Jordan River National Fish Hatchery (NFH) staff and volunteers completed a two-mile highway cleanup on US 131 on April 22, 2008.  Eight student volunteers from the Concord Academy Charter School participated for this spring cleanup. Everyone went through a short orientation session which included a safety video.  Once everyone was trained, the students and staff donned the fashionable orange vests and work gloves  to hit the road. US 131 is a main thoroughfare through western Michigan where it runs north and south bound from the Indiana border to Petoskey Mich., about 30 miles north of the hatchery.  The crew filled more than a dozen bags of litter.  The highway cleanup program occurs state-wide in spring, summer and fall. The students and other hatchery volunteers come together to reach a common goal and to set an example for the public about our commitment to the resources.  After the work is done, everyone goes back to the hatchery for a cook-out lunch.  Those who are interested receive a tour of the facility and are given an opportunity to participate in daily work activities, such as weighing feed buckets, feeding tanks or raceways or even folding brochures for the visitor center.  This event is not only a benefit to the environment but a benefit to all who participate.