The Nimishillen Creek Watershed Partners greatly appreciate the support of sponsors and volunteers for the Fifth Annual Nimishillen Creek LEAP at Reifsnyder and Schreiber Parks.  Over 30 volunteers and workers participated on a near perfect Saturday morning to remove enough trash and debris to fill a 20 yard trash bin.  In addition, 25 tires were removed from the in and along the Middle Branch of Nimishillen Creek.

In addition to the Clean-up, 16 interested watershed residents arrived an hour before the event to take a guided wetland tour of the only constructed storm water treatment wetland in Stark County.  Stark Parks' Darrin Petko guide the volunteers on through the wetland constructed by the City of Canton in 2003 to treat runoff from streets, parking lots, yards, and rooftops.  Thanks Darrin!

Besides clean-up volunteers, the 2006 Nimishillen Creek LEAP at Reifsnyder Park also had tremendous support from local agencies and businesses.  The Watershed Partners were able to hold such a successful event thanks largely to the support from LEAP Sponsors.  These sponsors, listed at the bottom of the page, covered all the event costs including equipment and supplies like dumpsters, trash hauling, rakes, shovels, gloves, trash bags, food and beverage.

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Pictures from the 2005 LEAP.  Click on the image to see a larger view.

Event Sponsors!

The Nimishillen Creek LEAP is entirely locally coordinated and funded.  A special thanks goes out to the following sponsors and organizers for supporting the clean-up:

AEP Ohio, Canton Parks, Stark Parks, Stark - Tuscarawas - Wayne Joint Solid Waste District, Roof Doctor, 62 Drive Thru, NEFCO, Stark County Health Department, R. D. England Drainage Service & Supply, Building Industry Association, K. W. Zellers & Sons, City of Canton, Wal-Mart Store #5285, and Earth Action Partnership.