river cleanup

Dave and I spent time down on Mud Run creek this morning pulling over 150 pounds of trash and took advantage of the extra low water level to pull out a large obstruction that has been there since day one.
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Dave and I spent time down on Mud Run creek this morning pulling over 150 pounds of trash and took advantage of the extra low water level to pull out a large obstruction that has been there since day one.

ByJames "Opa" Carnahan
On 6 Sept, the Dover Chemical company in Dover was responsible for a toxic spill of a phenol based product into Sugar Creek (tributary to the Tuscarawas) resulting the immediate killing of fish.
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On 6 Sept, the Dover Chemical company in Dover was responsible for a toxic spill of a phenol based product into Sugar Creek (tributary to the Tuscarawas) resulting the immediate killing of fish.

ByJames "Opa" Carnahan

There was no report to the public from them, local politicos, OEPA, ODNR or anyone for that mater. That is until George Wright ventured down to the creek on Sept 10th (4 days after the event) for some fishing only to find all the fish dead. He contacted the local fire department along with OEPA…

Getting ready to put in a boom up on the canal off Summit Lake
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Getting ready to put in a boom up on the canal off Summit Lake

ByJames "Opa" Carnahan

Canal Boom in place! 120 feet of trash catching magic deployed just south of Summit Lake that will help keep the lake cleaner. Thanks to Dave Stoler, Eric Fitch (thanks Pam for lending us your muscle) and Jerry Harris from Summit Metro Parks! (They help remove the trash we collect from some of our locations)….