Link to the cleanup this Saturday is here.
I misspoke on the video, Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners, not “conservancy”
Can’t get in the water now but can check how booms are working! We did get 20 pounds out of the Nature Club’s boom that the kids built and installed last week outside the Nature Center. The new River Guardians Ohio members! Great Job! Thanks Thanks Summit Metro Parks!
This is one of the MAJOR sources of trash coming into Summit Lake. I was out surveying outfalls from my kayak today. We already have two booms on the lake and with some collaboration, we should be deploying a few more on and around the lake soon. Did pull a bag of trash today.
This boom will be located right in front of the Summit Metro Parks Nature Center at the end of Ira.
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…
Dave and I had planned on cleaning the boom at Mud Run this morning and the rain started so I took advantage of that and came down to check the booms on Summit Lake and this is the result of that.
Over the past year we have worked with them on several projects and looking forward to many more opportunities to share in our efforts to improve Ohio’s waterways!