White River Clean-Up

White River Clean-Up

This post is too late for you to take part in this activity, but it is still worth posting because of the information about Muncie Parks (a more specific parks post will be coming in a few days).

Today the Muncie Delaware Clean and Beautiful and Stormwater Management organizations sponsored a clean-up event for the White River which runs right through Muncie. People gathered at Westside Park (located just south of the Ball State campus) and walked along the river picking up trash. It may not sound like a “fun” activity, but everything is more fun when shared with others, right? And this event encourages the fostering of friendships, both new and old, as people join efforts to help make our living environment more beautiful. It’s become a tradition in Muncie every fall for Ball State students and local Muncie residents to get together to help clear the area of summer debris.

The White River is actually in two sections that run through the central and southern parts of Indiana. In particular, Muncie and Indianapolis are two areas where you can find many activities along its banks. 

The two parts feed into the Wabash River which serves as the border boundary line between Indiana and Illinois for approximately the whole south half of the state of Indiana.

In Muncie, you can walk along the White River on foot paths known as White River Greenway. You can also go canoeing and kayaking in The White River. West Side Park is a great place to enjoy the river’s beauty and tranquility with a picnic on a lazy fall day.

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Even though the clean-up event is now over, I am grateful to all who turned out the participate in this endeavor and I hope many of you will be able to participate in next year’s event!