The New Hampshire Appalachian Mountain Club Paddlers wrapped up their fifth season of monthly trash patrols yesterday in Nashua, NH.
Beginning in May the NH AMC Paddlers conducted trash patrols on the Shawsheen River in Burlington, MA, Nashua River in Nashua, NH (from the Millyard), Merrimack River in Tyngsboro, MA, and the Merrimack River in Nashua, NH (from Greeley Park).
Yesterday's group consisting of 6 kayaks and 1 canoe headed out from the Mine Falls Park boat launch and patrolled the Nashua River's shoreline approximately 2 miles upriver from the dam.
The day was summer-like and there were only a few splashes of fall foliage to remind us it was actually October...
For the most part, trash was noted to be lighter than past years and the capacity of our trash crates wasn't put to the test.
Sue's boat cutting through the duckweed...
Paul and Lynda heading in...
Ron and Maureen...
The sorted haul looked about evenly split between recyclables (clear bag) and plain old rubbish...
The trash haul (pictured above) may have increased in size as one participant, Gary, planned to further patrol the Mill Pond and Power Canal below the dam.
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