River des Peres Watershed Coalition

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Dates: October 24 - 31, 2020

Come out and help clean up the rivers and creeks within the River des Peres Watershed! Due to COVID-19, our annual clean-up event will be a little different this year, but we still need your help to take care of this valuable natural resource in our community. Volunteers and members of their immediate household can choose from multiple cleanup sites within the watershed. Instead of a one day cleanup, you can remove trash and debris at your chosen site anytime between October 24-31. We’ll let you know when the locations are finalized! Work gloves and trash bags will be provided. The event is free, but volunteers are asked to preregister to select a cleanup site and to help event organizers coordinate supplies.

Check back at Great Rivers Greenway for updated details!

 

Trash Bash

Bike With Your Boots On
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Grants Trail
Description:Once again, we take to the trail for fall water quality monitoring! This time it is Grants Trail, a Great Rivers Greenway trail that runs along most of Gravois Creek.

Bike With Your Boots On will be on October 5th beginning at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Meet at Whitecliff Park lower parking lot. No experience necessary to participate and kids are welcome! Please bring your bike helmet, water bottle and a pencil. Be prepared to get your feet wet.

We will bike and stop at creek crossings to monitor the water quality using chemistry kits provided by Missouri Stream Team. We can use the data collected throughout the day to have a snapshot of the health of Gravois Creek.

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Location : Whitecliff Park lower parking lot

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Bike With Your Boots On

17th Annual River des Peres Trash Bash
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Description:Come out and help clean up the rivers and creeks within the River des Peres Watershed!

We need your help to to take care of this valuable natural resource in our community. Volunteers will meet in the morning at Willmore Park along the River des Peres Greenway, and Heman Park in University City, and the UMSL South Campus.

Sign-in & Announcements: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Cleanup: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Celebration: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

After the trash clean up, all volunteers will gather at Wilmore Park for an appreciation lunch, music and celebration. Prizes will be awarded for interesting trash finds!

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Registration

Trash Bash

Saturday, June 22, 2019, 09:00am - 12:00pm

Bike With Your Boots On

River des Peres Trail

We have an opportunity for people to get to know River des Peres and its water quality by bike riding with volunteers on the River des Peres Greenway trail along River des Peres and to observe and help trained volunteers conduct water quality measurements. Join us on June 22rd 9 AM. No experience in water quality testing is required but everyone must wear a bike helmet and bring their own bike. Be prepared to get your feet wet. Meet at Fultz Field in the River des Peres Park along River des Peres Rd, north of Gravois Road.

We will bike the length of the trail stopping at creek crossings to monitor the water quality using chemistry kits provided by Missouri Stream Team. We can use the data collected throughout the day to have a snapshot of the health of the River des Peres watershed.

Kids are welcome. Bring your chemistry water monitoring kit if you have one. Bring a water bottle and pencil. Be prepared to get your feet wet.

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Location : Fultz Field in the River des Peres Park along River des Peres Rd, north of Gravois Road

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Bike With Your Boots On