Kat Donaldson, Johnny Ringo and I put half in as the second boom on the Cordova Project and the other half is now home under the dock on the North Shore area of Summit Lake. We also collected about 130 pounds of trash from the two locations. Best part of it all, spending time together…
Its was a dirty job but someone had to do it! Actually, went down to remove this boom for a number of logistical reasons but the plan is to repurpose it in a couple of locations over the weekend by splitting it, cleaning it and giving it a new home on Summit Lake and the…
River Guardians Ohio’s efforts along with so many others is slowly taking things from trash to treasure. Can you even see the babies in the left photo from yesterday? Same ducks, same day, same place!
Johnny played with the new power tools while Kat and I pulled a little over 200 pounds of plastic and trash that has been collecting here since 1962. This is the second cut on the phragmites since we started with several more over the next couple years. If you look close, some of the native…
Over the weekend we received a few more items from our wish list on Amazon. Thank You!!!
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….
There was no note, and would love to say a proper thank you. Funny how things work. We had just used up all of our stakes last week putting in the final booms on Summit Lake!
Kat’s background in marine science is a big add to our River Guardians Ohio team. More than just trash, we want to improve the water quality and habitat in the locations we are monitoring. In the video you will see us using a chainsaw to clear some storm damage before we could get the trash…
Taken from the Total Office Inc’s blog dated 22nd April 2026, you can see the article here. Total Office Inc’s COO/COS, James Carnahan aka Opa Runs who is taking care of our enivornment one trash boom at a time! If you’ve been a reader of our newsletter for very long, you may remember a story…
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!!