The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) and Impression 5 Science Center will hold the annual Adopt A River event this Saturday, May 13 from 8:30 am to 1 pm at Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive in Lansing. Volunteers will help make the Lansing area even more beautiful by helping clean up the Grand and Red Cedar Rivers along the 10.2-mile Lansing River Trail.
Admission to Impression 5 Science Center is free on Saturday to those who register and participate in the clean-up. In addition, several varieties of native, potted trees will be given away as part of the BWL’s Plant a Tree in the Right Place program. Participants should bring their own gloves for the clean-up. Complementary, reusable water bottles will be provided to be filled at the BWL Water Station. Lunch will be provided to those who register.
This year’s schedule for Adopt A River is as follows:
- 8:30 am – Registration
- 9-11 am Clean-up
- 11 am–1 pm Lunch & Environmental Fair
The kid-friendly environmental fair will showcase exhibitors, including:
- Mother’s Day Craft provided by BWL
- Fenner Nature Conservancy
- BWL Peregrine Falcon Program
- Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) – Water Resources Division & Project Wild
- Greater Lansing Regional Committee for Stormwater Management
- Potter Park Zoo
- MSU Entomology Pollinators
- Michigan Waterway Stewards
Since Adopt A River’s inception in 1994, volunteers have cleared literally tons of litter and the program has earned statewide awards for river stewardship. It has also served as a model for similar river-awareness programs in Michigan.
For more information or to register, go to www.impression5.org.
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