No trash at the boom on Mud Run?!
Went out today to clean and this is what I found along Mud Run. Not wanting to call anyone out but we do need some help in this one section so it stays clean.
We were a small group of 3, Jerri Stimmel , Akrawdy Akron Angler and Opa. Our focus was Nesmith Lake, specifically the old Young’s location. We have been picking trash here since the winter and began clearing some of the bank so we could get to more and in order to install a couple booms….
Hit the canal boom and a couple of the new booms on the west side of Summit Lake. Bit chilly with the wind. Thanks to Summit Metro Parks and Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition for collecting our bags today. The partnership with these groups makes this possible!!
Good haul today 8 bags and 130 pounds. We show you in this video how we weigh the bags. Not seen is a large couch cushion from the homeless encampment upstream on the other side of Waterloo that was too heavy with water to haul up the bank. Will let it dry out and get…
I went into the water today to survey the damage to our booms and the work the property owners have done (good work by them) and decided on this video. We have reached out to the City of Akron and reaching out to contacts with the City of Barberton for help. This will require equipment…