30th Annual Clean the Bay Day
Saturday, June 2, 2018
Tidewater Virginia – multiple locations
Each year, on the first Saturday of June, thousands of Virginians descend on the rivers, streams, and beaches of the Chesapeake Bay watershed to remove harmful litter and debris. Clean the Bay Day is an annual opportunity for families, military installations, businesses, clubs, civic, or church groups to give back to local waterways.
Since 1989, Clean the Bay Day has engaged over 152,000 volunteers, who have removed approximately 6.4 million pounds of debris from nearly 7,390 miles of shoreline in Virginia.
Local Clean the Bay Day Events:
Norfolk
June 2nd – 9am-noon
various cleanup locations around Norfolk.
Participants can register at: http://www.cbf.org/events/clean-the-bay-day/.
Portsmouth
June 2nd – 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
City Park Avenue
Portsmouth, VA 23701
The City of Portsmouth urges interested volunteers to sign up for Portsmouth sites on The Clean the Bay day website.
For more information, visit http://www.cbf.org/events/clean-the-bay-day/.
Suffolk
June 2nd – 9am to noon
Cleanup locations:
Lake Meade Park (Park Cleanup)
Constant’s Wharf Park (River and Downtown Cleanup).
Bennett’s Creek Park (Creek and Park Cleanup)
Lake Prince Boat Ramp (Roadside Cleanup – Lake Prince Drive)
Western Branch Boat Ramp (Roadside Cleanup – Girl Scout Road)
Sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, this volunteer-based event gives all of Hampton Roads a clean sweep. The City of Suffolk Public Works Department provides volunteers with all the supplies needed for the cleanup.
For more information, visit http://www.cbf.org/events/clean-the-bay-day/.
Note: In addition to the events listed, many other municipalities and organizations will be holding Clean the Bay Day events. Clean-up days and times vary. For more information on cleanup locations, visit: http://www.cbf.org/events/clean-the-bay-day/clean-the-bay-day-locations.html.