Stream Clean Up Opportunities

The Stream Team program is a network of citizens who are involved in education, stewardship, and advocacy on behalf of Missouri streams, participating in activities such as water quality monitoring, stream clean-ups, tree planting, and more. Membership is free to any interested citizen, family, or organization. The program is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MNDR). For clean-up events, the MDC provides free trash bags and work gloves. For more information contact the Stream Team at (800) 781-1989, or visit www.mostreamteam.org.

MSD partners with community groups in these clean-ups by providing supplies and trash dumpsters for the disposal of trash removed from the streams. Contact us at (314) 436-8708 for more information.

Trash clean-up events give the public the opportunity to volunteer to help make the St. Louis community a better place by removing trash in neighborhoods, rivers, and streams. Volunteering is also a great way for scouts to earn badges and students to earn community service hours. Please dress appropriately for working outside and current weather conditions.  Past clean-up events photos can be found on MSD’s Flickr page.

Contact us at (314) 436-8710 for more information.

Visit the Open Space Council Trash Bash Website to learn more! A big THANK YOU to everyone who helped out with the 2023 Confluence Trash Bash. Nearly 700 volunteers hauled in over 10 tons of trash and 130 waste tires. Thank you for your support of the Confluence Trash Bash.

Visit the Open Space Council website at www.openspacestl.org to learn more about one of the country’s largest and longest running river restoration projects. Volunteers clean the Meramec River and its tributaries, removing trash and debris from littering and dumping.

Thank you to all the volunteers and municipalities who helped out at the 2023 annual River des Peres Trash Bash! Thanks to Open Space Council for organizing this event. Visit the River des Peres Watershed Coalition to learn more about ways you can help keep the River des Peres Watershed healthy!