• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

409 Riverside Drive | Clayton, NY 13624 | (315) 686-2010

DONATE NOW!
Save The River! Thousand Islands – Clayton NY on the St. Lawrence River

Save The River! Thousand Islands - Clayton NY on the St. Lawrence River

Save The River! is a non-profit, member-based environmental organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the ecological integrity of the Upper St. Lawrence River through advocacy, education and research.

  • Home
  • River Info
    • River Facts
    • St. Lawrence River Ecosystem
    • Issues
    • Current River Conditions
    • Water Levels
  • About Us
    • Our Mission & History
    • Riverkeeper
    • Staff
      • Current Job Openings
    • Board of Directors
    • Latest News
    • Contact
  • What We Do
    • Advocacy
    • Events
      • Run for the River™
      • Trash Free River Cleanups
      • Winter Environmental Conference
    • River Watch
  • Education
    • In The Schools
    • Programs
    • Learning Resources for Home and School
  • Get Involved
    • Membership
    • Make A Donation
    • Take Action
    • Volunteer
    • File A Report
  • Shop
    • Cart

Trash Free River 2021 Program Updates

2021 was another successful year

You are here: Home / River Watch Fall 2021 / Trash Free River 2021 Program Updates

November 16, 2021 by STR_Admin

By Lindsey Leve

This year has been a resounding success for Save The River’s Trash Free River program. Seven different cleanup events took place between April – September 2021. Locations included Fishers Landing, Cape Vincent, Wellesley Island, Chippewa Bay, Eel Bay and Grindstone Island.

Over 140 volunteers from many River and North Country communities joined Save The River staff and board members to help remove trash and debris from local shorelines. Local municipalities played a key role in each event to provide disposal of the trash collected.

In total these efforts were able to remove an estimated 750 lbs of trash that was collected and bagged. Each cleanup also produced larger items such as construction materials and scrap metal. 30 tires were also collected and properly disposed of.

 

*Mark Your Calendars*

2022 River Days

River-Wide Trash Free River Cleanup

July 29th & 30th

 

In addition to expanding our shoreline cleanup efforts we partnered with the Development Authority of the North Country (DANC) to promote their semi-annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day.

The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day allows homeowners to properly dispose of items at no cost that are typically not able to go in the regular trash or accepted at local dumps.

The Jefferson County event took place on October 2, 2021 in Watertown, NY. Save The River participants will be awarded a free framed print of the image shown below as a token of our appreciation for removing dangerous chemicals from the river.

We are working with DANC for 2022 collection days and hope to grow this program. Stay tuned for spring dates!

These events and efforts were made possible by the Leonard C. & Mildred F. Ferguson Foundation and the and the Northern New York Community Foundation.

Category iconRiver Watch Fall 2021

Save The River was designated the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper and is a member of the international Waterkeeper Alliance. The Waterkeeper Alliance is the world’s fastest growing environmental movement, with more than 300+ local Waterkeepers patrolling rivers, lakes and coastal waterways on 6 continents

Footer

Save The River
409 Riverside Drive
Clayton, NY 13624

(315) 686-2010
info@savetheriver.org

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube