Posted on behalf of the hydrophilic Jon WootenThe Chattahoochee River Clean-Up Team (L-R): Glynnis Goldstein, Chuck Moseley, Noelle Brodrick, John Gondek, Mike Barker, Jon Wooten, Chales Wamsley and Ruslan Yaroslavtsev
On Friday, May 16th*, our team set out to clean a section of the Chattahoochee River. Eight of us jumped in our canoes, provided by the National Park Service. 
Right away it was evident that this was going to be work and not just a joy ride down the river. We split up so there were two canoes on each side of the river. All of us were stopping constantly to get a variety of slimy trash items out of the river. For some reason, there was an abundance of tennis balls, but never saw one tennis court. 
Luckily, we had these grabbers to pick up the items, which were also provided by the NPS.
Along the way, we were delighted to see mallard ducks, heron, turtles, and even snakes. It reminded us that what we were doing was important. It’s not only to improve the aesthetic quality of the river, but also the ecosystem. 
All and all, we had 10 large trash bags full of tennis balls, bottles, punching bag, shoes, tennis balls, etc… We even pulled out an old wake board. It was surprising how many things we pulled out in just one section of the river. I believe we all felt good about doing our part for the environment.
*The storms on Thursday had the NPS nervous, so this project was rescheduled for Friday.
1 comment:
10 bags really?!?! What did that take you, an hour? ha ha
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