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The April 29, 2017 event was cancelled due to weather and volunteer safety concerns. However, we are going to have a few small community clean-ups this summer and will contact volunteers that originally registered for those specific locations.
The 2018 event will occur on Saturday April 7th with a rain date on April 21st. Thank you for your continued community support! |
Mission & Purpose
Mission – To promote appreciation, stewardship and naturalizing of our local urban stream corridors.
Purpose – To engage the community in awareness and responsibility of naturalizing and sustaining our waterways through organized litter clean up, education and removal of invasive species to restore natural habitat and showcase the amenity value of a healthy ecosystem.
Purpose – To engage the community in awareness and responsibility of naturalizing and sustaining our waterways through organized litter clean up, education and removal of invasive species to restore natural habitat and showcase the amenity value of a healthy ecosystem.
Event Information
SATURDAY APRIL 29, 2017, AT SCOTT PARK, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
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2017 will mark Boneyard Creek Community Day's 12th year!
Thank you to the sponsors, volunteers, and organizers who helped make past Boneyard Creek Community Day events successful! The Boneyard Creek Community Day event is possible because of our many community volunteers. Volunteers clean up litter and non-native plants from areas all over Champaign Urbana. Work sites vary from those suitable for younger children to more challenging sites. For more information and potential weather related delays/cancellation please see our Facebook event the morning of the clean-up. The press release can be downloaded from the link below:
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What should I wear?
Dress to work outside. No open-toed shoes. Some projects may involve getting into the creek. Those participants should wear boots. Please bring your own refillable water bottle and please wear your orange Boneyard shirt from a previous year if you have one.
If you don't want to keep your orange shirt, please return it to us at the
end of the event in the bins at Scott Park.
If you don't want to keep your orange shirt, please return it to us at the
end of the event in the bins at Scott Park.
Why are we doing this?
Boneyard Creek Community Day is a way to celebrate and protect our lakes and streams by engaging volunteers to pitch in and clean. Litter looks bad and leads to more litter. It clogs storm drains causing local flooding and ends up in receiving streams harming aquatic life. This event helps remind us all to be responsible citizens and put trash in its place.
Register
Online registration is now closed. 2018 registration will open March 1, 2018 for the April 7th event. We really appreciate your interest and hope to see you there!
Sponsors
The Boneyard Creek Community Day is possible because of generous sponsorship from community businesses and organizations. If you would like to become a Sponsor please see the BCCD flyer for additional information.
We are so grateful for our 2017 Sponsors!
Organizers
education
Boneyard Creek Community Day is proud to have many student participants. Please join us after the clean-up for lunch, music, and educational displays suitable for all ages at Scott Park.
2017 Displays Include:
accomplishments
2013 Totals:
- 330 volunteers
- 7 clean up sites
- 845 acres of land cleaned up
- 3.9 shore miles cleaned up
- 1 shore mile invasive species removed
2014 Totals:
- 400 volunteers
- 7 clean up sites
- 1,459 acres of land cleaned up
- 2.6 shore miles cleaned up
- 0.2 shore miles invasive species removed
2015 Totals:
- 500 volunteers
- 7 clean-up sites
- 1,800 acres of land
- 7.7 shoreline miles litter removal
- 0.5 shoreline mile invasive species removal
- 165 cubic yards of litter removed
2016 Totals:
- Volunteers: 519
- Clean-up sites: 6
- Litter Removal Area: 1,460 acres
- Shoreline Clean-up: 7.5 miles
- Litter Collected: 52 cubic yards
- Invasive Species Removal: 7 acres
- Sponsors: 44
- Storm Drain Medallions: 30 installed
Photos
These photos have been provided by an amazing group of volunteer photographers:
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2016 Photos
Here is a sampling of the 2016 photos. You can also view the whole 2016 photo album.
2015 Photos
Here is a sampling of the 2015 photos. You can also view the whole 2015 photo album.
2014 Photos
2013 Photos
2012
Arts
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In 2013, local artists painted 9 murals as a gentle reminder to put trash in its place. Sponsors included: Public Art League, Champaign County Design & Conservation Foundation, Champaign County Soil & Water Conservation District, City of Champaign, Urbana Park District, and University of Illinois.
The Map below shows the mural locations. |
Contact Information
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Please direct questions to :
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