Six Explorers completed our section of this year's river cleanup on Saturday, December 3rd.
We spent 3 1/2 hours on the water cleaning the 4 1/2 mile section. It started out cold but we were soon down to shirtsleeves. The water was low, exposing more of the banks, which made it easier to spot the trash. It did mean that we ran aground a lot.
Everyone had a good time and we can feel good about helping to keep our beautiful river clean.
Again we thank the Sheriffs Boys Ranch for providing the facilities for the project.
12/5/2011
We spent 3 1/2 hours on the water cleaning the 4 1/2 mile section. It started out cold but we were soon down to shirtsleeves. The water was low, exposing more of the banks, which made it easier to spot the trash. It did mean that we ran aground a lot.
 | Dakota and Paul collect trash along the river bank. |
| Mason and Carrina clean up the exposed sand bank. |  |
 | Mason continues down the river. |
| Carrina scoops up a piece of tire. |  |
 | Sandy climbs out to reach trash on the shore. |
| Mason fills his bag on a sand bank. |  |
 | The old cable reel has deteriorated since last year, but is still too much for us to handle. We may try going back with axes next. |
| Dakota cools off in the icy water while Sandy works on the sand bank. |  |
 | Plastic sheeting is collected from the sand bank. |
| Our "Trash Barge" began to reach capacity. |  |
 | Heavy load and low water make going rough. |
| We collected a total of 165 pounds of unsightly litter from the river. This was slightly more than last year's haul. |  |
Everyone had a good time and we can feel good about helping to keep our beautiful river clean.
Again we thank the Sheriffs Boys Ranch for providing the facilities for the project.
12/5/2011