Texas Land Conservancy is excited to be a partner for the Seventh Annual Brazos River Cleanup and Campout at Little L Ranch! There will be four days of opportunities for advanced training and volunteer time while cleansing the Rio Brazos of tires and trash.

Event headquarters is at Little L Ranch, a permanently protected property with Texas Land Conservancy, on the Brazos River south of Glen Rose in Somervell County. You may arrive as early as Friday afternoon, May 17, and leave as late as 12:00 noon on Monday, May 20. River cleanup will be Saturday, May 18, followed by a day of volunteer and AT opportunities on Sunday, May 19. You’ll be able to designate your arrival and departure dates, river cleanup preferences, and more in the registration form. You must register to participate in the event (it’s FREE!) to enable event organizers in planning for canoes, kayaks, food, and camping accommodations.

What began in 2017 as a Rio Brazos Chapter training class project (in conjunction with the Friends of the Brazos), has grown into a long weekend of work, fun, learning, and camaraderie among river-lovers and trash-haters from other TMN chapters and collaborating organizations.

We welcome everyone to assist us this year with removing all the tires and trash we can float out from a stretch of the Brazos River where John Graves once paddled. Alternatively, you can walk the banks and gravel bars to pick up trash.

In addition to the Saturday canoe flotilla cleanup, there will be Advanced Training opportunities on Sunday, as well as three nights of camping, cookouts, games, visiting with old friends, and meeting new ones. Examples of Advanced Training: Lectures and field sessions on insects (mothing!), aquatic ecology, riparian ecology, the night sky (stargazing!), and bird, plant, and geology walks. AND – food will NOT be in short supply!

Come for the day or stay for the weekend!