Annual Adopt A River Event to be Held Saturday
The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) and Impression 5 Science Center will hold their annual Adopt A River event this Saturday, May 9 from 8:30am to 1pm at Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive in Lansing. Volunteers will help make the Lansing area even more beautiful by cleaning 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, as well as brunch to those who register.
This year’s schedule for Adopt A River is as follows:
- 8:30am – Registration
- 9-11am – Clean-up
- 10:30am-1pm – Brunch & Environmental Fair
The kid-friendly environmental fair will showcase exhibitors, including:
- Craft provided by BWL
- BWL Falcons
- BWL Historical Exhibit
- Capital Area District Library
- Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA)
- City of Lansing Public Service Department
- Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) – Project Wild
- EGLE – Water Resource Division
- Greater Lansing Regional Stormwater Management
- MSU Department of Entomology
- Potter Park Zoo
Since Adopt A River’s inception in 1994, volunteers have cleared literal 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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