preventing water pollution
Already over a TON of trash removed at our booms this year!!!
It has been a busy week from a site survey for a private land owner dealing with decades of trash collected from a storm sewer, a new temporary boom downtown for the Bicentennial event that may or may not happen Saturday (we pulled about 120 pounds out of the short stretch of the canal by…
RiverKeepers Ohio Merchandise is here!!
Help spread the word about the work RiverKeepers Ohio is doing by wearing RKO merchandise and at the same time, a portion of each sale will go towards purchasing supplies to clean up trash and install/maintain booms. Go to: https://www.letterperfectakron.com/riverkeepers Or for more ways to help go to: https://riverkeepersohio.com/ways-to-help/ Thank you to Karen Freeman and…
1 year ago today, Riverkeepers Ohio installed the very first trash boom on Mud Run Creek.
Hard to believe how far we have come in such a very short time. Thank You ALL that have supported our efforts!
Planning a celebration that involves introducing any potential pollutants to a waterway must have a proactive plan for prevention.
To my knowledge (I certainly could be wrong) this is a first. Mark Greer of the Akron Bicentennial Commission, Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, Dan Rice and his Team, City of Akron and Riverkeepers Ohio have put together a plan that will truly leave the waterway cleaner when we are done than what is there…
I was late getting there and Dave Stoler started without me!
Good haul today 8 bags and 130 pounds. We show you in this video how we weigh the bags. Not seen is a large couch cushion from the homeless encampment upstream on the other side of Waterloo that was too heavy with water to haul up the bank. Will let it dry out and get…
Is there Gold in the Canal?
You would be surprised at what we catch in our booms. Today we pulled 130-150 pounds of trash that would have flowed into Summit Lake. Lots of folks using the towpath and we must say, “Thank You for all the kinds words of encouragement!” It really does help. Again, thank you Summit Metro Parks for…
Out cleaning booms on Summit Lake this morning!
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!
What happened to my iPhone?!
Cameo appearances by Socks and River! Actual footage of the phone’s disappearance!
Soooo…I was going to post about my saga with the phone, however, I was pulled away today for a collaboration with the upcoming Akron Bicentennial Celebration April 5th.
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…