At least that’s what the National park Superintendent Noel Poe told us at the Annual Jacks Fork River Cleanup this Year. All of the rangers have told him that there is a notable difference in the amount of trash that they have seen. This was the third year that the Water Sentinel program sponsored the cleanup. The first year we removed 20 car tires and three tractor tires and tons of trash. This year we only had two tires which we had to dig out and instead of counting the trash by the ton we were able to count it by the bag!!
The cleanup is held the First weekend in June every year. At the end of the day we all gather for a meal, music and prizes as our way of saying thank you for caring about the River. Everyone comes away tired but with a good feeling of accomplishment for a job well done! Come join us in the Ozarks next year on June 3, 2006!