Please join us to help protect our Illinois River!

IRWP invites you to help us in an outreach event at the Chamber Springs access point on the Illinois River over Labor Day weekend.  Many families swim and recreate at this site on summer holiday weekends, historically leaving lots of trash behind.  We have partnered with Arkansas Game & Fish to provide a dumpster on site to kick trash on these holiday weekends! We are planning an outreach event for this Labor Day weekend on Sunday, Sept. 3rd, and Monday, Sept. 4th, from 9:30-3:30 each day.  Volunteers would interact with visitors to the Illinois River, giving out free cookies and trash bags and encouraging guests to use the dumpster and help keep our access site clean.

Anyone interested in helping for 1-2 hours or more should submit the form below with available volunteer times. Or contact Emily Alkema, event leader, who will be on site for the duration of the event.  She may be reached at auburch@gmail.com or via phone at 270-978-1376. Questions may also be directed to Jerrid Gelinas, Director of Recreation Stewardship, at 918-314-0094, or jerrid@irwp.org .  We would welcome any volunteers to help clean the site the week before the holiday.

Our July 4th event at Chamber Springs was a huge success (see the photo below)! Come help us change the culture and kick trash at the Illinois River this Labor Day!