Date & Time: 9/20/2025, 9 AM to 11 AM

Location: Riverside Park, Fairfax County

Led by: Stephen Fahy

Sign-Up information: Open to the public

Additional Information: Coastal

Contact Information: fahyst@verizon.net

Date & Time: Sat. September 20, 2025 8:30 am- 11:00 am
Location: Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
Led by: Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
Info: Please sign up by Monday, September 15.
Registration: https://virginiaaquarium.com/featured-events/creek-cleanup
Contact: Tracey Gauthier, tjgauthi@virgniaaquarium.com

Date & Time: Sept. 14, 2025, noon-3pm
Location: Cockrells Creek
Led by: NAPS - Northumberland Assn. for Progressive Stewardship
Info: Big community event to clean up our creeks & rivers! We meet at noon at the Morris-Fisher "Stack" at Omega Protein in Reedville to enjoy a free lunch, then shove off to clean the creeks. We need captains with skiffs, trash pickers (for on the skiffs and independently by land, kayak or canoe), and land-based volunteers to help with organization, lunch, and sorting trash. Participants also get a free t-shirt! Please register at NAPSva.org
Register: Please register at NAPSva.org
Contact: michaelrahart@gmail.com

Date & Time: September 13, 10am to noon
Location: Lafayette Park
Led by: Keep Norfolk Beautiful
Info: The cleanup with start at 10:00AM in Lafayette park and will conclude at 12:00PM but you can stay for as long or short as you would like. Please register using this link:
Registration: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VdOGU64v6E-RdLieQIupkWHxs5m9DrFNpiCWzHTxwRFUMDEzSlBaTVZHSVRXVDNOUlVPRUZFMFpMQi4u
Contact: Willow.baker@norfolk.gov

Date & Time: 9/13/2025, 9 AM to 12 PM

Location: Scarborough Square/West Neck Creek

Led by: Lynnhaven River Now (LRNow)

Sign-Up information: For more information and to register, please visit: https://lrnow.networkforgood.com/events/87801-september-cleanup-international-coastal-cleanup Preregistration is not required, but helpful.

Additional Information: Inland, Watercraft/Boat/Canoe

Date & Time: September 13, 8am to 11am
Location: Gloucester Point Beach Park
Led by: Gloucester County Clean Community
Info: Supplies are provided on site, pre-registration is available.
Registration: https://forms.office.com/g/6cx1sAz9X6
Contact: cleancommunity@gloucesterva.info

Join Clean Virginia Waterways and Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge for a morning of Shellabrating Sea Turtles!
9am: Learn all about sea turtles and how you can help them!
10am: Participate in a beach cleanup and get the beach ready for sea turtle nesting season!
11am: Stick around for a sea turtle themed art project

Please register here: https://forms.gle/mmAxSsMZcuF1S2sw6

This short, three-hour annual event has a massive cumulative impact. Since the event began in 1989, this Virginia tradition has engaged more than 165,500 volunteers who have removed approximately 7.18 million pounds of debris from our land and waterways.

Register Now! Find a location near you.

Each year, on the first Saturday of June, thousands of Virginians simultaneously descend on the rivers, streams, beaches, and inland parks of the Chesapeake Bay watershed to remove harmful litter and debris. Clean the Bay Day has been a staple for Virginia's Chesapeake Bay community since its inception more than three decades ago. See our interactive map for a look at the impact it's had over the years. A true Virginian tradition, it is an annual opportunity for individuals, families, military installations, businesses, clubs, civic and church groups to give back to their local waterways. Watch our video to see why so many people participate. Check out last year's photo album.

Important Information

Signing up for Clean the Bay Day is easy! Look over the map or list of cleanup sites, choose your locality, and register yourself or your group. From there, your information is sent to your Clean the Bay Day local coordinator. They will reach out to assign you to a specific cleanup location. When you show up on Clean the Bay Day, just come prepared to help pick up litter and debris. All cleanup supplies will be provided on site.

If you are looking to go one step further, become a Zone Captain! Zone Captains are lead volunteers who oversee their cleanup site and other volunteers. They collect data (total weight of debris, number of volunteers, etc.) to report back to their local coordinator. You can volunteer as a Zone Captain during your registration. If selected, we ask all new Zone Captains to watch a brief virtual training session and help promote the event where possible. Contact your local coordinator or us (ctbd@cbf.org) to receive the training and promotional material. It is easy and you get a cool hat! Get more details on our Zone Captain web page.

While litter is easily prevented and can be picked up by anyone on any given morning, tackling the major unseen threats to the Bay watershed—like habitat loss, sediment, and nutrient pollution—require broad and focused support. Clean the Bay Day often performs as a gateway program through which children and adults alike embrace environmental stewardship of their waterways. We hope you will help us in our mission to save the Bay by learning more about the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, our best chance to restore and protect the Bay and its rivers and streams.

Clean the Bay Day is built on strong, lasting relationships between dozens of cities and counties, non-profits, military installations, small businesses, and large corporations. On Clean the Bay Day, we all come together with families, individuals, church groups, and elected officials at local, state, and federal levels for a common cause: clean water.

We are always welcoming new partners and sponsors to share the limelight with us! If you'd like to know more, please send an email to ctbd@cbf.org or call 757-644-4122.

We would like to thank all of the volunteers, partners, and sponsors that make this event such a stellar success each year. On behalf of CBF and all the Virginia waterways leading to the Bay, thank you.

Come help make the Elizabeth River a cleaner and healthier place for all by participating in a litter cleanup! All cleanup supplies provided. Register Here.

Date & Time: April 22, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Virginia Beach Surf and Rescue Museum Lawn, Virginia Beach Boardwalk at 24th Street
Celebrate Earth Day with us at a fun and interactive Build and Paint Community Event! This is the perfect opportunity for families to get involved in meaningful activities, learn about protecting our waterways, and support a cleaner environment.

What to Expect

Volunteer Activities: Help build and paint “beach toy libraries”—unique recycling boxes placed at high-traffic beach locations.

Explore and Learn: Meet organizations like Clean Virginia Waterways, VB Surf and Rescue Museum and Lynnhaven River NOW. Discover how they're working to reduce marine debris and how you can make a difference!

Tree Giveaways: Take home a tree for your yard and contribute to a greener future.

Beach Cleanup Kits: Gather supplies to conduct your own sunset beach cleanup with your family on Earth Day.
This event will take place on the lawn of the Virginia Beach Surf and Rescue Museum, right on the boardwalk, offering a beautiful setting for community connection and environmental action.

Sponsorship Opportunity for Businesses

Take part in this positive community effort by sponsoring a beach toy recycling box (or three)! Your logo and business name will be displayed on a metal sign attached to the boxes. You can paint your own box or collaborate with CVW and Lynnhaven River NOW to have local students paint it for you.
Options for sponsorship include $250 for one box or $500 for three boxes.

Support your community and showcase your commitment to the environment with this sponsorship opportunity!
Get in Touch
Have questions or want to help construct the boxes? Reach out to Emily at Emily@cleanvirginiawaterways.org.

Come create, learn, and celebrate Earth Day as part of a vibrant community effort to protect our environment. Together, we can make a lasting impact. We can’t wait to see you there!

Register using the link below.

https://www.lynnhavenrivernow.org/events/earth-day-cleanup-with-the-virginia-museum-of-contemporary-art/

Come join us to help cleanup Lake Windsor at Mt Trashmore. This is a water-based cleanup only. Please wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing and bring a water bottle. This is a two day event, please join either or both days! Please register using link below.

https://www.lynnhavenrivernow.org/events/mt-trashmore-cleanup-day-2/