The City of Hickory is partnering with Catawba Riverkeeper to install and maintain a stream trash trap on Horseford Creek in Glenn Hilton Park.

Local logistics provider demonstrates commitment to giving back with series of tree planting and river cleanupsATLANTA, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Transportation Insight (TI) and Nolan Transportation Group (NTG), a leading provider of non-asset, tech-enabled logistics and brokerage solutions in North America, will collaborate with Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK) to remove trash in and around the Chattahoochee River watershed on June 3 at Atlanta Memorial Park. This marks the second consecutive year TI & NTG have participated in a river cleanup event with CRK.Transportation Insight + Nolan Transportation GroupTI & NTG partnered with environmental groups across the country to engage local offices in tree planting and river cleanup projects. These partnerships aimed to give back to the communities in which employees live and work and to date, 163 TI & NTG employees have planted almost 300 trees and donated $47,500. TI & NTG will also remove approximately 2,000 lbs. of debris from local waters through multiple river cleanup events.TI & NTG environmental partners:Atlanta, GA – Chattahoochee RiverkeeperAustin, TX – TreeFolksCharleston – Charleston Parks ConservancyCharlotte, NC – TreesCharlotteChicago, IL – Chicago Region Trees InitiativeDallas, TX – Texas Trees FoundationDenver, CO – The Park PeopleDetroit, MI – Releaf MichiganGrand Rapids, MI – One Tree PlantedHattiesburg, MS. – The Nature ConservancyHickory, NC – Catawba RiverkeeperNashville, TN – Cumberland River Compact"The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper cleanup marks our twelfth environmental project across the US this year," said Ken Beyer, CEO of TI & NTG