Contributor: Anne Ledbetter
Stream Name: Rottenwood Creek
Location: Cobb County, GA
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Watershed: Chattahoochee River
Stacy Haire and Tim Phillips reached out to Mike Kahle with Cobb County Adopt-A-Stream about an illegal trash dump on Rottenwood Creek. Mike quickly organized a clean-up to prevent further damage as the trash would spread downstream with the next heavy rain.
The following volunteers rose to the call for a quick weekday clean-up. From left to right:
- Roger Boss
- Stacey Haire
- Jeff Hite
- Ina Allison
- George Aycock
- Maggi Moss
- Connie Ghosh
- Not pictured Keaton Hamid, Tim Phillips, Mike Ernestes, Mike Kahle, Anne Ledbetter
The volunteers waded into the creek and walked along the banks to remove as much trash as they could reach and carry.
Ina takes on the task of cleaning up trash which was caught on the side of the creek between down trees and sticks.
Keaton picks up trash high on the bank from a previous high water event.
Mike Kahle pulls out plastic caught in stream side bushes
Maggie reaches to pull debris. Lightweight grocery bags are one of the major culprits in the brush near the stream
Stacey and Tim working on the clean up
Disposable waste from the covid epidemic is a prominent piece of garbage showing up in waterways, roadways and natural areas
Connie leads the line of volunteers working on Rottenwood creek. The group focused on about a quarter mile stretch of the stream.
Mike Ernestes working his way down stream.
George takes a momentary breather while picking up trash. He is using a litter stick which is very convenient when picking up hard to reach trash
Roger drags a water soaked piece of carpet towards the accumulated garbage
This little porpoise statue wins the prize for most unique found object
It was a very successful day. These volunteers, in just a few hours, filled 65 garbage bags with about 975 pounds of trash and removed another 325 pounds of tires and assorted large items.
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