Roadside and River Trash Cleanups; Recycle Tire Amnesty Days

Periodically throughout the year, our chapter member volunteers will participate in scheduled trash cleanup and recycling events.

The chapter participates in a variety of trash cleanup events and these are available for perusal on our online chapter website calendar.

For example, through the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Adopt-A-Stream program, our chapter has adopted a portion of Kings Fork Road in Suffolk stretching from the chapter park’s front gate entrance all the way to the intersection of Kings Fork Road with Route 10.

Chapter Ikes Mike Lane and Ray Powell collect tires and other detritus from the Nansemond River

Also, our chapter member volunteers help cleanup the Nansemond River (at Clean-The-Bay Day events  in June as well are other scheduled dates) in conjunction with the City of Suffolk’s Litter Control/Keep Suffolk Beautiful department to focus on the shoreline and/or using flat bottom john boats and/or kayaks/canoes to pick up trash from the river.  Sometimes we partner with other local conservation groups on these cleanup efforts as well.  You can contact our chapter’s Save-Our-Streams Chair/Clean Water Liaison for more information about scheduled River Cleanup events and how to participate.

Additionally, our chapter member volunteers can help stack tires and collect old batteries at scheduled City of Suffolk Tire Amnesty Recycling Day events.  You can contact Chapter Board Member Mike Lane for more information on how to participate in these events that typically are held at the Carolina Road transfer station location.