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The Nimishillen
Creek Watershed Partners are pleased to announce the ninth
annual Nimishillen Creek LEAP clean-up will be held the along Nimishillen Creek
in the Village of East Sparta and Pike Township.
Volunteers are needed to help pick up debris along this
section of the Nimishillen. Those interested are asked
to meet at 9:00 am at the Sandy Valley Community Park
located at 10018 Cleveland Ave. SE. From there volunteers
will be divided into walking and canoeing clean-up crews then directed and/or shuttled to clean-up sites along the
creek. A free lunch for the volunteers will following
the event.
Canoe Clean-up
Crew:
For the first time
the Nimishillen Creek LEAP will utilize canoes to help
clean-up the Nimishillen upstream of East Sparta. Stark
Parks is providing the canoes, but space is limited. If
you are interested in being on the Canoeing Crew, please
register prior to the event to ensure a spot. You may
also bring your own canoe to the event and join the paddlers.
Paddlers in the canoes should be prepared to get wet as the
clean-up will require getting out of the canoe to pick up
litter and dragging the canoe over shallower riffle area along
the creek. The canoe crew will cover about 4.2 miles the
day of the event.
Walking Clean-up
Crew:
The volunteers not
on the =canoe clean-up crew will doing a traditional walking
clean-up along Nimishillen Creek in East Sparta. The
clean-up route is approximately 1 miles starting in East
Sparta and finishing at Sandy Valley Community Park, the site
of the post event lunch. Volunteers should be prepared
to get wet and haul trash most of this distance.
Registration for the walking clean-up crew is appreciated but
not required to secure a spot.
Age
Recommendation:
Due to the nature
of this year's Creek LEAP, the age recommendation for this
year's event is 13 years and up. All minors must
have a signed waiver form (see below) before participating in
the event. Please contact Eric Akin (see below) if you
have a volunteer under the age of 13 that would like to
participate in the event.
Register and
More Information:
What to Bring
and Wear:
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Clothes that you don’t mind
getting wet or muddy
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Rubber soled shoes, hiking
boots, or waders
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Long pants and long-sleeve shirt
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Bug repellent
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Leave your valuables behind
(things you don’t want to get wet or lost in the Creek!)
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Gloves and trash bags will be
provided
Waiver Forms:
For faster registration the day of the event,
you can print out the waiver form below and bring it to the
clean-up. All participants under the age of 18 must
have the minor waiver form signed by a parent or guardian.
Parking:
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