But what does that mean?
Every year, hundreds of people make a huge impact in just a couple of hours during our annual Spokane River Clean-Up. This year, we are hoping to make a big impact, just with a few changes. You can sign up to clean individually, with your family, or with a group (5 or less at a time, please). On September 19th, you will go along the Spokane River bank, collect litter, and place it in our designated locations. However, we won’t have a big gathering that morning and we won’t be assigning HUGE groups to clean-up all together. Luckily, the Spokane River is pretty big, so we’ll have plenty of space to social distance while we work.
This year, we are focusing on nine major areas:
Downriver Disc Golf
TJ Meenach
People’s Park
High Bridge Park
Redband Park (also below the Spokane Club)
McKinstry/Gonzaga
Mission Park
Avista
Riverton
Sign up for a location that works well for you. Do you have another location in mind or near your house? Send us an email! Our friends at the Spokane River Forum are holding their annual Valley portion of the Spokane River Clean-Up on September 12th - so check them out, if you are in the Valley.
Be sure to sign our waiver, and read our helpful handouts on litter safety and what to do if you find a homeless camp (short answer: leave it alone).
The week before the clean-up (September 14th - 18th) stop by The Lands Council offices to pick up your supplies and get more information on where to leave your garbage.
Have any questions? Just send us an email or give us a call at (509) 209-2851.
