Accomplishments in 2014

The results from these two groups are pretty impressive.  First the Minnesota Conservation Corps and next the Adopt-A-River program.  Thanks for all of your hard work.

2014 Cleanups

Thank you to the following groups who have cleaned Minnesota’s waterways this year!

In the 25 years the Adopt-a-River program has existed, nearly100,000 volunteers have contributed to nearly 6.5 million pounds of trash being removed from Minnesota’s waters. The following list includes this year’s active cleanup groups, and the total number of pounds of trash they have removed over the years.

If you aren’t on this list, we hope to see your results for the upcoming 2015 cleanup season. Reporting cleanup results is voluntary, so we don’t hear from everyone. If you are one of those groups we haven’t heard from (for 2014), please visit our online reporting form and fill out your information.

Members for 1-2 years

Bent River Outfitter – 500 lbs

CaJah Salon – 10 lbs

Century College – 125 lbs

Charlie Wilkinson – 50 lbs

Daniel L. Bender – 6,290 lbs

Diane and Darryl Sannes – 2,305 lbs

Eva Kelley – 3 lbs

Lake of the Woods Soil & Water Conservation District – 860 lbs

Mabel Canton FFA – 400 lbs

MSU Mankato subunit of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society – 30 lbs

Northeast Middle School CLASS – 280 lbs

Northshore Mining: Cliffs Natural Resources – 8 lbs

Project Green: SCTCC – 192 lbs

The Federico Family – 3 lbs

Total = 11,056 lbs

Members for 3-5 years

Burnsville Alternative High School – 80 lbs

City of South St. Paul – 4,650 lbs

Coon Creek Watershed District – 5,410 lbs

Duluth-Superior Eco Rotary – 4,830 lbs

Fergus Falls Salvation Army – 765 lbs

Greg Seppelt – 860 lbs

Linda and Forrest Tibbetts – 60 lbs

Renegade Bassers – 880 lbs

River Ranger Program – 13,543 lbs

Robert and Samuel Raupp – 80 lbs

Sherburne Soild and Water Conservation District – 1350 lbs

Singing Waters – 1565 lbs

UMD Gun & Rod Club – 805 lbs

Total = 34,878 lbs

Members for 6-10 years

Barnes Family – 480 lbs

Boulder Dam Canoe Rental – 129,000 lbs

Boy Scout Troop 58 – 17 lbs

Cannon River Watershed Partnership – 112,740 lbs

Camp Redhead – 625 lbs

Gibson Friends and Family – 1140 lbs

Hopkins High Earth Club – 2,009 lbs

Lamplighters 4-H Club – 675 lbs

New Beginnings – 765 lbs

Park Rapids Boy Scout Troop 58 – 13 lbs

Phi Theta Kappa – Anoka Ramsey Community College – 520 lbs

River Walkers – 110 lbs

Salvation Army Fergus Falls – 765 lbs

SCSU Outdoor Endeavors – 7,230 lbs

Voodoo Dolls & Friends – 5650 lbs

White Bear Lake Conservation District – 3100 lbs

Total = 264,839 lbs

Members for 11-15 years

Boston Scientific Green Team – 52,851 lbs

City of Robbinsdale – 6,970 lbs

Clean up the River Environment (CURE) – 69,615 lbs

Crow River Organization of Water (CROW) – 134,085 lbs

Dave Burrill – 425 lbs

In memory of Paul Wellstone – 775 lbs

Itasca County Soil and Water District – 15,775 lbs

Phi Theta Kappa Chapter of C.C.C. – 4,520 lbs

Rapids Riders  – 20,400 lbs

RCTC Ecology Club  – 520 lbs

Roosevelt Elementary – 4870 lbs

Royalton Lions Club – 9,973 lbs

Total = 320,779 lbs

Members for 16-20 years

Boy Scout Troop 188 – 6,994 lbs

Hastings High School Field Biology – 8,250 lbs

Izaak Walton League – Owatonna – 16,313 lbs

Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Association – 20,847 lbs

TEAMM Investments – 1,600 lbs

Total = 52,404 lbs

Members for 20+ Years

Kupferschmid & Mandt – 1,203 lbs

Mankato Paddling and Outings Club – 52,102 lbs

Normandale-Hylands UMC – 3,080 lbs

O’Connor Family &Friends – 6,140 lbs

Snake River Valley Conservation Club – 6,330 lbs

Total = 68,855 lbs