Come Help Clean the Mighty Mississippi

June 14, 2010 | National River Cleanup, Restoring Rivers

The Mississippi River is one of the most recognizable rivers in America.  This wonderful river connects 10 states and many more cities, provides drinking water for more than 15 million people, gives a home to 40 percent of all North American waterfowl as well as hundreds of fish, amphibians and mammals, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

On Saturday, June 19, 2010, from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, as part of American Rivers National River Cleanup, the Great Mississippi River Cleanup — focused on the Upper Mississippi — will take place within more than 20 cities between St. Paul, MN and St. Louis, MO.  The Great Mississippi River Cleanup will solicit approximately 1000 community volunteers from five states to remove tons of trash from floodplains and wetlands, and you can help!

American Rivers invites you to participate in The Great Mississippi River Cleanup by contacting the Project Coordinators Tammy Becker, 309.236.0725, tammy@livinglandsandwaters.org or Nora Coyne-Logan, 309.236.0728, nora@livinglandsandwaters.org.

Why is the Mississippi Rivers so special?   Meaning “father of waters” in the Algonquian language this river is home to 241 different fish species—namely gar, sturgeon and (of course) giant catfish!  And to understand how fast this water is moving, if a raindrop fell into Lake Itasca in Northwestern Minnesota, it would arrive at the Gulf of Mexico in just about 90 days! 

To find a cleanup near you or to organize a cleanup on your river, visit www.AmericanRivers.org/cleanup or call 1-877-347-7550.

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