Organize A Cleanup

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Welcome to National River Cleanup^®!

To register your cleanup event with National River Cleanup fill out the form below.

Multiple Events: Are you organizing multiple river cleanups throughout the year? By registering all of your events with National River Cleanup you help us create a full landscape of cleanups to show how widespread our impact is!

Trash Bags: Remember, if you are requesting trash bags from National River Cleanup you must register at least four weeks in advance of your river cleanup to allow time for shipping!

Organizer’s Handbook: New to organizing a river cleanup or looking for helpful tips for planning your event this year? Download the Organizer’s Handbook for a step-by-step guide to organizing your cleanup!

Once your event is published on the National River Cleanup map (for public cleanups), you can use your event page as an outreach tool for volunteer recruitment. National River Cleanup will email you information on interested volunteers who have signed up using your event page.

Thanks and best of luck planning your cleanup!

Register Your Cleanup

"*" indicates required fields

What is the name of your cleanup?*

What is the name of the river?

Where Will Your Cleanup Be Held?
Since many cleanups don't have typical postal addresses, use the map below to select the location for your river cleanup. Click and drag the pin to where your cleanup will be. Double-click the map to zoom in or use the +/- in the lower right.

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Event Date*

Start Time

End Time

How many cleanup sites does this registration represent?

Please enter a number from 0 to 500.

Number of Trash Bags

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Is your cleanup public or private?

Please provide any additional information about your cleanup.

(ex. Meeting place location, any specific requirements, lunch provided, etc.)

Contact Information

(Private - For Our Records and for Mailing Trashbags)

Contact First Name

Contact Last Name

Organization Name

Contact Email

Contact Phone

Address

I would like to receive e-mail from American Rivers?

Yes

By registering your cleanup you automatically receive a FREE one year membership.

No, I do not wish to become a member of American Rivers

Please let us know if you do not wish to become a member

Other Information

Did you participate in National River Cleanup® last year?*

If you have participated in National River Cleanup® in the past, how many years have you participated? (Please count this year's event in your total.)

What website or social media outlets will you be using to promote this cleanup?

Will you list National River Cleanup & American Rivers as a sponsor?

My river was or is listed as an America's Most Endangered River.

Click here for lists of current and past Most Endangered Rivers

Where did you learn about National River Cleanup?

Other Source

Virtual Cleanup Challenge with Litterati

(optional)

Will you be using Litterati as a part of your cleanup event?

What's Litterati? Learn about the Litterati Mobile App here.

If yes, do you need American Rivers to create the Litterati challenge for you?

If yes, please complete the fields below. If no, skip the following section and click submit at the bottom.

Challenge Information

Challenge Title (51 characters):

We recommend using the name of your cleanup with the word challenge. Ex. Delaware River Cleanup Challenge.

Is your challenge public or private?

Provide a description of your challenge to inspire participants (5 to 300 characters):

Challenge Litter Goal (Number of pieces)

We recommend anticipating each participant to log an average of 40 pieces.

Geographic radius of your challenge’s location (miles):

If your cleanup is one site such as a neighborhood or park, choose 2 miles. If it’s multiple sites within a section of the city or county, choose 5 or 10 miles. If it’s a small city, choose 25. If it’s a big city or county or the area, choose 50. Please note it is a radius therefore we will not be able to draw geofences around specific locations.

Challenge Start Date:

Challenge End Date:

(Note that the challenge will end at 12:01 EST time end date. If you want the challenge to go through Sunday at midnight, choose MONDAY as your end date.)

Challenge Code (4 to 10 characters):

Characters can only use numbers, capital case letters and hyphens. Examples include: DELRIVER; AR2020; CLEAN-UP.