Creekside Cleaning

Volunteers and Otterbein University students clear invasive honeysuckle plants growing along the shoreline above and below the low-head dam in Alum Creek in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 30, 2023.

Volunteers and Otterbein University students clear invasive honeysuckle plants growing along the shoreline above and below the low-head dam in Alum Creek in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 30, 2023.

A worker checks alignment on one of the last sections of flooring installed in the stage in Cowan Hall at Otterbein University completing repairs to the water-damaged structure before it gets a final coat of paint. My Final Photo for March 29, 2023.

A young fisherman’s bicycle lies in the grass near the Alum Creek dam where he and a friend dropped their bikes, donned wading boots, and traveled into the waters of the dam for an afternoon of testing their skill and luck in the high waters of the creek. My Final Photo for March 27, 2023.

A turkey vulture sits in the open window at the top of the barn at the Braun Farm joining several more of the birds roosting atop the structure. My Final Photo for March 27, 2023.

A landlocked pair of anglers watch their waterborne partners navigate the waters of Hoover Reservoir on a warm, bright spring Sunday. My Final Photo for March 26, 2023.