Thursday, July 5, 2012

Concord River in North Billerica


Picking up where I left off on Monday, my downriver patrol of the Concord River resumed from Contribution Park at Rt. 3A/129 in Billerica near midday.  Similar to Monday there was a breeze out of the north which was a welcome change from yesterday's muggy conditions.  It didn't take long to reach the shady stretch where the river passes through the Fordway Bar...

Families were fishing from the shore above this spot while a lone cormorant was drying his wings below the bar...

After crossing the wider section of the river, where the Middlesex Canal's floating towpath once crossed, I reached the spot where the river drops over the falls...
There's still another 5 miles before the Concord reaches its confluence with the Merrimack in Lowell. However, the final 2 miles are not recommended for canoes or kayaks.

Before turning around and heading back, I snapped this photo of the Talbot Mill bell tower...

Back at Contribution Park my day's catch dried quickly in the sun...
There were 40 recyclable containers (25 redeemable) and 26 pieces of miscellaneous rubbish such as plastic bags and a plastic pail.  YTD = 3967

Most of today's trash was recovered from the riverbank just upstream of the Talbot Mill.

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