Annual Adopt A River Event to be Held Saturday

The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) and Impression 5 Science Center will hold the annual Adopt A River event this Saturday, May 10 from 8:30am to 1pm at Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive in Lansing. Volunteers will help make the Lansing area even more beautiful by helping clean up the Grand and Red Cedar rivers along the 10.2 mile Lansing River Trail.

Admission to Impression 5 Science Center is free on Saturday to those who register and participate in the clean-up. In addition, several varieties of native, potted trees will be given away as part of the BWL’s Plant a Tree in the Right Place program. Participants should bring their own gloves for the clean-up. Complementary, reusable water bottles will be provided to be filled at the BWL Water Station. Brunch will be provided to those who register.

This year’s schedule for Adopt A River is as follows:

• 8:30am – Registration
• 9-11am – Clean-up 
• 11am-1pm – Brunch & Environmental Fair

The kid-friendly environmental fair will showcase exhibitors, including:

• Craft provided by BWL
• BWL Historical Exhibit
• Capital Area District Library
• CATA
• Greater Lansing Regional Stormwater Management
• MSU Department of Entomology
• Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
• Potter Park Zoo
• Riverwalk Theater

Since Adopt A River’s inception in 1994, volunteers have cleared literal tons of litter, and the program has earned statewide awards for river stewardship. It has also served as a model for similar river-awareness programs in Michigan. For more information or to register, go to www.impression5.org.