Tishomingo NWR Hears Complaints About Refuge Trash
The 16,464 acre Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma is hearing complaints from local businesses and anglers about the trash that has accumulated due to flooding.
Meredith Saldana with KTEN reports:
Sandy Creek Bridge was a popular fishing spot and now it’s filled with refrigerators, coke cans and even tires.
Jim McLaughlin says it’s time to clean it up, “This Sandy Creek has always been one of the best places that there’s been for crappie, sand bass, lots of catfish and different things and it has been an attraction.”
Fisherman like Elbert Jackson used to frequent this area but say thanks to the floods it seems to be a thing of the past.
Jackson says, “It affects the economy here by the fact that the little businesses aren’t getting people, the convenience stores.”
Melissa Holder from Tishomingo NWR said the refuge is working on cleaning up the junk, but excavators are in high demand because of the flooding, which is delaying the cleanup process.
Visit the KTEN website for a video report.
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National Wildlife Refuge System, Tishomingo NWR, Oklahoma
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