Happy New Year!
Wolf Creek boom in Norton broke away, a result of high water. Booms are designed to do just this so as not to cause flooding issues. We will get it reattached when the water comes down and it is safe.
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Booms cleared, reset and back at work.
102 pounds in 4 bags. Thanks again to the Service Team at the City of Akron for picking up what we collect! With the weather warming, we will get to service some of the other booms soon and start deploying new ones in the near future. Not just the same old places.
Nesmith Lake, Gateway to the Portage Lakes.
RiverKeepers Ohio has begun work on the lake and the old Young’s property. The past couple days we spent picking up the visible trash on the property, close to 800 pounds, and this is just the start. Our partnership with the city of Akron is why we can take on this challenge. They are assisting…
Construction site north of Summit Lake lacking mitigation to prevent the soils here from directly polluting the lake we are working so hard to clean up.
OEPA was notified Wednesday and responded yesterday that they would look into it. Rains today and tomorrow…the system works slow. Wouldn’t it be better if folks just did the right thing instead of waiting for someone to tell them?
Planning a celebration that involves introducing any potential pollutants to a waterway must have a proactive plan for prevention.
To my knowledge (I certainly could be wrong) this is a first. Mark Greer of the Akron Bicentennial Commission, Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, Dan Rice and his Team, City of Akron and River Guardians Ohio have put together a plan that will truly leave the waterway cleaner when we are done than what is…
Merchandise is here!!
Help spread the word about the work River Guardians Ohio is doing by wearing RKO merchandise and at the same time, a portion of each sale will go towards purchasing supplies to clean up trash and install/maintain booms. Go to: https://www.letterperfectakron.com/riverkeepers Or for more ways to help go to: https://riverguardiansohio.com/ways-to-help/ Thank you to Karen Freeman…
