July 4-14, 2014
Missouri River Access Roundup 2014
Location: a Missouri River access near you!
In celebration of Missouri Stream Team’s 25th Anniversary, Missouri River Relief (Stream Team 1875) is facilitating a “Do-It-Yourself” clean-up of Missouri River boat accesses.
Boat accesses are one of the main ways that people get to the river, either by putting in a boat, tossing in a fishing line or just gazing at the nation’s longest river.
As many of us know, not everyone takes out all the trash they bring. We’re looking for folks to adopt their nearest Missouri River access for a weekend, clean up all the trash from the Independance Day weekend and spiff things up for the Missouri River 340 Race. We hope that some of you will extend that stewardship by choosing to “Adopt an Access” into the future.
Click here to sign up to clean up a boat ramp near you.
We ask that you register before June 23 to ensure that Stream Team Supplies will get to you in time.
What’s happening –
- The Missouri River 340, the world’s longest non-stop paddling race, will be happening on July 8-11. Over 600 paddlers from all over the world will be racing from Kansas City to St. Charles on the Missouri River. Boat ramps along the way will be their temporary home…and we want them to be impressed with how clean we keep them!
- We are looking for local Stream Teams and other river lovers to “Adopt” a nearby Missouri River access for the week. Pick up trash and tidy things up before the race on the weekend of July 5&6, then come back after the race and pick up anything that’s left.
- Sign-up to clean up your favorite Missouri River Access on the Missouri River Relief website.
- Access Adopters will be responsible for disposing of the trash they pick up. Talk to your local city or town to acquire permission to dispose of trash. Missouri River Relief will assist in this process - Just ask Steve for assistance.
- Missouri River Relief and Missouri Stream Team will supply you with trash bags, gloves and a Missouri Stream Team 25th Anniversary T-shirt.
- This is an approved Stream Team Anniversary event, so we’ll send you a stamp for your “25 Days of Stream Team” passport!
- Consider officially adopting your access through the Stream Team “Adopt-an-Access” program!