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Previous Year Cleanup Locations
Communities across the Susquehanna Greenway are celebrating Earth Month, April 2026, with cleanups, plantings, and other activities! SGP is helping to spread the word on these efforts so that volunteers like you can join in on the fun and give back to our communities. We are so excited to help keep our river towns clean and beautiful!
If you have a group or community that would like to join in on the efforts, or if you would like to join an already scheduled cleanup as a volunteer, please fill out the interest form below. Cleanups that participate will receive planning resources and statewide recognition.
Questions may also be directed to Kyle Ehmann at [email protected]. For groups & communities, SGP can recommend locations, and assist with planning and securing cleanup materials such as bags, gloves, and safety vests.
Cleanup Schedule
NORTH BRANCH – MORE TBA
Shickshinny
Saturday, April 18th | 8 AM – 4 PM
- Shickshinny Forward is organizing a borough-wide clean up. Large dumpsters will be dropped off for borough residents to dispose of trash from their homes and yards. Also cleaning up the streets, sidewalks and surrounding area of trash and debris. This is the first event of the newly reformed Shickshinny Forward. A group of volunteers who live and work in the area and want to revitalize the borough and area with events like this. Other upcoming events are a car show in May, hot dog eating contest in July along with other exciting events being planned. To participate, contact Jacob, 443-838-2130.
Bloomsburg
Wednesday, April 22nd | 12 PM – 4 PM
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Join us for Earth Day Cleanup #2—happening on Earth Day itself! If you missed the first cleanup or just want to lend another hand, we’d love to have you out with us. We’ll meet at the Rupert Covered Bridge and focus on tidying up the surrounding area. Plans for the day include collecting litter along the road from Rupert toward the former dam site, as well as sending a group down the BART Trail to check around the boat launch. If we have a strong turnout, we may also tackle a few additional nearby areas of concern. This will be a land-based cleanup only—no water entry for this event. With a little help, we’re hoping these efforts will set the stage for getting back out on the water for our May cleanups. Gloves and safety vests will be provided for anyone who needs them—just bring yourself and a willingness to help make a difference! LEARN MORE
Falls
Saturday, April 25th | 9 AM
- Susquehanna Kayak and Canoe Rentals / Falls Lions Club is hosting their Annual Highway/River cleanup. Our Falls Lions Club & Susquehanna Kayak and Canoe Rentals Highway/River cleanup will provide all the necessary safety vests, bags, grabbers and transportation needed. Following the cleanup the Lions Club will provide hotdogs and beverages for the group at Hock Park Pavilion. The event is located at Hock Park in Falls, PA. This is an annual event for many years helping to keep the 2 major travel routes through our town beautiful, Route 92 and the Susquehanna River. Upon registration let us know if you would prefer a kayak or canoe or conduct a pickup on the roadway. To sign up for this event call 570-388-6107 or email [email protected].
Danville
Thursday, April 30th | 9 AM – 12 PM
- The Hess Recreation Area Cleanup is scheduled for April 30th starting at 9 AM at the Hess Recreation Area – 843 Meadow Ln, Danville, PA 17821. Contact Bob Stoudt, MARC Director, (570) 336-2060 or [email protected] for more information.
WEST BRANCH – MORE TBA
Selinsgrove
Saturday, April 11th | 9 AM – 11 AM
- SGP is hosting a cleanup event in Selinsgrove.
Milton
Sunday, April 12th | 10 AM – 12 PM
- SGP is hosting a cleanup event at Milton State Park.
Williamsport
Saturday, April 18th | 9 AM – 12 PM
- SGP is hosting a cleanup event along the Susquehanna Riverwalk & Timber Trail in Williamsport, PA. We will be meeting at Water Tower Square at 9AM.
Saturday, April 18th | 9:30 AM – 12 PM
- The Newberry Community Partnership plans to hold a cleanup event in the Newberry community of Williamsport at 913 Diamond St, Williamsport, PA from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Trash bags, work gloves, safety vests, and water will be provided at check-in. At our last spring cleanup event, we had over 50 volunteers and picked up almost 800 pounds of refuse from our community. Best of all, we enjoyed getting to know each other more and working together for the good of our community! To sign up for this event contact Conrad Shank at [email protected] or call 570-360-5106. LEARN MORE
Sunbury
Sunday, April 19th | 9 AM – 12 PM
- The Susquehanna River Cleanup Project is holding their 14th Annual Spring Event at the Sunbury Fish & Boat Commission Access Area (ADDRESS) from 9AM – 12PM on Sunday, April 19th.
- We work to place our 200+ volunteers in locations in and around Lake Augusta. We have cleanups in Lewisburg and Danville as well. Note in the registration comments if you’d be interested in those. LEARN MORE & SIGN UP
MIDDLE SECTION – MORE TBA
Mechanicsburg
Saturday, April 18th | 9 – 11 AM
- Friends of Dr. Ryan Argot – All are welcome to help clean “my” portion of Lamb’s Gap. LCBC graciously lets us park there. Cleaning and conversation last about 2 hours. LEARN MORE
LOWER SECTION – MORE TBA
Columbia
Friday, April 24th | 5 PM – 7:30 PM
- The Second Annual Go Green Columbia Celebration along the River combines Sahd Metal Recycling’s 21 year old Earth Day event and Columbia Shade Tree Commission’s 33 year old Arbor Day celebration. This is Lancaster and York’s celebration of Sustainability and one of the biggest Arbor Day events in the state. Over 30 educational vendors, food, fun and the Tree City USA Arbor Day celebration. LEARN MORE
Groups and volunteers interested in participating should contact Kyle Ehmann at [email protected] unless otherwise noted above.
Don’t see an event near you? Maybe it’s outside of the Greenway. Try searching on Keep PA Beautiful’s map, for opportunities throughout Pennsylvania.