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When:

May 1, 2021

Where:

Locations from Brooklyn to the Adirondacks

Thanks to our Sweep Leaders, volunteers, partners, and sponsors, our 10th Riverkeeper Sweep was our biggest yet! On Saturday, May 1, over 2,600 volunteers came together to cleanup 29 tons of debris. For a comprehensive overview of our 10th Sweep, read our blog post, 10th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep – Our Biggest Yet. To take a deep dive into our Sweep data and comprehensive data collection project in our other recent blog, http://What’s in our river? Sweep volunteers examine Hudson River plastic pollution.

Also, please save Saturday, May 7, 2022 for the 11th Riverkeeper Sweep! Check back later this year for more information about next year’s volunteer and sponsorship opportunities.

 

We welcome you to participate in the 10th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep, our annual day of service for the Hudson River and its tributaries by joining a shoreline cleanup or tree planting project at a location near you. Over the last nine years, Riverkeeper volunteers have completed 804 projects along hundreds of miles of shoreline during our annual day of service for the Hudson, where volunteers have removed 275 tons of debris, and planted or maintained 4,490 trees or native grasses.

Join us at one of 125 project sites along the Hudson River and tributaries for cleanups, invasive species removal, and planting projects. Find a project near you and register to participate (full list below!). Pre-registration is required to participate. Is there a location in your community in need of cleanup, removal of invasive plants, or another type of restoration project that’s not on the map below? Submit the Prospective Community Cleanup Locations Survey.  If you are interested in sponsoring the 2021 Riverkeeper Sweep, please e-mail Jen Benson at [email protected] for more information.

If you would like to help support Sweep beyond volunteering:

• We welcome you to become a Riverkeeper member or starting a fundraiser for Sweep today. Find step-by-step instructions for how to ask your friends and neighbors to support Riverkeeper’s work here.
• If you are interested in sponsoring the 2021 Riverkeeper Sweep, please e-mail Jen Benson at [email protected] for more information.

Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, we’re making changes this year to ensure safety for all participants. Event capacity is smaller and social distancing is absolutely necessary. Please observe the following social distancing requirements:

• • Pre-registration is required to participate.
  • All participants must bring their own masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and reusable water bottles.
  • All volunteers must maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet and wear masks that fully cover nose and mouth at all times – no exceptions.
  • When announcements are being made, a distance of 15 feet should be maintained.
  • Volunteers should carpool only with members of their own household.
  • Volunteers should not participate if they have ANY signs of illness or if they have potentially been exposed to COVID-19 within the previous two weeks.

BROOKLYN
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Bridge Park (CLOSED)
Brooklyn: Bushwick Inlet Park Cleanup and Planting
Brooklyn: Gowanus Canal Conservancy Cleanup
Brooklyn: WNYC Transmitter Park Cleanup
Brooklyn: Flatbush Cleanup and Tree Care

MANHATTAN
Manhattan: Brooklyn Bridge Esplanade Cleanup
Manhattan: Randall’s Island Cleanup
Manhattan: John V. Lindsay East River Park Cleanup
Manhattan: Dyckman Street Boat Marina Cleanup
Manhattan: Inwood Hill Park Shoreline Cleanup
Manhattan: Hudson River Park at Pier 76 (FRIDAY, APRIL 30)
Manhattan: Riverside Park at 68th Street
Manhattan: Riverside Park North at 148th Street Cleanup
Manhattan: Riverside Park at Cherry Walk (100th Street)
Manhattan: Hudson River Park at Pier 66 with Hudson River Community Sailing (CLOSED)

QUEENS
Queens: Big Rock Beach Cleanup
Queens: Flushing Bay Promenade Cleanup
Queens: HarborLab GreenLaunch Cleanup
Long Island City: Dutch Kills Loop near 29th Street & 47th Avenue Cleanup
Queens: Whitestone Francis Lewis Park Cleanup
Queens: Vernon Boulevard at Newtown Creek Cleanup
Queens: Hunters Point South Park to North End Cleanup

BRONX
Bronx: Drew Gardens Cleanup and Tree Planting
Bronx: Bronx River at Shoelace Park Cleanup (CLOSED)
Bronx: Bronx River Cleanup from Burke Avenue Bridge in Bronx Forest
Bronx: College of Mount Saint Vincent Cleanup (CLOSED)
Bronx: Riverdale Park cleanup with Wave Hill
Bronx: Bronx Park Cleanup Hike

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey: Hoboken Cove Cleanup

WESTCHESTER
Cortlandt/Verplanck: Cortlandt Waterfront Park Cleanup
Croton-on-Hudson: Croton Point Park Kayak Launch cleanup by Land
Croton: Croton Point Park from the Nature Center Cleanup
Croton: The Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park from Quaker Bridge Road (I Love My Park Day)
Croton: The Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park at Croton Dam (I Love My Park Day)
Ossining/Croton: Croton River and Fireman’s Island cleanup by Land & Kayak
Dobbs Ferry: The Landing Condominium Shoreline Cleanup (CLOSED)
Dobbs Ferry: Old Croton Aqueduct Cleanup from Cedar Street and Main Street
Dobbs Ferry: Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park Cleanup
Hastings-on-Hudson: Hudson River shoreline cleanup from MacEachron Park
Irvington: Scenic Hudson Park Cleanup
Ossining: Engel Park & Henry Gourdine Park Shoreline Cleanup
Ossining: Ryder Park Cleanup and Invasive Species Removal
Ossining: Sing Sing Kill Cleanup from DPW Garage Cleanup
Ossining: The Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park from Gerlach Park (I Love My Park Day)
Peekskill: Annsville Creek Cleanup by Kayak from Annsville Paddlesport Center
Peekskill: Annsville Preserve Park Cleanup
Peekskill: Peekskill Landing Cleanup (CLOSED)
Sleepy Hollow: Devries Park Cleanup
Sleepy Hollow: Douglas Park Cleanup and Park Maintenance
Tarrytown: Hudson River cleanup at Losee Park from land and kayak
Tuckahoe: Bronx River Cleanup at Parkway Oval Park
Yonkers: Hudson River cleanup at Center for the Urban River at Beczak
Yonkers: Tibbetts Brook Park along the Old Croton Aqueduct Cleanup (I Love My Park Day)
Yonkers: Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park at Wicker Street Maintenance Project (I Love My Park Day) 
Yonkers: JFK Marina and Trevor Park
Verplanck: Cortlandt Waterfront Park Cleanup
Yorktown Heights: FDR State Park Cleanup 
White Plains: Clean River Project with Westchester Parks Foundation (PRIOR REGISTRATION MANDATORY)

ROCKLAND
Nyack: Nyack Memorial Park Cleanup
Haverstraw: Bowline Park Cleanup
Piermont: Hudson River shoreline from the Piermont Rowing Club (CLOSED)

ORANGE
Cornwall: Hudson Highlands Nature Museum (Outdoor Discovery Center) Cleanup
Cornwall: Moodna Viaduct at Schunemunk Mountain State Park Cleanup and Tree Planting
Cornwall-on-Hudson: Donahue Memorial Park Cleanup
Ft. Montgomery: Mine Dock Park Cleanup
Montgomery: Wallkill River cleanup at Riverfront Park and Rt.416 & I-84
Newburgh: South Street Park Cleanup
Newburgh Muchattoes Lake Cleanup
Newburgh: Muchattoes Lake North Cleanup
Newburgh: Ward Park Cleanup and Shore Maintenance with Newburgh Rowing Club
New Windsor: Kowawese Unique Area at Plum Point Cleanup

PUTNAM
Carmel: Long Pond Cleanup from Sycamore Park
Garrison: Garrison’s Landing Cleanup
Garrison: Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary Cleanup
Cold Spring: Little Stony Point by Land Cleanup

DUTCHESS
Beacon: Beacon Waterfront Invasive Species Training and Cleanup
Beacon: Dennings Point Cleanup with the Beacon Institute
Clinton Corners: Wappingers Creek from Jamison Hill Road
Pleasant Valley: Wappingers Creek Cleanup from Main Street
Pleasant Valley: Wappinger Creek Cleanup from Creek Road (CLOSED)
Poughkeepsie: Marist College Shoreline Cleanup (CLOSED)
Poughkeepsie: Kaal Rock Park Cleanup
Poughkeepsie: Waryas Park Cleanup (CLOSED)
Poughkeepsie: Wappingers Creek Cleanup near the Overlook Drive In
Poughkeepsie: Wappingers Creek Cleanup at New Hackensack Rd (Red Oak’s Mill)
Tivoli/Red Hook: Tivoli Waterfront Cleanup
Rhinebeck: Rhinecliff Dock Cleanup and Pollinator Planting
Rhinebeck: Street Sweep of Astor Rd Cleanup (CLOSED)
Red Hook: South Tivoli Bay from the Hudsonia Field Station at Bard College Cleanup (CLOSED)
Wappingers: Lower Wappingers Creek Cleanup from Reese Park

ULSTER
Connelly: James Rieker Memorial Park Cleanup
Esopus: Lighthouse Park and Esopus Meadows Preserve Cleanup
Esopus: George Freer Beach Cleanup (CLOSED)
Esopus: The Mount Community Beach Cleanup (CLOSED)
Esopus: Sleightsburgh Spit Park Cleanup
Gardiner: Wallkill River Cleanup by Land
High Falls: Rondout Creek Cleanup at Grady Park
Kerhonkson: Rondout Creek from NYSDOT Fishing Access Cleanup
Kerhonkson: Rondout Creek cleanup from Berme Road
Kingston: Lower Esopus Creek Boat Launch Cleanup Water and Land
Kingston: Rondout Creek from A Day Away Kayak Rental Cleanup
Kingston: Kingston Point Beach Cleanup
Kingston: Rondout Creek Cleanup from the Hudson River Maritime Museum by land and kayak
New Paltz: Wallkill River Clean up at Sojourner Truth Park by Land & Water
Port Ewen: Riverview Cove Cleanup (CLOSED)
Saugerties: Esopus Falls and Saugerties Bay Cleanup by Kayak
Saugerties: Sojourner Truth and Ulster Landing County Park Cleanup (CLOSED)
Saugerties: Hudson River Cleanup at the Saugerties Lighthouse Cleanup
Saugerties: Ulster Landing County Park Trail (CLOSED)

COLUMBIA
Stuyvesant: Nutten Hook Cleanup
Stuyvesant: Swyer Preserve Cleanup
Stuyvesant: Stuyvesant Landing Cleanup
Stuyvesant: Stuyvesant Falls Sandbar Park Cleanup
Germantown: Hudson River cleanup from Lasher Memorial Park to Cheviot Park
Hudson: South End of Middle Ground Flats by boat cleanup
Valatie: Pachaquack Preserve Cleanup (CLOSED)

GREENE
Athens: North End of Middle Ground Flats Cleanup by Kayak
Catskill: Dutchman’s Landing Park Cleanup
Catskill: Cleanup at Willows at Brandow Point (CLOSED)
Coxsackie: Riverside Park Cleanup

ALBANY
Albany: Hudson River cleanup from Corning Preserve Launch by land & water
Albany: Rapp Road, Pine Lane, and South Frontage Road Cleanup
Albany: Tivoli Lake Preserve Cleanup
Albany: Green Island Hudson River Park Cleanup
Albany: Church Street Park Cleanup (CLOSED)

RENSSELAER
Castleton-on-Hudson: Riverfront Park Cleanup and Brush Removal

SARATOGA
Schuylerville: Lock 5 Island cleanup at Hudson Crossing Park

WARREN
North Creek: Riverfront Park at Rail Road Place Cleanup
Queensbury: Big Boom at 57 Channels Road Clean up by Canoe and Kayak

 

Sponsors:

Site Sponsors: Dubois Law Group, Century Aggregates, and Bonded Concrete.

Riverkeeper Sweep Brewery Partnership

Riverkeeper Sweep is proud to partner with dozens of breweries around New York City and the Hudson Valley. In the past, our brewery partners have generously donated a free beverage for each 21+ volunteer at one of three dozen participating breweries and bars. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique challenges for our partners, and we would like to support them. This year, we suggest stopping by one of these breweries after volunteer and purchasing beers or ciders at full price to enjoy safely at home with family or roommates.

NYC:
Singlecut Beersmiths, Astoria, 11AM-10PM Saturdays
Transmitter Brewery, Long Island City, 12PM-7PM Saturdays
Kings County Brewers Collective (KCBC), Brooklyn, 12PM-11PM Saturdays
Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, 12PM-8PM Saturdays
Greenpoint Beer and Ale, Brooklyn, 12PM-10PM Saturdays
Other Half Brewing, Brooklyn, 10AM-11PM Saturdays
Strong Rope Brewery, Brooklyn, 12PM-10PM Saturdays
Gun Hill Brewing Company, Bronx, 1PM-10PM Saturdays
Bronx Brewery, Bronx, 12PM-10PM Saturdays

WESTCHESTER
Captain Lawrence, Elmsford, 12PM-10PM Saturdays
Peekskill Brewery, Peekskill, 12PM-9PM Saturdays
Sing Sing Kill Brewery, Ossining, 1PM-10PM, Saturdays
Yonkers Brewing Company, Yonkers, 11AM-11PM Saturdays

ROCKLAND
Defiant Brewing Co., Pearl River, 12PM-11PM Saturdays
Industrial Arts Brewing Co., Garnerville, 12PM-8PM Saturdays

DUTCHESS
2 Way Brewing Company, Beacon, 12PM-9PM Saturdays
Hudson Valley Brewery, Beacon, 12PM-5PM Saturdays
Industrial Arts Brewing Co., Beacon, 12PM-8PM Saturdays
Sloop Brewing, Fishkill, 12PM-9PM Saturdays
Kings Court Brewing Company, Poughkeepsie, 2PM-10PM Saturdays
Mill House Brewing Co, Poughkeepsie, 11AM-9PM Saturdays
Plan Bee Farm Brewery, Poughkeepsie, 12PM-7PM Saturdays

ORANGE
Newburgh Brewing Company, Newburgh, 12PM-10PM Saturdays

ULSTER
Arrowood Farms, Accord, 12PM-9PM Saturdays
Arrowood Farms Outpost, New Paltz, 12PM-8PM Saturdays
Keegan Ales, Kingston, 2PM-18PM Saturdays

GREENE
Crossroads Brewing Company, Athens & Catskill, 1PM-9PM Saturdays
Subversive Malting and Brewing, Catskill, 12PM-8PM

ALBANY
CH Evans Brewing Company, Albany, 12PM-8PM Saturdays

Thank you to our partners: 

Quassaick Creek Watershed Alliance, SEMI.org, Cornwall Girl Scouts Service Unit 219, Kingston Parks and Recreation, Soule Yoga, The O-Zone, Town of Rochester ECC, Newburgh Rowing Club, Friends of Mine Dock Park, Stuyvesant Pathways, Rondout Creek Watershed Alliance, Wawarsing Environmental Conservation Commission, Drew Gardens, Village of Sleepy Hollow, Sleepy Hollow Environmental Advisory Committee, Trees for Tributaries, Cornwall Conservation Advisory Council, Girl Scout Troop 2032, Climate Smart Gardiner, South Presbyterian Church Middle School Youth Group, Woodland Temple, Cold Spring Lions Club, Sleepy Hollow Environmental Advisory Committee, Mid Hudson Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Friends of Athens, Friends of FDR Park, Flatbush Community Association, Riverside Park Conservancy, A Day Away Kayak Rental, Clean Creek, Beacon Sloop Club, Town of Montgomery Conservation Advisory Council, Albany County Stormwater Coalition