Stream Clean

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Piles of garbage, paper, plastic, scrap metal, wood, furniture, electronics, appliances, and tires was all that was left after volunteers came through and cleaned up six area waterways during Stream Clean on Saturday, May 17th, 2008.

Armed with buckets, gloves, waders, canoes, trucks and trash bags, 180 volunteers got our rivers ready for the ways we will be enjoying them all summer long.

 

Mill Creek, Yale
Coordinated by the Drain Office, six canoes floated down a 3-mile stretch of river, ending in Yale City Park, and with help from the Yale DPW pulled out a dumpster-worth full of trash.

Stocks Creek, Port Huron Township
Michigan State University Extension Office led students from Central, Chippewa and Memphis middle schools through the stream pulling out trash and litter.

Marine City Drain, Cottreville Twp
Sponsored by Algonac State Park, volunteers used a tractor to pull out a mattress, box spring, a dozen tires, a TV and three garbage bags worth of trash.

Pine River, Kimball Twp
Led by Kimball Township, volunteers worked long and hard to clear the river of log jams and other debris to make it navigable for canoeing.

Belle River, Columbus Township
A group of volunteers, with the St. Clair County Parks and Recreatino staff, pulled out furniture of all shapes and sizes.

St. John’s Marsh, Clay Township
In their 19th year, Clay Twp and the Michigan DNR and over hundred volunteers removed three compacted cubic yards worth of trash.

Stream Clean doesn’t start and stop with just one day; it takes all of us to help keep them clean! A big “Thank you” goes out to all our volunteers who participated in our May 17th Stream Clean.

Like to help make a difference in a river near you?
Let us know at riverday@stclaircounty.org or (810) 987-5306.