Registration for the Connecticut River Conservancy’s (CRC) Source to Sea Cleanup is open.
This year the event is planned for Sept. 28-29.
There are three ways for volunteers to get involved in the Source to Sea Cleanup this year: report a trash site in need of cleaning, find a cleanup group near you to join, or organize and register your own local cleanup group.
“The Source to Sea Cleanup strengthens community and gives people an opportunity to make a difference,” says CRC Executive Director Andrew Fisk.
The annual Source to Sea Cleanup is a two-day river cleanup coordinated by CRC in all four states of the 410-plus-mile Connecticut River basin (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont). Each fall, thousands of volunteers of all ages and abilities clean the Connecticut River and its tributaries on foot or by boat. Volunteers remove trash along rivers, streams, parks, boat launches, trails and more.
“Source to Sea Cleanup volunteers have worked hard to combat litter and illegally dumped trash,” says Stacey Lennard, CRC cleanup coordinator. “Their hard work and dedication makes a real difference for our rivers.”
In 2017, more than 2,500 volunteers hauled over 46 tons of trash from river banks and waterways in the four river states. Volunteers remove everything from recyclables, fishing equipment and food waste to tires, televisions, and refrigerators. To date, volunteers have removed more than 1,043 tons of trash from our rivers.
For more information or to register for the event, visit www.ctriver.org/cleanup.