Cleaned out the trash boom on the canal south of Summit Lake and then a lap around the lake proper.
49 pounds of trash in 4 bags isn’t too bad for a 40 degree day in winter and this view was my reward!

We hit the booms at Summit Lake and picked up a bag from the towpath. He earned his reward and shirt!!!
Great things happen at Ward 9 meetings! Last night #RiverkeepersOhio was gifted this extendable rake for our work by Julie Ann Sweet-Buntin! Thank You!!
This will be a multi day event as there is still so much trash in these waters! Summit Metro Parks reached out to us on this one and we thank them for their assistance. I will throw a couple other pics in the comments too. This is all from just one storm sewer outfall from…
Hidden under the snow is a fair amount of trash in the booms. Will likely be hitting that either Monday or Tuesday morning. The rainbow and discoloration is petroleum pollution most likely from our roads and parking lots all of which dump onto storm sewers and all of which dump into our waterways. There are…
I pose a challenge in the video that you might have fun with Sherry, my wife the author, would do well with this and be able to tell a story just by looking at those tracks of what the animals were doing. It’s not all trash out here.
There are also the carcasses of two dead geese that had been eaten. I have no before and after pictures because there’s so much small plastic Styrofoam, you certainly wouldn’t be able to tell I was here. – Johnny Ringo