Two community events aimed at cleaning up surrounding waterways are set to happen simultaneously Saturday.
The first Wears Creek community cleanup will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, with registration and assignments at 8:30 a.m. in the state parking lot on Missouri Boulevard and West High Street.
The Big Muddy Clean Sweep, held by Missouri River Relief, also will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Carl R. Noren Access, with registration at 8:30 a.m.
Kitrina Hoelscher said the Wears Creek cleanup is an offshoot of the Greening America's Capitals initiative.