Stewards of the White Oak River Basin Current Events

2005-07-01, New River from Rte 24 above Richlands to Rte 24 below Richlands.

This is the six foot high beaver dam we encountered. It was awesome looking down from the top. That large blowndown tree across the top of the dam did not help any except the beavers. That is my canoe on the left and it is about six feet down to that foaming white water on the right below the dam.

That is Marie Justen being let down the dam by Don Sykes with a rope like he let me down. Marie says she closed her eyes! Who is going to let Don down? As view of the dam from below.
Marie Justen and Don Sykes at the take out with our haul of trash for the day. We had to leave a ten foot neon light and a 90 gallon trash bin on wheels like the ones they provide for house pick up and several tires. All this stuff is heading for Jacksonville and will get there with successive periods of flood waters.

We must find a way to stop people from throwing their trash off bridges. The New River Foundation and Keep Onlsow Beautiful, through Big Sweep this fall will be picking up this Richland's area trash as they have been year in and year out. Our leaders need to do something to stop this horrible dumping in our rivers!

Here is Don scoming down the dam like lightning. Don and Marie at the chrch with the trash. Elmer