Annual Roadside Cleanup

Saturday, April 15 – Saturday, April 22nd Earth Day

What:  Stewardship event focused on collection of litter from the roadways and road right of ways.  Participants will choose the time(s) they wish to head out along the roadways within the KVR and beyond and collect and bag as much trash as possible.  Bagged and large sized trash can be placed in Earth Day Cleanup Dumpster located at the KVR Visitor Center.

Kick off program - Saturday, April 15, 2023
Driftless Dialogue - Invasive Species Tracking Program for Vernon County
Speaker:  Matt Wallrath - Invasive Species Coordinator Upper Sugar River Watershed Association

Participants will be provided:

• roadways in need of cleanup
• garbage bags
• safety vest
• participation prize
• potluck meal on Saturday, April 22 for Earth Day

Who:  Anyone interested in volunteering to pick up trash along roadways in the area.

• Family
• Friends
• School groups
• FFA Clubs
• Service Clubs
• Businesses
• Other agencies
• Press
• Officials
• Law makers
• Land Stewards

Earth Day Celebration - April 22, 2023

• Zero Waste Potluck Meal
• Garlic Mustard Weigh in
• Youth Poetry Contest – area schools 
• Roadside Clean up 
• KVR Friends Adopt a Highway Clean up
• Leave No Trace Information
• Future volunteer opportunities
• Prizes and awards
• Signing of the Earth Day tapestry
• Live Music