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Impression 5 Science Center is very proud to be the new host of Lansing's Adopt-A-River Program! The Lansing Board of Water and Light has awarded Impression 5 a three year grant to administer and coordinate this popular program through 2008.

Impression 5 will be responsible for organizing and administering two river cleanups per year, beginning with this spring’s event which takes place Saturday, September 16^th. As part of the arrangement, river cleanup event headquarters will be moved to the I-5 campus at 200 Museum Drive in downtown Lansing.

Adopt A River was originated by the Board of Water & Light in 1994 as a community service. The BWL continues to support the program through funding and active participation. Adopt A River’s purpose is to enhance the quality of life in the Greater Lansing area by encouraging citizen participation in beautifying the Red Cedar and Grand Rivers that flow through the Lansing area.

Check out photographs of previous clean-ups at this BWL website. Every year volunteers pull tons of unusual things from the rivers! What might you find this year?

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!

Cleaning up the river is a big job! Impression 5 is in need of hundreds of volunteers who would be interested in helping with not only the clean up but also the administration and logistics of the clean up. If you or your family or organization would like to help make the rivers and thus the city a cleaner place for all to enjoy, please contact us right away!

As an added bonus every Adopt-A-River volunteer also receives free admission to Impression 5 Science Center the day of the clean-up! That Saturday is our Earth Day celebration. After the clean-up is done please join us inside for more exciting, hands-on, environmental activities!

CONTACT INFORMATION

Erik Larson, Executive Director of Impression 5, is the coordinator for this event. If you have any questions or would like to register please contact him either via email or phone at (517)485-8116 ext 43.