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REIMAGINE • REDISCOVER • RECONNECT

Presenting Our Capital City's Largest Waterways Stewardship Event.
Saturday, June 7,  2025  |  10:00AM - 3:00PM
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KEEP OUR CAPITAL CITY'S RIVERS BEAUTIFUL

PictureEvent partners, sponsors, volunteer organizations, and exhibitors.
You won't want to miss out on our fifth community-wide, Lansing Rivers and River Trail Cleanup. This will be our largest with more activities and special events planned than ever before. We unveil more than incredible rivers, treasured parks, and a prized river trail, we unveil community spirit and civic pride.

It is because of you our capital city's rivers, adjoining greenways, and river trail are looking its best. Come alone, bring a friend or entire family, or make this a company-wide, team building event, and experience the joy and ease with which we accomplish great things when working together. If you wish to become an event partner, sponsor, or exhibitor, drop us a note via our contact page, we would love to hear from you. 

To see the beauty of our capital city's rivers, scroll to the very bottom section of this page titled, "Reimagine, Rediscover, Reconnect." You too will see why so many are passionate about protecting, caring for, and improving our treasured waterways.

PARK BEAUTIFICATION SPECIAL PROJECTS
This event also includes two park beautification projects: Cherry Hill Park and Kruger's Landing To learn more about these events and how you may support, scroll to the section below titled, "Creating Even Greater Impact."  

Join Us. Make A Lasting Impact. This Is Our Legacy.

Saturday, June 7, 10AM - 3PM
Event Headquarters:  Potter Park Zoo
​In addition to our headquarter site at Potter Park Zoo, there will be satellite sites at Rotary and Moorse parks for the distribution of FREE snacks, bottled water, and all the equipment needed. Ingham County Retired & Seniors Volunteer Program members will be providing support along the river trail too.
With your help we will sustain those transformational changes made and ​make our Capital City's treasured Grand and Red Cedar rivers and prized Lansing River Trail looking their best. Choose your preferred area of stewardship, whether it be on the water (blueway) or on land (greenway) click on either of the two options below. Here you will be sent to our signup sheets. ​
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We thank you in advance for your interest and support. It is because of you we now present Michigan's most scenic, pleasant, and varied urban waterways destination. It is certainly something to boast about and to celebrate!

FREE YOUTH FISHING 

A Lansing Rivers and River Trail Cleanup Special Event provided by Michgian 4-H.
Join us for a FREE Fishing Day celebration packed with fun and learning! Kids will get hands-on experience with fishing basics—like knot tying and casting—plus enjoy exciting activities and games.

Whether you're brand new to fishing or just want to have some outdoor fun, this FREE youth fishing event is a great way to connect with nature and your community.

No fishing license needed and we will have fishing poles available. But if you have your own that you would like to practice with, bring it along!
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CELEBRATING COMMUNITY

Join Us For A FREE Picnic At Potter Park Zoo.

In appreciation for our awesome volunteers' waterways stewardship we will be providing each with a FREE PICNIC Potter Park Zoo. It will include food, drink, snacks, and packed with special activities, special offers, and music too.
  • FREE Picnic Lunch For All Volunteers (12:30PM - 1:30PM)
  • FREE Youth Fishing (10AM - 2PM) 
  • FREE Potter Park Zoo Same Day Passes (limited quantity)
  • FREE Lugnuts Baseball Passes (limited quantity)
  • FREE Lugnuts SWAG (limited quantity)  
  • FREE Granger Touch-A-Truck
  • FREE Lugnuts Bouncy Pad Provided By Lansing Parks and Recreation (1PM - 3PM)
  • FREE Bubble Entertainment (1PM - 3PM)
  • FREE Celtic Harpist Entertainment (1PM - 3PM)
  • FREE Keep Our Capital City's Rivers Beautiful Stickers
  • FREE Love Our Waterways Stickers
  • FREE River Angel Stickers
  • FREE Michigan Waterways Stewards 2025 8-page Brochure
  • FREE Love Our Waterways 8-page Environmental Education Brochure
  • $5.00 VOUCHER for Future River Town Adventures Kayak/Canoe Rental
  • 12 Environmental Conservation Education Exhibitors

REIMAGINE • REDISCOVER • RECONNECT

Here in our Capital City we Present Michigan's Most Scenic, Varied, and Pleasant Urban Waterways Destination.

Below are Photos of our Capital City's Grand and Red Cedar rivers. Enjoy the Journey!
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  • Home
    • Lansing Rivers and River Trail Cleanup >
      • Blueway: Lansing Rivers Sign Up Sheet
      • Greenway: Lansing River Trail Sign Up Sheet
      • FREE Youth Fishing Sign Up
    • Albion Rivers Cleanup
    • Pop Up Events
  • River Angels
  • Adopt A River
  • EcoTour
  • Team Building
  • Love Our Waterways
  • What Others Say
  • Make A Difference
  • Donate
  • Become a MWS Member
  • Refundables Fundraiser
  • Reference Materials
    • MWS Newsletters
    • 2025 Capital City Plan
    • Outdoor Trends
    • Volunteering Trends
    • Woody Debris Management
    • MSU RCR Stewardship and Recreation
    • Keep A Lid On It
    • Year of Clean Water
    • Inland Waters Legal Rights
    • Stewardship Survey 8.23 - Overview
    • Red Cedar River Assessment 1.13.23
    • Red Cedar River Pledge
  • Our Beginning
  • About Us
    • The Journey
  • Contact