5 days on the Raritan river:

[AndyS]

I've heard of binge drinking but recently discovered a thing called binge cleaning. This is how the last 5 days on the Raritan river played out.
Feb.1: Cleaned the river banks and floodplain area from the Headgates in Duke Island Park down to Robert. St.
Feb.2: Cleaned the river banks area in Orlando park in Raritan Borough and both sides of the Nevius St. bridge area and walked the banks up to the entrance of the Raritan River Greenway.
Feb.3: Went into the Peters Brook area in Somerville and cleaned in there.
Feb.4: Ray joined me and we cleaned along the river and floodplain from Robert St. to the entrance of the Raritan River Greenway.
Feb.5 Jens and I did a small section of Duke Park in Manville near the river.
The majority of the time I was able to lug the garbage up to the trash receptacles where I sorted the trash and disposed of it. I started getting backed up as I had accrued too much trash and starting filling up the back of my truck. I was going to go a day 6 along the Torpey section of the river in Bridgewater but my truck is full so it will have to wait. Many thanks to those who came out and joined me. Couldn't have done this if there were 2 feet of snow on the ground, taking advantage of that during this winter. Most spots never spending more than 3 hours at any given location. No ticks on me so far and I found a dollar bill at Nevius St. so I came out ahead. Didn't take many photos over the 5 day period of cleaning.

[Chrisper4694]

Nice job Andy

[thmyorke1]

Excellent job!

Yikes, whats in that bag in the 5th picture? Someone's homegrown chicken?

[dakota560]

Andy....your efforts are no less than unbelievable! Thanks so much for the tireless work you put into this. That said, it's beyond sad how people can crap on nature and not think twice. Would be great some day if we had the resources to have some hidden cam recorders like hunters use to catch the scum who think nothing about trashing the environment. I don't know what the fines and penalties are but I pray they're enough to act as a deterrent to people who get caught and those who think about the same fate.

Again GREAT job on the clean up, you are a tremendous custodian and advocate of Mother Nature! We can surely use more people like yourself!

[trout taco]

Terrific post man and thank you for your hard work and efforts.

[Capt. Lou]

Nice job Andy , never will understand how these pigs can dump
garbage in an around streams , wonder what there houses look like !

[JimmyC]

Thanks for what you're doing!

[AndyS]

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[Esox Luciano]

Nice job Andy , never will understand how these pigs can dump
garbage in an around streams , wonder what there houses look like !

I hear that. Probably looks like Andy's pics, just not as organized.:p People suck. Nice job Andy!!

[Rich196]

Andy, THANK YOU SO MUCH for the time you put in to make our streams and rivers stay beautiful. They should really crack down on the people dumping like this,. AGAIN, THANK YOU.

[tycomps]

Man on fire! That appendix must have been slowing you down in the past :p

St. Andrew, patron saint of the mighty Raritan!

A lean, mean, cleaning machine! :)

Thank you!