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The Water in My Backyard |
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Muscatine Community Events for All Ages-April through September 2010
The Annual Community Read for the Environment (ACRE) promotes reading, writing, and concern about the environment.
Please join in one, several, or all of the activities promoted through this brochure. All events are free and open to the public unless stated otherwise.
Trash-A-Thon
Middle School Community Cleanup Project
Mid-April at various sites
Contact Kelly Earl at Central Middle School, 563-263-7784
Contact Laurie Schroeder at West Middle School, 563-263-0411
Groups of students from both middle schools will team up to clean up our community. This year, the Trash-A-Thon will help raise money for Charity:Water. You can help with this event by volunteering or sponsoring a cleanup crew.
Preserving the Pearl of the Mississippi
City of Muscatine Earth Day Celebration
Friday, April 23, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Pearl City Station
Contact: Laura Liegois, Solid Waste Manager, 563-263-9689
Local businesses, county agencies, and community environmental groups will take part in this event focusing on water quality and preserving the mighty Mississippi River. Fun activities and crafts for the kids make this a great family outing.
Try it! Canoeing & Kayaking
Muscatine County Conservation
Saturday, May 15, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Chicken Creek boat ramp
Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area
Contact: County Conservation Information
563-264-5922 or visit www.MuscatineCountyConservation.com
Here is your chance to see how fun and relaxing canoeing and kayaking can be. Basic instructions will be given and all equipment, including life jackets, is provided.
30th Annual Kids Fishing Seminar
Muscatine County Conservation
Saturday, June 5, 9:00-10:45 a.m.
Discovery Park, 3300 Cedar Street
Contact: County Conservation Information
563-264-5922 or visit www.MuscatineCountyConservation.com
Learn the basics of fishing. All are welcome, though the seminar is especially for kids of elementary school age. There will be lots of door prizes, tackle packets given to all participants, and T-shirts for the first 100 kids in K-5th grades who preregister. Registration forms will be available at the Learning Center and through the schools beginning May 13.
3rd Annual Kids Fishing Derby
Muscatine County Conservation
Saturday, June 5, 11:00 a.m. until 12 noon
Discovery Park, 3300 Cedar Street
Contact: County Conservation Information
563-264-5922 or visit www.MuscatineCountyConservation.com
Come to the Kids Fishing Seminar and then put your newfound fishing knowledge to use by participating in the Kids Fishing Derby. Prizes will be awarded in several fish categories and age groups. Registration will open immediately after the fishing seminar ends (approx. 10:45 a.m)
Make a Splash With Books
Musser Library Summer Reading Program
Beginning Tuesday, June 8, through the end of July
Musser Public Library, corner of Iowa Avenue and Third Street.
Contact: Library Information Desk
563-263-3065 or visit www.MusserPublicLibrary.org
Children, teens, and families are invited to take part in education programs, activities, and entertainment focusing on “watery” themes.
Cedar River Cleanup
Muscatine County Conservation
Saturday, July 17, 9:00 a.m.
Cedar River boat ramp
Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area
Contact: County Conservation Information
563-264-5922 or visit www.MuscatineCountyConservation.com
The Cedar River is right in our backyard and it needs some attention. Teams will use canoes to collect trash along the shoreline from Jack Shuger Memorial Park to the Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area. The goal is to make this stretch of the river safer for the animals who live there and the people who use it for recreation. Lunch is provided and preregistration is requested.
In addition, summer camps for youth, including two canoe trips for middle-school-age children, will be held during the summer months through Muscatine County Conservation. Nominal registration fees are required. Please use the above contacts for more information.
Riverfront Field Trip 
for Muscatine Seventh Graders
Wednesday-Thursday, September 22-23
Pearl City Station and the Muscatine Riverfront
Contact: Jill Goldesberry, The Stanley Foundation, 563-264-6857
Central and West Middle School students will participate in many educational sessions and activities to enhance their knowledge of water resources. Presenters represent various government, education, and nonprofit organizations. Students will learn about the river that flows through their town—and enjoy a ride on the Pearl Button Paddlewheel riverboat!
Sponsoring Organizations
Muscatine Community College
Muscatine Community School District
Muscatine County Conservation Board
Muscatine Recycling Center and Transfer Station
Musser Public Library
The Stanley Foundation
Special thanks to Pearl Button Paddlewheel cruises for further information about any of the activities, please contact the listed sponsoring organization.
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