On Saturday, September 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the City of Janesville will partner with the Rock River Stormwater Group, Protect Wisconsin Waterways, and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students to host a river clean-up event in conjunction with waterway clean-up efforts across the Rock River watershed. The Janesville clean-up will occur near Monterey Park, 501 Rockport Road.
The Rock River is an asset to the Janesville community. For a fourth year, the City of Janesville has partnered with the Rock River Clean-Up initiative for this one-day volunteer river clean-up. Volunteers from as far north as Waupun, all the way south to Beloit, will partner to clean the section of the Rock River that flows through their community.
The Rock River is a 284-mile river encompassing many communities and has become a staple of Wisconsin’s waterway system. The September 11 event is a vital group effort to revitalize the Rock River and will help leave a positive footprint on our environment.
The City of Janesville, as part of its involvement in the Rock River Stormwater Group, identified the clean-up event as the perfect way to combine common interests in protecting Wisconsin’s natural resources that we value so much.
The City invites community members to join the clean-up efforts to remove trash and help revitalize the Rock River and its shoreline in Janesville. Community members or groups interested in volunteering for the clean-up event can learn more details and register online at https://protectwiwaterways.org/get-involved/events/2021cleanup/.
Additional Rock River clean-up events taking place on Saturday include:
Fort Atkinson City Hall in Fort Atkinson from 8:00 until 11:00 a.m.
Preservation Park and Armstrong-Eddy Park in town of Beloit from 10:00 a.m. until noon
Rotary River Center in Beloit from 8:00 until 10:00 a.m.
Schilberg Park in Milton from 8:00 a.m. until noon
Cravath LAkefront Park in Whitewater from 8:00 until 10:00 a.m.
For question, contact Protect Wisconsin Waterways at protectwiwaterways@gmail.com.
