Columbia Aquatic Restoration Project

Complete your 2010 C.A.R.P. registration form here!

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.  After the course, you will assist the city horticulturist with organized projects.

Classes are scheduled for Monday, March 1, 8, and 15 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the ARC, 1701 W. Ash.

Download a 2010 informational brochure here

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 9-1-2009

C.A.R.P. Projects: Currently there are no projects scheduled but please visit us again soon! There will likely be some late summer/early fall projects posted soon.

updated 10-2-2009