2021 Watershed Celebration at Meramec State Park: Leave the potluck at home, but bring your own tube! See below for our Covid related changes to this annual event.
SAVE THE DATE: Missouri Stream Teams from around the state are invited to join together for the 25th Annual Watershed Celebration at Meramec State Park on July 24, 2021.
Free Stream Team camping at Group Site C on July 23 and July 24, 2021 will be available at Meramec State Park. Camping is first-come, first-serve. Check with the park for current camping info.
Find out more about Meramec State Park at the park website.
Free Stream Team camping at Group Site C on July 23 and July 24, 2021 will be available at Meramec State Park. Camping is first-come, first-serve. Check with the park for current camping info.
Find out more about Meramec State Park at the park website.
Calendar of the Watershed Celebration Weekend:
Friday July 23: Camping is available free-of-charge for Missouri Stream Teams at Group Site C. Check with the park for current camping info. Camping is first-come, first-serve.
Saturday July 24: Join with Missouri Stream Teams from around the state at Shelter #2. The gathering begins at 10 AM and concludes around 5 PM. Due to ongoing Covid precautions, we will have the following changes to this year's celebration:
Saturday July 24: Join with Missouri Stream Teams from around the state at Shelter #2. The gathering begins at 10 AM and concludes around 5 PM. Due to ongoing Covid precautions, we will have the following changes to this year's celebration:
- Stream Teams United and participating Associations will provide a lunch in "to-go" containers. No potluck. Do not bring food to share.
- We'll provide aluminum cans of lemonade, soda, and flavored water. Bring your own beverage too if you wish.
- Raffle - We'll have a kayak and lots of other fun prizes! We encourage use of hand sanitizer or hand washing after handling tickets and cash.
- We'll have socially distanced Bingo "pods" and learning stations, but we are not holding the normal kid games, crafts, or canoe/obstacle race. We will have prizes for kids who participate in learning stations.
- If you want to float on the river, bring your own tube or boat and arrange a shuttle upstream with your own family/group.
- Mask wearing is encouraged. All participants will be required to sign an event waiver which includes a Covid-19 waiver.
- Camping is also offered to Stream Teams at Group Site C on Saturday evening. Camping is first-come, first-serve.
Stream Teams from Northern Ozark Rivers Partnership (NORP) began hosting the annual Meramec Watershed Celebration in 1997. In 2021, we will be celebrating the 25th Annual Watershed Celebration held at Meramec State Park.
If you can attend in 2021, mask wearing is encouraged. Please do not bring a potluck dish to share. We will provide lunch in "to-go" containers. You may bring a gift/prize to include in the raffle if you wish.
If you can attend in 2021, mask wearing is encouraged. Please do not bring a potluck dish to share. We will provide lunch in "to-go" containers. You may bring a gift/prize to include in the raffle if you wish.