21^st Annual POTOMAC RIVER WATERSHED CLEANUP
April 4, 2009
9am - 12pm

Volunteers

Volunteer to pick up trash at any existing cleanup site 2009 Cleanup Site Information will be posted in March
Sign the Guestbook

Site Leaders

Register to host a cleanup site
Get your Supplies and Paperwork

Volunteer at the PRWC

Since 1989, more than 40,000 volunteers have teamed with 300 partner organizations to tug over 1,500 tons of trash from the watershed´s streams, rivers and bays. Last year´s haul of over 291 tons included more than 18 tons of recyclables, 2,625 tires, 13,000 balls, 25 bicycles, 26 shopping carts, 100lbs. of metal piping, 6 TVs and 2 bathtubs!

The 2008 Cleanup took place at over 300 sites in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia – all part of the lands, or watershed, that drain into the Potomac. Locations included fields, forests, parking lots and other ‘inland’ sites, where the trash can be removed before it enters creeks and other waterways.

Why Participate? The Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup has become a decisive catalyst for progress that ignites people throughout the watershed with the Alice Ferguson Foundation's community spirit. The largest regional event of its kind, the Cleanup provides a transforming experience that engages citizens and community leaders and generates momentum for change.