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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

 

June 2011

 

Clean Up the Huron River

Event Date: June - October (ongoing)

Contact: Cheryl Saam, City of Ann Arbor, Ph: (734) 794-6240, csaam@a2gov.org

Watershed: Huron River

County: Washtenaw

7th Annual Boardman River Clean Sweep 2011

Event Date: June 11th (and July 8th)

Contact: Steve Largent, Grand Traverse Conservation District, Ph: (231) 941-0960, slargent@gtcd.org

Watershed: Boardman River

County: Grand Traverse

2011 Big Splash Clean Up

Event Date: June 25th

Contact: Michael Ridley, Tuscarora Township, Ph: (231) 238-0970, supervisor@tuscaroratwp.com

Watershed: Indian and Sturgeon Rivers

County: Cheboygan County

 

July 2011

Clean Up the Huron River

Event Date: June - October (ongoing)

Contact: Cheryl Saam, City of Ann Arbor, Ph: (734) 794-6240, csaam@a2gov.org

Watershed: Huron River

County: Washtenaw

7th Annual Boardman River Clean Sweep 2011

Event Date: July 8th (second event)

Contact: Steve Largent, Grand Traverse Conservation District, Ph: (231) 941-0960, slargent@gtcd.org

Watershed: Boardman River

County: Grand Traverse

 

August 2011

Clean Up the Huron River

Event Date: June - October (ongoing)

Contact: Cheryl Saam, City of Ann Arbor, Ph: (734) 794-6240, csaam@a2gov.org

Watershed: Huron River

County: Washtenaw

River Rescue in the Black and Paw Paw River and Hickory Creek Watersheds

Event Date: August 6th

Contact: AJ Brucks, Van Buren Conservation District, Ph: (269) 657-4030, alison.brucks@mi.nacdnet.net

Watershed: Paw Paw and Black River, Hickory Creek

County: Van Buren and Berrien

14th Annual Shiawassee River Cleanup

Event Date: August 6th

Contact: Larry Johnson, Shiawassee County Health Department - Environmental Health Division, Ph: (989) 743-2391, ljohnson@shiawassee.net

Watershed: Shiawassee River

County: Shiawassee

St. Joe County River Cleanup 2011

Event Date: August 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th (with additional dates in September - see below)

Contact: Amy DeShon, St. Joe County Conservation District, Ph: (269) 467-6336, amy.deshon@mi.nacdnet.net

Watershed: Rocky, St. Joseph, Fawn, Prairie, and White Pigeon Rivers

County: St. Joe

Cass River 3rd Annual Clean-Up

Event Date: August 13th

Contact: Patti Copes, Saginaw Conservation District, Ph: (989) 781-4077, patti.copes@mi.nacdnet.net

Watershed: Cass River

County: Saginaw

1st Annual Munuscong River Cleanup Project

Event Date: August 20th (rescheduled from June)

Contact: Corey Jerome, Chippewa/East Mackinac Conservation District, Ph: (906) 635-1278, corey.jerome@macd.org

Watershed: Munuscong River

County: Chippewa

 

September 2011

Clean Up the Huron River

Event Date: June - October (ongoing)

Contact: Cheryl Saam, City of Ann Arbor, Ph: (734) 794-6240, csaam@a2gov.org

Watershed: Huron River

County: Washtenaw

Cedar Creek Cleanup

Event Date: September 1st

Contact: Richard Pajak, City of Cedar Springs, Ph: (616) 696-1330, adminasst@cityofcedarsprings.org

Watershed: Cedar Creek

County: Kent

Au Sable River Annual River Cleanup

Event Date: September 10th

Contact: Laurie Luck, South Branch Township, Ph: (989) 275-8232, supervisor@southbranchtownship.com

Watershed: Au Sable River

County: Crawford

St. Joe County River Cleanup 2011

Event Date: September 10th, 17th, and 24th (with additional dates in August - see above)

Contact: Amy DeShon, St. Joe County Conservation District, Ph: (269) 467-6336, amy.deshon@mi.nacdnet.net

Watershed: Rocky, St. Joseph, Fawn, Prairie, and White Pigeon Rivers

County: St. Joe

16th Annual Thornapple River Cleanup

Event Date: September 17th

Contact: Joanne Barnard, Barry Conservation District, Ph: (269) 948-8056, joanne.barnard@mi.nacdnet.net

Watershed: Thornapple River

County: Barry, Eaton, and Kent

 

October 2011

Clean Up the Huron River

Event Date: June - October (ongoing)

Contact: Cheryl Saam, City of Ann Arbor, Ph: (734) 794-6240, csaam@a2gov.org

Watershed: Huron River

County: Washtenaw

2011 Global Citizens River Conservation Day

Event Date: October 1st

Contact: Christine Kosmowski, City of Battle Creek, Ph: (269) 966-0712, cmkosmowski@cityofbc.org

Watershed: Kalamazoo River

County: Calhoun

7th Annual River Cleanup

Event Date: October 1st

Contact: Keith Moss, City of Charlotte, Ph: (517) 543-8860, kmoss@charlottemi.org

Watershed: Butternut Creek and Battle Creek River

County: Eaton

Marshall Area River Clean Up and Conservation Day

Event Date: October 1st

Contact: Cheryl Vosburg, City of Marshall, Ph: (269) 781-3985, cvosburg@cityofmarshall.com

Watershed: Kalamazoo River

County: Calhoun

Mayors' Grand River Clean Up

Event Date: October 1st

Contact: Mike Lunn, City of Grand Rapids Environmental Services Department, Ph: (616) 456-3914, mlunn@ci.grand-rapids.mi.us

Watershed: Grand River

County: Kent

 


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