Confluence River Clean-up
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
September 13, 2008
photos by Jen Courtney & Tom Ball
September 13, 2008
photos by Jen Courtney & Tom Ball
Despite threats of rain, flooding, hurricanes, etc, our Confluence Clean-up was a great success. We had a lot of folks returning from past clean-ups, bringing new friends, and a whole slew of new faces. Here's some results from the day:
Total Volunteers: 168
MRR Crew: 19
Boats: 9 (2 US Fish & Wildlife; 2 MO Dept. of Conservation; 4 MO River Relief, 1 Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge)
River Miles: 11 Missouri, 1 Mississippi
River Level: 15.1 feet (St. Charles gage)
Trash Tons (not including tires): 4.1
Tires: 65 – (including one monster tractor tire 4 feet in diameter weighing over 500 lbs-total estimated tire tonnage: 1.25 tons)
Names of River Teams – “Oscar the Trashman, the Wally’s, the Thunderbirds, the River Rats, Stream Team 211, BEEP (Boeing Employees for Environmental Protection), Water Girl, the Nature Nuts, Grassy Grassos, the Mud Bugs, Altogether, the Odd Balls, Bank of America, Girl Talk, Rocks the Boat”
Stream Teams – 519, 2793, 1782, 401, the mighty 211, 1995 (DeSoto Car Shop Team), BEEP, 1875, 439 (Parkway North Nature Nuts)
Other Groups – Lindbergh High School, Washington University Alpha Phi Omega, Washington University Physical Therapy, Girl Scout Troop #607, Bank of America Employees, Big Muddy Adventures.
Trash Tally!!!!
(partial list of trash collected)
152 Large Bags of Trash
65 tires (including one monster tractor tire 4 feet in diameter weighing over 500 lbs)
5 refrigerators
2 chairs
2 blue 55-gallon plastic barrels
3 metal 55-gallon drums
9 large styrofoam chunks
33 pieces of scrap metal
2 five gallon buckets
1 inflated green floaty ring
1 Tigger toy ball
1 full beer can labeled “211” found by Stream Team 211
1 German plastic toy soldier
1 green plastic shed
1 bike frame
1 blanket
1 tent
2 gas tanks
1 Sit & Spin toy
1 douche
1 mail box
1 toilet float
1 sand-buried, dilapidated metal shed
1 hot water heater
1 metal sign
1 baseball bat
3 propane tanks
1 fisherman’s jug w/ hook
1 bicycle (well past its prime)
1 bed spring frame
1 table
1 large metal ratchet
1-30 gallon metal tank
2-50 gallon plastic garbage can
3 barge cables
1 construction barrel
½ of a metal drum
1 barge turnbuckle key
1 car seat
1 TV picture tube
wood stakes
1 truck headlight
1 cooler
1 toilet seat
Total Volunteers: 168
MRR Crew: 19
Boats: 9 (2 US Fish & Wildlife; 2 MO Dept. of Conservation; 4 MO River Relief, 1 Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge)
River Miles: 11 Missouri, 1 Mississippi
River Level: 15.1 feet (St. Charles gage)
Trash Tons (not including tires): 4.1
Tires: 65 – (including one monster tractor tire 4 feet in diameter weighing over 500 lbs-total estimated tire tonnage: 1.25 tons)
Names of River Teams – “Oscar the Trashman, the Wally’s, the Thunderbirds, the River Rats, Stream Team 211, BEEP (Boeing Employees for Environmental Protection), Water Girl, the Nature Nuts, Grassy Grassos, the Mud Bugs, Altogether, the Odd Balls, Bank of America, Girl Talk, Rocks the Boat”
Stream Teams – 519, 2793, 1782, 401, the mighty 211, 1995 (DeSoto Car Shop Team), BEEP, 1875, 439 (Parkway North Nature Nuts)
Other Groups – Lindbergh High School, Washington University Alpha Phi Omega, Washington University Physical Therapy, Girl Scout Troop #607, Bank of America Employees, Big Muddy Adventures.
Trash Tally!!!!
(partial list of trash collected)
152 Large Bags of Trash
65 tires (including one monster tractor tire 4 feet in diameter weighing over 500 lbs)
5 refrigerators
2 chairs
2 blue 55-gallon plastic barrels
3 metal 55-gallon drums
9 large styrofoam chunks
33 pieces of scrap metal
2 five gallon buckets
1 inflated green floaty ring
1 Tigger toy ball
1 full beer can labeled “211” found by Stream Team 211
1 German plastic toy soldier
1 green plastic shed
1 bike frame
1 blanket
1 tent
2 gas tanks
1 Sit & Spin toy
1 douche
1 mail box
1 toilet float
1 sand-buried, dilapidated metal shed
1 hot water heater
1 metal sign
1 baseball bat
3 propane tanks
1 fisherman’s jug w/ hook
1 bicycle (well past its prime)
1 bed spring frame
1 table
1 large metal ratchet
1-30 gallon metal tank
2-50 gallon plastic garbage can
3 barge cables
1 construction barrel
½ of a metal drum
1 barge turnbuckle key
1 car seat
1 TV picture tube
wood stakes
1 truck headlight
1 cooler
1 toilet seat
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