JRBP's Annual Earth Day Cleanup and Tree Planting Event

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The James River Basin Partnership (JRBP) will be hosting their annual Joe Kleiber Memorial Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday, April 22nd from 2-5pm at Lake Springfield Park. This is a free event offering both on-the-water and land based cleanup opportunities. Volunteers can bring their own boat or call ahead and reserve one for free. Canoes are available on a first come first serve basis. If paddling isn’t of interest, then grab a trash bag and walk the shorelines of Lake Springfield and the James River. Trash bags and gloves will be provide. Due to bridge construction there will not be a float from Crighton to Southwood Access.

Volunteers that would rather spend Earth Day outside of Springfield city limits should consider lending a hand at a tree planting event that is focused on improving the riparian corridor along a section of Little Finley Creek west of Seymour. The event will take place on Saturday, April 22^nd from 1:00pm - 5:00pm. The landowner is offering post-planting refreshments and a performance by “The Flood Brothers”.

Pre-registration is required for both events. To register and learn more, contact me, Brent Stock, at (417) 836-4847 or BrentonStock@MissouriState.edu. Further details at www.JamesRiverBasin.com.

We've got a great group of passionate individuals on this board and I'd love to meet a few of you at the cleanup. Good luck and stay safe in the woods and on the water this spring!