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Virginia Waterways Cleanup Events for Fall 2020

We are proud to be part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup.

Many Mini-Cleanups!
The International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia WILL be held in 2020, although the cleanups will look different this year as we will be following social distancing requirements. Instead of large cleanup events of 30 or 80 or 200 volunteers, we will be encouraging Many Mini-Cleanups with a smaller number of volunteers. The litter hasn’t stopped, and neither should we! So let’s do this! Take this opportunity to get out into nature…and help make it cleaner too.

Read about how to lead a cleanup HERE.
Sign up your cleanup here to get your certificate and bandanna
.

The Ocean Starts at Your Front Door
This will be a great year for everyone to clean their neighborhood, a stream near their home, or do a cleanup while visiting a park or beach. Every square inch of Virginia is in a watershed, so we all help our ocean and the Chesapeake Bay by removing litter and trash – where ever it is found.

Data Collection: An Important Part of the ICC

Please collect data about the trash you are finding -- your data will be used to help us understand trends and come up with solutions to marine debris and plastic pollution!

You can collect data using paper Data Cards (download them here) OR you can use the CleanSwell App on your smartphone. NEW: Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves and face masks have been added to the CleanSwell App and the paper Data Card.

These Longwood University students masked up to cleanup!

 

Certificates and Bandannas:
Clean Virginia Waterways will send your group/family a certificate thanking you for your participation in the ICC in Virginia. In addition, a bandanna will be mailed to the leader of each group. Sign up here to get your certificate and bandanna.

Safety First
CVW has expanded our safety guidelines to include COVID-19 precautions for a safe cleanup. Read the Safety Guidelines here.

Register Your Cleanup with Clean VA Waterways
Please register your Cleanups using our Google Form here. If you can’t use Google, just send us an email with your name and address and let us know if you will be gathering data via the CleanSwell App or by using a printed copy of the Data Card.

Supplies
CVW is working with partners throughout Virginia to establish "Supply Pickup Locations". So far, we have locations lined up in VA Beach, Abingdon, Richmond, Farmville and Northern VA. If your organization will have a staffed location and can serve as a Supply Pickup Location, please contact us at cleanva@longwood.edu! We regret that we don't have enough resourses to ship supplies to every cleanup location. Many libraries, including the Hampton, VA Public Libraries have cleanup kits available year round for checking out! Be sure to all ahead to learn of the library hours.

Questions?
If you have questions, please send an email to cleanva@longwood.edu, or leave a message by calling 434-395-2602, and we will call you back.

As ever, thank you for supporting the International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia! Since Clean Virginia Waterways was founded in 1995, this annual volunteer event has kept nearly 5 MILLION pounds of litter and plastic pollution out of our ocean because of your dedication.

 

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County or town Date Contact Notes
Accomack County (Wachapreague) 10-28-20 Seaside salt marsh -- details coming soon Join the Nature Conservancy's Virginia Coast Reserve in this cleanup. Details to be posted soon.
Abingdon, Town of You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful

Reserve a "Cleanup Kit" for your family or group by emailing Carol Doss at the The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful. This year, MANY "Mini" cleanups are encouraged throughout beautiful SW Virginia. Please request your Cleanup Kit at least 7 days prior to your event.

After your cleanup, please clean and then return the Cleanup Kit to the Upper TN River Roundtable.

Amelia County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Commonwealth Regional Council in Farmville is sponsoring this "Virtual" cleanup event! The Commonwealth Regional Council encourages you to do cleanup projects with your family, friends, schools, churches and businesses in Sept & Oct. Write down the items you find, and enter the data HERE. (Later, the Council will share your data with Clean Virginia Waterways, and it will be aggregated with data collected by other volunteers in Virginia.)
Appomattox and Buckingham counties

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

James River State Park – Paddlers and Walkers

751 Park Road, Gladstone, VA 24553



Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

 

Appomattox county

Sept 26, 2020

call for time and details

Holliday Lake State Park Join this annual cleanup in beautiful Holliday Lake State Park. For more information, send an email to Evan Spears.
Arlington Contact them for details

EcoAction Arlington

joslin@ecoactionarlington.org

EcoAction Arlington's cleanup this fall of Barcroft Park will be smaller with social-distancing. Contact them for details!
Botetourt County  October 3, 2020 Clean Valley Council in Roanoke

Every year volunteer teams from all over the Roanoke Valley will join forces to remove trash from our streams, creeks and rivers, and their vicinities.

We want our volunteers to be as safe as possible. Please limit your volunteer group to people who are in your daily life or “social bubble.”  Please wear face coverings and gloves, use hand sanitizer, and wash hands as often as possible.

Please join in by registering your team today on this website: https://cleanvalley.org/events/fall-waterway-cleanup/

Buchanan County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful

Reserve a "Cleanup Kit" for your family or group by emailing Carol Doss at the The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful. This year, MANY "Mini" cleanups are encouraged throughout beautiful SW Virginia. Please request your Cleanup Kit at least 7 days prior to your event.

After your cleanup, please clean and then return the Cleanup Kit to the Upper TN River Roundtable.

Buckingham and Appomattox counties

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

James River State Park –– Paddlers and Walkers

751 Park Road, Gladstone, VA 24553


Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

Buckingham County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Commonwealth Regional Council in Farmville is sponsoring this "Virtual" cleanup event! The Commonwealth Regional Council encourages you to do cleanup projects with your family, friends, schools, churches and businesses in Sept & Oct. Write down the items you find, and enter the data HERE. (Later, the Council will share your data with Clean Virginia Waterways, and it will be aggregated with data collected by other volunteers in Virginia.)
Carroll County

Oct 3, 2020

11AM to ??

Big Reed Island Creek This cleanup, organized by the Carroll County Democrats will include a cleanup along the shore AND by boat. Meet at Silverleaf Road (Rt. 664) Bridge Road at 11 AM on Oct 3. Learn more by contacting Charles Whittle.
Charlotte County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Commonwealth Regional Council in Farmville is sponsoring this "Virtual" cleanup event! The Commonwealth Regional Council encourages you to do cleanup projects with your family, friends, schools, churches and businesses in Sept & Oct. Write down the items you find, and enter the data HERE. (Later, the Council will share your data with Clean Virginia Waterways, and it will be aggregated with data collected by other volunteers in Virginia.)
Chesapeake, VA Sept 19, 2020
10 AM to Noon
Great Bridge Community Center Meet at 9:45 am near the entrance to Great Bridge Community Center to pass out supplies and go over data collection instructions. Join the Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council for this cleanup! Learn more by contacting Lacy.
Chesterfield County

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Dutch Gap Boat Landing and Conservation Area – Boaters and Walkers
441 Coxendale Road, Chester, VA 23831


Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

Chesterfield County

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Falling Creek Ironworks Park
6201 Jefferson Davis Highway, Chester, VA 23831


Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

Chesterfield County

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Falling Creek Ironworks Reservoir 
4339 Reservoir Lane, North Chesterfield


Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

Cumberland County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Commonwealth Regional Council in Farmville is sponsoring this "Virtual" cleanup event! The Commonwealth Regional Council encourages you to do cleanup projects with your family, friends, schools, churches and businesses in Sept & Oct. Write down the items you find, and enter the data HERE. (Later, the Council will share your data with Clean Virginia Waterways, and it will be aggregated with data collected by other volunteers in Virginia.)
Dickenson County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful

Reserve a "Cleanup Kit" for your family or group by emailing Carol Doss at the The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful. This year, MANY "Mini" cleanups are encouraged throughout beautiful SW Virginia. Please request your Cleanup Kit at least 7 days prior to your event.

After your cleanup, please clean and then return the Cleanup Kit to the Upper TN River Roundtable.

Fairfax County (Reston)

Sept 7 (Labor Day) from 9 to 11 AM.

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

The stream from barton Hill Road to Snakedenn Branch

Harpers Square Cluster,

Reston VA

Harpers Square Cluster volunteers will have a cleanup on Labor day -- kids are encouraged to participate with their parents! 

Trash bags will be provided. Bring gloves and wear boots or solid shoes, long pants, and long sleeves and apply bug repellent if you are typically bothered by insects. Please don’t forget your face masks! Safety is always our number one priority and we will be practicing social distancing during the cleanup.

Participants will be asked to keep a log of the types of trash they encounter and collect using the Clean Swell app. More details will be provided during our 9am briefing but if you want to get a jump start on this just search the app store for the “Clean Swell” app, install it, and sign-in/register. When prompted for a group name please enter “Harpers Square Cluster.”

Fairfax You choose any date in Sept or Oct Clean Fairfax Council

Clean Fairfax Council is ready to support your small (20 or fewer volunteers), socially-distant cleanup in Fairfax County! You can order supplies, and pick them up at various locations in Fairfax. Sign up here at least 10 days before your planned cleanup event:
http://www.cleanfairfax.org/programs-events/community-clean-up-program/

Fairfax (Falls Church)

Sat, Sept 19, 2020

9 to 11 AM

Justice Park
3312 PeaceValley Lane
Falls Church

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Fairfax County Park Authority at this time. In working to ensure everyone''s safety, we are following CDC guidelines including maintaining six-feet social distancing, wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain and limiting groups to 10 or less people. If you are not feeling well, please stay home! There will be new sign-in/sign-out procedures, so please work with your site contact to learn the new process.

Contact Kristina Stanton with Fairfax Country for details!

Fairfax

Sept 19, 2020

9 to 11 AM: Accotink Creek at Fullerton Road

12 Noon to 2 PM: Accotinck Creek at Franconia-Springfield Parkway

3 to 5 PM Accotink Creek at Telegraph Road

Accotink Creek in Fairfax

 

Friends of Accotink Creek needs your help this year to clean these sites. For more information and directions, visit the Friends of Accotink Creek website.

Help the planet right here in Fairfax!

Get your brain wet and your hands dirty! Beat the litterbugs!

Fairfax (Alexandria) Sept 26, 2020 Belle Haven Park, Potomac shoreline, Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve -- just south of Old Town Alexandria on the GW Memorial Parkway

This cleanup by Friends of Dyke Marsh is in conjuction with the US National Park Service.

Registration required and participants limited to 15, with one group starting at 9:30 a.m., a second group at 10:30 a.m.  Wear sturdy shoes, face mask, long pants and sleeves and sun protection. We will follow social distancing protocols and provide gloves, trash bags and hand sanitizers. Register at https://bit.ly/3hcdC6M.  Meet at the south Belle Haven Park parking lot.  

Fairfax

Sept 26, 2020

9 to 11 AM: Accotink Creek at Fairfax Blvd

12 Noon to 2 PM: Accotinck Creek at Chain Bridge Road

3 to 5 PM Accotinck Creek at Old Lee Hwy

Accotink Creek in Fairfax

 

Friends of Accotink Creek needs your help this year to clean these sites. For more information and directions, visit the Friends of Accotink Creek website.

Help the planet right here in Fairfax!

Get your brain wet and your hands dirty! Beat the litterbugs!

Fairfax

Oct 3, 2020

9 to 11 AM: Accotink Creek at King Arthur Road

12 Noon to 2 PM: Accotinck Creek at Little River Turnpike

3 to 5 PM Accotinck Creek at Braddock Road

Accotink Creek in Fairfax

 

Friends of Accotink Creek needs your help this year to clean these sites. For more information and directions, visit the Friends of Accotink Creek website.

Help the planet right here in Fairfax!

Get your brain wet and your hands dirty! Beat the litterbugs!

Fairfax

Sunday, Oct 4, 2020

9 to 11:30 AM

Huntley Meadows Park



 

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Fairfax County Park Authority! In working to ensure everyone''s safety, we are following CDC guidelines including maintaining six-feet social distancing, wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain and limiting groups to 10 or less people. If you are not feeling well, please stay home! There will be new sign-in/sign-out procedures, so please work with your site contact to learn the new process.

Karen Sheffield,
Manager, Parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov
703-768-2525 for details

Fairfax

Oct 10, 2020

9 to 11 AM: Accotink Creek at Pickett Road

12 Noon to 2 PM: Accotinck Creek at Barkley Dr

3 to 5 PM Accotinck Creek at Woodburn Road

Accotink Creek in Fairfax

 

Friends of Accotink Creek needs your help this year to clean these sites. For more information and directions, visit the Friends of Accotink Creek website.

Help the planet right here in Fairfax!

Get your brain wet and your hands dirty! Beat the litterbugs!

Fairfax & Prince William Counties Oct 10, 2020

Lakeridge Marina and

the Town of Occoquan

 

These TWO cleanups are being led by the Friends of the Occoquan.

Friends of the Occoquan Fall River Clean Up 2020
Be a River Hero---6 ft. Apart!

Visit their website to see what locations and time slots are available. SIGN UP EARLY! foto@friendsoftheoccoquan.org

Refreshments will be in a grab and go style and will include packaged snacks and bottled drinks.
Please wear sturdy shoes and your masks!
There is no rain date for this event. In case of inclement weather please check the FOTO website or Facebook page for updates.

Fairfax & Prince William Counties Oct 17, 2020

Occoquan Regional Park and

Fountainhead Regional Park

These TWO cleanups are being led by the Friends of the Occoquan.

Friends of the Occoquan Fall River Clean Up 2020
Be a River Hero---6 ft. Apart!

Visit their website to see what locations and time slots are available. SIGN UP EARLY! foto@friendsoftheoccoquan.org

Refreshments will be in a grab and go style and will include packaged snacks and bottled drinks.
Please wear sturdy shoes and your masks!
There is no rain date for this event. In case of inclement weather please check the FOTO website or Facebook page for updates.

Fairfax

Sat, Oct 17, 2020

8 to 10 AM

Royal Lake Park

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Fairfax County Park Authority! In working to ensure everyone''s safety, we are following CDC guidelines including maintaining six-feet social distancing, wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain and limiting groups to 10 or less people. If you are not feeling well, please stay home! There will be new sign-in/sign-out procedures, so please work with your site contact to learn the new process. Learn More HERE.

Fairfax

Sat, Oct 17, 2020

9 to 11 AM

Ellanor C. Lawrence Park
Walney Visitor Center

5040 Walney Road

Chantilly
VA 20151

Contact Name: Kiersten Fiore (Visitor Services Manager) Kiersten.Fiore@fairfaxcounty.gov

703-631-0013

 

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Fairfax County Park Authority! In working to ensure everyone''s safety, we are following CDC guidelines including maintaining six-feet social distancing, wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain and limiting groups to 10 or less people. If you are not feeling well, please stay home! There will be new sign-in/sign-out procedures, so please work with your site contact to learn the new process.

Learn More:

https://volunteer.fairfaxcounty.gov/custom/1380/#/opp_details/182707

Fairfax

Sat, Oct 24, 2020

9 to 12 Noon

Lake Fairfax Park
1400 Lake Fairfax Dr
Reston,  VA 20190

Gina De Naples 703-471-5415

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Fairfax County Park Authority! In working to ensure everyone''s safety, we are following CDC guidelines including maintaining six-feet social distancing, wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain and limiting groups to 10 or less people. If you are not feeling well, please stay home! There will be new sign-in/sign-out procedures, so please work with your site contact to learn the new process.

Learn more about this cleanup HERE.

Fairfax

SUNDAY, Oct 25, 2020

10 to 12 Noon

Lake Accotink Park

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Fairfax County Park Authority! In working to ensure everyone''s safety, we are following CDC guidelines including maintaining six-feet social distancing, wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain and limiting groups to 10 or less people. If you are not feeling well, please stay home! There will be new sign-in/sign-out procedures, so please work with your site contact to learn the new process.

Learn More HERE.

Fairfax

Sat, Nov 7, 2020

9 to 11:30

Chalet Woods
CubRun RECenter
Isaac Walton
London Towne
Providence RECenter

Scott's Run Nature Preserve
Sully Station I&II
Virginia Run

NINE small cleanups on Nov 7 organized by the Fairfax County Park Authority! In working to ensure everyone''s safety, we are following CDC guidelines including maintaining six-feet social distancing, wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain and limiting groups to 10 or less people. If you are not feeling well, please stay home! There will be new sign-in/sign-out procedures, so please work with your site contact to learn the new process.

Learn More HERE.

Fairfax

Sat, Nov 7, 2020

9 to NOON

Hidden Pond Nature Center

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Fairfax County Park Authority! In working to ensure everyone''s safety, we are following CDC guidelines including maintaining six-feet social distancing, wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain and limiting groups to 10 or less people. If you are not feeling well, please stay home! There will be new sign-in/sign-out procedures, so please work with your site contact to learn the new process.

Learn More HERE.

Fairfax

Sat, Nov 7, 2020

10 to 12 Noon

Riverbend Park

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Fairfax County Park Authority! In working to ensure everyone''s safety, we are following CDC guidelines including maintaining six-feet social distancing, wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain and limiting groups to 10 or less people. If you are not feeling well, please stay home! There will be new sign-in/sign-out procedures, so please work with your site contact to learn the new process.

Learn More HERE.

Farmville (Prince Edward, Buckingham & Cumberland Counties You choose any date in Sept or Oct

Several locations around Farmville -- contact cleanva@longwood. edu for details!

Clean Virginia Waterways of Longwood University

Borrow cleanup supplies from Clean VA Waterways, and get busy cleaning up litter. Call 434-395-2602 or send an email to cleanva@longwood. edu at least 7 days before your cleanup event so we can get supplies ready for you to pickup in Farmville.
Goochland County

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Tucker Park at Maiden’s Landing– Paddlers and Walkers
1300 Maidens Road, Goochland, VA 23102


Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

Hampton You choose any date in Sept or Oct

Hampton Clean City Commission

causink@hampton.gov

Individuals, groups and businesses are encouraged to signup with Hampton Clean City Commission to do a cleanup this fall. Send an email to causink@hampton.gov to register your cleanup in Hampton.

Another option in Hampton for small family-size cleanup events-- Hampton Public Libraries have cleanup kits you can check out, do a cleanup on your street or other public area, and then return the cleaned kit to the library.  Call your local library branch for details and their hours of operation.

Harrisonburg TBD Switzer Lake near JMUSwitzer Lake is a popular location for JMU Students and outdoor enthusiasts. If we don't maintain and respect the environment, we harm the ecosystem and the generations who will not be able to experience this beautiful lake, with trees that canopy over the roads and mountains on all sides. The volunteers for this cleanup consist of students from JMU's Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA.)
Henrico County

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Osborne Park and Boat Landing – Boaters and Paddlers
9680-B Osborne Turnpike, Henrico, VA 23231

Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

City of Hopewell

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Hopewell Marina –– Paddlers only
1051 Riverside Ave., Hopewell, VA 23860

Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

Loudoun County (Sterling) Sept 26, 2020 Potomac River, near Algonkian Regional Park Contact Kait for details on this cleanup! They will clean the Potomac shoreline while using CleanSwell to collect valuable data.
Lunenburg County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Commonwealth Regional Council in Farmville is sponsoring this "Virtual" cleanup event! The Commonwealth Regional Council encourages you to do cleanup projects with your family, friends, schools, churches and businesses in Sept & Oct. Write down the items you find, and enter the data HERE. (Later, the Council will share your data with Clean Virginia Waterways, and it will be aggregated with data collected by other volunteers in Virginia.)
Marion, Town of You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful

Reserve a "Cleanup Kit" for your family or group by emailing Carol Doss at the The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful. This year, MANY "Mini" cleanups are encouraged throughout beautiful SW Virginia. Please request your Cleanup Kit at least 7 days prior to your event.

After your cleanup, please clean and then return the Cleanup Kit to the Upper TN River Roundtable.

Mathews County Call for date and time Mitford Haven

John Reeves will be leading this cleanup. Email him for details. Let's cleanup and help us all!

 

Middlesex County (Deltaville)

9/12/20

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

 

Jabez Marine / Deltaville Yachting Center For many years, the the Deltaville Yachting Center has participated in the International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia!!
Newport News Oct 5 -- send an email to Tracy for details! Virginia Living Museum Lake and Stream


The Peninsula Master Naturalists will be leading this cleanup. Get more details from Tracy McIntyre!

 

Norfolk Sept 19, 2020 Pretty Lake

This cleanup will include watercraft/boats/canoes. Help cleanup Pretty Lake!

Pre-register for this cleanup by sending an email to Cathleen Owen.

Norton, City of You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful

Reserve a "Cleanup Kit" for your family or group by emailing Carol Doss at the The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful. This year, MANY "Mini" cleanups are encouraged throughout beautiful SW Virginia. Please request your Cleanup Kit at least 7 days prior to your event.

After your cleanup, please clean and then return the Cleanup Kit to the Upper TN River Roundtable.

Pennington Gap You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful

Reserve a "Cleanup Kit" for your family or group by emailing Carol Doss at the The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful. This year, MANY "Mini" cleanups are encouraged throughout beautiful SW Virginia. Please request your Cleanup Kit at least 7 days prior to your event.

After your cleanup, please clean and then return the Cleanup Kit to the Upper TN River Roundtable.

City of Petersburg

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Patton Park –– Walkers
University Blvd., Petersburg, VA 23803


Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

City of Petersburg

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Lakemont Neighborhood
1800 E. Washington Str,
Petersburg, VA 23803

 

Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

Petersburg

Oct 10, 2020

9 to 11 AM

Appamatuck Park in Colonial Heights, VA Michael Lewis of the Heimdal Science Fiction Group will be leading this cleanup of Appamatuck Park. Contact him for more details.
Prince Edward County You choose any date in Sept or Oct

Many sites around Farmville. Contact cleanva@longwood. edu for details.

Clean Virginia Waterways of Longwood University

Borrow cleanup supplies from Clean VA Waterways, and get busy cleaning up litter. Call 434-395-2602 or send an email to cleanva@longwood. edu at least 7 days before your cleanup event so we can get supplies ready for you to pickup in Farmville.
Prince Edward County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Commonwealth Regional Council in Farmville is sponsoring this "Virtual" cleanup event! The Commonwealth Regional Council encourages you to do cleanup projects with your family, friends, schools, churches and businesses in Sept & Oct. Write down the items you find, and enter the data HERE. (Later, the Council will share your data with Clean Virginia Waterways, and it will be aggregated with data collected by other volunteers in Virginia.)
Reston, VA

Sept 7 (Labor Day) from 9 to 11 AM.

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

The stream from barton Hill Road to Snakedenn Branch

Harpers Square Cluster,

Reston VA

Harpers Square Cluster volunteers will have a cleanup on Labor day -- kids are encouraged to participate with their parents! 

Trash bags will be provided. Bring gloves and wear boots or solid shoes, long pants, and long sleeves and apply bug repellent if you are typically bothered by insects. Please don’t forget your face masks! Safety is always our number one priority and we will be practicing social distancing during the cleanup.

Participants will be asked to keep a log of the types of trash they encounter and collect using the Clean Swell app. More details will be provided during our 9am briefing but if you want to get a jump start on this just search the app store for the “Clean Swell” app, install it, and sign-in/register. When prompted for a group name please enter “Harpers Square Cluster.”

Richmond (City) You choose any date in Sept or Oct Alliance for the Chespeake Bay
612 Hull St. Suite 101C
Richmond, VA 23224
804-775-0951

This year, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay's annual ProjectCleanStream is partnering with Clean Virginia Waterways to have more volunteers engaged in stream and beach cleanups!

Borrow cleanup supplies from the Richmond, VA Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay office, and get busy cleaning up litter. Call 804-775-0951 at least 7 days before your cleanup event so we can get supplies ready for you to pickup in Richmond. OR send an email to Sophie Stern

City of Richmond

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Ancarrow’s Landing –– Walkers and paddlers
200 Brander St.,Richmond, VA 23224


Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

City of Richmond

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Belle Isle – Walkers
300 Tredegar St., Richmond, VA 23219


Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

This site is being cleaned in collaboration with Clean Virginia Waterways of Longwood University which organizes the annual International Coastal Cleanup throughout Virginia.

City of Richmond

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Brookland Park Boulevard –– Walkers
2901 Woodrow Ave., Richmond, VA 23222

Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

City of Richmond

Sept 12, 2020

Cleanup Successfully Completed!

Pony Pasture Rapids —– Paddlers and Walkers
7200 Riverside Drive, Richmond, VA 23225


Learn more about this cleanup event HERE.

Join the Annual James River Regional Cleanup on Sept 12.  Due to COVID-19 the Cleanup will look different as we will follow social distancing requirements and guidelines.  JRAC will host a self-directed event instead of a large cleanup, we have reduced the number of participants for each site. Registration is required.

Roanoke County, Roanoke City, and entire Roanoke Valley October 3, 2020 Clean Valley Council in Roanoke

Every year volunteer teams from all over the Roanoke Valley will join forces to remove trash from our streams, creeks and rivers, and their vicinities. Clean your favorite spot along a stream, tributary or river (or get to know a new one).

We want our volunteers to be as safe as possible. Please limit your volunteer group to people who are in your daily life or “social bubble.”  Please wear face coverings and gloves, use hand sanitizer, and wash hands as often as possible.

Please join in by registering your team today on this website: https://cleanvalley.org/events/fall-waterway-cleanup/

Southampton Various dates in Sept & Oct Blackwater Nottoway Rivers by the Blackwater and Nottoway RiverGuard Contact Jeff Turner, Blackwater Nottoway RiverGuard to learn about litter cleanup opportunities in Southampton. blknotpr@earthlink.net
Smyth County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful

Reserve a "Cleanup Kit" for your family or group by emailing Carol Doss at the The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful. This year, MANY "Mini" cleanups are encouraged throughout beautiful SW Virginia. Please request your Cleanup Kit at least 7 days prior to your event.

After your cleanup, please clean and then return the Cleanup Kit to the Upper TN River Roundtable.

Tazwell County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful

Reserve a "Cleanup Kit" for your family or group by emailing Carol Doss at the The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful. This year, MANY "Mini" cleanups are encouraged throughout beautiful SW Virginia. Please request your Cleanup Kit at least 7 days prior to your event.

After your cleanup, please clean and then return the Cleanup Kit to the Upper TN River Roundtable.

Virginia Beach You choose any date in Sept or Oct

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

Contact Shawn Reid for details or to borrow a cleanup kit for your mini-cleanup.

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is supporting the International Coastal Cleanup by lending out cleanup kits! Contact Shawn Reid to reserve a cleanup kit for your family or group!
Virginia Beach Sept 12, 2020 and TBD in October

Lynhaven River NOW

Contact Helen Kuhns

Lynnhaven River NOW conducts frequent cleanups, often by watercraft. Visit their website to learn details for the fall 2020 cleanup events!
Virginia Beach Date to be determined Chic's Beach in VA Beach This cleanup will be lead by the Earth Day Network. Contact Terra Duff for more details.
Washington County You choose any date in Sept or Oct The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful

Reserve a "Cleanup Kit" for your family or group by emailing Carol Doss at the The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and Keep SW Virginia Beautiful. This year, MANY "Mini" cleanups are encouraged throughout beautiful SW Virginia. Please request your Cleanup Kit at least 7 days prior to your event.

After your cleanup, please clean and then return the Cleanup Kit to the Upper TN River Roundtable.

Westmoreland County call for date and time Westmoreland State Park Join the Northern Neck Planning District in cleaning up Westmoreland State Park! Contact Ben Lewis by email or call 804-313-8481 for details.
ALL other locations in Virginia You choose any date in Sept or Oct Be your own Site Captain! Pick a spot that needs a litter cleanup, grab some friends and family members, and put on your own little cleanup. Be sure to practice social distancing, and collect data by using "Clean Swell" on your smart phone.

 

Remember, YEAR-ROUND you can record data from your cleanups
using "Clean Swell" on your smart phone...from the Ocean Conservancy

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About the Virginia Waterways Cleanup
  • This statewide event is part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup!
  • 2020: Clean Virginia Waterways celebrates our 26th year of organizing the ICC 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 116,000 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.

 

   
 
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!

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Please purchase a "Friends of the Chesapeake license plate! You will be supporting MANY worthy projects that are working for a cleaner and healthier Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's rivers too!
Learn more: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund




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Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (State Parks and Adopt-A-Stream program)
Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Department of Environmental Quality

You too can support this annual statewide cleanup event! Please consider a donation to support our work! Learn more.

 

 

 
Our volunteers remove litter and debris by walking along shorelines..and by boat. Please join us for a rewarding day that will make you feel good about taking care of our planet!    

 

 



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