Volunteers along the Esplanade at the '07 Cleanup  Photo by Lucas Wickham

9th Annual Earth Day
Charles River Cleanup

Saturday, April 26, 2008
(Severe weather date:
May 3)
9am - 12pm

At sites all along the Charles River and its tributaries
 

Volunteer information | Drop-in sites Support the Cleanup | For the Press
 

Come volunteer!

The Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup is organized by a collaborative of groups interested in environmental and river issues: Charles River Watershed Association,  Senator Steven Tolman's Office, Charles River Conservancy, The Esplanade Association, the City of Newton, The Trustees of Reservations, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Our major sponsors include the Clean Charles Coalition, New Balance Foundation, and MA State Lottery.

Volunteers - sign up here for our special raffle including great prizes from Mix 98.5, John Harvard's Brew House, Patagona, and Roche Brothers supermarket.

Drop-in Sites

If you would like to participate in the Cleanup but can't organize a group, or aren't sure of your schedule, you can help out at one of our drop-in sites. Join more than 2,000 other volunteers picking up trash along the river, and have the satisfaction of knowing you helped improve the health and beauty of the Charles River!

Just show up at one of these sites at 9:00am on April 26th, and you will be given all the supplies and instructions you need. Please meet promptly at 9:00, wear durable, weather-appropriate clothing that can get dirty, and bring drinking water. For more information, please contact the appropriate regional coordinator as listed on the map page.

1.   Higginson Circle, at Avenue Louis Pasteur & the Fenway, Boston (Green E Line MFA stop, bus accessible)

2.  Mother's Rest, at the intersection of the Fenway and Boylston St in the Emerald Necklace, Boston (Green Line Hynes Convention Center stop, bus accessible)

3 . The Fens behind the MFA, in parkland across the footbridge near intersection of the Fenway and Forsyth Way, Boston (Green E line MFA stop, bus accessible)

4.   DCR Brighton Pool, at rotary off North Beacon Street and Soldier's Field Road, near IHOP Restaurant, Brighton (bus accessible, parking available)

5.   DCR Dealtry Pool, off Pleasant Street, near Watertown Dam, Watertown (bus accessible, parking available)

6.   DCR Upper Charles River Reservation, at the footbridge off River Street behind Shaw’s Parking Lot, Waltham (parking available)

7.   DCR Cutler Park, at the parking lot near intersection of Fourth Ave. and Kendrick Street, Needham (parking available)

8.  Whole Foods Market parking lot, 255 Hartford Ave., Bellingham (parking available)

Support the Cleanup!

Would you, your business or organization like to sponsor this year's Cleanup? We appreciate both monetary and in-kind donations of Cleanup supplies (such as trash bags and gloves). All sponsors will be listed on our website, and mentioned in our press release. Please contact Rebecca Scibek for more information or to donate. Click here for contact information.

Thank you to all of our 2008 Cleanup sponsors:

Senator John Kerry speaks with volunteers. Photo by Lucas Wickham

For the Press

For background information on the Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup, see the article that appeared in the Spring 2007 issue of CRWA's Streamer newsletter.

View a list of Cleanup sites and groups participating.

Download our April 22 press advisory.

If you would like more information about the Cleanup, please contact the Cleanup steering committee organizer, Rebecca Scibek of CRWA. Click here for contact information.