Team Naturespace @ Project Blue River Rescue 2026
Sat, Apr 04
|Lakeside Nature Center
Kick off Earth Month with the Kansas City Metro's biggest single stream cleanup day of every year, with grilled dogs and nachos provided at lunch.
Time & Location
Apr 04, 2026, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64132, USA
About the event
There's a drive-through check in at Lakeside Nature Center where you'll tell the folks at the tent that you're with "the Jackson Bridge." They'll give you gloves, bags, and pickers if you need them.
Just west of Lakeside Nature Center at Myrtle Ave and E Gregory Blvd, look for our purple "Team Naturespace" sign and pull in the driveway that goes into our forest. We'll remove bush honeysuckle or pick up litter washed down the Fox Hollow Creek. No matter what you choose as your task, your hands are helping hands. Thank you for your care.
Wear closed-toe shoes with tread, thick pants and layers for the unpredictable weather.
Gloves, trash bags and shovels will be provided (as well as hot dogs and nachos at noon back at Lakeside for those interested.)
In 1991 a group of forward thinking citizens formed Friends of Lakeside Nature Center Stream Team #175 and…