The work took 23 volunteers about 4 hours to complete in very hot and muggy weather. Getting rid of the pipe involved cutting it into chunks with a special saw that produced many thousands of sparks, and care had to be taken not to set the woods on fire. A close-by ground bee nest was observed and subdued before anyone got stung. Ticks were in abundance as well. The hunks of steel were taken to the Fairfax County Landfill.
Volunteers, all Scouts and parents with Boy Scout Troop 577, also removed 30 bags of trash from the area near the New Braddock Bridge and from two nearby storm water ponds.
Congratulations to Eric and Boy Scout Troop 577 for completing yet another important project in the Little Rocky Run watershed. (See next page for more details).