St. Joe Missouri River Clean-up 2012

St. Joseph Missouri River Clean-up

French Bottom Boat Access, St. Joseph, MO

October 6, 2012

Results:

Total Volunteers:  125

MRR Crew:  22

Boats:   7  (4 Missouri River Relief, 3 MDC)

River Miles:  8  (Rivermiles 446-454)

River Level: 5.6 ft

Tires: 52 Tires (.83 tons)

Landfill Tonnage:  3.05 tons

Scrap Metal:  3.01 tons

Total Tonnage:  6.9 Tons

Groups & Agencies Involved:  

The Missouri River Relief Crew, Missouri Master Naturalists - Loess Hills Chapter, Cub Scouts Webelos Pack 17, Cub Scout Webelos Pack 219, Boy Scout Troop 219, Venture Crew #6, Buchanan County Juvenile Authority, St. Joseph Parks and Recreation & Public Works, Rachel Beck Photography, Remington Nature Center, River R. Reeder Foundation, Missouri Dept. of Conservation, St. Jo Frontier Casino

Names of River Teams:  Iron Man, Gate, 219, Beast Mode, Mud Ducks, River Monsters, Major Major, Crew 6

Trash Tally!!!!

126 Bags of Trash

52 Tires

1 Refrigerator

1 Freon Tank

1 Air Compressor Tank

1 Gas Stove in pieces

1 Gas Stove

1 Furnace

1 Perfect Toilet

1 Chunk O’ Styrofoam

2 – 5 gallon Plastic Buckets

3 ½ - 55 gallon Metal Drums

5 – 55 gallon Plastic Barrels

2 Plastic Waste Baskets

5 Mattresses

1 Crib Mattress

3 Box Springs

1 Bed Frame

1 Couch

7 Chairs

1 Plastic Crate

1 Exhaust Pipe

1 insulated Angle Bar

2 rolls of Carpet

1 Board

1 Spool End

20 feet of Snow Fence

19 Metal Pipes

1 Fishing Rod prop

8 pieces of Rebar

2 Fence Posts

1 Paint Can

1 Metal Shelf in pieces

1 Metal Table Top

1 Cable Wire

15 pieces of Scrap Metal

2 Gusset Beams

1 Cable Support

2 ½  TV’s

1 Stereo Speaker

1 Sleeping Bag

5 Tarps

1 Tent

2 inflatable Swimming Pools

1 Vacuum Cleaner

1 Car Grill

1 Tennis Shoe

1 plush Yellow Duck

Trash Contest Entries!!!!

Weirdest Trash

1 Nintendo Gun

1 Plastic Wishbone

1 Creepy Naked Baby Doll

1 Toothbrush

1 part to an Electric Car

1 purple Transformers Magnet

Biggest Trash

1 Boat Bumper

1 Bedframe

1 Couch

1 Barrel

1 Center Console to a Car with cup holders

Most Fashionable

1 pink zebra striped women’s Briefs

1 nice Watch – Wilson’s Glow in the Dark

1 leopard print Cat House

1 old Leather Satchel

1 white strappy baby sandal

1 Hoop Earing

Most Artistic

1 Ceramic Painted Dish

1 CD still in the wrapper “The 4 Most Important Things I Know” by Pastor Brian Zahnd with the Word of Life Church in St. Joe, MO

1 Ceramic Pepper Shaker

 

photos by Rachel Beck, rachelbeckphotos.com