I can think of another litter source as well.......
Check this out... In some counties in Southern Ohio, there are those who
have no public solid waste removal service. As to whether or not it is
available to them, I don't know, however, I have been told by wildlife
officials that those who have not the waste collection services, that they
use the local stream for a dumping ground! Shame... shame.. shame... We in
NANFA, the last line of defense and voice for native fishes, can all become
stream watchers, and report such activity to local environmental law
enforcement authorities.
Either that.. Orrrrr.... THIS.. looks like a job for ...
DARRRRTERRRMAAAANNNN!! HA! Don't we wish we had such a super hero for our
streams!
Rob C.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Moontanman_at_aol.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- tarring with a broad brush
> In a message dated 8/12/02 6:03:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> darterman_at_cboss.com writes:
>
> <<
> I don't think anyone initially means to single out a certain group of
> individuals as to littering the stream. Somethimes it may sound that way,
> but when I eluded to many anglers littering, I am only going by personal
> observation time and time again. >>
> I know what you mean, I really get burned up when an angler leaves his
> refrigerator or washing machine in the creek when he leaves ;-) My cousin
has
> spent the last five years or so cleaning up a small stream on his
property.
> he is lucky in that he owns the entire water shed of this small stream. I
bet
> he has removed tons of stuff and every time it rains more appears. we were
> checking out some stream erosion last time i was there and we found that
the
> stream is consistently exposing old trash that was buried as the stream
bed
> moves from side to side in the valley. some of the trash is from more than
> 100 years ago and dates back to when the house he lives in was built. so
even
> cleaning up a stream and never littering again doesn't mean you won't find
> more trash as time goes on. It is really revealing to see the layers of
trash
> from decades ago slowly being exposed by the stream as it meanders along.
>
> Moon
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