'Keeper of the creek' works to make Indian Creek cleaner and safer for floaters

KUNA, Idaho — Indian Creek in Kuna is a popular destination for Treasure Valley floaters, and one local man is working to make it cleaner and safer.

“You can call me keeper of the creek if you want,” said Rich Kirkman with a laugh.

He started River Rich Rescue to help keep Indian Creek free of trash.

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“I fell in love with it in 2023, fell in love with it, but I didn’t like all the trash. There was a lot of trash, like a lot of trash,” Kirkman said.

So, while floating the creek, he started filling his boat with garbage he spotted along the way. Since 2023, he says he's hauled nearly 5,000 pounds of trash out of the creek and to the dump.

“Every tim