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407 pounds in 15 bags, 3 tires, 1 barrel and 5 needles.
Took Brad, Johnny and myself about 2 hours to clean out the trash collected in these Mud Run booms, but, it will now not end up spread out over hundred of miles of the Tuscarawas watershed. In the video I said I wouldn’t talk through it all, I did. Also said I would now be…
The movement that is River Guardians Ohio was born on this day 2 years ago along this section of the Tuscarawas River
A special thanks to the core of Sherry Carnahan, Dave Stoler and Wendy Hagen. We have stopped over 6 tons of trash from getting into major waterways like the Tuscarawas and Summit Lake. Stay tuned for the next 2 years!! For more on the #disasteronthetuscarawas, visit our website: riverkeepersohio.com
Is there Gold in the Canal?
You would be surprised at what we catch in our booms. Today we pulled 130-150 pounds of trash that would have flowed into Summit Lake. Lots of folks using the towpath and we must say, “Thank You for all the kinds words of encouragement!” It really does help. Again, thank you Summit Metro Parks for…
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…
Our New Name!
You may have noticed that we have been laying low the past several weeks and now I am able to announce why. As of Dec 9, 2025 we officially changed our name to River Guardians Ohio. While we had done our due diligence when registering our old name, we didn’t dig deep enough. We received…
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…
