mobile community collects 257,000 pounds of litter in 2022
Osprey Initiative works with the City of Mobile and other partners as part of the Litter-Free Mobile Initiative to collect data to address litter.
Litter Gitters cleaning up parish waterways
Waterways in southern Tangipahoa Parish are sporting cleaner and spiffier new looks thanks to a relatively new litter-collecting vessel and grant money.
Freshwater Land Trust’s ‘Project Litter Gitter’ hits milestone, 20,000 lbs of trash removed from waterways
As of this month, Project Litter Gitter has removed over 20,000 pounds of trash from Alabama waterways in Central Alabama.
Osprey Partnership with City of Mobile Highlighted by Mayor Stimpson
City of Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson recently praised the partnership between the City of Mobile and Osprey Initiative in his nightly newsletter email.
Osprey Team Tackles 81 Ton Cleanup in Louisiana
Osprey Initiative, through an EPA Trash Free Waters Program, led the cleanup at the ‘borrow pit’ at Burden Gardens.
Cleanup removes 10 acres of trash from Burden wetland
Alabama-based environmental contractor Osprey Initiative was contracted to remove and study the trash at the Burden.
Ten acres of litter removed from Burden wetland
Osprey will work with the LSU AgCenter and Tricoeur Engineering Services to determine where to strategically place different devices to test their efficiency in catching litter before it flows into the Burden wetland.
Join our team – Birmingham, AL
Like working outside? Passionate about your local waterways and natural places? Want to do more to protect our natural places? This is the job for you!
Event let Mobile residents get rid of scrap tires
Osprey Initiative, Dog River Clearwater Revival, and The Peninsula of Mobile were among a number of groups partnering with the city for their annual Scrap Tire Amnesty Day event.
City of Mobile urges residents to dispose of old tires during Scrap Tire Amnesty Day
Osprey Initiative will coordinate disposal of tires at two locations for the City of Mobile’s Scrap Tire Amnesty Day.
Osprey Receives Alabama PALS 2022 Partnership Award
The Alabama PALS Governor’s Award Program honors the most valued volunteers and partners creating a cleaner and more beautiful Alabama.
2nd Annual Litter Rodeo on Fort Morgan cleans up more than 340 pounds of trash
With the sound of a blow horn — they’re off — teams of kids and their parents scavenging the grounds of Historic Fort Morgan.
Canal cleanup initiative protects Gulf of Mexico waters
The Pontchartrain Conservancy partnered with Osprey Initiative to install a “Litter Gitter” device that intercepts floating litter from stormwater runoff.
Osprey Partners with Coca-Cola and Giant Food for Litter Cleanups in Washington, D.C.
Osprey Initiative partnered with Coca-Cola Consolidated and Giant Food to lead a weekend of litter cleanups in Washington, D.C.
Local litter traps and litter crews working overtime due to constant rainfall
Osprey Initiative is working to pick up litter in waterways in light of recent downpours.
Gov. Edwards Announces Statewide Recommendations for Litter Abatement and First Phase of Major Cleanup Project
The initial tactical removal process of the trash at Burden began on July 18, 2022 and was conducted by The Osprey Initiative.
New efforts underway to clear out 81 tons of litter behind LSU’s Burden Center
Louisiana leaders announced federal and state funding to continue cleaning up a large amount of trash at the LSU Burden Museum and Gardens.
Litter Abatement Task Force puts focus on clean-up, education
The Litter Abatement Task Force is showing the results of their first project since they got kicked off to address the issue.
Gov. Edwards Announces Statewide Recommendations for Litter Abatement and First Phase of Major Cleanup Project
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards was joined by Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and LSU officials to announce federal and state funding for the first phase of the major cleanup of a borrow pit at Burden Museum and Gardens that has been inadvertently collecting trash from stormwater for decades.
Nearly $1M cleanup effort includes Burden Museum and Gardens pit
Gov. John Bel Edwards, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and LSU officials today announced federal and state funding for the first phase of the cleanup of a borrow pit at Burden Museum and Gardens that has been collecting trash from stormwater for decades.
Gov. Edwards, Mayor Broome and Lt. Governor Nungesser on litter abatement projects
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome joined Gov. John Bel Edwards at Burden Museum & Gardens on Tuesday morning to announce funding for the first phase of a clean-up project.
Litter Abatement Project at Burden Reaches First Milestone
The LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden was the site of a press conference on watershed and stormwater litter abatement efforts.
NEW: Freshwater Land Trust installs 12th Litter Gitter in Greater Birmingham area
Freshwater Land Trust (FLT), Wells Fargo, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, and other Project Litter Gitter partners installed their 12th Litter Gitter device this morning in a Valley Creek tributary in west Birmingham.
International Litter Cleanup Experiment Includes Davenport
Collecting the litter will be Osprey Initiative from Mobile, Alabama. President and Owner, Don Bates, will set up booms to trap and collect trash in Duck Creek, Goose Creek, and Silver Creek.
Local environmental coalitions team up to make The World Games 2022 eco-friendly through recycling
Osprey Initiative is one of several partners working to keep The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama waste-free.
River trash traps chew at huge ocean plastics problem
Trash-gobbling traps on rivers and other waterways won’t eliminate ocean plastic but can help reduce it, say officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program.
City of Mobile: Osprey Initiative
Under their new contract, Osprey will be maintaining twelve “litter gitters” to trap trash and debris on the surface of various waterways and the City’s large Bandalong Litter Trap in Eslava Creek.
Litter Gitter collects 21 pounds of trash from Buck Creek since March
Since being installed at Buck Creek in March, the Osprey Initiative Litter Gitter has collected almost 21 pounds of litter out of the creek.
Join our team – Mobile, AL
Like working outside? Passionate about your local waterways and natural places? Want to do more to protect our natural places? This is the job for you!