2010 Riverkeeper Cup Cleanup Challenge
Saturday April 17, 2010
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Greenville vs. Rocky Mount vs. Tarboro vs. Washington 
Greenville looks to repeat its gold medal performance as river cleanup champions, but the City of Washington is poised for a comeback after taking silver in a close second. In 2009 volunteers who participated in the inaugural Riverkeeper Cup Cleanup Challenge removed 2,360 pounds of trash. The competition is growing for 2010, as cleanups will occur in the cities of Tarboro, Rocky Mount, Washington and Greenville. The winning community gets to proudly display the Riverkeeper Cup at City Hall!
Since 2006, semi-annual cleanups have netted more than 5 Tons (yes tons) of trash. The importance of such volunteer action is noted in recent news articles about the growing ocean garbage mass that kills more than a million seabirds every year and 100,000 mammals when the garbage is mistaken for food. Read this article.
Please bring your canoe, kayak, or jon-boat along with a PFD. Bags will be provided. Some kayaks or canoes maybe available on a first come, first served basis. Opportunities to cleanup locations on land may be available. Call for details.
Sign-Up Today!
And help your community win Gold in the Second Annual Riverkeeper Cup Cleanup Challenge. Please fill out the registration form here. The form is an editable PDF document, so please complete your registration and press submit at the bottom the page to send as an email attachment. You can also call 252-946-7211 or email riverkeeper@ptrf.org.
Cleanup Details
Distances for Paddling
Greenville: 3-4 miles Rocky Mount: TBD Tarboro: TBD Washington: Varies (as much as you are able)
Location
Washington: Meet at Havens Gardens boat ramp located off of route 32 (or Third Street / Park Drive)
Click here to view Google map. ** Note: the boat ramp is located at the parking lot on the North side of Hwy 32.
Greenville: Meet at the Town Commons boat ramp, located off of First Street in uptown Greenville. Click here to view Google map. ** Note: Boat ramp is located on east end of the Town Commons.
Tarboro: Meet at the Riverfront Park. Click here to view Google map.
Rocky Mount: Location TBD. Check back for updates.
2006-2009: Volunteers Do their Part to Clean-up the Tar-Pamlico!
2009 Big Sweep Results
Spring 2008 National River Cleanup