Palouse Plans River Cleanup

The Palouse Conservation District will host their second annual river cleanup on the North Fork of the Palouse Saturday, Aug. 27.

As part of National River Cleanup 2011, the day will include stream cleanup and site maintenance at the Palouse Native Plant Walk. Volunteers will be in action from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at Hayton Green Park in Palouse. A celebration barbecue and sign unveiling for the Palouse Native Plant Walk will be at 1 p.m. along the North Fork of the river at the Plant Walk.

“Palouse Conservation District and the City of Palouse are dedicated to protecting the Palouse River, because a healthy community starts with a healthy river,” said Jennifer Boie, Information and Education Coordinator with Palouse Conservation District.

National River Cleanup 2011 is sponsored by American Rivers. The Palouse event is one of a series of community-based stream cleanups nationwide.

“It’s thrilling to see so many people across the nation pitching in to protect their streams,” said Rebecca Wodder, president of American Rivers. “We applaud the work of the Palouse Conservation District not just for speaking out for the North Fork of the Palouse River, but for taking action to keep it healthy.”

The Palouse Conservation District was founded in 1970, and is an affiliate of the Washington State Conservation Commission.