This National Public Lands Day volunteers can sign up to join park staff for a cleanup at Green Island. This event runs from 8am to 12pm on September 26th. Volunteers are asked to meet rangers at Riverside Park boat launch parking lot. We ask volunteers to arrive by 7:50 am to complete any paperwork and receive event information. In the morning everyone will be sized and fitted for life jackets. By 8:30am volunteers will start loading into the boat and depart for Green Island. When volunteers arrive to Green Island, depending on the number of participants, we will break into groups to pick up across different areas. Volunteers will receive gloves, trash grabbers, and trash bags to use as we clean up. By 11am we will have volunteers regroup and begin loading back up into the boat. Once we return to Riverside Park, we will have an event wrap up where all volunteers will receive NEEF coupons and an appreciation item.

If you're interested in helping us Keep Our River Clean this National Public Lands Day then please think about joining us September 26th.

If you have questions or would like to sign up please contact our Community Volunteer Ambassador Hannah Ringquist at hannah_ringquist@partner.nps.gov or by calling us at 605-665-0209x21