Ark River Clean-Up

River cleanups don’t have to be big affairs. Small activities happen year round ❤️

City of Hutchinson - Government
GeoWoodstock XXII Community Group

The groups that sign up for the event have had a friendly competition on how many folks they can register. Here are the top ten groups and their numbers:

92 Sedgwick County Zoo
50 North High Hispanic American Leadership Org
40 Enders Leadership and Community Service Magnet
35 INTRUST Bank
35 Wichita Southeast High School
27 Optometric Billing Solutions
26 Goddard high School
23 Wichita High School South National Honor Society
22 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
20 Wicked City Roller Derby

We are still crunching the numbers, but a it is safe to say the Saturday event was a huge success!!!

Looks like the weather will be lovely for the event Saturday morning. The tent is up, Uhaul filled with the cleanup gear, lunch supplies gathered…I think we are just about ready!!!

Thank you to the City of Wichita- Government - City Council for the annual Proclamation this week!

Maggie Ballard for Wichita will kick our event off at 9am.

Check in will open at 8:30.

Final sponsor shout-out to the KAWS Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams for the logistics, coordination, hauling the gear, and managing all the invoices. See you all soon!

Happy Earth Day!

Thank you to our media sponsor, KMUW, and also to DJ Dee for the onsite-tunes during the event.

Love this event and want to be involved in similar year-round activities? Reach out to our partners Wichita Clean Streams or the Kansas Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.

There is still time to pre-register! https://brushfire.com/arkrivercleanup/arkrivercleanup2026/626122

The Evergy GreenTeam is one of those amazing volunteer groups that works across the state on conservation and outdoor recreation builds. We are thrilled to have you as a sponsor on the Ark River Cleanup!