Waterway at Launch: Three Mile Creek
Launch Cost: Free
Destination: One Mile Creek and the Maple Street canal to open up access across blocked areas for the scheduled October 22 Clean Up The Bottom event.
Distance: 3-3/4 miles (round trip).
Time Paddling: 1-1/2 hours
Weather: Sunny and warm. Slight breeze. Tide falling. Current less than 0.5 mph. Waters slick. It was a beautiful day though a bit humid.
(1) Above left: Baby insect eaters (spiders) in the shoreline vegetation. (2) Above right: Will rakes away a vegetation clot blocking the Maple Street canal.
(3) Above left: I used an old handsaw to cut through the thicker grass. It was dirty work. There is a layer of trash underneath the grasses. (4) Above right: Diligent work for about an hour led to success. We had opened a channel through the weedberg.
(5) Above left: Tom and Will head back out to One Mile Creek. (6) Above right: Where does all the trash that ends up in the waterway come from? Here is one source: Conception Street. The property owners of this location are the City of Mobile (right-of-way), and Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. This litter is a violation of Mobile municipal code.
(7) Above left: Do you see a dozen White Ibis in this tree? (8) Above right: Will and Tom paddle on Three Mile Creek and pass by a limb overhanging the water with three White Ibis on it.
(9) Above: Header Image is a photo of White Ibis.
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Good grief!
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