Earth Day Cleanup

Are you interested in being a site leader? Earth Day Site Leaders oversee cleanup sites throughout the Anacostia Watershed. Anyone from the community can sign up to be a site leader, so please join us this year! 

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About Earth Day

Started by DC native Howard Gasaway of Seafarers Yacht Club in 1985, the annual Anacostia River Earth Day Cleanup is AWS's largest annual volunteer event and one of the largest single-day volunteer events in the DMV. This year, thousands of volunteers from around the watershed picked up trash, served our community, and enjoyed the Anacostia River. Read our 2025 Earth Day Cleanup After Action Report to see the amazing work accomplished by our volunteers, site leaders, sponsors, and government partners. 

2025 Earth Day Cleanup After Action Report