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Day |
Date |
Time |
Event |
Where |
Why |
What exactly will you do? |
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All days |
Varied dates |
Whenever works for you! |
Hang flyers for upcoming events1-2 weeks prior |
Alton, Godfrey, Edwardsville, Grafton, Jerseyville: only where you
can/want!!! |
To alert the larger community of our upcoming events |
Hang flyers in businesses- I have chart of where and you just pick
what area you can help! |
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Saturday |
March 24, 2012 |
9am-12pm |
Confluence Trash Bash |
Meet at Chouteau Island for a land-based clean up |
Clean up river shores and trail |
Help clean up Chouteau Island of trash and debris. Wear long pants
and closed toe shoes |
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Monday |
March 26, 2012 |
8am-2pm |
Upper Miss High School Critical Thinking Skills Day |
NO Nelson Campus; Edwardsville |
Educate on River Issues |
Moderate high school groups' sessions |
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Saturday |
April 14, 2012 |
10am-4pm |
Alton Earth Day |
The Nature Institute |
Celebrate all local and global natural resources |
Help set up booth and man it, assist during a field session,
other random tasks that arise |
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Wednesday |
April 18, 2012 |
10am-4pm |
LCCC Earth Day |
LCCC in Godfrey |
Celebrate all local and global natural resources |
Help set up booth and man it, other random tasks that arise |
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Saturday |
April 21, 2012 |
10am-12pm |
Great River Road clean-up |
11 miles. Godfrey to Grafton |
Clean up the streets/riverside |
Help drop supplies every mile, shuttle volunteers, clean up the
road of trash and debris on both sides of the road |
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Friday |
April 27, 2012 |
9am-2pm |
Conservation Day |
Pere Marquette – Jersey County |
Educate 4th
graders on water |
Help set up, run, or tear down the education booth – fun! |
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Saturday |
April 28, 2012 |
9am-2pm |
Arbor Day Celebration |
Glazebrook Park, Godfre |
Educate public on the importance of trees |
Help set up, run, or tear down the informational or education
booth – fun! |
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Saturday |
May 12, 2012 |
8am-4pm |
Wings of Spring |
West Alton's Audobon Center at Riverlands |
Educate public on birds/migratory cooridor |
Help set up, run, or tear down the education booth – fun! |
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Friday |
May 18, 2012 |
8am-3pm |
Dive In Festival |
The Nature Institute |
Educate 4th
graders on water |
Help set up, run, or tear down the education booth – fun! |
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Saturday |
May 19, 2012 |
9am-11am |
Alton City Wide Clean Up |
Downtown Alton |
Clean up the streets/gullies of litter |
Clean up Broadway from Ridge to Washington and Broadway from
Washington to Milton Rd. |
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Sunday |
May 20, 2012 |
9am-4pm |
You Can Paddle: Safety Training: 9am-11am; Public Paddle/Race
11am-4pm |
West Alton's Riverlands Demo area |
Get safety personnel and the public on the river |
Help folks unload canoes/kayaks, pushing them off for their
clinic, and then re-loading them back on the trailer. Plus, other
random tasks as they come up. |
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Saturday |
June 9, 2012 |
9am-4pm |
Family Fishing Fair |
Pere Marquette State Park |
Manage the recycling for the event |
Organize and maintain all the recylcing stations; educate public
on new recycling program at the event; clean bins afterwards |
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Saturday |
July 28, 2012 |
9am-1pm |
Local foods and farm event and tour |
TBA |
Educate on healthy, local eating |
Help set up booths, man the registration table, assist the
workshop presenters, any random tasks that arise |
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Saturday |
Sept. 08, 2012 |
9am-12pm |
Alton City Wide Clean Up |
Downtown Alton |
Clean up streets/gulllies of litter |
Clean up Broadway from Ridge to Washington and Broadway from
Washington to Milton Rd. |
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Monday |
Sept. 10, 2012 |
9am-2pm |
Water Festival Teachers Workshop |
LL& W floating barge classroom |
Educate on big river issues |
Help set up event, man the registration table, assist the workshop
presenters, any random tasks that arise |
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Friday |
Sept. 14, 2012 |
9am-2pm |
Water Festival |
LCCC in Godfrey |
Educate 5th graders on water issues |
Help set up, run, or tear down the education booth – fun! |
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Saturday |
Sept. 15, 2012 |
8:45am-12pm |
Mississippi Earthtones Festival RIVER CLEAN UP |
TBA |
Clean up river shores and trail |
Help register participants, help clean up. Free boat ride! |
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Saturday |
Sept. 15, 2012 |
10am-11pm |
Mississippi Earthtones Festival |
Alton Riverfront Amphitheater |
Educate, recreate, and conserve river resources |
Help set up booths, man the registration table, assist the
workshop presenters, any random tasks that arise, help tear down
event |
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Saturday |
Sept - TBA |
8am-12pm |
Invasive Species Removal |
Arlington Wetlands in Collinsville/Granite City |
Wetlands restoration project |
Manually remove invasive plant species; training will occur
on-site |
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Saturday |
October 13, 2012 |
9am-1pm |
Clean Energy Fair |
Edwardsville location TBA |
Educate on alternative energy |
Help set up booth, man the registration table, assist the workshop
presenters, any random tasks that arise |
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Saturday |
Nov., 24, 2012 |
9am-4pm |
Green Gift Bazaar |
Riverbender.com Community Center |
Educate on natural resources and earth friendly products |
Help set up the event, man the Sierra Club booth, random tasks as
they arise, help tear down event |
