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Est. 2006

LOWER WAPSIPINICON
RIVER CLEANUP PROJECT

A grassroots effort, sponsored by Clinton County Conservation Board

August 22-24, 2008

Please join us again for our third annual canoe trip to clean up the Wapsi. The 2008 section will be just downstream of the one we cleaned in 2006. We will begin Saturday morning at Allen's Grove Park near Donahue, IA, and end Sunday afternoon at Walter's Landing near McCausland, IA. This 19-mile trip will run through both Clinton and Scott Counties.

Base camp for Friday and Saturday nights will be at Rock Creek Marina in Clinton County. Tent camping is free; cabins and electrical sites are available at your own expense. Showers, flush toilets, and running water will be available at the campground. The Friday night stay is optional. The cleanup will actually begin early Saturday morning, August 23.

Saturday evening, the award-winning Clinton County Conservation Board naturalists will offer interesting, fun, and free environmental education programs about the river and the land around it.

Participants may bring their own food or pay for catered meals in advance with their registration. We will offer all three meals on Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Participants may choose any or all of the meals. There are also convenience stores and restaurants in the surrounding towns that they can drive to in the evenings. T-shirts will also be offered for sale again this year.

A limited number of canoes, paddles, and orange "keyhole" PFDs will be provided free for those who don't have or don't want to use their own. PFDs are required to be worn at all times while participants are on the river.

See you on the river!

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REGISTRATION FORMS: Coming in 2008.
(This form is for both paddling participants and on-land volunteers.)

Event Schedule: Coming in 2008.

Checklist of things to bring

Directions and links to maps

Mission Statement

Our list of sponsors

Menu (if you prefer to order catered meals)

Ways to let people know about the event:
Downloadable/printable info cards
Downloadable/printable flyers

Click here for volunteer opportunities on land.

Would you like to sponsor us? Click here to learn how!

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Click the years below to see information about
previous events, including recaps, totals, and pictures!

2007--Wapsi backwaters/Rock Creek Marina
4 tons of trash removed

2006--Walnut Grove (Toronto) to Allen's Grove
5.8 tons of trash removed

 

Contact info:
Melisa Jacobsen, Coordinator, coordinator-at-lowerwapsicleanup.org

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