Help keep trash and debris out of waterways that flow into the Chesapeake Bay. Join us for an Earth Month cleanup!
TNC is once again partnering with the Fairfax County Park Authority in Northern Virginia for a watershed cleanup. This spring cleaning event will remove tires, plastic bottles, cans and other debris from local waterways, preventing trash from reaching the nation's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay.
Volunteer opportunities are available across several Fairfax County park locations with cleanup dates throughout the month of April.
Saturday, April 6
- Ossian Hall Park—10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Spring Hill Rec Center—3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Friday, April 12
- Providence Rec Center—9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 13
- Braddock Park—9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- Ellanor C. Lawrence Park—9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
- Izaak Walton and Gatepost I/II—9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Cub Run Stream Valley Park Cleanup Locations:
- Cub Run Rec Center—9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- London Towne—9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- Sully Station I—9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- Sully Station II—9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- Virginia Run—9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 14
- Lake Fairfax Park—12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 20
- Centre Ridge North Park—9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- John Byers Park—9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
- Roundtree Park—9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Merrybrook Run Stream Valley Park—9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 27
- Burke Lake Park—9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
- Cub Run Stream Valley Park (Flint Lee Road)—9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- Cub Run Stream Valley Park (Penrose Place)—9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 28
- Lake Accotink Park—9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
For questions or additional information, please contact Jen Dalke, volunteer program manager, at jdalke@tnc.org or 540-335-1302 (cell, text available).
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This will be the Virginia chapter's eighth year of partnering with Fairfax County Park Authority to host a Chesapeake Bay watershed cleanup since 2016 (minus 2020 due to COVID-19).
During those eight years, 3,628 volunteers cleaned more than 150 miles of stream, shoreline and trails—giving 8,587 hours of service and removing 25.3 tons of trash from more than 25 parks and locations!
The most common items found during our cleanups include plastic bottles and bags, cans, cigarette butts, styrofoam and glass bottles.
While the numbers are impressive, it’s the stories that make this effort successful, too. Many volunteers express how the cleanup impacted their children and how it “opened their eyes” to some of the environmental challenges we face. We also get a lot of people asking how they can continue to make a difference.
For questions or additional information, please contact Jen Dalke, volunteer program manager, at jdalke@tnc.org or 540-335-1302 (cell, text available).