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Keokuk County, IA- This July, hundreds of volunteers will pile into canoes to take on 75 miles of the Skunk River, to scrounge out any trash they can find from the waterway. According to a news release, Iowa Project AWARE (A Watershed Awareness River Expedition), is a canoeing and educational event where participants paddle down a different river in Iowa every summer, removing trash along the way. This year's project is scheduled for July 7th through the 12th on the Skunk River from the Keokuk/Washington County border to just before the Mississippi River in Des Moines County. In the 20 ye...

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This July, hundreds of volunteers will pile into canoes to take on seventy-five miles of the Skunk River, to scrounge out every tin can, lost shoe, bowling ball, tire, and

Next month there will be several cleanups in observance of Earth Day, but another environmental project will be hitting the area this summer.

Registration opens March 20 for a cleanup of the Skunk River July 7-12, led by Iowa Project AWARE (A Watershed Awareness River Expedition).