4th annual Delaware River Cleanup: Saturday, October 16, 2021
The 2021 Cleanup was another huge success with 18 cleanup locations spanning over 40 miles of the Delaware River from Holland Township (Hunterdon County) to Hamilton Township (Mercer County) along with Raubs Island in the Delaware. Two-hundred and twenty volunteers including AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassadors, Boy Scout Troops 186 B&G (Boy and Girl), Sustainable Frenchtown, and the Ruff Riders participated. The event was planned and managed by a partnership of government and nonprofit entities including:
- Holland Twp, Kingwood Twp, Delaware Twp, West Amwell, Lambertville, & Hamilton Twp Clean Communities
- Hunterdon & Mercer County Clean Communities
- Frenchtown Environmental Commission
- Friends of Abbott Marshland
- Trenton Kiwanis
- NJ State Parks
- PA State Park
- Delaware River Greenway Partnership
Wonderful and dedicated site leaders, volunteers, partnerships, and BEAUTIFUL WEATHER made the event a community success story! Richard Dodds, Mayor of Kingwood, suited up in his wetsuit and snorkel and dove into the canal at Bulls Island to pull out tires, Hamilton Township Public Works, Trenton Kiwanis, Friends of the Abbott Marshland, the Ruff Riders, and members of the Central Jersey Stream Team, Hackensack RiverKeeper, Raritan Riverkeeper, and the Mohawk Canoe Club helped clean industrial and urban areas by the River. Families, organized groups, and individuals volunteered in the hard hit areas damaged by Hurricane Ida. The garbage and litter removed was significant. Happy to say the Delaware River Scenic Byway is now much cleaner as a result. A special thanks goes out to D&R Canal State Park staff member Stephanie Fox who pulls it all together each year!
