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River or Event:  Fox river Ferson Creek Fen clean-up
Location:  St Charles
Start Date:  July 17, 2010
End Date:  July 17, 2010
Trip Leader's Name:  Brad De Ark
Trip Level:  Beginner
Weather:  hot and steamy
Water Level:  low
Trip Distance (miles):  2
Number of Watercraft:  6
Number of People:  6
Put in Location:   Put in at Ferson Creek park paddle up stream to north end of the Fen and back down cleaning up the bank
Take out Location:   no car shift
Contacts:   Thanks to Denis Kaskins with SC park district who arranged the trash pick-up.
Report:   6 hardworkers braved the heat and humidity to help clean-up a unique natural feature. We removed 5 tires, several pipes and a decomposing air mattress along with the usual cans, bottles ect.
Thanks Tom, Randy, Doug, Diane and Craig.

Report Author:  Brad De Ark
Report creation date:  2010-07-18 14:35:27