Come Join us this Spring around Earth Day in April each year to clean up the Parks and Rivers of Menomonee Falls.  Sponsored by the Milwaukee Riverkeepers.

Everyone meets at Rotary Park off Fond du Lac Ave for registration at 8:15 a.m. and the clean-up occurs from 9:00 a.m. until Noon. 

Many locations of the River are available to clean up.  Gloves and bags will be supplied. 

Return at Noon for drawing prizes and food.

This years event will be on Saturday April 21, 2012!                                         

                                        Meet at Rotary Park
                                        on Fond du Lac Ave.
                                              9:00-Noon

                                              2011 Flyer

Thank you to everyone who helped in this great community event on April 16th, 2011.  Despite being chilly, over 200 volunteers participated this year.  Thank you again!  

                              Pick a Site you want to help clean up!

How to Participate:

• Sign Up Here to Pre-Register (helps us plan better)
• Call Nancy at (262) 532-4417 (name, #of participants and desired location)
• or Just Come and have fun

Waiver

Areas to clean up are:
#1   Rotary Park map
#2   Riverside Park and Menomonee River map
#3   Menomonee River North Side map
#4   Municipal Park map
#5   Menomonee River Parkway map
#6   Lime Kiln Park map
#7   Mill Pond Park map
#8   Roosevelt Bridge to Water Street Garage area map
#9   River behind Neus and Best Buy map
#33  Rivercrest Dr. to Shady Lane map
#10  Shady Lane, County line Q to Rivercrest by Kohls map
#12  Channel from Stanley Dr./Main Street to Q map
#13  Village Park map
#14  Oakwood Park map
#15  Old Falls Village map
#16  Rivers Edge Park map
#17  Tamarack Trail West side map
#18  Tamarack Trail North side map
#19  Tamarack Trail East side map
#23  Lilly Creek south of Mill Rd map
#25  Willowood Park map
#26  Dolphin Drive map

#29  Butler Ditch on Campbell Dr. map
#34  Kiwanis Park on Menomonee Ave. map

#35  Stolper Drive and Roosevelt Drive map
#36  Richfield Way map
#37  Megal Drive map

#F100 Fox River at Carters Crossing Subdivision map
#F101 River Road Park map
#F102 Areo Park map

New this year, we are looking for Site Leaders at cleanup locations to help direct volunteers.  No experience is needed.  If you are interested, call Nancy at (262) 532-4417 or email her at


  The following sites have Site Leaders that have stepped forward for 2011:
        Riverside Park area #2:  Jan Koel of the Wild Ones Group
        Lime Kiln Park area #6:  David Voelz of the Friends of the Lime Kiln Park
        Old Falls Village area #15:  Bob Cowan
        Site #22 and 23 Lilly Rd:  Penney Waggoner
      
                  Come and Have Fun!

If you are interested in doing a River Cleanup event during the year with your group, please contact Nancy for new areas that can be picked for your cleanup.  Gloves and bags will be supplied to help your effort.

Thank you to all our Sponsors in 2011:
Milwaukee Riverkeeper Non-Profit Group (Organizer of the Event)
Waste Management
Cousins Subs
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
Angelo's Cafe Vino
Sentry Foods
Woodman's Markets
VA Cleaning
Coca-Cola

Dehumidifier (won the contest)
100 gallon oil drum (heaviest item weighing in at 370 pounds)
Fuel tank for a car
wallet
Hannah Montana shirt
Bucks foam finger
plastic cactus
cheese grater
fishing net/pole
sports car bra
headless bird statue
safety glasses
hubcap
44 gallon drum lid
counter top
lawn mower handle
2 wood beams
1 flip-flop
1 batting cage ball
2 bricks
Tent
2 gloves and 1 small black sock
mini-tonka
wood planter
newspaper box
full yellow pages
full geocache container (left in place)
brick marked "Howard"
animal skull
a level
doorknob
pants
scientific calculator
Army people figures
flower pot
construction cone
baseball bat
gas tank
rainbow clog
arrow
garbage can
snake
metal pole and 20 foot plastic tube
office chair
sled
toyota hub cap
life guard chair
ear plugs
jar of mayonnaise
car axle
scarecrow
ball

If you are interested in our Adopt-a-River program, please visit our information page in the stormwater utilities pages.