06/06/2026
Today a friend and I went for a pleasure paddle over at Forge Pond, in Brick, NJ. Although I did find a very few amount of bottles in the water and some garbage around the parking lot area, I was so beyond thrilled to see it was extremely clean. We paddled all the way through the winding river, up over and through the pond with... little to no trash. ゚
That's what I call a tremendous success. The paddling community that does cleanups on their own and the volunteers that come out for Stroke Your ECO/Paddle For The Planet events are the reason it is so clean. That's what it's all about. This work is not for nothing and forge pond shows that, clearly. It has cleaner waterways and leisure areas for for us to enjoy, but most importantly our wildlife to thrive in! It is so very cool to see!