Event: Upper and Lower Green River Cleanup
Location: Kanaskat - Palmer State Park, Washington
Date & Time: Saturday, May 3th, 2025 at 9 a.m.
Rating: Upper Green River (Class IV), Lower Green River (Class II+/III)
Length: Various
Website: www.facebook.com
Contact: Scott Harvey (hadjimann@yahoo.com)
Description:
Join WRRR, Paddle trails, OWA, WKC, BeWet, Nature Nuts, Boy Scouts, Green River Coalition, WA state parks, and other several local clubs (if we missed your group let us know!), neighbors and friends at the 41st Annual Green River Cleanup on Saturday May 3th!!! Every year lots of outdoor enthusiast enjoy the day recreating along the river, and cleaning up trash at the same time. As always, there will be lots to do for boaters and non boaters. River stretches are rated class II-IV. The last several years proved that we will boat no matter the flow! Hiking and ground crew sections are available from flat trail to adventurous river corridor cleaning. We found some huge trash areas and have local neighbor’s helping out as well!
Be prepared for a long day on the river collecting trash. Bring snacks, dress for some degree of hiking the shoreline, and most of all have fun and feel good about making our rivers cleaner. There will be a BBQ at Flaming Geyser state park after the cleanup.
Online registration will be available the week prior to the event. In person registration can be done from 10am-11am at the Headworks put in (just before the army corps gate on river left), and at Kanasket-Palmer State Park (in the parking lot near ledge drop one) from 9:30am- 10:30am. Help us clean up the Green River and keep it one of the most beautiful rivers you can raft.
Cleanup members will enjoy free camping at Kanasket-Palmer Campground, Friday and Saturday nights. Please RSVP if you have an RV. 360-319-6524
GRCU will be hosting a BBQ at Flaming Geyser picnic shelter #3 on Saturday afternoon/evening after the event for members (or a $5 donation for non-members). What- you need a time? It’s after the river cleanup safety and sweep boat committee arrives! Come on out!!! Usually it’s starting around 3pm and wrapping up around 6pm +/- river time
Special Note:
The Green River Cleanup **NEEDS YOUR VOLUNTEER** HELP to help make the event smooth and enjoyable for everyone. Please sign up with a trip leader if you are interested in any of the following:
-Flaming Geyser BBQ helpers
-Lead Boat-Volunteer organizers
on map and lead ground crews)
-Sweep boats for Headworks, Gorge, Yoyo and to Sous creek
-Editor for the Greenrivercleanup.org site
-Rafts and large boats for the Yo-Yo and down to Whitney bridge
-Special projects, land based cleanup
-Boat pod leaders
-Registration 2 shifts open at headworks. Easy to run if you aren’t doing shuttle
-Registration 2 shifts open at kanasket palmer
-Shuttle organizers (on your own)
-River safety crews at the Mercury / nozzle area
-Recycle sorters
-BBQ Cleanup Helpers
-Event Cleanup (Sunday)
-Drivers to move trash and volunteers around the Green River Watershed picking up trash
-Sunday helpers breaking down the event and picking up trash bags from river access points
-Someone to lead with taking pictures and volunteer appreciation
Make sure to check HERE http://www.greenrivercleanup.org for more information and status updates
Maps are available at www.greenrivercleanup.org
Trip Leaders:
GRCU Committee
References:
Whitewater Rivers of Washington by Jeff and Tonya Bennett, Washington Whitewater by Douglass A. North.