Coordinated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Project AWARE, which stands for A Watershed Awareness River Expedition, involves hundreds of volunteers who spend their vacations working as aquatic garbage collectors – cleaning up, learning about, and exploring Iowa’s rivers.

Additional information can be found on the DNR’s website: http://www.iowadnr.gov/Recreation/CanoeingKayaking/ProjectAWARE.aspx