Adopt A River - Our Newest Stewardship Program.

We take a year-round, community-wide, approach toward waterways stewardship. Since our start in November 2022 it has been our practice to work with business and industry, schools and churches, civic and social clubs, local governments, families and individuals, and local government, to protect, care for, and our treasured and vulnerable waterways.
We are pleased to hear so many say they don’t remember our capital city region rivers ever looking so good, so pleasant to enjoy. To sustain those remarkable gains we conduct year-round stewardship in the form of either: 
1.  Twice-yearly community-wide events.
2.  Pop-up events to address hot spots as they develop.
3.  Special projects management.
​There is now another layer to our capital region waterways stewardship!

Adopt A River - Creating An Enduring Legacy.

To build on our year-round waterways stewardship we are excited to introduce our Adopt A River program. It's a community-wide commitment. The area of our focus is currently ourGrand and Red Cedar rivers flowing through our capital city region.

Adopt A River is similar to Adopt A Highway. It is a voluntary program about the protecting, caring for, and improving our treasured and vulnerable waterways. Its primary focus is the collection of litter, trash, and other unwanted debris. In some areas woody debris and invasive species management may be needed. In other areas work may include infrastructure or other improvements.
Become an Adopt A River partner organization. It's a prideful designation and legacy building claim. It recognizes those organizations who are environmental/conservation minded and their efforts are constant and exemplary. ​

Presenting "Early Adopt A River" Designees.

Grand River Adopt A River Partners
1. MSU Crew Club Moorse Park Dam to S. Waverly Road
2. Halbert & Denton Families Moorse Park Dam to Fenton Park.
3. Dart Container Moorse Park Dam to River Point Park.
4. River Town Adventures River Point Park to Old Town Dam.
Red Cedar River Adopt A River Partners
1. Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Red Cedar River, Hagadorn Drive to MSU’s shallow dam.​
2. MSU Rotaract MSU's shallow dam to Kalamazoo Street bridge.
3. Red Cedar Fly Fishers Red Cedar River, Jenison Field House to Krueger’s Landing.
4. Trout Unlimited-Lansing Red Cedar River, Krueger’s Landing to Pennsylvania Avenue.
5.  Potter Park Zoo Red Cedar River, Riverfront along Potter Park Zoo property.

Become An Adopt A River Partner.

If your organization wishes to become an Adopt A River partner, drop us a note. We would love to hear from you. If you need help, whether it be in the form of materials support, project management guidance, or other, no worries. We will gladly assist.