Virginia Waterways Cleanup Events

The 2015 International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia was a great success thanks to our many volunteers & Site Captains!

Be sure to put the 2016 on your calendar for September & October 2016.

This statewide event is part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup! 2015: Clean Virginia Waterways celebrated our 21th year of organizing the International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia. This annual statewide event not only cleans our waterways, it also collects valuable data about trash & litter in our waterways Cleanups are held between September 1 and October 31 every year More than 84,000 Virginians have volunteered in Virginia since 1995 It is hands-on stewardship of our water resources You CAN make a difference! Volunteer, lead a cleanup, or help support this important statewide effort by contributing to CVW.

2016 Sites will be posted in July 2016.

THANK YOU to our partners and sponsors!

Our partners include corporations, foundations, and individual donors that make it possible for thousands of Virginians to participate in caring for our rivers and beaches. Thank you!

Financial Support Partners
Altria
Booz Allen Hamilton
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund (see the license plate below. PLEASE buy this license plate for your car! You will be supporting MANY worthy projects that are working for a cleaner and healthier Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's rivers too!)

In-Kind support
Longwood University
Ocean Conservancy
Glad Trash Bags
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (State Parks and Adopt-A-Stream program)
Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Department of Environmental Quality

 

Reminder: If your Cleanup Event was also part of ADOPT-A-STREAM:
If your cleanup event was ALSO part of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Adopt-a-Stream program, be sure to let them know the results of your cleanup event! You can make your report to DCR by going here: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/environmental_education/adopt.shtml