Green River Spring Cleaning

04/07/2022

Izzy approves of our beer sponsor! Thank you Hi-Wire Brewing!

03/29/2022

The 12th Annual Green River Spring Cleaning is on for Saturday April 9th! Let's clean her up! Huge thanks to MountainTrue for the support of the event!

We'll be meeting at Fishtop access starting at 10 AM to hand out trash bags and organize groups for different sections including a walking team on the lower. You are welcome to organize your own crew.

There will be a dumpster at Fishtop to deposit trash, and we'll have some trucks running down Green River Cove Road to pick up anything left on the roadside. We can help you get connected at the parking lot Saturday morning.

Our guess is that flows will be 150% for the morning and back up to 2 Units from 1 PM on, which means levels will be around 12' or 13" until 1:30pm on the upper. 3pm in the narrows, and 5ish on the lower. At that point it will start to rise up to around 16-18" would be a guess. Check for updates here: https://greenrivernc.com/

Weather is looking good with highs near 65 degrees. Be safe and stay warm. We'll try to have a little beer, fire, and prizes afterwards!

04/08/2021

Green River Spring Cleaning is on for this Saturday! For obvious reasons, we'll need to take additional precautions to keep everyone safe and healthy this year. Please wear your masks in parking lots and anytime you can't maintain 6 feet of distance, avoiding paddling in large groups, and shuttle with household groups.

We are not providing boats or leading a group on the water, so please organize your own group and shuttle logistics. We'll be set up under a canopy tent at Fishtop starting at 10 AM to hand out trash bags and gloves for those that want or need them. There will be a dumpster at Fishtop to deposit trash, and we'll have some trucks running down Green River Cove Road to pick up anything left on the roadside. There will be some beer and coupons from Hi-Wire, so please do stop by!

Many are tackling the Lower Green, which is great, it needs your attention. Some have signed up for the Upper, Narrows, or roadside. If you are looking for a group we can help you get connected at the parking lot Saturday morning.

Flow for Saturday is currently forecasted for a 2 Unit release from midnight to 6AM, dropping to 1-1/2 Unit from 6AM to 1PM, back up to 2 Units from 1 PM on, which means levels will be around 12 or 13" until 1:30pm on the upper. 3pm in the narrows, and 4:30ish on the lower. At that point it will start to rise up to around 16-18" would be a guess. Check for updates here: http://carolinalakelevels.com/index.php/lake-summit-water-levels

Weather is looking wet with possible thunder and a high of 65 degrees. Be safe and stay warm.

Use the hashtags or and tag Green Riverkeeper and Benedict in your social media posts with photos of your haul. We'll judge the entries and send prizes to the best, biggest, weirdest, and most trash finds. Show us what you got!

See you out there!

04/01/2021

We are very excited to announce that Hi-Wire Brewing is sponsoring the river clean up this year! They've been a partner of MountainTrue and are now joining the Green River Spring Cleaning! https://hiwirebrewing.com/ Please join us April 10th at the Fish Top Access at 10am for a Covid safe day of paddling, hiking, friends, and river clean up. More information at https://mountaintrue.org/event/socially-distant-green-river-spring-cleaning/?fbclid=IwAR1JguTI9bsBopB3ViO-KF4XU38LUZb-_2SsgOJki0YhPx2_dDyNRQ6lv1w

03/02/2021

Join MountainTrue's Green Riverkeeper and Liquidlogic Co-founder Shane Benedict for the 11th Annual Green River Spring Cleaning! For obvious reasons, we'll need to take additional precautions to keep everyone safe and healthy this year, including wearing masks in parking lots and anytime you can't maintain 6 feet of distance, avoiding paddling in large groups, and shuttling with household groups. Check in at Fishtop Access (2302 Green River Cove Rd, Saluda, NC 28773) between 10 AM and 4 PM on Saturday, April 10 to pick up trash bags and get your coupon for a free beer from Catawba Brewing! Join a small group or navigate the river on your own, grab as much trash along the way as you can safely, and return it to the dumpster at Fishtop. Use the hashtags or and tag Green Riverkeeper and Shane Benedict in your social media posts with photos of your haul. We'll judge the entries and send prizes to the best, biggest, weirdest, and most trash finds. Show us what you got! Pre-register here and select which section you would like to paddle to be assigned to a small group leader:

Join MountainTrue's Green Riverkeeper and Liquidlogic Co-founder Shane Benedict for the 11th Annual Green River Spring Cleaning! Join a small group or navigate the river on your own, grab as much trash along the way as you can safely, and return it to the dumpster at Fishtop. We will be taking safet...