The 25 Annual
GREEN RIVER CLEANUP

Is set for:
May 1, 2010!

Boaters grab your boats and gear!  On Saturday, May 1, we expect to see a river alive with kayaks, rafts, canoes, inflatable kayaks,
and cat-a-rafts. We want boaters on every reach of the Green River: from Headworks to Whitney Bridge, and perhaps even farther downstream, with sea-kayaks on the Duwamish. The biggest, oldest, best river cleanup in Washington State needs your help to make this year’s Green River Cleanup the best ever.  The Green River Cleanup is organized by primary sponsors Washington Recreational River Runners (WRRR) and Friends of the Green River (FOG). Other sponsors include: Middle Green River Coalition, Washington Kayak Club, Paddle Trails Canoe Club, University Kayak Club, Mountaineers, BEWET, American Whitewater, Sierra Club, Green-Duwamish Watershed Alliance, Washington State Parks, King County, and more.

NEW THIS YEAR: SHANGRI-LA: The owners of Shangri-La on the Green, a beautiful private park deep within the Green River Gorge, have graciously allowed the use of the park for clean-up participants. Camping is available Friday and Saturday night at Shangri-La. We will work out special handling to pick up trash from those taking out at Shangri-La. We will need firewood for the firepit at Shangri-La. If you have some to bring, it would be most appreciated. If you camp at Shangri-La, please help out in cleaning the park. We need to leave it cleaner than we found it. Shangri-La is located about a mile downstream from Paradise. See below for directions.

The Kanaskat-Palmer group camp is also reserved for the cleanup and will be used by some youth groups working as ground crews.

BOATERS:  You’ll stop to pick up trash along the shores and haul it down to Flaming Geyser State Park or Shangri-La. If you have a small boat, you may leave trash onshore by an eddy where a raft can stop to pick it up. If you boat downstream from Flaming Geyser and need to leave trash by the road, let us know to arrange for a pickup. Also, keep in mind due to the closure of much of Flaming Geyser Park, parking will be limited there. Consider an alternate take-out at Shangri-La or Whitney Bridge.

REGISTRATION: 9:00 to noon at Flaming Geyser State Park, Shangri-La or Kanaskat-Palmer State Park. Sign-in and trash bags at either park.

FOOD: After boating and picking up trash, join WRRR at Shangri-La and participate in a Dutch-oven cook-off! This will not just be a  dessert cook-off as in the past, but a full dinner cook-off.

DIRECTIONS TO SHANGRI-LA:
34401 Enumclaw-Franklin Road
Enumclaw, WA 98022
• From 405 take Exit 4 WA-169 S exit toward maple Valley/Enumclaw.
• Continue on 169/ Maple Valley HWY for 18 miles until you get to the small town of Black Diamond.
• Turn left onto Lawson Street.
• Lawson St becomes SE Green River Gorge Road.
• Go over one Lane Bridge , and stay forward to go onto Enumclaw-Franklin Rd SE.
• Look for sign on the right hand side of the road.



Edited by James - 27 Apr 2010 at 3:43pm

I hope some water makes its way down. 600 is pretty low i dont care what your in.

Sveet.. See ya out there Joe!

Flows have come up!

Come on out and show some LOVE!

The Green is a fantastic natural resource right in Seattle's back yard. Come show your support!

I am going to camp out at Kanaskat Palmer park so call me or find me in the morning if you need a shuttle or want to boat. I'm gonna bump around and have a good ole time cleaning up the act.

Yes, it was a good time! Thanks to everyone who showed up. I think Brian got pics of the raft/IK double-bubble. It may be the wave of the future!