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Construction site north of Summit Lake.
Looks like the word made it to the folks working here. Some barriers have been put in place. Even with a soft voice, we can have impact.

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

On 6 Sept, the Dover Chemical company in Dover was responsible for a toxic spill of a phenol based product into Sugar Creek (tributary to the Tuscarawas) resulting the immediate killing of fish.
There was no report to the public from them, local politicos, OEPA, ODNR or anyone for that mater. That is until George Wright ventured down to the creek on Sept 10th (4 days after the event) for some fishing only to find all the fish dead. He contacted the local fire department along with OEPA…

200 pound haul from Summit Lake today!
This is our spoils from the south east side. Still more to do at this location but our booms will prevent much more from coming in as we keep cleaning. The crew here: Jennifer, Eric, Brad and Opa. Thanks for sharing your Saturday morning! Thanks to Tina, Julie Ann, Chris, Molly, Lilly, Sean, Crystal, Let’s…

Thank you Summit Metro Parks for choosing Opa Runs to spotlight! 🎉
I watch him put his heart and soul into this everyday and it’s nice to see people are taking notice. ♥️ James Carnahan Taken from Summit Metro Parks Facebook Page… Have you ever developed an interesting way to help keep our green spaces and waterways clean? Stephanie, a naturalist at Summit Lake Nature Center, shares…