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Earth Month Clean Up Blacktail Stream & Silver Bow Creek Days (CUBs)

Each year Butte schoolchildren pulled hundreds of bags of trash out of local creeks during our Community Earth Month Clean-up Blacktail stream and Silver Bow creek (CUBs) days kids:

  • Get outside
  • Connect with their landscape
  • Beautify Butte
  • Cultivate safety and stewardship
  • Offer our creeks and rivers a much-needed spring cleaning for our creeks and waterways
  • Participate in a key, place-based experience of stormwater education

We have built this page to help your class prepare for their clean-up. 

Safety Protocols

Please review the safety video we’ve prepared and guidelines below with your class before the clean-up starts. 

  • Always wear proper clothing and protective gear, such as gloves and closed toe shoes.
  • Don’t pick up dangerous items, such as needles or hazardous materials. If you find something dangerous or suspicious while cleaning, report it to the Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement Department at (406) 497-1120.
  • Practice proper water safety when wading in creeks and streams.
  • Be careful around roads and aware of potential traffic hazards.
  • Leave homeless camps untouched.

Clean-Up Supplies

Ripple will provide trash bags, gloves, grabbers, and safety vests. Please also feel free to bring any of the following items to assist with your clean up. 

  • Rake
  • Waders (for collecting trash from waterways)

#SpringCleanButteAmerica

If you post any pictures of your trash collection, please tag Ripple @ripplemontana in your post so we can track your good work!

If you’re willing, we would also love to use your images in our marketing for next year. Please send any images you’re comfortable sharing to Samuel Klusmeyer at sklusmeyer@mtech.edu. 

Data Collection (Optional)

If you’re interested in keeping track of what trash you collect, use this CUBS Data Sheet to record your findings. Email any completed sheets to tgordon@mtech.edu so we can see what you found!