River Clean Up Wins Photo Contest!

Congratulations to Jodi Vincent who took the winning photo for the American Rivers National Photo Contest.

http://www.americanrivers.org/our-work/restoring-rivers/national-river-cleanup/

More River Clean Up Photos

Photos courtesy of Jodi Vincent.

A Beautiful Day & A Wonderful Community

Three cheers to the Island Park Community! The 1st Annual River Clean Up had over 70 registered volunteers who walked, waded and floated the Henry's Fork in search of litter and debris. Many large items were recovered during the day including tires, barrels, car parts and a variety of "interesting" items, making the judging for the Recycling Pioneer Award a difficult task. Anne Heaphy ended up taking home the trophy with a truck ramp that she pulled from the water near the Osborne Bridge.

A great big thanks to all who volunteered their time and effort including the staff from Harriman State Park, the staff from the Henry's Fork Foundation, TroutHunter, the Henry's Fork Master Naturalists, Randy Gravatt from Fremont Search & Rescue, & the many fishing guides who navigated the day. A special thank you is in order for Kevin Michaelson of H B Excavation & Construction who volunteered his dump truck and time to take all of the debris recovered to Island Park Landfill. Kudos to Kyle Babbitt, Bren Dismuke and their team who painstakingly sorted through each clean up bag to remove the recycleables.

Photos from the day courtesy of Jodi Vincent from Harriman State Park.

Meet @ Osborne 10 am Saturday

Clean Up time is here!

Meet at the Osborne River Access at 10 am for opening statements from Mayor Tom Jewell. Come any time from 10 am to 5 pm, go to the Osborne Registration & Safety booth to officially claim your stretch of the river and to get your clean up bags. Remember, giving even a little of your Saturday will make a big difference in the life of our river.

Many prizes have been donated for the all-day scavenger hunt, including a kids' fishing pole from Elk Creek Liquor and Sports.

Flyfishing Guide and Artist, Marty Reed, will be having an art show @ TroutHunter beginning @ 6:30. Join him as he demonstrates his line art and invites the community to help him paint his latest painting.

We look forward to seeing everyone for a safe and fun Saturday.

Search & Rescue Provides Safety & Scuba Team!

Fremont County Search & Rescue has offered their support for August 15. Their water safety team will be join us @ the Osborne Bridge river access and will be immediately available for water assistance throughout the day. Also, in a creative attempt to retrieve some of the aluminum cans scouted in deeper flows, they have offered their assistance in the form of a scuba can recovery team! Thanks to Randy Gravatt for making this team effort. For more about Fremont County Search & Rescue, go to: http://www.fremontrescue.org/

Guides Pull Tire From Henry's Fork

Carlos Chavez and Alex Knull, both well known fly fishing guides, pulled a tire from the Henry's Fork on a recent afternoon drift. Chavez, who first publicly called attention to the cans and other litter in the Island Park section of the Snake, is thrilled about the upcoming river clean-up. "We as fishermen always make a point to take out any litter we see on the river, but a community clean-up makes a much bigger and bolder statement as to the importance of the Henry's Fork in our lives."

The guides pulled the tire from the Lunch Counter section of Box Canyon.


Photo courtesy of Carlos Chavez

New Date!

Our date has changed! Make a note in your calendar, August 15 is the new clean-up.