Columbia Aquatic Restoration Project

Upcoming CARP project dates (locations to be announced unless listed below):

Hear what participants say about their volunteer experiences.

Learn about CARP via this City Channel Video.

CARP (Columbia Aquatic Restoration Project) is a volunteer program designed to support the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department in implementing an aquatic plant and shoreline management plan.

Participants will learn about lake and pond ecology during three training classes and hands-on training labs. Topics covered will include Aquatic Ecology, Aquatic Plant Identification, Wetland Restoration, and Designing for Stormwater. After the course, you will assist the city horticulturist with organized projects.

2012 CARP Class Dates:

• Monday, March 12, 6pm - 8pm
• Monday, March 19, 6pm - 8pm
• Wednesday, March 21, 6pm - 8pm

All classes are held at the ARC.

REGISTER HERE, or call 874-7499.

Download a 2012 informational brochure here

View the year-to-year history of C.A.R.P.! (new 2-22-2010)

CARP Class One - Brett O'Brien Presentation on the history of the C.A.R.P. program, in PDF format.

Please note:  CARP projects are scheduled on Saturday mornings. We ask that you consider this before you register for this volunteer program. You must be a trained C.A.R.P. volunteer to attend the projects except as a C.A.R.P. volunteer's guest.

Thanks are extended to Scott Dye of The Sierra Club for providing two dozen "litter-gitters" to C.A.R.P.

Current volunteers: Check your C.A.R.P. project hours here! Updated 11-21-11


Planting of Smiley Lane Raingarden in October 2010

Newly planted aquatic plant life

updated 2-2-2012