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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.
WEST BRANCH – MORE TBA
Milton
Sunday, April 12th | 10 AM – 12 PM
- SGP is hosting a cleanup event at Milton State Park
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
Fawn Grove
Saturday, April 11th | 9 PM – 12 PM
- Join us for our FOURTH annual event! We’ll be cleaning up our park and we need your help! All community members, friends and family of all ages are welcome. Minor children should be accompanied by an adult. Bring your shovel, rake and gloves, we’ll provide the dumpster and trash bags! Don’t have those things? That’s alright, we’ll have some supplies on hand. Need volunteer hours? Let us know! Reach out to [email protected] for more information. 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.