RiverKeepers Ohio has begun work on the lake and the old Young’s property. The past couple days we spent picking up the visible trash on the property, close to 800 pounds, and this is just the start. Our partnership with the city of Akron is why we can take on this challenge. They are assisting…
Can you guess what might be going on here? I hope to have the phone video tomorrow. #riverkeepersohio UPDATE: Akron is planning a luminary display if weather permits. They are doing the right thing and being proactive with concerns that what they want to do will not pollute the waterways. My hat is off to…
102 pounds in 4 bags. Thanks again to the Service Team at the City of Akron for picking up what we collect! With the weather warming, we will get to service some of the other booms soon and start deploying new ones in the near future. Not just the same old places.
Update is: There was a very large trash dam upstream just south of Wooster Rd. There was a large volume of oil in that dam but where that originated from is not known. In collaboration, the City of Akron, City of Barberton and the OEPA put in a hard boom downstream, crews entered the water…
OEPA has been on site and taking action with containment and investigation of the source. Excellent work by both the OEPA and City of Akron for their quick response and action.
From designing our trash boom, getting it approved by ODNR at the beginning of the year, to coordinating with Summit Metro Parks, City of Akron, City of Norton; working with property owners for access, South Street Ministries and Ohio Erie Canalway Coalition, who help pull out some of the trash collected in the booms. Our…
We do have some fun and really appreciate the waves and words of encouragement from folks passing by. Tomorrow at 8 am, we will be on Summit Lake around the Nature Center adding secondary booms there. (Too much trash coming through the storm sewers on heavy rain events). A big Thank You to Summit Metro…