Hudson River Shoreline Cleanups – 14th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep from NYC to the Adirondacks

Name: Hudson River Shoreline Cleanups – 14th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep from NYC to the Adirondacks
Start: 2025-05-03T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-03T23:59:59-04:00
Location: Alice Austen House

: May 3.

: Free

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Join the 14th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep with over 1,000 volunteers doing clean-ups and other service projects at more than 100 sites along the Hudson River from NYC to the Adirondacks.

Each year on the first Saturday in May, more than 2,500 volunteers come together across hundreds of miles of shoreline in New York City and the Hudson Valley for a day of service for the Hudson River. Volunteers clean up tons of trash, plant trees, and remove invasive plant species. Come out and clean your local shoreline during this annual day of service for the Hudson! Advance registration is required. Read more about the project and find locations across the Hudson Valley and NYC by visiting Riverkeeper.org/sweep or using our interactive Sweep Map

Not sure where to volunteer? Check out our interactive Sweep Map, or our list of all public locations. You can also check out this list of Manhattan sites that need more volunteer help.

Alice Austen Park Beach
Oakwood Beach Cleanup
Over the last 13 years of Sweep, our volunteers have completed 1,349 service projects, bringing together thousands of volunteers across NYC and the Hudson Valley to clean up 382 tons of debris, and plant or maintain 8,851 native plants. Once-neglected areas have gained year-round stewards, and rivers and creeks are better for it. Volunteers must register in advance. The event stretches from Staten Island to the Adirondacks. Have fun and help take care of the river!

Questions? Contact Grace Pan, Sweep Assistant for Riverkeeper at sweep@riverkeeper.org.