Thank You Looking Glass for cleaning up the Canoe Canal!

This week we had a dedicated group of volunteers take to the water with gloves, grabbers, buckets and trashbags. It's not easy to paddle a boat or paddleboard and also pick up garbage out of the waterway! Everybody contributed and when we were all done there was quite a pile of stuff. It feels really good to have sharp objects and decomposing tennis balls removed from the canal. Thanks LG!!!! Teaming up to locate and remove items Large assortment of human debris removed from the ecosystem.

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Canal cleanup with Organically Grown Company and the Willamette Riverkeepers!

To begin our 2023 season we had a wonderful group of volunteers come to the Canoe Canal and clean it up. While we provided the canoes, the Riverkeepers provided all of the safety related items and trash pickup gear. Organically Grown provided the key element...person power!! In recent years the Canal has been well looked after and there wasn't an overwhelming amount of garbage. But we were able to get a lot of stuff out of the water. Take a look at these pictures to see how nice it was on the water and what a great group effort this was :) Now paddlers can start the season with a fresh looking canal and more importantly the waterfowl, fish and other wildlife don't have to deal with as much of our human waste in their waterway....

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2023 Trashy Tuesday – Willamette River Cleanup

Yesterday a dedicated group of river guardians gathered for the monthly river cleanup know as Trashy Tuesday. The volunteers spend the day paddling and rowing along the river through the city limits of Eugene. There is garbage strewn about along the shorelines and some floating alongside. More of it that you are imagining in your mind as you read this. A big thanks to the crew who participate in this sad but necessary tradition!!!! Getting geared up at Alton Baker Park on a 33 degree morning I'm a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah! I don't want to do your dirty work, oh no. Picking up underwater garbage, whatever it takes for the health of the river!

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