First rain in weeks yesterday and the results on two of the booms on the east side of Summit Lake…
36 pounds of bottles, cans, bags, styrofoam to name a few, all from storm sewers.
This one is at the bottom of Trail Ave. Managed 4 bags at about 85 pounds. Thanks Ohio Erie Canalway Coalition and Summit Metro Parks for picking up our trash! Best part of the day, meeting and talking with people out enjoying the trail!
These came from our first sponsor Total Office, Inc.. With the additional locations of trash booms, groups and people wanting to help with cleaning and installing, we need additional supplies. We are also setting up an account at our local Home Depot for those who would be interested in sponsoring a boom or two. (That…
Because moving water is ever changing, we need to adjust. Dave and I were talking after the move how full of trash this area was last year when we started this. Now, we almost always see fish and wildlife here. Does make us feel good.
Has been a busy week but well worth it! Next project will be deploying a boom on the canal south of the lake…maybe this weekend!
About 30 pounds that helped the total for the weekend of about 300 pounds. It is warming up, life is waking up and we are busy. I met Kaylie and Jenna at Summit Lake Sunday, shown at the end of the video, they are doing much like #riverkeepersohio with taking it upon themselves to make…
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…