Mud Run received some much needed attention this morning.
Little over 100 pounds today. The video and my narration is about an hour and a half of time condensed down to 3 min. Even in my younger days I could not move like this.
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People often ask what River Guardians Ohio does over the winter…
…this is one of the things we do, clean our trash booms at Mud Run. 2.5 bags of trash, Chair, 5 Gallon bucket of something for close to 100 pounds. (Listen to the video for more details.)
Met up with Esperenza and Zach on Summit Lake Saturday.
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…
An absorption boom was noticed by Dave Stoler at the storm sewer outfall on the Tuscarawas river below the Wolf Creek trailhead.
He did not notice any substance in the water. Out of caution and past experiences especially in this location, we reported to OEPA and received a quick reply. Turns out, last week a Kimball truck had a hydraulic line issue and spilled a couple gallons of fluid on the ground upstream of this location. There…
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…
Wolf Creek this morning! A steady flow of sheen flowing at the confluence with the Tuscarawas river.
Dave noted it before I arrived and we watched for a few minutes. We looked upstream for a possible source but with such limited access to the water in this section, we found nothing. We did make a report to the OEPA. Will post with any follow-up. Update: 3 June 4pm, OEPA has contacted me…
I met Matt a couple years ago while covering the disastrous oil spill on the Tuscarawas in Barberton.
I learned a lot from both the accident and the man. At the time, Matt was just talking about the new Eco-Maxx facility he was building in Canton. When the time came for the ribbon cutting, he invited me down and I witnessed that he practices what he preaches. Here is a video that speaks…
