About 250 people volunteered to cleanup along the Neponset River last Saturday. The annual event, organized by the Neponset River Watershed Association, stretched from Canton to Squantum — with efforts along the river and estuary in Mattapan and Dorchester.

The group reported on their website: “Some of the trash came from the record breaking winter storm surges, while some was deposited during the normal tide cycle. Unfortunately, there was also lots of trash that was clearly from illegal dumping.” Some of the haul— shown in a dump-truck at Tenean Beach— included 30-plus tires, a mattress and headboard, a toilet and a really creepy doll’s head. More information can be found online at Neponset.org.

Photos courtesy NRWA/ Lee Toma