It began with a plan...


This project began May 1st, 2011 when Eric Bersinger and Josh Woods paddled The Bartram Canoe Trail on Durbin Creek. What we found that day was the launch area full of illegally dumped trash and a creek that had been ignored for years. Fallen trees and log jams made this beautiful creek impossible to paddle. On this day we made our pledge, on this day "The Durbin Creek Wilderness Society" was born...
..and on this day we went to work....

..We are the Waterway Stewards of Durbin Creek and The Historic Bartram Canoe Trail...
..volunteer citizens making a difference by keeping the creek open for everyone to enjoy...

We are the recipients of the prestigious "2012 Green Paddle Award for Waterway Conservation" Presented by The American Canoe Association for outstanding contribution to paddlesport by protecting America's Waterways.

We are the recipients of the 2013 "In The Trenches Award" presented by The Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida. Our award was given during the 22nd annual Mayors Environmental Awards luncheon with this years theme, Advancing Environmental Stewardship.

..for contact information about this, donation based, conservation, restoration and clean-up non-profit organization, The Clean Waterway Society, Inc email: bartramcanoetrail@yahoo.com

..Donations can be mailed to The Clean Waterway Society 1212 Ribbon Road, St. Johns Florida 32259
..with our Sincere Thanks!....

..while viewing our blog..note there are several pages of "older posts" to check out.....

...Click on each photo for "the gallery view" ...


Saturday, December 5, 2015

McCoy's Creek Art Center coming soon...

..We are going to improve a section of McCoy's Creek that
continues to gather surface trash and has several areas with an
 invasive plant overgrowth that blocks the surface waters from
 their natural ability to flow in and out with the tide...

..Ground zero for this effort is in front of Cash Building
 Materials Company on McCoy's Creek Blvd. We want to 
improve McCoy's so we can paddle directly to
Jeffery Edelson's McCoy's Creek Art Center
 located just west of here...

..This is an example of what needs to be cleared to 
open the creek for paddlers, this clog is east toward I-10.
Can't you just "call some agency" to clean the trash, cut the
 overgrown trees, restore the surface waters of our local creeks?
...No you can't...

...Pretty McCoy's Creek view right?..not so fast, 
see the outflow pipe in lower left..

..Nasty chemicals flowing directly into McCoy's Creek..

..This is sad to see...

..This is the drainage ditch full of chemicals feeding the creek...

..A view from the Myrtle Avenue Bridge with "the all too familiar"
 shopping cart tossed in the creek...