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Michigan
Volunteer River, Stream and Creek Cleanup Program
Please contact the cleanup
organizers listed below to inquire about possible volunteer opportunities
and to confirm dates and locations of events.
Calendar of
Cleanup Events
April
2013
Project
Name: Flint River Clean Up
Event
Date: April 27th
Watershed:
Flint River and tributaries
County:
Genesee
Contact:
Amy McMillan, Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission, Ph:
(810) 736-7100, amcmillan@gcparks.org
May
2013
Project
Name: Headwaters River Clean-up Project
Event
Date: May 11th (with additional dates in June, July, and
August - see below)
Watershed:
St. Joseph River, Kalamazoo River, Grand River, and the River
Raisin
County:
Hillsdale, Jackson
Contact:
Jessica Luck, Hillsdale Conservation District,
Ph: (517) 849-9890,
jessica.luck@mi.nacdnet.net
June
2013
Project
Name: A2 Keeping the River Clean
Event
Date: June - October (ongoing)
Watershed:
Huron River
County:
Washtenaw
Contact:
Cheryl Saam, City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Services, Ph:
(734) 794-6240, csaam@
a2gov.org
Project Name:
River Cleanup Project 2013
Event
Date: June 1st and 15th (with additional dates in July, August,
and September - see below)
Watershed:
Prairie, Fawn, Rocky, and White Pigeon Rivers, and Nottawa
Creek
County:
St. Joseph
Contact:
Jen Miller, St. Joseph County Conservation District, Ph: (269) 467-6336,
jen.miller@mi.nacdnet.net
Project
Name: Headwaters River Clean-up Project
Event
Date: June 1st and 29th (with additional dates in July and
August - see below)
Watershed:
St. Joseph River, Kalamazoo River, Grand River, and the River
Raisin
County:
Hillsdale, Jackson
Contact:
Jessica Luck, Hillsdale Conservation District,
Ph: (517) 849-9890,
jessica.luck@mi.nacdnet.net
Project Name: 9th
Annual Boardman River Clean Sweep
Event
Date: June 8th (and July 5th)
Watershed:
Boardman River
County:
Grand Traverse
Contact:
Steve Largent, Grand Traverse Conservation District, Ph: (231) 941-0960,
slargent@gtcd.org
Project Name: River
Raisin Rubbish Removal
Event
Date: June 13th
Watershed:
River Raisin
County:
Monroe
Contact:
Tim Kwiatkowski, Monroe Conservation District, Ph: (734) 241-7755,
timothy.kwiatkowski@
mi.nacdnet.net
Project
Name: Pere Marquette Paddle Down-River Cleanup
Event
Date: June 22nd and 23rd
Watershed:
Pere Marquette River
County:
Mason
Contact:
Jordan DeVries, Mason-Lake Conservation District, Ph: (231) 757-3708,
jordan.devries@macd.org
July
2013
Project
Name: A2 Keeping the River Clean
Event
Date: June - October (ongoing)
Watershed:
Huron River
County:
Washtenaw
Contact:
Cheryl Saam, City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Services, Ph:
(734) 794-6240, csaam@
a2gov.org
Project
Name: 9th Annual Boardman River Clean Sweep
Event
Date: July 5th
Watershed:
Boardman River
County:
Grand Traverse
Contact:
Steve Largent, Grand Traverse Conservation District, Ph: (231) 941-0960,
slargent@gtcd.org
Project
Name: Portage River Volunteer Cleanup
Event
Date: July 13th
Watershed:
Portage River
County:
Jackson
Contact:
Geoffrey Snyder, Jackson County Drain Commissioner, Ph: (517) 788-4398,
gsnyder@
co.jackson.mi.us
Project
Name: River Cleanup Project 2013
Event
Date: July 13th and 27th (with additional dates in August
and September - see below)
Watershed:
Prairie, Fawn, Rocky, and White Pigeon Rivers, and Nottawa
Creek
County:
St. Joseph
Contact:
Jen Miller, St. Joseph County Conservation District, Ph: (269) 467-6336,
jen.miller@mi.nacdnet.net
Project
Name: Manistique River Clean Up
Event
Date: July 20th
Watershed:
Manistique River
County:
Schoolcraft
Contact:
Omer Doran, Germfask Township,
Ph: (906) 586-9697
Project
Name: 5th Annual Cass River Cleanup
Event
Date: July 20th
Watershed:
Cass River
County:
Tuscola
Contact:
Jim Kratz, Tuscola Conservation District,
Ph: (989) 673-8174,
jim.kratz@mi.nacdnet.net
Project
Name: Headwaters River Clean-up Project
Event
Date: July 20th (with additional dates in August - see below)
Watershed:
St. Joseph River, Kalamazoo River, Grand River, and the River
Raisin
County:
Hillsdale, Jackson
Contact:
Jessica Luck, Hillsdale Conservation District,
Ph: (517) 849-9890,
jessica.luck@mi.nacdnet.net
Project
Name: 16th Annual Shiawassee River Clean-up
Event
Date: July 27th
Watershed: Shiawassee
River
County:
Shiawassee
Contact:
Larry Johnson, Shiawassee County Health Dept., Ph: (989) 743-2392,
ljohnson@shiawassee.net
August
2013
Project
Name: A2 Keeping the River Clean
Event
Date: June - October (ongoing)
Watershed:
Huron River
County:
Washtenaw
Contact:
Cheryl Saam, City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Services, Ph:
(734) 794-6240, csaam@
a2gov.org
Project
Name: River Rescue 2013
Event
Date: August 3rd
Watershed:
Black and Paw Paw River, adjoining creeks/streams, and Hickory
Creek
County:
Van Buren, Berrien
Contact:
AJ Brucks, Van Buren Conservation District,
Ph: (269) 657-4030,
alison.brucks@mi.nacdnet.net
Project
Name: River Cleanup Project 2013
Event
Date: August 10th and 24th (with additional dates in September
- see below)
Watershed:
Prairie, Fawn, Rocky, and White Pigeon Rivers, and Nottawa
Creek
County:
St. Joseph
Contact:
Jen Miller, St. Joseph County Conservation District, Ph: (269) 467-6336,
jen.miller@mi.nacdnet.net
Project
Name: Headwaters River Clean-up Project
Event
Date: August 24th
Watershed:
St. Joseph River, Kalamazoo River, Grand River, and the River
Raisin
County:
Hillsdale, Jackson
Contact:
Jessica Luck, Hillsdale Conservation District,
Ph: (517) 849-9890,
jessica.luck@mi.nacdnet.net
September
2013
Project
Name: A2 Keeping the River Clean
Event
Date: June - October (ongoing)
Watershed:
Huron River
County:
Washtenaw
Contact:
Cheryl Saam, City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Services, Ph:
(734) 794-6240, csaam@
a2gov.org
Project
Name: Rogue River Cleanup
Event
Date: September 7th
Watershed:
Rogue River
County:
Kent
Contact:
Connie Redding, Kent Conservation District,
Ph: (616) 942-4111,
administrator@
kentconservation.org
Project
Name: River Cleanup Project 2013
Event
Date: September 7th
Watershed:
Prairie, Fawn, Rocky, and White Pigeon Rivers, and Nottawa
Creek
County:
St. Joseph
Contact:
Jen Miller, St. Joseph County Conservation District, Ph: (269) 467-6336,
jen.miller@mi.nacdnet.net
Project
Name: Macatawa River Volunteer Cleanup
Event
Date: September 7th
Watershed:
Macatawa River
County:
Ottawa
Contact:
Kelly Goward, Macatawa Area Coordinating Council, Ph: (616) 395-2688,
kgoward@the-macc.org
Project
Name: 18th Annual Thornapple River Clean Up
Event
Date: September 14th
Watershed:
Thornapple and Coldwater Rivers
County:
Barry, Kent, and Eaton
Contact:
Joanne Barnard, Barry Conservation District, Ph: (269) 948-8056, joanne.barnard@mi.nacdnet.net
Project
Name: Muskegon River Cleanup
Event
Date: September 14th
Watershed:
Muskegon River
County:
Osceola
Contact:
Mark Wilson, City of Evart, Ph: (231) 734-2181, evartparksandrec@gmail.com
Project
Name: Mayors' Grand River Clean Up
Event
Date: September 14th
Watershed: Grand
River and tributaries
County:
Kent and Ottawa
Contact:
Michael Lunn, City of Grand Rapids,
Ph: (616) 456-3914,
mlunn@grcity.us
Project
Name: Klean the Kazoo
Event
Date: September 28th
Watershed: Kalamazoo
River
County:
Calhoun
Contact:
Tracy Bronson, Calhoun Conservation District,
Ph: (269) 781-4867,
tracy.bronson@macd.org
October
2013
Project
Name: A2 Keeping the River Clean
Event
Date: June - October (ongoing)
Watershed:
Huron River
County:
Washtenaw
Contact:
Cheryl Saam, City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Services, Ph:
(734) 794-6240, csaam@
a2gov.org
Project
Name: 9th Annual River Cleanup Day
Event
Date: October 5th
Watershed: Butternut
Creek and Battle Creek River
County:
Eaton
Contact:
Keith Moss, City of Charlotte,
Ph: (517) 543-8860,
kmoss@charlottemi.org
Project
Name: 2013 Global Citizens River Conservation Day
Event
Date: October 5th
Watershed: Battle
Creek and Kalamazoo Rivers, and Brickyard Creek
County:
Calhoun
Contact:
Charles Kohs, City of Battle Creek,
Ph: (269) 966-3343,
ckohs@battlecreekmi.gov
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