The Carmel Department of Stormwater Management invites you to join on Sunday, Sept. 15 for the 30th annual White River Clean-Up.
Pick up trash while canoeing and make an immediate positive impact on the White River. Pre-registration and a $15 refundable deposit are required for this event. Deposits will be refunded with confirmed event attendance. Register at whiterivercleanup.com.
All volunteers should be able to paddle a canoe and traverse river banks. Upon arrival at the event site, canoes, gloves, trash bags and bottled water will be provided. Volunteers will receive a free T-shirt while supplies last. Volunteers who register for the City of Carmel Clean-Up Team will check in at Conner Prairie at 8 a.m. All volunteers will be shuttled to the White River Canoe Company where they will launch in a canoe and float back down to Conner Prairie.
- You do not have to be a Carmel or Noblesville resident to participate in this event.
- The canoe trip will last two to three hours.
- Wear sturdy shoes and clothes that you don’t mind getting messy.
- Participant 16 years of age and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
- Personal watercraft or walking clean-ups cannot be accommodated at this event.
Thank you to these sponsors: City of Carmel, City of Noblesville, White River Canoe Company, and the White River Alliance. Special thanks to: Conner Prairie, Liberty Tire Recycling, Hamilton County Household Hazardous Waste, and the Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office.
Please contact the Carmel Department of Stormwater Management at (317) 571-2441 or stormwater@carmel.in.gov with any questions.