Individuals, families, and groups are invited to register for the 29th Annual Watershed Cleanup Day. The event will be held during Earth Day weekend on Saturday, April 12 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Since 1997, event volunteers have removed more than 6 million pounds of waste from local roads, streams, sinkholes, and illegal dumpsites. Volunteers at this year’s event will have the opportunity to work at various sites across Centre County to remove trash that could otherwise end up in local waterways.

“As I approach my first Watershed Cleanup Day as executive director of ClearWater Conservancy, I am so impressed with the effort this community makes to keep the watershed free of trash! Watershed Cleanup Day highlights the importance of this work - but picking up trash any day also helps keep central Pennsylvania a beautiful place to live,” said ClearWater’s executive director, Elizabeth Crisfield.

Volunteers can sign up as an individual or a group. All are invited to participate in this neighborly event. There are two volunteer options for Watershed Cleanup Day: site coordinator and general volunteer. Site coordinators are needed to help organize volunteers before and during cleanup at more than 50 sites across Centre County. General volunteers work together as a group alongside their site coordinator to clean up each area. Site assignments are made based on group size, ages, and home municipality as well as need for pickup. Many sites are along roads but not major highways.

Watershed Cleanup Day is supported by local businesses and municipalities; the event is led by ClearWater Conservancy in association with the Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority (CCRRA) and the Spring Creek Watershed Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) partners. The mission of ClearWater Conservancy is to conserve and restore natural resources through land conservation, water resource stewardship, and environmental outreach across Central Pennsylvania.

For more information and to register, visit www.clearwaterconservancy.org/watershed-cleanup-day. Registration is open until April 4. 2025.