The state’s largest volunteer river cleanup event, Iowa Project AWARE, is excited to celebrate 21 years of beautifying Iowa waterways and spreading watershed awareness. Over 300 volunteers will be heading to Southeast Iowa to clean up 75 miles of the Skunk River this July 7-12. Volunteers will embark by canoe on the Skunk River in Richland and make their way southeast to Burlington over the course of five days. Volunteers will load their canoes with trash by day and tent camp and participate in educational programs by night. For the first half of the week, July 7-10, AWARE volunteers will camp at the beautiful Lake Darling State Park in Brighton. As volunteers paddle their way down to Mount Pleasant from July 11-12, campers will stay on the outskirts of the city at Oakland Mills Water Works Area. Slots are still open if you are interested in joining the cleanup efforts. Registration can be found on the Iowa Project AWARE website. Thursday and Friday have the most availability, and Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are full. Iowa Project AWARE is coordinated by N-Compass, Inc. For more information on this event, including the daily schedule of events and evening educational programs, please visit www.iowaprojectaware.org.