Come celebrate your love for the planet by giving back! River cleanups are fun and satisfying, and we need your help to make these special places more beautiful. The third annual Earth Day cleanup and Hoedown will take place on Saturday, April 25. EPIC Volunteers are needed to help clean up the lower Mad River! The cleanup will take place in the morning, and the Hoedown will be in the afternoon from 2-6pm. Admission to the Hoedown will be free to cleanup volunteers or $5-10 sliding scale.
CLEAN-UP
EPIC will be working with Eco-Flo Rafting Company to organize a rafting cleanup on the lower Mad River. If you are interested in participating in the EPIC clean up, please meet at the Warren Creek Disc Golf Course (between Blue Lake & Arcata) at 9:00 am. Click here to help us spread the word by joining the event and inviting your friends on the Facebook event page.
Eco-Flo Rafting Company will be providing two large rafts to take people down the Mad River to collect trash. We will be meeting at the Pump Station/ disc golf course off Warren Creek Road between Blue Lake and Arcata. Space is limited, so please RSVP with amber@wildcalifornia.org if you would like to be a part of the rafting crew. Up to 10 volunteers can fit into the boats, and others can walk the river banks, in the area in search of trash. Rafts, paddles, life vests and trash bags will be provided for rafters. Please bring your own snacks, water, gloves, water friendly gear, a warm jacket and layers in case it gets hot.
Directions: 101 north of Arcata to 299 exit. 1st exit, take right at stop sign (Guintoli Ln.), then left at next stop sign (West End Rd.). Go 2 miles to a left at Warren Creek Rd. Drive slowly, pass under train tressel, then up hill to 1st driveway on the left. Please meet at the parking lot at 8:45am so we can be floating by 9.
HOEDOWN
After the clean-up, volunteers will celebrate by boogying down at the Earth Day Hoedown, which will be in the afternoon from 2-6pm. Admission to the Hoedown will be FREE to cleanup volunteers!
The Hoedown will take place at the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center at 220 Stamps Lane in Manila featuring music by Lyndsey Battle and the Striped Pig String Band with barn dance calling by Nigella Mahal. Beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages and food from the Tako Faktory will be available. In addition to the music and barn dance, a silent auction, live painting by Matt Beard, and a family games and kids corner will keep everybody entertained.
