Flathead Rivers Alliance seeks volunteers for cleanup
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Flathead Rivers Alliance is seeking volunteers for the 2022 Flathead Waters Cleanup to pick up trash and celebrate the region's waterways.
The one-day cleanup event is an annual cooperative effort between the Flathead Rivers Alliance and agency partners.
Volunteers will hike along the shoreline, float sections or scuba dive.
The event takes place Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a celebration and prize giveaway at Sacred Waters Brewing in Kalispell from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
More information can be found here.
Organizers released the following information:
The 2022 Flathead Waters Cleanup event returns Saturday, August 13th, 2022. This Flathead Basin-Wide event hosted by Flathead Rivers Alliance, Flathead Basin Commission, Flathead Conservation District, Flathead Lakers, and Lake County Conservation District brings together agencies, organizations, and community members in an all day volunteer event to not only cleanup trash, but celebrate the region’s incredible waterways. Flathead Rivers Alliance seeks volunteers for the three forks of the Flathead Wild and Scenic River. There are lots of ways to participate: hiking along the shoreline, floating sections or scuba diving. .
Formed in 2019, Flathead Rivers Alliance is a friends group that supports protection and management of the Flathead Wild and Scenic River (North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork) and enhancement of the river system’s outstanding and remarkable values that include geology, ethnography, history, wildlife, vegetation, fisheries, water quality, and recreation. The river system has the significance of inspiring the idea of a National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and contributing 85% of the water entering Flathead Lake.
This one day cleanup event is an extension of the cooperative efforts Flathead Rivers Alliance and its agency partners conduct throughout the summer. Glacier National Park and Flathead National Forest run routine River Patrol crews, while the Alliance coordinates volunteer River Ambassador crews that both staff pop-up information booths at popular river access points and serve as citizen scientists collecting river user and wildlife data while floating the river. The Alliance and its agency partners are invested in safeguarding the future of the Flathead River system and developing a new generation of river stewards.
The event will take place on Saturday, August 13th, 2022 from 9AM - 3PM with a celebration and prize giveaway hosted at Sacred Waters Brewing in Kalispell from 4-8PM. Prizes from event sponsors include: half-day guided fishing and rafting trips, an evening sailing cruise, and outdoor gear. Grab a friend, recruit club members, or rally the family. Help keep our favorite places clean while enjoying a good time. Individuals or teams interested in helping to clean up the three forks of the Flathead River will need to email info@flatheadrivers.org to coordinate. More information can be found at www.flatheadrivers.org/events.
Thank you to this year's sponsors: Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Cabela's, City of Kalispell, Destination Trout, Evergreen Disposal, Flathead National Forest, Glacier Guides & Montana Raft, Glacier Raft Co., Lakestream Fly Shop, NFC, River Network, Sacred Waters Brewing Co., Sportsman & Ski Haus, and Wild River Adventures.
The Flathead Rivers Alliance is a nonprofit friends group that supports and enhances the outstanding and remarkable Three Forks of the Flathead River, and works to ensure access and enjoyment for all. The Alliance and its agency partners are invested in developing a new generation of river stewards. The three forks of the Flathead Wild and Scenic River are administered by the Flathead National Forest with portions cooperatively managed with Glacier National Park and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. We acknowledge the river system flows through the traditional homelands of the Ktunaxa/Kootenai, Sélis, Q’lispé and Blackfeet Peoples.
