Sept 22, 2012 - Upper Manistee River Clean Sweep
The Anglers of the AuSable, the Upper Manistee Association, 2 TU chapters and others
offered to join the BRCS in this project and we were thrilled to say YES!
It rained like crazy the night before but we were not deterred. It all worked out fine.
Together we got a lot more trash out of the river than if we had done it separately.
The BRCS and KHS-ODAC team was in two groups and
we worked on two sections from CR612 to M72.
Long's Canoe Livery on Manistee River Rd kindly allowed us to use
their property to launch and takeout.
Members of the Anglers of the AuSable ran our shuttles for us
so all our cars were at the takeouts. Thanks Anglers!
Here are some pictures from the project:
The weather looked pretty bad when we got up.
It looked even worse when we arrived at the meeting place in Kalkaska.
KHS-ODAC volunteers hiding out under the canoes in the rain and sleet.
But then the sun came out for this one of all the KHS and TAPC paddlers..
Rob and Lauren working on the river.
MaryLee finds a treasure..
On the river group photo of Group Two taken by one of the AofA workers.
BEWARE of SNAKES, John.
Jay and Bill hit pay dirt.
Our haul. Sometimes we find some pretty strange stuff. A GIANT EGG?
Group One getting ready to head out. Linda is already working on the project.
This is a game of "eyes".
Boone and his tandem partner in their DAGGAR. Nice boat!
AofA guys hitching a ride? or giving a "Thumbs Up"?
Marvin got just a little damp during this very short rain event.
Group One's haul. Not as bad as we expected. The river was pretty clean.
The picnic that the Anglers put on for all the volunteers was terrific. THANKS AofA!
This is a project that The BRCS has wanted to do for some time and it went very well
with the cooperation of all the different groups that participated.
Special thanks go out to Andy Partlo, the owner of the Old AuSable Fly Shop,
in Grayling for coordinating everything with all the organizations
and making the picnic really tasty.
Norm Fred
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