Virginia Waterways Cleanup Events for 2022 (August through December)
We are proud to be part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup.
2022 -- A GREAT YEAR to cleanup up our home. Read about how to lead a litter cleanup in Virginia HERE. The Ocean Starts at Your Front Door
Certificates and Bandannas: Safety First Register Your Cleanup with Clean VA Waterways Supplies Questions or updates to the list of ICC events? 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 MORE THAN 5 MILLION pounds of litter and plastic pollution out of our ocean because of your dedication.
2022 Cleanup events are listed in Alphabetical Order by COUNTY. |
| County or town | Date of Clean | Location | Contact | Notes |
Accomack |
9/24/22 | Assateague Island National Seashore/Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge | Heather McDaniel, 410-629-6610, heather_mcdaniel@nps.gov | No pre-registration required. Meet at the Toms Cove Visitor Center. |
Alexandria |
9/24/22 | Historic Holmes Run / Charles Beatley Library | Gavin Pellitteri, 703-746-4071, gavin.pellitteri@alexandriava.gov | help us clean Historic Holmes Run / Charles Beatley Library! Call or email Gavin for details on where to meet. |
| Arlington | 9/17/22 10 AM to 1 PM |
Barcroft Park | Amy Hjerstedt, 510-812-6410, amy@ecoactionarlington.org |
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Chesapeake |
9/17/22 | Indian River | Rogard Ross, 757-420-0743, info@friendsofindianriver.org | This is a "Bring Your Own Boat" event for a cleanup on the Indian River in Chesapeake. If you plan to participate, it is important to let us know so that we can plan appropriately and provide additional information on logistics and where we will gather. If you have a boat but nowhere to put in along the river, contact us to make arrangements on where to put in. If you'd like to participate but have no boat, contact us as we may have a limited number of extra spots on other boats. Contact us at info@friendsofindianriver.org If you are participating with our group, review and complete the online safety release form at https://forms.gle/9pg9JJ3ap3uS81vK8 |
| Chesapeake | Saturday, September 17 9 to 11 AM |
Western Branch Park & Community Center, 4437 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA 23321
We will meet at the south end of the parking lot between the community center and the basketball courts. |
Contact: Mike Hoffman, mhoffman@dollartree.com, Cell: 864-915-8343 (text or call) You can look for Mike in a light grey Nissan Altima - He will be distributing supplies and signing people in from the back of his vehicle beginning at 8:45 am. We provide gloves, trash bags, and trash grabbers for everyone, but you are welcome to bring your own. There are restrooms at the site in the community center. |
We are seeking volunteers for the International Coastal Clean Up on Saturday, September 17. This event is a partnership between the Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council and Longwood University’s Clean Virginia Waterways. This is a family-friendly event! Please feel free to bring your friends and family members with you. This is a great way to instill the importance of volunteerism and keeping our community clean with youngsters. There is plenty of room for physical distancing during this event and we'll be outside the entire time. Masks are not required but of course, you are welcome to wear one if you desire. Dress comfortably! We will be working outside for up to 2 hours, so make sure you wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Items to Bring: Water container (refill station available), Snacks, Sun protection/rain gear, Bug spray . The event is rain or shine. |
Chesapeake |
To be determined | Check back for details! | Jared Hoernig, jared.hoernig@gmail.com | |
Chesapeake |
Saturday, September 10, 2022
(please arrive at 8:45 am to sign in and receive instructions for the day) |
Meeting Location: Newton Neck Park ***To get there: Use Top Rack Marina for your GPS, 5532 Bainbridge Point, Chesapeake. Keep driving past the marina and the park is straight ahead, under the Route 17 bridge. |
Lacy Shirey, shireylace@gmail.com or call/text: 757-282-8428 | This cleanup is in partnership with the Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council and Clean Virginia Waterways of Longwood University. Please dress in appropriate clothing and shoes for the weather. Much of the trash is off-trail so wear closed-toed shoes and long pants. Be sure to bring your reusable water bottle and sunscreen. We'll provide bags, gloves, data cards, and trash grabbers. This is a family-friendly event! Please feel free to bring your friends and family members with you. This is a great way to instill the importance of volunteerism and keeping our community clean with youngsters. |
| Colonial Heights | TBD | Appamatuck Park | Michael Lewis, 804-605-8681, mlewis91@yahoo.com |
Help clean Appamatuck Park! Contact Michael Lewis for details!
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Danville |
10/22/22 | Dan River |
Brian Buchanan, 434-791-5160 Ext.201, bbuchanan@smv.org |
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| Fairfax | 9/18/2022 11AM to 1 PM |
Lake Fairfax Park 1400 Lake Fairfax Dr, Reston, VA 20190 |
Sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer | Grab a bag and go on a trash scavenger hunt as the Fairfax County Park Authority hosts Watershed Cleanup Days once again this fall. Join with family, friends, neighbors or colleagues to lend a hand to the Earth. We need you to help remove tires, bottles, cans and other debris from local waterways. Helping to clear the Earth’s vital arteries is a great community volunteer project for service groups and students. All ages are welcome. Space is limited -- please sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer |
Fairfax |
9/10/22 | Snakeden Branch at Hunters Woods Shopping Center and Soapstone Drive |
Ben Rhoades, 703-435-6535, brhoades@reston.org |
Need to register with Reston Association to participate. Participants need to email Ha Brock at Ha@reston.org for registration details. |
Fairfax |
9/17/22 | Accotink Creek at Fullerton Road | Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org |
Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 9-11 a.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
Fairfax |
9/17/22 | Accotink Creek at Franconia-Springfield Parkway | Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org | Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 12-2 p.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
Fairfax |
9/17/22 | Accotink Creek at Telegraph Road | Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org |
Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 3-5 p.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
| Fairfax | Sept 24, 2022 9 AM to NOON |
Riverside Park along the Potomac River in Fairfax County. | Site Captain:
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This small park at the mouth of Little Hunting Creek near Mount Vernon. It is between the G.W. Memorial Parkway and the Potomac River. 38.711109, -77.072080 |
Fairfax |
9/24/22 | Potomac River shoreline | Carolyn Bednarek, info@fodm.org and trudy_roth@nps.gov | Please join the Friends of Dyke Marsh and the National Park Service (NPS) on Saturday, September 24, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for a trash cleanup in celebration of National Public Lands Day. We will conduct the trash cleanup along the Potomac River shoreline in Belle Haven Park and the Haul Road Trail. |
Fairfax |
9/24/22 | Accotink Creek at Fairfax Blvd | Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org |
Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 9-11 a.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
Fairfax |
9/24/22 | Accotink Creek at Chain Bridge Road | Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org |
Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 12-2 p.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
Fairfax |
9/24/22 | Accotink Creek at Old Lee Hwy | Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org | Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 3-5 p.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
Fairfax |
9/24/22 9 to 11 AM |
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park 5235 Walney Road Centreville, VA |
Sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer | Grab a bag and go on a trash scavenger hunt as the Fairfax County Park Authority hosts Watershed Cleanup Days once again this fall. Join with family, friends, neighbors or colleagues to lend a hand to the Earth. We need you to help remove tires, bottles, cans and other debris from local waterways. Helping to clear the Earth’s vital arteries is a great community volunteer project for service groups and students. All ages are welcome. Space is limited -- please sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer |
Fairfax |
10/1/22 | Lake Ridge Marina and Town of Occoquan PWC, Occoquan Regional Park, Fountainhead Regional Park, Bull Run Marina | Sonia Monson, 703-581-5487, foto@friendsoftheoccoquan.org |
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Fairfax
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10/1/22 | Accotink Creek at King Arthur Road | Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org | Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 9-11 a.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
Fairfax |
10/1/22 | Accotink Creek at Little River Turnpike | Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org | Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 12-2 p.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
Fairfax |
10/1/22 | Accotink Creek at Braddock Road | Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org |
Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 3-5 p.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
Fairfax |
10/1/22 9:30 to 11 AM |
Oak Marr Rec Center |
Sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer | Grab a bag and go on a trash scavenger hunt as the Fairfax County Park Authority hosts Watershed Cleanup Days once again this fall. Join with family, friends, neighbors or colleagues to lend a hand to the Earth. We need you to help remove tires, bottles, cans and other debris from local waterways. Helping to clear the Earth’s vital arteries is a great community volunteer project for service groups and students. All ages are welcome. Space is limited -- please sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer |
Fairfax |
10/8/22 | Accotink Creek at Pickett Road |
Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org | Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 9-11 a.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
Fairfax |
10/8/22 | Accotink Creek at Barkley Drive |
Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org | Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 12-2 p.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
Fairfax |
10/8/22 | Accotink Creek at Woodburn Road |
Philip Latasa, 703-400-1492, steward@accotink.org |
Get your brain wet and your hands dirty from 3-5 p.m.! Join Friends of Accotink Creek to get the trash out during the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek. Beat the litterbugs! |
| Fairfax | 10/9/22 9 to 11 AM |
Lake Accotink Park 500 Accotink Park Rd, Springfield, VA 22150 |
Sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer | Grab a bag and go on a trash scavenger hunt as the Fairfax County Park Authority hosts Watershed Cleanup Days once again this fall. Join with family, friends, neighbors or colleagues to lend a hand to the Earth. We need you to help remove tires, bottles, cans and other debris from local waterways. Helping to clear the Earth’s vital arteries is a great community volunteer project for service groups and students. All ages are welcome. Space is limited -- please sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer |
| Fairfax | 10/15/22 8:30 to 10:30 AM |
Scott's Run Nature Preserve 7400 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22102 |
Sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer | Grab a bag and go on a trash scavenger hunt as the Fairfax County Park Authority hosts Watershed Cleanup Days once again this fall. Join with family, friends, neighbors or colleagues to lend a hand to the Earth. We need you to help remove tires, bottles, cans and other debris from local waterways. Helping to clear the Earth’s vital arteries is a great community volunteer project for service groups and students. All ages are welcome. Space is limited -- please sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer |
| Fairfax | 10/20/22 9:30 to 11:30 AM |
Providence Rec Center 7525 Marc Dr, |
Sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer | Grab a bag and go on a trash scavenger hunt as the Fairfax County Park Authority hosts Watershed Cleanup Days once again this fall. Join with family, friends, neighbors or colleagues to lend a hand to the Earth. We need you to help remove tires, bottles, cans and other debris from local waterways. Helping to clear the Earth’s vital arteries is a great community volunteer project for service groups and students. All ages are welcome. Space is limited -- please sign up for this Cleanup by visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer |
Gloucester Point |
To be determined | Gloucester Point | Elizabeth Weatherup, efweatherup@vims.edu | |
| Hampton | MANY dates, | MANY Locations throughout Hampton | Cris Ausink |
ALL Hampton cleanups that are part of the International Coastal Cleanup are coordinated by Cris Ausink of the Hampton Clean City Commission. Call her at 757-727-1158 or email her at |
Madison Heights |
To be detremined ... check back for more details | Riveredge Park on James River | Nora Cox, 434-941-6684, jimandnor3@gmail.com | 2022 Fall James River cleanse: join Central VA Master Naturalists and James River Association River Rats on shore and in the water to clean up Riveredge Park. |
| Martinsville | Sept 17 Contact Noel for details |
J. Frank Wilson Park. | Noel Boaz 541-646-2914 or ntboaz@earthlink.net |
This is an annual event and is sponsored by the Southwest Piedmont Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists. |
Middlesex County |
9/21/22 | Deltaville Yachting Center | Onna Grimm, 804-832-0334, Onna@dycboat.com | The cleanup will be held from 12-2 p.m. |
| Newport News | 9/17/2022 | Virginia Living Museum grounds, Deer Park Elementary School, Deer Park | Deanna Orr, deanna.orr@thevlm.org | COME JOIN US as we cleanup the grounds around the Museum!! Contact Deanna for details. |
Norfolk |
To be determined | Citywide- 10 location | Fleta Jackson, 757-282-9294, fleta.jackson@norfolk.gov |
Norfolk city-wide cleanups for ICC between September 17-October 31, 2022 |
Northumberland |
To be determined | Hughlett Point | Bob Dunstan, 781-825-3245, robertwdunstan4@gmail.com |
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| Prince Edward County | various | Sites around Farmville and Rice | Katie Register, 434-395-2602 registerkm@longwood.edu | Every year, we work with volunteers from Longwood University, Hampden-Sydney College and the local schools to clean up several sites. Contact us to pick a location and a date! |
Prince William County |
10/1/22 | Lake Ridge Marina and Town of Occoquan PWC, Occoquan Regional Park, Fountainhead Regional Park, Bull Run Marina | Sonia Monson, 703-581-5487, foto@friendsoftheoccoquan.org |
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Richmond |
9/17/22 | To be determined -- check back for more details | Ben Lewis, 804-313-8481, blewis@nnpdc17.state.va.us |
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Spotsylvania |
Sept. 24, 2022. 2 to 4:00 PM |
Lake Anna State Park, 6800 Lawyers Rd., Spotsylvania, VA 22551. |
Lauri Schular, Chief Ranger, Lake Anna State Park: 1-540-854-6245, lauri.schular@dcr.virginia.gov |
Join us as Virginia State Parks celebrates National Environmental Education Foundation's National Public Lands Day. Join the rangers as we concentrate our efforts on clearing invasive plants and removing litter from Old Pond and the campground connector trails. Pre-registration is encouraged. To register for any of our programming in advance, please call the Visitor Center at (540) 854-6245 and leave a message if no answer. Please tell us your name, number in your group, the name, date and time of program; and a contact phone number. |
Suffolk |
10/1/22 | Constant’s Wharf Park and Marina | Daniel McDonald, 757-514-7604, dmcdonald@suffolkva.us | |
Virginia Beach |
10/1/22 at First Landing State Park, Chesapeake Bay Visitor Center, 9-12 AND 10/8/22 at First Landing State Park, 64th Street, Narrows, 9-12 |
First Landing State Park
2500 Shore Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23451 |
Tanya Wisoker
Volunteer Coordinator
Office: 757-412-1010 |
JOIN US for these cleanups! Sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/L33AK
Saturday, 10/1 from 9-noon at the Chesapeake Bay Visitor Center, 2500 Shore Drive, on the bay beach.
Limit is 50 people
Saturday, 10/8 from 9-noon at the Narrows, on 64th Street, on the beaches there.
Limit is 50 people
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Virginia Beach |
9/10/22 | Green Run | Helen Kuhns, 757-438-6009, helen@lrnow.org | Please pre-register at https://www.lynnhavenrivernow.org/waterway-cleanups/. |
Virginia Beach |
9/17/22 | Virginia Aquarium Camp, Owls Creek Boat Ramp, and surrounding areas | Shawn Reid, 757-385-0274, sreid@virginiaaquarium.com | |
Virginia Beach |
9/24/22 | Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Beach | Erica Ryder, 757-301-7329 ext.3106, Erica_Ryder@fws.gov |
Registration for our 2022 National Public Lands Day and International Coastal Cleanup Beach Cleanup can be completed by calling (757) 301-7329 ext. 3106. All participants must register ahead of time for this event. |
Virginia Beach |
9/24/22 9am - 12pm (please arrive between 8:30am - 9am) |
Oceanfront
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Michael Moore, 757-385-2080, mtmoore@vbgov.com |
Visit https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/parks-recreation/special-events/Pages/icc.aspx Or contact Mike Moore at mtmoore@vbgov.com for information. |
Virginia Beach |
10/8/22 | Lake Windsor and Mount Trashmore | Helen Kuhns, 757-438-6009, helen@lrnow.org | Please pre-register at https://www.lynnhavenrivernow.org/waterway-cleanups/. |
Virginia Beach |
To be determined |
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Williamsburg |
9/24/2022 | Croaker Landing Pier, York River State Park |
Jessica German, jessica.german@dcr.virginia.gov |
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| York | 9/20/2022 | Both sides of Seaford Road (Old Seaford to BackCreek) | Mary OBryan, 757-508-0934, maryjoobryan@gmail.com | Join us! Bring grabbers if you have them and bags. |
| ALL other locations in Virginia | You choose any date in Aug, Sept or Oct or November! | If you can't find a cleanup in your area, you can be your own Site Captain! Register Your Cleanup with Clean VA Waterways using our Google Form: https://forms.gle/voKfj9mg6vZAaMRo7? |
Be your own Site Captain! To sign up, send an Clean Virginia Waterways to cleanva@longwood.edu. CVW can supply you with trash bags, gloves and data cards! |
Pick a spot that needs a litter cleanup, grab some friends and family members, and put on your own little cleanup. Be sure to collect data by using "Clean Swell" on your smart phone...or let CVW know if you need paper data cards cleanva@longwood.edu.
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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 |
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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!
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
Glad Trash Bags
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (State Parks and Adopt-A-Stream program)
Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Department of Environmental QualityYou 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!
