Thousands of volunteers will join together across Virginia this June to clean up litter along waterways from the Eastern Shore to the Blue Ridge Mountains in celebration of the 30th annual Clean the Bay Day.
Norfolk, VA – Thousands of volunteers will join together across Virginia this June to clean up litter along waterways from the Eastern Shore to the Blue Ridge Mountains in celebration of the 30th annual Clean the Bay Day. Keep Norfolk Beautiful/City of Norfolk and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) will hold the pearl anniversary of this shoreline cleanup on Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. until noon at various sites throughout Norfolk.
A group of Hampton Roads residents concerned about trash coordinated the first Clean the Bay Day in 1989. Since then it has grown into an unparalleled cleanup event at hundreds of sites across the state.
“Over the past 30 years Clean the Bay Day has become a Virginian tradition because it’s so simple and so effective,” said Tanner Council of CBF. “Litter is the most obvious sign of pollution in our waterways. When thousands of people work together, they make an amazing difference along hundreds of miles of shoreline. Anyone can help clean up, and the 30th anniversary is a great time to start.”
Last year, about 6,000 volunteers participated in Clean the Bay Day at 250 sites, on foot and in boats removing approximately 100,000 pounds of litter and debris along 450 miles of shoreline.
The many cleanup locations include sites in Hampton Roads, Virginia’s Eastern Shore, in Northern and Central Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, and at many state parks. Early registration is advised. To register at a site near you, visit
www.cbf.org/clean
Major corporate sponsors for Clean the Bay Day include Port of Virginia, River Network/Anheuser-Busch, and REI.