Celebrating Earth Week Along the Susquehanna River
(Discover NEPA.com) Join the Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week April 15-23
The Susquehanna Greenway is a connected corridor of paddling, walking and biking trails, boat launches, conserved lands, and communities that runs along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.
It is a vast and treasured landscape—one that also runs right through the heart of NEPA—however, it is no small feat to keep it clean and beautiful for all those who enjoy it.
One organization that is doing its part to assist in these efforts is the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (SGP).
Each year, during the week of Earth Day, SGP hosts the Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week. Now in its third year, this program has seen 19 locations improved, 114 trees planted, 1,388 community volunteers, and over 26,546 pounds of trash removed.
This year, during the week of April 15-23, SGP is calling for groups, volunteers, and organizations all along the Susquehanna River to participate in the 2023 Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week by hosting litter pickups on their sections of the river in celebration of Earth Week 2023.
SGP is helping each community to organize efforts by convening the interested parties, assisting with planning, and securing no-cost cleanup materials such as bags, gloves, and safety vests. These supplies are being acquired through the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful initiative, which offers registered events free resources provided by support from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, PennDOT, and Keep America Beautiful.
Individuals and groups looking to join the communities of the 2023 Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week, should please reach out to Poppy Breining, SGP’s Program Manager for Trails & Recreation, at pbreining@susquehannagreenway.org.
SGP is especially interested in groups who would like to clean up locations along the Susquehanna River North Branch in celebration of not only Earth Week, but also the North Branch’s recent designation as the 2023 Pennsylvania River of the Year.
