(City of Pocatello Press Release, August 19, 2022; Cover Photo Credit: Portneuf River Vision, FB)
Join us Saturday, August 20, for the annual Portneuf River Cleanup. The City of Pocatello is looking for volunteers to help clean up trash and debris from the banks and main channel of our Portneuf River. Come out and help support the Portneuf River Vision.
Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Place: Meet at Pacific Recycling Trailhead (on N. Main just off Kraft Rd.)
Cleanup efforts: Raymond Park to Simplot
What to bring:
-Work gloves (we will have extra)
Other helpful supplies:
-Handsaws (no power tools)
-Nets (we will have extra)
-Boots/waders/watershoes
Where we’ll clean:
-Raymond Park to Simplot, along the riverbank and in the stream
Thanks to the efforts of our community volunteers, the Portneuf River is looking better each year!
**If you have your own boat and would like to use it with the cleanup, contact stormwater@pocatello.us or 208-234-6519 ahead of time for directions on where to float.
