23rd Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup

The cleanup is in three locations today:

Hallowing Point, 9:00-12:00
Pohick Bay Regional Park, 9:00-12:00
Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge, Occoquan--9:00-12:00

Since 1989, more than 90,000 volunteers have teamed with 425 partner organizations to tug over 5 million pounds of trash from the watershed’s streams, rivers and bays. Last year´s haul of over 250 tons included more than 15 tons of recyclables, 21,597 plastic bags, 1,844 tires, 14,802 cigarette butts, 3 canoes and 2 couches!

The 2010 Cleanup took place at over 575 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.