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Sound Rivers Executive Director Heather Deck and Program Director Clay Barber took a trip to Raleigh this week to give some much-needed attention to Raleigh trash traps.

Recent heavy rains in the area caused some minor damage to traps on Marsh Creek and on Walnut Creek at Lake Johnson.

According to Heather, this is the kind of behind-the-scenes work that doesn’t get mentioned very often.

“Our programs are long-term commitments. We live in our watersheds, all our staff care, and any project or program we initiate, we want to see it succeed,” Heather said. “Most won’t ever see the many hours staff spends on our project sites making sure plants are growing in our school rain gardens, trash traps are maintained and fixed when needed and no matter how hot or cold the weather is, we’re there!”

Sometimes they have to make do with what they have, as well: though a shipment of buoys is on its way, Clay needed a quick fix for the Walnut Creek trash trap, so he substituted pool floaties for buoys.

“We’d also like to thank the park staff at Lake Johnson — they gave us some much-needed assistance,” Heather said.

Of interest on their trash trap fix-it foray, was the discovery of grille from a Cadillac in Marsh Creek.

Find out more about Sound Rivers’ Litter-Free Rivers program and our fleet of trash traps on urban waterways across the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico here!

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