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NAPS conducts successful Creek Cleanup

Captain Monty Deihl’s skiff crew caught a whopper of a telephone pole their first trip back to the dock, winning the “Largest Item” and “Largest Total Haul” awards.

REEDVILLE—With clear skies and calm seas, 52 volunteers helped to remove trash from Cockrell Creek during the 2025 NAPS Creek Cleanup on September 14, hosted by the Northumberland Association for Progressive Stewardship (NAPS) with essential support from Omega Protein and Smith Point Sea Rescue.

The base of operations was the Morris-Fisher Stack at Omega Protein in Reedville. After a lunch for all participants around noon, 10 kayakers and seven skiffs of cleanup crews set out to comb over 20 miles of shoreline and….

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