April 20 – Juneau Community Wetlands Cleanup
Volunteers from the Southeast Alaska Land Trust clean up the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge in Juneau, Alaska, April 29, 2017. Photo by David Lienemann
Volunteers from the Southeast Alaska Land Trust clean up the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge in Juneau, Alaska, April 29, 2017. Photo by David Lienemann
DATE: Saturday, April 20, 2018
TIME: 8:30am to 11:00am
ACCESS POINTS:
Sunny Point: Plan to meet at 7083 Hendrickson Road at 8:00am. To get there, go under the Egan Drive underpass onto Sunny Drive, take the second left onto Hendrickson Road. Take a hard right at the end of Hendrickson Road. Parking is available along Hendrickson Road.
Mendenhall Peninsula: Plan to meet at 10651 Porter Lane at 8:00am. To get there from Engineers Cutoff Road, turn left onto Mendenhall Peninsula Road. Turn left again onto Porter Lane.
TIMELINE:
8:30am: Cleanup Start
8:30am – 11:00am: A Discovery Southeast naturalist will be on hand at Sunny Point to provide drop-in activities for kids.
11:00am: Cleanup End
11:30am – 4:00pm: After-party at the Alaskan Brewing Company. There will be beer, swag, and pizza! 21+
WHAT TO BRING: Old tarps (useful for dragging rubbish), rubber boots, gloves, and friends!
The Southeast Alaska Land Trust is proud to be teaming up with the following organizations:
- Alaska Airlines
- The Alaska Center
- Alaska Department of Fish & Game
- Alaskan Brewing Company
- Discovery Southeast
- Juneau Audubon Society
- Litter Free
- NorthStar Trekking
- Territorial Sportsmen
- Trail Mix, Inc.
- Juneau Chapter of Trout Unlimited