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Anoka County Seeking Volunteers for `Mighty Mississippi Cleanup Challenge' — Add 1 <br />About the Mighty Mississippi Cleanup Challenge <br />Officials in Goodhue County were made aware of a large buildup of garbage along the <br />banks of the Mississippi in 2022 and decided to organize a river cleanup and challenge other <br />governments in Minnesota that border the river to do the same. <br />In 2021, citizen scientists surveyed over 69 square miles along the Mississippi River <br />corridor and catalogued over 660 pounds of plastic. Garbage and pollution have led to the <br />Mississippi River being listed as the 6th most endangered river in the nation. <br />-30- <br />DK:bv <br />