Thank you to everyone who helped!  Great to see the DNR posting about this great event!
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http://news.dnr.state.mn.us/index.php/2008/07/29/minnesota-4-wheel-drive-association-revives-dnr-river-cleanup/#more-42548

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Minnesota 4-Wheel Drive Association revives DNR river cleanup (July 29, 2008)

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota 4-Wheel Drive Association (M4WDA) have started a new cleanup initiative in the city of Belle Plaine along the Minnesota River. The association’s goal in this project is to help the state restore a vital flood plain habitat.
About two dozen club members recently removed an estimated 100,000 pounds of rubbish from the site’s wetlands. More than 30,000 pounds of materials have been shipped to recycling firms, including 227 car and heavy truck tires, and metals. According to the DNR, the cleanup was possible only through the volunteer efforts of the M4WDA, using their electric winches, skid loaders and 4×4 trucks and trailers.

“The cleanup at the Belle Plaine State Wayside has been one of the largest and most complex cleanups I’ve had the privilege of being involved with,” said Paul Nordell, DNR Adopt-a-River Program coordinator.

Over time, the state plans to manage the Belle Plaine site as a vital flood plain habitat, in cooperation with local planning efforts. The cleanup challenges at this site, in addition to funding, are formidable, according to Nordell. They include dense willow thickets, tall grass and nettles, clouds of mosquitoes, beaver ponds and dams, washed out roads, and frequent flooding and siltation from the Minnesota River.

In 1999, this 60-acre cleanup involved 35 partner organizations, including the DNR’s
Adopt-a-River Program. Two million pounds of rubbish and scrap were removed that year. Some of that weight included automobiles winched out of the river by the M4WDA.

This is the fifth time the M4DWA has assisted the DNR with river cleanups and the second time they have volunteered at this site. This year’s partnership has included DNR Parks and Recreation, Metropolitan Mosquito Control District and Alter Metal Recyclers. As cleanup efforts expand this fall, more partners are expected to join.

For more information about how individuals can help clean public waters, check out the
DNR Web site at www.mndnr.gov/adoptariver.