RiverLink and the Scouts worked together for a cleanup of Hominy Creek in Candler — 130 tires!
On Saturday, Sept. 12, Scouts and Adult Leaders from Troop 91 along with students from Christ School in Asheville cleaned debris and tires from a segment of the Hominy Creek, a tributary to the French Broad River.
A total of 90 young men and adults came out to get wet and muddy that fruitful day, along with RiverLink’s Dave Russell and Justin Young, and awesome volunteer Bob Ruddy.
Altogether, 283 man hours were put into cleaning up our environment. Hominy Creek along the Buncombe County Sports Complex hasn’t been that clean in a while.
The “good news” is that most all of the tires could be identified as coming from decades past. It appears these have been in the stream a long time and there is no new tire-dumping going on.
I am very proud of Scout of Troop 91 and am honored to be a leader in the troop.
– Scott
