More than 20 Iowa state parks and forests will host clean-up events on Saturday, Sept.26 during Statewide Volunteer Day. Iowans are invited to join park staff to help care for Iowa’s natural areas, freshen up campgrounds and facilities, and spend time outdoors.
Clean-up efforts will be unique for each park depending on needs, and may include litter pick-up, staining or painting buildings, removing invasive species, rebuilding picnic tables and more. The state parks and forests participating include:
- Bellevue State Park, Bellevue
- Elk Rock State Park, Knoxville
- Geode State Park, Danville
- Honey Creek State Park, Moravia
- Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Keosauqua
- Lake Anita State Park, Anita
- Lake Darling State Park, Brighton
- Lake Keomah State Park, Oskaloosa
- Lake Macbride State Park, Solon
- Lake Wapello State Park, Drakesville
- Ledges State Park, Boone
- Pikes Peak State Park, McGregor
- Pilot Knob State Park Forest City
- Pine Lake State Park, Eldora
- Prairie Rose State Park, Harlan
- Springbrook State Park, Guthrie Center
- Stephens State Forest, Lucas
- Walnut Woods State Park, West Des Moines
- Wapsipinicon State Park, Anamosa
- Waubonsie State Park, Hamburg
- Yellow River State Forest, Harpers Ferry
Citizens interested in volunteering can find complete details on times, meeting locations and activities at www.iowadnr.gov/volunteer.