2008 Missouri River clean-up events
Sign up for any of the following Missouri River Relief events.
Completed! - March 1-2 - Mari-Osa Dump Clean-up, Loose Creek, MO:
In a locally-based effort, we’ll be taking on a large, decades-old dump spilling into the Osage River with this two-day effort. Results from this event » Check out the event blog »
Completed! - April 5 (Away Team) - Blue River Rescue, Kansas City, MO:
Working with Bayer employees to clean out the confluence of the Blue and Missouri Rivers. More about this event »
Completed! - April 12 (Away Team) - Trailnet Clean-up, Chain of Rocks, St. Louis, MO:
We’ll be providing on-the-river support for our friends in St. Louis. More about this event »
Completed! - April 26 - Hartsburg, MO:
Back to the historic river town on our home stretch of the river in mid-Missouri. Results from this event (pdf) » Check out the event blog »
Completed! - May 17 (Away Team) - Yankton, SD:
We’ve been asked again to help out this local effort in its fifth year cleaning up below the Gavin’s Point Dam. Celebrating the 30th year of the Wild & Scenic River! Check out the event blog »
Completed! - June 7 - Sioux City Area Missouri River Clean-up:
The first city of the channelized river has asked us to come organize their first big river clean-up. Check out the event blog »
Completed! - June 14 - Missouri River Clean-up and River Festival in Washington, MO:
Our second time back in this historic river town. The clean-up will be part of a River Festival, including music and river education in Washington’s beautiful riverfront park.
Cancelled! - June 28 (Away Team) - St. Louis, Mo:
We’ll be teaming up with Living Lands and Waters for a clean-up at the base of the Gateway Arch on the Mississippi River. Cancelled due to flooding.
Completed! - July 15-19 - Missouri River 340:
We provided safety boats for the world’s longest continuous river race from Kansas City to St. Charles. Click here for more »
August 23 (Away Team) - Operation Clean Stream
Meremec River
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The oldest running river clean-up in the state. We'll be bringing a boat and crew to help clean-up the flood ravaged Meremec River. Click here for more info»
September 6-7 - EcoArtFest
Cooper's Landing, Easley, MO
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A celebration of the river and the arts and music inspired by it at Cooper's Landing. A benefit for Missouri River Cultural Conservancy partially coordinated by MRR. Check out the webpage»
September 12 -13 - Confluence Clean-up and Learning Festival,
Columbia Bottoms CA, St. Louis, MO:
Following a riverside education event with hundreds of Hazelwood and St. Louis area students, we’ll be holding a clean-up at the confluence of two of our nation’s biggest rivers. Click here for more info on the clean-up »
September 20 - Cooper's Cup Flying Carp Canoe & Kayak Race,
Cooper's Landing, Easley, MO:
An up and down-river sprint race in three classes. A truly unique event. Click here for more info on the race »
October 3-4 - Kansas City Clean-up and Watershed Festival,
La Benite Park, Sugar Creek, MO:
We’ll be working with the Missouri River Watershed Festival on Friday, Oct. 3, bringing in students from around the KC area to learn on the banks of the river, followed by a major urban clean-up at La Benite Park on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Click here for more info on the clean-up» Click here for more info on the Missouri River Watershed Festival»
