- 55 miles of the Eagle River and creeks cleaned
- 350 community members
- over 20 tons of trash removed
- first team leader meeting Tues., Aug. 30 at 5:30 p.m. located in Loaded Joe's in Avon
- second team leader meeting Thurs., Sept. 1 at 5:30 p.m. located in Moe's Original BBQ in Eagle
- download team leader instructions and the liability waiver
- check out some photos from last year's clean up
- thank you to our wonderful sponsors
On Saturday, September 10, over 350 volunteers from Eagle County companies, local governments, clubs, associations and groups of friends dispersed along 55 miles of Gore Creek and the Eagle River from Redcliff and East Vail to Dotsero to pick up trash. The clean up will run from 9 a.m. to noon and will be followed by a BBQ at the Broken Arrow at the base of Beaver Creek in Arrowhead.
Last year, the Eagle River Watershed Council’s Eagle River Clean Up, presented by Vail Resorts Echo, celebrated its 16th “birthday” with sunny skies, yellow leaves and warm weather. Car parts, lawn furniture, tires and other strange objects joined stuffed orange trash bags along Highway 6.
This year's 17th Annual River Clean Up, presented by Vail Resorts Echo, promises to be just as exciting and rewarding as last year's. SOS Outreach will be looking to defend their Golden Toilet Seat Award for most unique trash find. After a hard morning's work of trash pickup, volunteers will gather for a great lunch served by the Arrowhead Alpine Club in the picturesque setting of the Broken Arrow in Arrowhead. Live music, a raffle, and beer will roundout the festivities, culminating in the presentation of the Annoying Singing Fish Award for the best find of the clean up.
This project wouldn't be possible without the efforts of our team leaders. This year's team leader meetings will be held on Tues., August 30 and Thurs., September 1. Tuesday's meeting will be located at Loaded Joe's in Avon and Thursday's meeting is located at Moe's Original in Eagle. Both meetings start at 5:30 p.m.
Winning the coveted Golden Toilet Seat Award was the SOS Outreach team for finding the most unique item in the river – a plastic yard deer back end. Check out some more pictures of this year's clean up below!
Presented by Vail Resorts Echo
Platinum
El Pomar Foundation
Gold
Diamond S Ranch
Eagle County
Eagle River Foundation
Silver
First Bank
Town of Avon
Town of Vail
Bronze
Eagle Ranch Association
Town of Eagle
Walsh Environmental
Friend of the River
Alpine River Outfitters
Collett
Eagle Valley Trout Unlimited
East West Partners
Fly Fishing Outfitters
Steadman Clinic
Timberline Tours
Town of Gypsum