Akron crew clearing a debris jam just upstream from our boom. Thank You!
This will help in our efforts at this location! BTW #RiverkeepersOhio will be here Sunday doing some work on the booms and cleaning out trash. #bagoftrashaday

This will help in our efforts at this location! BTW #RiverkeepersOhio will be here Sunday doing some work on the booms and cleaning out trash. #bagoftrashaday

Couple weeks ago Riverkeepers Ohio noticed the odd color to the bottom in the canal near a cleanup spot. Odd enough to notify the OEPA. Long story short, there was a contamination (did not affect the ecosystem according to the investigator) and today the issue has been corrected and cleaned up. The system, though imperfect,…
The area in this video is the headwaters of a couple storm sewer outfalls. Every time it rains, trash pours in and for the past few months, we have been catching and removing it right here. “The Trash Stops Here!” In addition, we have started the long hard process of removing the phragmites where we…
Good haul today 8 bags and 130 pounds. We show you in this video how we weigh the bags. Not seen is a large couch cushion from the homeless encampment upstream on the other side of Waterloo that was too heavy with water to haul up the bank. Will let it dry out and get…
They had about 30 volunteers so we wandered down to the area on the south east side of the lake to focus on an spot that hasn’t been getting much love because of accessibility. We have been clearing an encampment and removing phragmites over the past few weeks. Today we worked the waters edge and…
Thanks as always to Summit Metro Parks and Ohio Erie Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition for hauling our trash away!