The trash and other litter forms a distinct high-water mark.

Once again, miscellaneous plastic sheeting was tangled in branches.

The driftwood tangles had been filtering out floating trash again.

This collection of tiny bits was probably swirling in an eddy.

Half-full bottles embed themselves nose-down in the flotsam.

This photo by one of our volunteers shows the resilience of the habitat.

We fanned out with grabber sticks and bags.

More than once, we found bags that we could put to re-use.

This huge tarpaulin wrapped around several trees was out of our league.