Cleaning up Trash on and Near the Opequon and its Tributaries
| August
16, 2008 - 2 mile reach of the Opequon from Broken Bridge Farm to the
Collis Farm at Lights Ford Bridge |
 |
| Dry and clean volunteers from
left to right are: Ladd Shell, Lowell Smith, Nancy and Ed Kautz,
Chris and Chirstin Butcher, Sandra Bernardi, Mary and Peter Palmer,
George Snider in Front. Photo by Joyce Snider |
 |
| Christin and Chris Butcher work
well as a team. |
 |
| Lowell Smith, Richard Demoske,
and Peter Palmer hoist one of three washing machines into the boat. |
 |
| Peter Palmer and Lowell Smith
with a fully loaded boat and only half way to the take out. |
 |
| Nancy and Ed Kautz after their
capsize, decide to walk the rest of the way. |
 |
| Unloading the boats at Lights
Ford Bridge. |
 |
| Transfer of trash from the Jacko
trailer to the DEP trailer. |
 |
| Tired, wet, and dirty volunteers
pose in front of the day's haul of trash. |
| April
12, 2008 - Upstream and downstream ofVan Metre Stone Bridge All photos by Sandra Bernardi |
 |
| Matt McDaniel, Todd, Leslie, and
Alec Sauble pick up trash near the creek. |
 |
| Rachel and Herb Peddicord work
creekside. |
 |
| Alana Hartman, Mike Hogbin, Matt
Winkler and Lloyd Bowman at the bridge with a portion of
the day's haul of trash. |
 |
| Lloyd Bowman and Mike Hogbin
haul the trash away from the creek. |
|
All photos by Sandra Bernardi |
 |
| Ron, Cindy and George ready for the cleanup and still dry |
 |
| Underway |
 |
| Gary and Peter dive
in |
 |
| Mary spots the trash and Richard
and Alana pick it up |
 |
| Tom and Richard wrestle with a
bike. |
 |
| Cindy steers the canoe and spots
the trash and Ron does the cleanup |
 |
| Gary leads the troops |
 |
| Camaraderie on the Creek |
 |
| Alana, Richard, and the Barrel |
 |
| Gary, Ron and Cindy tackle car
parts |
 |
| The bulk trash |
 |
| Group shot at the end of the day. |
July 2006 Vanmetre Stone Bridge to the Snider Farm |
 |
| Lots of tires Photo by Richard Demoske |
 |
| Volunteers
unload trash on first leg of cleanup Photo by Richard Demoske |
 |
| President of
the Berkeley County Commission joins the Project Team for a creek
cleanup; Photo by Alana Hartman |
 |
| Lots of drivers for this boat Photo by Alana Hartman |
 |
| Richard pushes the trash while
Forest takes five in the dinghy. Photo by Sandra Bernardi |
| October 2005 Cleanup Snider Farm
to Potomac River Confluence - 2nd Cleanup |
 |
| Joyce and George Snider man the
jon boat. photo by Alana Hartman |
Cleanup event
in July 2006;
by Alana Hartman
Cleanup event
in July 2006;
by Alana Hartman
Go Back To Projects
| © 2007-2008 Opequon Creek
Project Team. Design template by Andreas Viklund |
|
Hosting and Technical Assistance
by:
|
|
Website sponsored by:
Mid-Atlantic Regional
Water Program
through a partnership with West Virginia University |