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Ankeny

Team Marsh

Andrea Marsh
515.681.6702
Four Mile Creek
Ankeny from NE 118th - I35
Members Since Aug. 2013

Altoona

Jax's Team
Little Four Mile Creek
Greenway Park to 4th St. SW
Members Since Dec. 2013

Mitchell's Stream
In honor of Mitchell Garrison

Sharyn O'Connor
515.208.7569
Little Four Mile Creek
Greenway Park to Adventureland Dr.
Members Since May 2015

Bondurant

Bondurant Community Foundation
Jeff Cook
515.491.3355
NE 64th St. to Hwy 65
Members Since Dec. 2017

Clive

Green & Sustainable Clive
Jennifer Easler
515.205.6222
Walnut Creek through Clive Greenbelt Park
Members Since April 2013

Michael & Lisa McCoy
Michael McCoy
515.978.8232
Walnut Creek - 86th St. to 100th St. 
Members Since March 2013

Des Moines

Central Campus Marine Bio.
Dr. Gregory Barod
Raccoon River - MLK Jr. Pkwy - Des Moines River
Members since Sept. 2016

Green Iowa Americorps
Volunteer Coordinator
Raccoon River from SW 30th to Fleur St. 
Members Since May 2014

Greenwood Initiative
Art Kern
arthurjkern@gmail.com
Walnut Creek from N. Valley Dr. to Raccoon River & Greenwood Park runoff stream into Walnut Creek
Members Since June 2013









 

Iowa Air National Guard 132D Wing
John Gaich
515.261.8760
Frink Creek from Park Ave to SW McKinley Ave.
Members Since July 2014

Joppa
Jacki Stevents
515.288.5699
Des Moines River, I235 to SE 6th St. 
Members Since July 2017

Park Patrol
Erin Hummel
erin.hummel@wellsfargo.com
Raccoon River from Foster Dr. to SW 30th St.
Members Since May 2016

RDG Creek Crew
Sean Gannon
515.309.3210
Tributary of the DSM River, 1st Tributary S. of Euclid and to the W.
& N. Walnut Creek, Douglas to Hickman
Members Since Feb. 2013

SOG on Walnut Creek
Steve Falck
515.240.7942
Walnut Creek - Foster Dr. to Raccoon River
Member Since Oct. 2014

Grimes

Foth Infrastructure & Environment
Shani Wahl
N. Walnut Creek, Cuttys to Plum Dr.
Members Since Oct. 2016

Johnston

DuPont Pioneer
Derek Nelson
derek.jon.nelson@pioneer.co
Beaver Creek from NW 70th to Merle Hay
Members Since Feb. 2014

Beaverdale Creek Cleaners
Dan Johannsen
Beaver Creek from Merle Hay Rd. to Beaver Ave. 
Members Since Sept. 2016

Mitchellville

Team Sandy Bottom
Kim Bailey
Creek running from NE 82nd Ave. to NE 112th St. 
Members Since Oct. 2013

Pleasant Hill

Riley Resource Group
Robert Riley, Jr. 
515.344.4406
Four Mile Creek from Easton Blvd. to E. University & the W. Side of Copper Creek Lake
Members Since April 2014




 

Service Squad
Molly Hanson
515.309.3231
Four Mile Creek, from Dean Ave. to Vandalia Rd. 
Members Since Fall 2016

Runnells

Bishop Farms
Josie Lehman
Jle@mwatoday.com
Camp Creek from SE 124th to the end of the creek
Members Since 2013

Urbandale

Hikiji Family
Miyoko Hikiji
Plum Dr. to Meredith Dr. (NW 46th Ave.)
Members Since 2018

West Des Moines

Barkar Lemar Green Team
Jenny Barker
515.327.4903
Jordan Creek from Fuller Rd. Bridge to Raccoon River
Members Since Jan. 2014

Iowa Distilling Co. 
Todd Dunkel
515.238.5705
Raccoon River - I35 Overpass (all 4 corners), and Raccoon River (S. bank) downstream through Walnut Woods State Park
Members Since Feb. 2013

Jordan Creek Master River Team
Susan Kozak
515.327.9241
Jordan Creek from I-35 S. Bridge W. to 57th St.
Members Since March 2015

Jordan Creek Mudders
Julie McKillip
515.250.9484
Jordan Creek from 60th St. to Prairie View Dr. in West Des Moines
Members Since Jan. 2014

Windsor Heights

Walnut Creek Watershed Coalition
Darren Fife
515.250.6695
N. Walnut Creek from Air Quality on Hickman to Walnut Creek on 73rd
Members Since Feb. 2013

Dowling Catholic Environmental Science
Ryan Lensing
319.551.5182
Tributary to Walnut Creek - SW Corner of Dowling's Campus, E. Past the YMCA where it enters Walnut Creek
Members Since Feb. 2013
 

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