New guy from Girard

onbohio · 08-23-2011, 07:59 PM

Hi everyone. First of all let me say I don't own a canoe. I found you guys through Zachary Svette-Trumbull Metroparks.

I took my 12ft aluminum-9 1/2 hp out from canoe city this summer a couple times, and enjoyed the ride. I have been looking for a volunteer organization who might have a river cleanup effort planned ever since. As I said it was a nice scenic winding river ride. I was just hoping to make it a little nicer.

I would be willing to offer my help to any event already planned. I could use my boat to help. I have a chainsaw for clearing logjams. I have a friend at work who has a canoe and would probably be interested in helping out as well.

If there is nothing currently planned, I would be willing to help organize an effort as well. I feel that if we could get one section of the river more usable/better looking, more people will want to use it, and therefore more people will interested in seeing the whole river cleaned up and eventually dredged.

onbohio · 09-07-2011, 07:02 PM

Do any of you guys live on the Mahoning River? I saw where some of you talked of clearing deadfalls, just curious how you got them out of the river. I have been talking with Sue Shafer from the Tribune Chronicle about getting something together for Make a difference Day. Thinking I might be able to find some volunteers if I go door to door to homes on the river.

08-23-2011, 07:59 PM	#1
onbohio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 119 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	New guy from Girard Hi everyone. First of all let me say I don't own a canoe. I found you guys through Zachary Svette-Trumbull Metroparks. I took my 12ft aluminum-9 1/2 hp out from canoe city this summer a couple times, and enjoyed the ride. I have been looking for a volunteer organization who might have a river cleanup effort planned ever since. As I said it was a nice scenic winding river ride. I was just hoping to make it a little nicer. I would be willing to offer my help to any event already planned. I could use my boat to help. I have a chainsaw for clearing logjams. I have a friend at work who has a canoe and would probably be interested in helping out as well. If there is nothing currently planned, I would be willing to help organize an effort as well. I feel that if we could get one section of the river more usable/better looking, more people will want to use it, and therefore more people will interested in seeing the whole river cleaned up and eventually dredged.

09-07-2011, 07:02 PM	#2
onbohio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 119 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Do any of you guys live on the Mahoning River? I saw where some of you talked of clearing deadfalls, just curious how you got them out of the river. I have been talking with Sue Shafer from the Tribune Chronicle about getting something together for Make a difference Day. Thinking I might be able to find some volunteers if I go door to door to homes on the river.