Cleaned out the trash boom on the canal south of Summit Lake and then a lap around the lake proper.
49 pounds of trash in 4 bags isn’t too bad for a 40 degree day in winter and this view was my reward!

We hit the booms at Summit Lake and picked up a bag from the towpath. He earned his reward and shirt!!!
This is take 2 as the original video was lost. So very grateful for the support! Also in the video; Socks, River and Keeper. There is a whole story on the later kittens.
Thanks for the sign from Julie Miller Derek! toward the middle of the short video. Summit Lake ice has gone so look for #riverkeepersohio out there again deploying new booms and maintaining all. Watch for the video tomorrow sharing the story of the lost phone from last week!!
Mother Nature had been fighting us this winter with high water, ice, debris. Thanks to Julie Miller for granting access to this section of the creek. And, thank you to Norton Service Dept and Larry Hess for picking up our collected trash. These are two of our biggest hurdles to putting booms in. Permission for…
46 pounds of trash from this spot today. This is a demonstration of how we do this after a rain event.
Ice to contend with here at Mud Run. Busted my butt on the way to the Canal boom (no video). 61 pounds. The flu had held me down the past week.