Some TLC for the Assabet River

 

Joined with folks from the Maynard Assabet River Coalition yesterday for some trash removal on the Assabet River between the Powder Mill Dam in Acton, MA and the Waltham Street Bridge in Maynard, MA.  We were participating in OARS 39th Annual River Cleanup.   Our event was coordinated by Sarah and Abbie.  At the same time other groups were cleaning up other sections of waterways within the Assabet, Concord, and Sudbury rivers watershed.

Our group gathered up this trash in a couple of hours...

A bit more from the Acton section nearer to the dam...

A cluster of old medicine bottles were found just below the Waltham Street Bridge.  A few of the intact ones after cleaning...