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Organizing a River Cleanup

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Rivers provide more than 65% of the nation’s drinking water, but trash and pollution can degrade a river’s safety and its beauty. This AARP Create the Good Toolkit is an easy way to connect with nature and help your community is by organizing a local river or stream cleanup.

  • Suggested Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Seniors
  • Suggested Number of Volunteers: 1 -
  • Skill Level: Moderate
  • Prep Time: 3 - 4 hours
  • Activity Time: 1 - 10 hours
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Materials

INCLUDED IN THIS KIT:

  • Overview
  • Plan Your Cleanup
  • Execute Your River Cleanup
  • Conclude Your Cleanup
  • River Safety Tips
  • Sample Liability Waiver
  • Sample News Releases

Directions

Time commitment

3-4 hours preparation; anywhere from an hour to a full day for the cleanup – depending on your interest
and availability.
 
Special skills
No special skills are needed – just a desire to enjoy the outdoors and help out a local river.
 
Who can do this?
The activity is not strenuous and most cleanups can be performed walking along the riverbanks or
wading in the edge of water. The group can be small or large – some cleanups are a handful of friends
and some are hundreds of community members working together.
 
Download this toolkit at Create the Good.

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