Join Riverkeeper and clean your local shoreline at 100 locations along the Hudson River from New York City to the Adirondacks with several projects in Ulster County!

Each year on the first Saturday in May, more than 2,000 volunteers come together across hundreds of miles of shoreline in New York City and the Hudson Valley for Riverkeeper Sweep, a day of service for the Hudson River and surrounding area. Volunteers clean up tons of trash, plant trees, and remove invasive plant species.

Over 14 years, Sweep volunteers have completed 1,463 projects and removed 396 tons of debris, including 2,352 tires, and planted or maintained thousands of trees and shrubs. Once-neglected areas have gained year-round stewards, and rivers and creeks are better for it.

Read more about this event and find volunteer sites across New York City and the Hudson Valley by visiting Riverkeeper.org/sweep. Volunteers must register in advance. For more information, reach out to sweep@riverkeeper.org.

Ulster County project locations include:

Esopus: Sleightsburgh Park Cleanup – https://engage.riverkeeper.org/component/events/event/44

Gardiner: Gardiner Park Cleanup – https://engage.riverkeeper.org/component/events/event/42

High Falls: Rondout Creek Cleanup – https://engage.riverkeeper.org/component/events/event/29

Kingston: Kingston Point Beach Cleanup – https://engage.riverkeeper.org/component/events/event/20

New Paltz: River-to-Ridge Trail Invasive Species Removal Project – https://engage.riverkeeper.org/component/events/event/57

Saugerties: Lower Esopus and Saugerties Bay Cleanup by Kayak – https://engage.riverkeeper.org/component/events/event/45

Saugerties: Saugerties Lighthouse Stewardship Project – https://engage.riverkeeper.org/component/events/event/46