October 11, 2012

St. Joe Missouri River Clean-up 2012

St. Joseph Missouri River Clean-up

French Bottom Boat Access, St. Joseph, MO
October 6, 2012
Results:
St. Joseph Missouri River Clean-up 10-6-12
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

1 comment:

Unknown said...

This sounds like an insane adventure for scraps! I'm not going to lie, some of the items you guys acquired sound pretty neato!! I would totally steal the couch and all sorts of other whacky stuff.

The naked doll part creeps me out. You never what your gonna find through the junk! One man's trash is another man's treasure!!

-David Enabulele
Atlanta Junk Cars