Wednesday, January 25, 2006
2006-01-21, New River Clean
2006-01-21, New River Cleanup
Dear Commisssioners:
Desperate means are now urgently necessary to stop the illegal disposal of trash into our waters from our bridges. All present and past efforts have failed.
Please take immediate steps to enforce our anti litter laws with a vengence until this despicable practice is brought to a halt.
Thank you, Elmer Eddy
The story is by Brian Wheat of Jacksonville, the pictures are courtesy of Marie Justen of Spooners Creek. All pictures may be seen on our web site. This entire e-mail is also being sent to Stewards of The White Oak River Basin and Coastal Carolina Kayakers
Elmer, The White Oak River TrashmanStewards of the White Oak River BasinPlease visit: www.whiteoakstewards.orgCell Phone 910-389-4588
If no one litters, there will be no litter.
"13 paddlers & 2 power boats participated in the Jan 21st cleanup. The power boaters were Robert Finn & the New River keeper Mike Sanderford (shown in the 3rd photo)
Photos 1 & 2 show the efforts being expended to remove a 40 gallon water heater from the river. In the first photo Theresa Ellerman, Jim Wheeler, Dale Weston & various body parts can be seen hauling mightily on ropes. The second photo adds Jim VanRipper & Tom Roggenbauer to the mix.
The paddlers were Marie Justen, Carolyn Bates, Mona & Devone Padrick, Tom Roggembauer, Jim Wheeler, Jim VanRipper, Jim Brewster, Bianca Klein, Scarlett Fielding, Heather DeGrasse, Dale Weston, Theresa Ellerman & yours truly.
We removed a total of 31 bags of trash, a refrigerator, the water heater, chairs, and pallets. Unfortunately there is still plenty more trash to be removed as we were not able to pickup trash the last few miles of the trip.
Mike Sanderford made it possible to remove as much trash as we did by providing his HUGE jon boat.
Brian Wheat"
Dear Commisssioners:
Desperate means are now urgently necessary to stop the illegal disposal of trash into our waters from our bridges. All present and past efforts have failed.
Please take immediate steps to enforce our anti litter laws with a vengence until this despicable practice is brought to a halt.
Thank you, Elmer Eddy
The story is by Brian Wheat of Jacksonville, the pictures are courtesy of Marie Justen of Spooners Creek. All pictures may be seen on our web site. This entire e-mail is also being sent to Stewards of The White Oak River Basin and Coastal Carolina Kayakers
Elmer, The White Oak River TrashmanStewards of the White Oak River BasinPlease visit: www.whiteoakstewards.orgCell Phone 910-389-4588
If no one litters, there will be no litter.
"13 paddlers & 2 power boats participated in the Jan 21st cleanup. The power boaters were Robert Finn & the New River keeper Mike Sanderford (shown in the 3rd photo)
Photos 1 & 2 show the efforts being expended to remove a 40 gallon water heater from the river. In the first photo Theresa Ellerman, Jim Wheeler, Dale Weston & various body parts can be seen hauling mightily on ropes. The second photo adds Jim VanRipper & Tom Roggenbauer to the mix.
The paddlers were Marie Justen, Carolyn Bates, Mona & Devone Padrick, Tom Roggembauer, Jim Wheeler, Jim VanRipper, Jim Brewster, Bianca Klein, Scarlett Fielding, Heather DeGrasse, Dale Weston, Theresa Ellerman & yours truly.
We removed a total of 31 bags of trash, a refrigerator, the water heater, chairs, and pallets. Unfortunately there is still plenty more trash to be removed as we were not able to pickup trash the last few miles of the trip.
Mike Sanderford made it possible to remove as much trash as we did by providing his HUGE jon boat.
Brian Wheat"
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