THE 24TH ANNUAL GREEN RIVER CLEANUP
IS SET FOR May 1, 2010!
Boaters grab your boats and gear! On Saturday, May 2, we expect to see a river alive with kayaks, rafts, canoes, inflatable kayaks, and cat-rafts. We want boaters on every reach of the Green River -- from Headworks to Whitney Bridge -- and perhaps even farther downstream, with sea-kayaks on the Duwamish.
The biggest, oldest, best river cleanup in Washington State needs your help to make this year’s Green River Cleanup the best ever.
The Green River Cleanup is organized by primary sponsors Washington Recreational River Runners (WRRR) and Friends of the Green River (FOG). Other sponsors include: Middle Green River Coalition, Washington Kayak Club, Paddle Trails Canoe Club, University Kayak Club, Mountaineers, BEWET, American Whitewater, Sierra Club, Green-Duwamish Watershed Alliance and Washington State Parks, King County, and more.
BOATERS: You’ll stop to pick up trash along the shores and haul it down to Flaming Geyser State Park. If you have a small boat, you may leave trash onshore by an eddy where a raft can stop to pick it up. If you boat downstream from Flaming Geyser and need to leave trash by the road, let us know to arrange for a pickup.
NON-BOATERS: Come to Kanaskat and help with activities there or join a ground crew. Ground crews need gloves, long sleeves, sturdy boots with non-slip treads, and rakes or sticks to pull trash out of the blackberries.
Registration: 9:30am - 11:30am Kanaskat-Palmer State Park. Sign-in and trash bags at park.
After boating and picking up trash, join the fun at at new location! FOOD! There’ll be a picnic-barbecue to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Green River Cleanup.
INFORMATION! Copies of the Recreational Flow Study done for Friends of the Green River as part of the Tacoma-FOG Pipeline 5 Agreement. There’ll be other information about the history of the Green River Cleanup and other important issues for the Green.
CAMPFIRE, CAMPOUT, DUTCH OVEN COOK-OFF, PRIZES! If you’re up for more fun and river stories join WRRR at the this year's Group Campground for an hour around the campfire or to spend the night in tent or Adirondack shelter.
INFO: Pat Sumption, 206-525-1708, patsump@juno.com
Paul Sestak, 253- 631-6320, fridayboatclub@hotmail.com