Stewards of the White Oak River Basin Current Events

Here are two pictures of an old clam dredger docked in Dicks Creek which is at the mouth of Queens Creek. We expolored this creek before turning up Queens Creek. The rest of the pictues are Marie's and were included in the story on e-mail I forwarded.

Her pics probably will appear in this blog. Elmer




Am sending you Marie's pictures this way. This is easier for me than to put them on our web site. (Sorry, see e-mial for pics by Marie. I cannotget them over here)

From left to right, Elmer Eddy, Ken Court, Linda Lacy, shy Tom Fineco in the rear, Jim Stevens, Pam Bader and Missy Tenhet.

The view is from Linda's lovely home high on a bluff overlooking Queens Creek. Those are thunderheads reflected on the water. We ate lunch in her tree house when a slight shower came by. Thunder in the distance almost caused us to turn around but it faded and we carried on only to get some more as we approached Rte 24. with lightning flashes to our left and thunder to our right but no rain.

The last picture is from the bridge on Old 24 at the take-out. The large bucket was about the only trash on Queens Creek . We picked up very few bottles and cans and styrofoam cups. Lisa, you can cross off Queens Creek for Big Sweep, no trash!

We saw a few egrets and great blue herons and two osprey sceaming. Three snakes, the last won was under the huge culverts on 24 about 8 feet off the water and coiled up on a swallows mud nest on the wall. How did he get up there? The jumping mullett were making large swirls as we approached the large schools in the shallow waters.

We went over Queens Creek reversible falls ( six inches, not 40 feet like St Johns River.) They were washed out when we got there. We explored Dicks Creek too. Saw the old clam dredger which has seen its better days. (picture on web).

We said our sad goodbyes to Pam Bader. We will miss her very much. No piece of trash ever escaped Pam. The whole White Oak River Basin will miss her!

This was a fine, fun filled last trip to send her off to Quantico where her husband, Bob, has been transferred. We will miss you too Bob. Elmer

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Stewards of the White Oak River Basin
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