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The Virginia Waterways Cleanup --
- Part of the International Coastal Cleanup
- An annual statewide event to clean our waterways & collect valuable data about trash & litter in our waterways
- Cleanups are held between September 1 and October 31 every year
- More than 61,000 Virginians have volunteered in Virginia since 1995
- Hands-on stewardship of our water resources
- You CAN make a difference! Ways you can help:
- Lead a cleanup in your community by being a Site Captain.
- Click here for a Sign Up Form that you can print out.
- Volunteer at a clean site near you & bring your friends.
- Support this important statewide effort by contributing to CVW.
Join the 2012 Virginia Waterways Cleanup between September 1 and October 31, 2012! Cleanup sites that are open to the public will be posted in mid-summer 2012.
2011 SPONSORS: Funding and in-kind support for the 2011 International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia was provided by Altria, Longwood University, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund, Ocean Conservancy, Dominion, BoatUS Foundation, Glad Bags, Magid Glove & Safety Manufacturing Co, LLC, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Virginia Coastal Programs, Bluefish Graphic Design, and individual donors. Sponsors and partners are vital to the success of this outstanding hands-on stewardship project, and CVW is thankful for their support! Please be a partner for 2012!
To learn how you or your business can support the 2012 International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia, please contact Clean Virginia Waterways' executive director, Katie Register (phone: 434-395-2602 Email: registerkm@longwood.edu )
About the Virginia Waterways Cleanup / International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia Every September and October, volunteers across Virginia from the mountains to the oceans gather along the shorelines of rivers, lakes, ponds and bays to pick up trash as part of the Virginia Waterways Cleanup Day (part of the International Coastal Cleanup). They also complete "International Coastal Cleanup Data Cards" from the Ocean Conservancy, helping to collect valuable information about the amounts, types and sources of debris found along Virginia's waterways. CVW's cleanup events educate the public on issues of freshwater and marine pollution, especially the preventable problem of litter.
Note: Cleanup coordinators can select any date in September or October that best fits their schedule.
The International Coastal Cleanup is active in most states, and in 100 countries. As volunteers in Virginia are bagging trash and filling out data cards, more than 350,000 people worldwide are doing the same! Ocean Conservancy compiles the data received from sites around the world, and prepares a summary report to be used by citizens and policy makers in evaluating our progress in dealing with this serious form of pollution.
The International Coastal Cleanup is the world's largest volunteer data collection effort devoted to the marine environment. Volunteer at your local "Virginia Waterways Cleanup" site and be part of the International Coastal Cleanup or… Volunteer to be a Site Captain if your county needs a cleanup site.
Learn about being a Site Captain.ABOVE: Volunteers review their "International Coastal Cleanup Data Card" from Ocean Conservancy, before turning it in to the Site Captain. All Data Cards in Virginia are sent to Clean Virginia Waterways, which compiles them and forwards them to Ocean Conservancy for analysis.
Clean Virginia Waterways
Founded in 1995, Clean Virginia Waterways (CVW) is a state-wide, nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to citizen stewardship of Virginia’s water resources. CVW’s stewardship projects involve thousands of Virginians in cleaning debris from rivers, streams and beaches. In addition, CVW conducts rain barrel workshops, teacher-training workshops, and co-sponsors the Appomattox River Water Quality Monitoring Program. CVW is affiliated with Longwood University and the Ocean Conservancy. Aquatic debris data collected by CVW’s volunteers are used by the Ocean Conservancy, the U.S. Coast Guard and others to help combat solid waste pollution in oceans and bays. 2012 is CVW's 18th year of organizing the Virginia Waterways Cleanup. CVW is supported by hundreds of schools, businesses and civic groups across the state. Click here for a list of ICC supporters.
Learn More about CVW's programs
Top Ten trash items found in Virginia's waterways (data collected by volunteers)
History of ICC in Virginia -- People, Pounds and Miles
To learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities, send your email address to Clean Virginia Waterways. More about litter and debris
Litter and Debris in our Waterways - Impacts, Sources and Solutions Page What Volunteers Found in Virginia's Waterways--Data from past International Coastal Cleanups Litter Prevention Page How Data from the ICC are used Impacts of aquatic debris The International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia Article about Aquatic Litter and Debris (written by CVW for school teachers and others) Solutions Cigarette Butt Litter—A Special Problem Balloons as litter—A Special Problem Underwater Cleanups Too!
Learn about underwater cleanup events in Virginia for SCUBA divers. Working with our partner, Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), several underwater cleanups are conducted every year in Virginia. Underwater Cleanups are organized by Project AWARE (a project of PADI).
Boy Scouts in Alexandria, Virginia show all the recyclable items they found during the International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia. Photo by Judy Tucker. UPCOMING EVENTS
The International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia (Sept 1 through Oct 31). Official ICC date for 2012:
- Saturday, September 15, 2012
This happy volunteer (with Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment) helped clean the Chain Bridge area in Arlington, Virginia during the Virginia Waterways Cleanup Day.
How to be a Site Captain. Click here for a Sign Up Form
Return to Clean Virginia Waterways' Home Page
Compiled by Clean Virginia Waterways, Longwood University, Farmville, VA 23909
434-395-2602 Fax: 434-395-2978 Email: cleanva@longwood.edu
