
Description:
Communities across the Susquehanna Greenway are celebrating Earth Month, April 2025, 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 Benjamin Klopp 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
Sayre & Athens
Friday, March 28th & Saturday, March 29th | 8:30 AM (COMPLETED)
Berwick
Saturday, March 29th | 9 AM – 12 PM (COMPLETED)
Bloomsburg
Sunday, April 19th | 11:00 AM (COMPLETED)
Danville
Saturday, April 26th | 9 AM – 12 PM (PUBLIC)
- The Montour Area Recreation Commission & the Columbia Montour Visitors Bureau invite you to join them for a fun hike and cleanup event at the Hess Recreation Area in Danville on Saturday, April 26. Starting at 9 AM, the group will embark on a fun hike on the Hess Loop Trail, followed by a park-wide cleanup. This event will be conducted rain or shine. Participants should dress for the weather and wear sturdy footwear (no sandals or other open toed shoes), long pants, and gloves. LEARN MORE
Falls
Saturday, April 26th | 8 AM – 6 PM (PUBLIC)
- Join Endless Mountains Heritage Region and Susquehanna Kayak & Canoe Rentals for their Earth Day “Pick-up Paddle,” where they combine adventure and environmental care. Let’s work together to keep our beautiful river clean! Garbage bags provided and a FREE hot dog lunch for all participants. LEARN MORE
WEST BRANCH
Jersey Shore
Friday, April 25 | 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM (PRIVATE)
- Jersey Shore Area High School will clean up around town.
Milton
Sunday, April 13th | 10 AM – 12 PM (COMPLETED)
- S̶G̶P̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶h̶o̶s̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶ ̶c̶l̶e̶a̶n̶u̶p̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶S̶a̶t̶u̶r̶d̶a̶y̶,̶ ̶A̶p̶r̶i̶l̶ ̶1̶3̶t̶h̶,̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶1̶0̶ ̶A̶M̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶1̶2̶ ̶P̶M̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶M̶i̶l̶t̶o̶n̶ ̶S̶t̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶P̶a̶r̶k̶.̶
Montgomery
Saturday, April 26th | 1 PM – 3 PM (PUBLIC)
- Montgomery’s Parks & Rec and Event Committees are leading their annual litter cleanup at Montgomery Park.
Williamsport
Saturday, April 12th | 10 AM – 12 PM (COMPLETED)
- (̶P̶U̶B̶L̶I̶C̶)̶ ̶J̶o̶i̶n̶ ̶S̶G̶P̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶a̶ ̶p̶u̶b̶l̶i̶c̶ ̶l̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶c̶l̶e̶a̶n̶u̶p̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶t̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶c̶e̶ ̶a̶l̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶S̶u̶s̶q̶u̶e̶h̶a̶n̶n̶a̶ ̶R̶i̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶W̶a̶l̶k̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶T̶i̶m̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶T̶r̶a̶i̶l̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶W̶i̶l̶l̶i̶a̶m̶s̶p̶o̶r̶t̶ ̶s̶i̶d̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶S̶a̶t̶u̶r̶d̶a̶y̶,̶ ̶A̶p̶r̶i̶l̶ ̶1̶2̶t̶h̶,̶ ̶1̶0̶ ̶A̶M̶ ̶-̶ ̶1̶2̶ ̶P̶M̶.̶ ̶I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶e̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶v̶o̶l̶u̶n̶t̶e̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶s̶h̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶m̶e̶e̶t̶ ̶S̶G̶P̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶f̶f̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶W̶a̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶T̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶S̶q̶u̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶i̶l̶ ̶a̶c̶c̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶h̶e̶c̶k̶-̶i̶n̶.̶ ̶I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶e̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶g̶r̶o̶u̶p̶s̶ ̶s̶h̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶c̶h̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶p̶b̶r̶e̶i̶n̶i̶n̶g̶@̶s̶u̶s̶q̶u̶e̶h̶a̶n̶n̶a̶g̶r̶e̶e̶n̶w̶a̶y̶.̶o̶r̶g̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶d̶e̶t̶a̶i̶l̶s̶.̶
̶(̶P̶R̶I̶V̶A̶T̶E̶)̶ ̶L̶y̶c̶o̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶C̶o̶l̶l̶e̶g̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶l̶s̶o̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶v̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶g̶r̶o̶u̶p̶.̶
Thursday, April 17th | 1 PM – 3 PM (COMPLETED)
- P̶e̶n̶n̶ ̶C̶o̶l̶l̶e̶g̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶v̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶c̶l̶e̶a̶n̶u̶p̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶L̶y̶c̶o̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶C̶r̶e̶e̶k̶ ̶B̶i̶k̶e̶w̶a̶y̶.̶
Saturday, April 19th | 9:30 AM – 12 PM (COMPLETED)
Watsontown
Thursday, April 24th | 12:15 PM (PRIVATE)
- 3rd through 5th grade students to clean debris from Watsontown Canal Boat Riverfront Park headed North and ending at the Watsontown Park.
Clearfield
Saturday, May 3rd | 9:30 AM (PUBLIC)
- On Saturday May 3rd, the Clearfield Revitalization Corporation (CRC) is joining Mayor Mason and the Clearfield Borough to host a Community Clean-Up Day to pickup litter as well as beautifying downtown through our Adopt a Tree Program. Meet at the Gazebo at Lower Witmer Park. Residents will adopt 132 trees lining Front, Second, Third, Market, and Locust St. in downtown Clearfield. They will assist with cleaning out and weeding tree boxes as well as mulching the tree boxes. There is no cost to participate. Anyone wishing to adopt a tree is asked to contact the CRC Main Street Manager Sue Diehl at 814-765-6000 prior to the event. Volunteers interested in general cleaning and litter pick up do not need to register. LEARN MORE
MIDDLE SECTION
Selinsgrove
Saturday, April 26th | 10 AM – 2 PM (PUBLIC)
- Join Citizen’s Climate Lobby for an their Joy to the Earth Celebration at the Selinsgrove Commons, 10 AM – 2 PM on April 26th. Tabling groups, food, music, activities, art, and more! They are also partnering with Susquehanna University for tree plantings at the meadow wetlands near SU as a riparian buffer. LEARN MORE
Sunbury
Saturday, April 12th | 9 AM – 12 PM (COMPLETED)
- J̶o̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶S̶u̶n̶b̶u̶r̶y̶ ̶O̶l̶d̶ ̶T̶o̶w̶n̶e̶ ̶N̶e̶i̶g̶h̶b̶o̶r̶h̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶u̶p̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶p̶i̶c̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶l̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶l̶e̶a̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶v̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶d̶e̶b̶r̶i̶s̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶i̶d̶e̶w̶a̶l̶k̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶M̶a̶r̶k̶e̶t̶ ̶S̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶D̶o̶w̶n̶t̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶S̶u̶n̶b̶u̶r̶y̶.̶ ̶L̶E̶A̶R̶N̶ ̶M̶O̶R̶E̶
̶J̶o̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶L̶i̶t̶t̶l̶e̶ ̶S̶h̶a̶m̶o̶k̶i̶n̶ ̶C̶r̶e̶e̶k̶ ̶W̶a̶t̶e̶r̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ ̶A̶s̶s̶o̶c̶i̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶;̶ ̶m̶e̶e̶t̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶L̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶P̶a̶v̶i̶l̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶0̶n̶ ̶H̶o̶u̶s̶e̶r̶ ̶R̶o̶a̶d̶,̶ ̶S̶u̶n̶b̶u̶r̶y̶.̶ ̶C̶l̶e̶a̶n̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶e̶k̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶r̶o̶a̶d̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶l̶l̶o̶w̶e̶d̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶a̶ ̶f̶r̶e̶e̶ ̶l̶u̶n̶c̶h̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶1̶2̶:̶0̶0̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶r̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶p̶o̶i̶n̶t̶.̶ ̶A̶l̶l̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶w̶e̶l̶c̶o̶m̶e̶.̶
Sunday, April 13th (COMPLETED)
Saturday, April 19th | 10 AM (COMPLETED)
Halifax
Saturday, April 12th | 9 AM – 3 PM (COMPLETED)
- O̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶y̶e̶a̶r̶s̶,̶ ̶h̶u̶n̶d̶r̶e̶d̶s̶,̶ ̶u̶p̶o̶n̶ ̶H̶U̶N̶D̶R̶E̶D̶S̶,̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶i̶r̶e̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶c̶a̶r̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶S̶t̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶G̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶L̶a̶n̶d̶s̶ ̶2̶5̶4̶ ̶o̶f̶f̶ ̶N̶o̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶R̶d̶.̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶P̶e̶r̶r̶y̶ ̶C̶o̶u̶n̶t̶y̶.̶ ̶H̶a̶b̶i̶t̶a̶t̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶a̶g̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶w̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶P̶e̶n̶n̶s̶y̶l̶v̶a̶n̶i̶a̶ ̶G̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶C̶o̶m̶m̶i̶s̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶p̶e̶r̶s̶o̶n̶n̶e̶l̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶a̶r̶h̶e̶a̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶ ̶c̶l̶e̶a̶n̶u̶p̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶a̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶s̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶p̶!̶ ̶L̶E̶A̶R̶N̶ ̶M̶O̶R̶E̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶S̶I̶G̶N̶ ̶U̶P̶ ̶H̶E̶R̶E̶.̶
Mechanicsburg
Saturday, April 19th | 9 AM – 11 AM (COMPLETED)
Harrisburg
Saturday, April 26th | 8 AM – 11 AM (PUBLIC)
- Join the 12th Annual Great Harrisburg Litter Cleanup! Brought to you by Tri County Community Action, an affiliate organization for Keep America Beautiful. Their goal is to come together as a community to make Harrisburg a cleaner and safer place to live, work, and play. Last year, they hosted over 400 volunteers who deposited more than 4.9 tons of trash, including 600 tires. This year, they hope to expand the footprint! Volunteer at these locations: Allison Hill, Midtown, Uptown. LEARN MORE
LOWER SECTION
Steelton
Saturday, April 26th | 11 AM – 1 PM (PUBLIC)
- Meet at Mohn Street Park for the annual Steelton Community Cleanup! We will begin at the community garden and clean up the streets and sidewalks around Steelton. You can also tour the community garden and learn more about the program, which is FREE for all residents. LEARN MORE
Groups and volunteers interested in participating should contact Benjamin Klopp at [email protected] unless otherwise noted above.
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