Last cleanup of the current Mud Run Booms!
We were planning to move these booms upstream some to rest the substrate and bank. Storms have forced our hand with this. These booms have been destroyed and will need to be replaced. 88 pounds on this day.
Byproduct of this, they leave seeds that will propagate this area back into a more natural and livable habitat. Johnny Ringo has been working hard here and the end of the video is a reward that brought tears to both of us. We recognize this will be a multi years long process but we owe…
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…
We hit the booms at Summit Lake and picked up a bag from the towpath. He earned his reward and shirt!!!
It has been a crazy week of obligations. With that, I apologies for no pics or videos that I hoped to get out. I plan to sit at the computer this weekend and get some edited. Should be out on the bike around Summit Lake in the morning too.
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!!
They had participated in the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition sponsored cleanup the week before and loved the experience. Now they want to be able to do more but were worried about the logistics of getting trash picked up if they were on their own. They are not on their own now as through RiverGuardians…