Stream Clean-up Day 2019

Stream Clean-up Day is Saturday, June 8th and we are looking for volunteers!

The focus of this Stream Clean-up Day will be cleaning up Noyes Slough and the portion of the Chena River that runs through downtown Fairbanks.  Canoeists will float down four separate reaches of the slough.  Hikers will walk the banks including portions of the Chena River bike path and areas close to and underneath bridges.  The goal is to pick up easily removable trash and debris; larger, unwieldy items will be dealt with at a future date by agency personnel with proper equipment.

Beginning at 9:00 am, we will conduct a welcome talk and safety briefing.  Individuals and groups will then have the option to participate in canoe or on foot and sign-up for a reach of the slough or river.  All participants must sign in!  We will then report to the selected put-in locations and begin cleaning the banks and water bodies of trash and debris.  

This stream cleanup event has been organized and sponsored in whole by the agencies and supporting organizations of the Fairbanks Storm Water Advisory Committee (FSWAC) including the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, City of Fairbanks, University of Alaska Fairbanks, City of North Pole, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District, Tanana Valley Watershed Association, Fairbanks Host Lions Club, Project Fairbanks, Green Star of Interior Alaska, HC Contractors, and Shannon & Wilson Inc.

IMPORTANT: The files below will give the most important information (including what to wear to the event) to make sure we all have a safe and successful day!