(City of Pocatello Press Release, August 15, 2024)
Join us August 24, 2024, 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. Business and community groups are welcome at the cleanup, so come out and help support the Portneuf River Vision.
Date: August 24, 2024
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
-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.gov or 208-234-6519 ahead of time for directions on where to float.
