Ideas for Huron Clean Up?

[YPSIFLY]

The idea for a river clean up on the Huron has been kicked around and I'm wondering who would be interested and when you would like to do it? What sections of river should we focus on?

I would like to see if I can get my club involved. If anyone here belongs to a local club that would be interested in joining us that would be great.

Any other ideas or suggestions are encouraged.

[Orret]

Ypsi,

I'd suggest contacting the Huron River Watershed Council. They have a large group of volunteers that sample the invertebrate communities in the upper Huron each year. Perhaps you could get some of them to join you or help organize a cleanup.


Orret

[Shoeman]

As I mentioned before, count me in.

I haven't been on the river in years, but I believe we should target the areas that need it the most. The last time down, there was some big time household trash below FR. (stoves, washing machines, refrigerators and a bunch of tires and such)

[ESOX]

I'm sure we should be able to recruit a number of people from this site. Count me in too. Local media involvement would really help, and would aid in gwetting dumpsters donated etc.

[Brian S]

Thats something I'd like to participate in.

There's a yearly Rouge River clean-up that ends up removing truck loads of crap from that river. Don't know why the Huron couldn't get the same type of program.

I guess it comes down to leadership and sponsors, thats the hard part. The laborers (like me) shouldn't be hard to gather.

[Shoeman]

Not to undermine HRWC or any other river organization, but once a date is set, a couple of phone calls to our local TV stations and maybe Bob Bauer's Show, may get some funding for dumpsters/removal of the items.

What do you guys think?

I was hoping to float it by now, but the ice hampered that attempt.

[Brian S]

Sounds good.

Make it an official M-S outing for additional publicity for the web site?

[Kevin]

Count me in.

Get some guys/gals in M-S gear out there.

[dongiese]

I'll bring say 10 poeple.

[stelmon]

Im in if time allows...

[YPSIFLY]

I've made this a sticky.

Any ideas on when we want to do this?

[knockoff64]

Okay, I'm in too.

Late spring after Steelhead fishing has tapered off makes sense to me.

I may be able to get a roll-off (or 2) for the trash, but we will need a place to put it. A couple utility trailers for transport from the river to the roll-off would be a good Idea.

[ZobZob]

Just like was posted earlier. The Huron Watershed Council sponsors clean-ups. I know because I did one last fall that was co-sponsored by my employer (Visteon).

We hit the French Landing area up to the next dam and with 50 others (there even was a EMU sorority involved) we must have hauled out at least 50 tires and 100 or so bags of trash. Why do people make this river such a dump.

Zob

[mickfoo]

I would join in. Some of my favorite spots are pretty bad, it would be nice to have a combined effort, and take on some of the worst spots.

[j_blocker]

Depending on the schedule you can probably count me in, i know what i'm after. ALL those darn worm containers. There must have been thousands the last time i was there.

Jason

[ag2053]

Count me in too. I can get a double whammy, help the river and get my son to participate and understand the importance.:cool:

[Loomis]

I'm with knockoff64, late spring is a good time. I plan on fishing it a whole lot this spring. We should do 2 outings, 1 steelhead fishing/ garbage scouting and the 2nd on the day of the clean up.

[stelmon]

If we need any xtra trucks and I still have mine, it will be available for use if needed.

[YPSIFLY]

I've already started the scouting.

So far 75 and Belleville below the tressle look like two spots that will need our attention. There is also a stretch below Rockwood that looks like a mini junkyard.

Any other spots that you guys can think of?

[Loomis]

From Flatrock to Fort needs to be cleaned up for sure, but is too big for one clean up unless we get some serious help. We may have to do a few.

[knockoff64]

A suggestion is to find a stretch where 15-25 people could put a good dent in one day. It should be readily accessable, after all that will be where most of the garbage is anyway.

If we get more help than that, the area could be expanded.

The most important aspect would be a staging area nearby. That would mean securing permission to place a roll-off or dumpsters there at least overnite, and where we would have ample parking and room to work.

P.S. I am not available Memorial weekend or the week following, but I will do what I can (before our trip) if it is the best time for others.

[ericz]

Hey Guys, count me in also. Perhaps the watershed council could approach the belleville dam folks and see if they could realy draw down the water for a day. It might help for the upper stretches at least.

e

[Loomis]

Wow, that would be great, we could really get some of the deeper garbage. Hey, maybe this warm spell will open the river net week.

[ericz]

Oh, yea... I'm sure it's gonna get warm this week and the fishing's gonna be red hot! Figures, I'm on my way down to Sunny Florida to shoot some video this week.. You guys better save some fish for me!!

e

[Loomis]

I feel so bad for ya.......LOL. Have a safe trip. When ya get back, maybe the Huron will be open and we can fish. What are ya doing down there, fishing? Bones on the flats? Tarpon....can't wait to see the video!

[Beaglernr]

Ypsi
I use to take float trips from Bell road down to Delhi Park. On this trip often where I fished and picked up a canoe full of trash. I have no idea what section you are looking to clean up but fishing and clean up was always fun.
The boyscouts use to do a river clean up day where even dump trucks were involved to carry away the trash, any chance of checking and see if they still do that?

[YPSIFLY]

Right now we are looking at cleaning the lower section of the river. South of Flat Rock, down past Rockwood looks like its the worst section of river.

I'm working with Rockwood to secure a spot to put our dumpsters for the weekend.

I haven't heard of recent cleanups by the Scouts.