Wadi Madabah

Wadi Madabah

Wadi Madabah, located deep in Wadi Agran, is a popular destination because there are large swimming pools and a constantly flowing waterfall. Regrettably, the visitors to the wadi often leave the site littered with garbage.

The chapter has made several visits to the area below the falls to collect rubbish but has not tackled the larger problem above the falls where the litter is overwhelming.

Will and Tom combine to transfer a bag of litter	Jerry, Will, Tom and Brien concentrating on the lower pool	Tom Wells was one of our more enthusiastic and supportive members in recent years	Jerry getting serious about collecting litter from the bottom of the pool
On one visit to the site, we collected two truckloads of rubbish	Jerry resorted to diving to retrieve the last items	The crew with some of the rubbish collected	Brien watching the action

On one of our cleanup expeditions, students from the Al Ain English Speaking School joined ENHG members and spent the afternoon picking up rubbish from the wadi adjacent to the village of Madabah.

A truckload of plastic bottles, paper litter, foil and miscellaneous plastic was gathered. The students enjoyed the day so much that they insisted the school set up an unofficial wadi patrol which will visit wadis in the Al Ain area throughout the winter to collect rubbish left by inconsiderate visitors.

Later in the afternoon, after most of the group enjoyed a swim in one of the two pools at the site, everyone enjoyed a barbecue. The wadi cleanup was organized by Mrs. K. Bunn of AAESS, with the support of Mr. C. Meadows. Janet Rachidi recorded the event with photographs.

Some of the students from Al Ain English Speaking School, accompanied by
Mrs. K. Bunn (third from left), who participated in the cleanup