October 24, 2025

Clean Waters Challenge: Heal the Bear River

By Jamie Kauffold | Aug. 31, 2024

Help clean up the Bear River in Emmet and Charlevoix counties on Saturday, Sept. 7, during the Clean Waters Challenge. Meet at the Bear River Shelter in Petoskey at 9am for registration and breakfast, followed by kick-off at 9:30am, cleanup and trash sorting from 9:45am-noon, and BBQ lunch from noon-1pm. Do your part by removing trash and recyclables from this fast-paced river that canoers, kayakers, hikers, and fishermen enjoy every day. watershedcouncil.org/event/clean-waters-challenge-healing-the-bear

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