Join Flathead Waters Cleanup event on Saturday, Aug. 10
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News from Stephan Gillin, CSKT Natural Resource Dept.
FLATHEAD/LAKE COUNTIES — The 2024 Flathead Waters Cleanup Event is happening on Saturday, Aug. 10, this year. The event is an annual cleanup of waters and shoreline areas in the Flathead Basin, including Flathead and Lake Counties. Volunteers can sign up as individuals, or in teams, small groups, or families to clean up trash in and around our waterbodies of the region. The event is organized by a partnership consisting of Flathead Conservation District, Lake County Conservation District, The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department, Flathead Rivers Alliance, Flathead Lakers, and the Western Montana Conservation Commission.
Volunteers sign up to collect trash and clean up any river, lake, creek, or pond. When they register, volunteers can select their favorite area to clean up through an interactive mapping feature on the event website. A dump only dumpster will be setup at the Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation & Conservation office at 406 Sixth Ave. E, Polson, Mt 59860. Do not dump at this site if you want your items weighed for prizes.
The event will take place on Saturday, August 10, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m., with a celebratory party and prize giveaway hosted at Sacred Waters Brewing from 4– 8 p.m. in Kalispell.
Prizes from event sponsors will be given to the volunteers that collect the most trash, find the most unique item, submit the best photo, and other prize drawings. Prizes include half-day raft trips, donated by Great Northern Raft & Resort and Glacier Guides & Montana Raft Co. REI has donated a gift pack of backpack, water bottle, and multi towel. A full list of prizes and sponsors can be found on the event website. To be eligible for prizes, all volunteers must register prior to the event by visiting: https://tinyurl.com/flatheadcleanup.
For information contact Jessie Walthers at Flathead Conservation District 406-752-4220, or jessie@flatheadcd.org or for the cleanup in Polson and surrounding areas contact Caroline McClung at Lake County Conservation District, caroline-mcclung@macdnet.org, 406- 676-2811 ext. 102.
