Onondaga Creek cleanup

Volunteers Needed for the 5th Annual Onondaga Creek Cleanup

Help clean up Syracuse's hidden oasis—Onondaga Creek! Volunteers are needed to work by both land and "sea" to remove trash from the waters and banks of the creek.

Join your neighbors and community members for a day of trash-filled fun to help improve Onondaga Creek!
 
Saturday, September 9th and 16th*
8:30 - lunch time
Pizza Party to Follow!
 
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Call Cornell Cooperative Extension 424-9485 ext. 0

Bring a canoe!

Boats are always in short supply and are a much-needed component of the creek clean up each year. If you are willing to get wet, you can be part of the boat-crew that floats down the creek, pulling up bicycles, shopping carts, tires, and more. The canoes are used to transport this trash to the unloading areas on shore.

Land-lover?

If you would prefer to keep your feet on the shore, become a member of the land-crew. Volunteers working from land help pick up trash along the stream banks and work to unload trash-filled canoes and carry the garbage to nearby dumpsters for disposal.

Details

Please indicate if you are able to bring a boat, and whether you have a preference for the boat-crew or land-crew. Pick-up trucks are also needed. Sorry, no children under the age of 12.

What to bring: Please wear sturdy shoes and work clothes. Gloves, trash bags, and bottled water will be provided.
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* Be advised that cancellation may occur in the case of rain or high water levels.