We deployed two more booms on Summit Lake this morning and cleaned up around the dock by the Nature Center.
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!
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Wolf Creek this morning! A steady flow of sheen flowing at the confluence with the Tuscarawas river.
Dave noted it before I arrived and we watched for a few minutes. We looked upstream for a possible source but with such limited access to the water in this section, we found nothing. We did make a report to the OEPA. Will post with any follow-up. Update: 3 June 4pm, OEPA has contacted me…
A little bit of cleanup left over from yesterday.
4 bags about 80 pounds. These locations keep trash from making it into the Tuscarawas River.
RiverKeepers Ohio now has a YouTube Channel! @riverkeepersohio
Not much content yet but there will be more to come so PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Our first video, is a short video created by Opa Runs, is a summary of the events that happened during the July 6, 2023 oil spill in the Tuscarawas River at the Wolf Creek Trailhead in Barberton, Ohio when 1000 Gallons…
2024 Year in review for Riverkeepers Ohio
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…
An absorption boom was noticed by Dave Stoler at the storm sewer outfall on the Tuscarawas river below the Wolf Creek trailhead.
He did not notice any substance in the water. Out of caution and past experiences especially in this location, we reported to OEPA and received a quick reply. Turns out, last week a Kimball truck had a hydraulic line issue and spilled a couple gallons of fluid on the ground upstream of this location. There…