Guadalupe River Clean-up Page
New Braunfels, Texas
Friends For Rivers

For Information Call
830-608-2166
Nathan Pence, River Project Manager
Participation is by Pre-Registration by emailing
npence@nbtexas.org
Guadalupe & Comal River Clean-up Page
















2009
Lower Guadalupe River Clean-up
is
set for September 19th, 2009
For Information Call
830-608-2166
Nathan Pence, River Project Manager
Participation is by
Pre-Registration by emailing npence@nbtexas.org
Please try and register by e-mail
Scouts, Service Groups, and other Volunteers,
This
cleanup covers the Guadalupe River from Canyon Dam to Lake Dunlap,
the entirety of the Comal River, Lake
Dunlap, and portions of Landa Lake. This year’s event
will be help on September 19, 2009.
Please
note that one major change this year is that a fee of $2 for each
participant will be due at the registration table when your group
checks-in the weekend of the event.
Below are instructions for how to
register.
Registration
Registrations will only be accepted by email.
To Register please answer
the following questions and email to Nathan Pence at npence@nbtexas.org
- Group Name or Troop Number
- Name of Point of Contact
- Mailing Address
- E-Mail Address
- Phone Number
- Number of participants (including adults)
- Average age range of participants
- If camping which nights will you be staying?
- Is your group experienced Canoers or
Kayakers? If so do you have your own equipment that you could
bring?
- Can adults from your group assist with
serving of dinner Saturday night? If so how many adults can help?
- Can your group or troop perform a skit at the
Saturday night bonfire? An answer of yes commits your group to
perform Saturday night.
All information listed above is
required to be officially registered for the event. Without
complete information groups will not be considered registered/confirmed
for the clean-up. After receiving the above information, your
group will be registered and you will receive a confirmation email with
additional information.
Other
Information to Consider:
1) Your groups ratio must be no
larger than 10 children per adult
2) Waiver form must be
completed properly for each member of your group/troop or you will
not be allowed to participate. You may turn it in at the
registration table the day of the event
3) The only meal provided will
be dinner Saturday Evening
Items to
bring for the day of the cleanup and take on the water with you:
1) Sack lunch & drinks for
all participants
2) Troop Leaders should
have a first aid kit
3) Troop Leader must have
mobile phone for emergency contact. You will be provided
emergency contact information
4) Don’t forget your sunscreen,
hat, and drinking water.
Thanks you for your interest
and do not hesitate to contact me by email with questions!
Nathan Pence
River Project Manager
City of New Braunfels
830-608-2166
npence@nbtexas.org


Good Turn for America
Boy Scout
Campout and River Clean-Up
Registration Instructions
2009 Guadalupe River
Clean-Up
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Location:
Cypress Bend Park. Located on Peace Ave at the Guadalupe
River in New Braunfels. Reservations
must be made by August 21st, 2009. To
register email
Nathan Pence at npence@nbtexas.org
.
When you arrive at
Cypress Bend, all
Troop leaders need to check in at the registration table.
We ask that the Scouts remain quite after
10:00. P.M. so as to not impose on other campers. Bathrooms
are available, please help keep
them clean. We are guests of the City.
Transportation
will be provided by river outfitters to your up river clean-up point. Personal Flotation Devices (PFD’s) and
watercraft (rafts) for Clean-Up will be provided by river outfitters. Bring your lunch, water, hats, first-aid kits
and sunscreen with you for Saturday, you will be on
river for 4-5 hours.
You
will be given a garbage/trash bag to put your collected trash in. Each person participating in the Clean-Up
will be required to fill their trash bag for a Tee-shirt and special
event
patch. No ground fires are permitted. All fires for the purposes of cooking must be
in a grill or elevated pit.
A
Campfire Extravaganza will be provided Saturday Night.
For
special requirements or information, please contact Nathan Pence.
DIRECTION TO THE
2009 BOYSCOUT RIVER CLEANUP
AT CYPRESS
BEND PARK

FROM THE AUSTIN AREA
--Take
IH
35 South, towards San Antonio.
--Take
Exit
#189 and turn right on HWY 46/Loop 337.
--Follow
Loop 337 to Common Street (about 1 ½
miles).
--Turn
left
onto Common Street.
--Drive
several blocks until you cross the Guadalupe River.
--Turn
left
onto Peace Avenue.
--Cypress
Bend Park is at the end of the street.
FROM THE SAN ANTONIO AREA
--Take
IH
35 North, towards Austin.
--Take
Exit
#188 and turn left at light onto Hwy 46/Loop 337.
--Follow
Loop 337 to Common Street (about 1 ½
miles).
--Turn
left
onto Common Street.
--Drive
several blocks until you cross the Guadalupe River.
--Turn
left
onto Peace Avenue.
--Cypress
Bend Park is at the end of the street.
. 
TrashFest
October 3rd, 2009
TrashFest
--Texas Gulf Coast Council of Dive Clubs Comal River Cleanup
Last Updated February 2009
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