Great Suwannee River Cleanup
2011

In 2010, Current Problems formed a partnership with the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail Working Group and the Suwannee River Water Management District to coordinate a cleanup of the Suwannee River from the Georgia state line to the Gulf of Mexico. 

The cleanup was a huge success! 

More than 500 volunteers worked tirelessly along the shorelines, from boats, kayaks, and on scuba to remove almost 30,000 pounds of trash!  We hope you will join us for the 2nd Great Suwannee River Cleanup and build on the success of last year's event. 

Click here to see results from last year's cleanup

The 2011 cleanup will occur during a three-month window from September through November.  If you or your group wishes to clean up a section of the river, go to the event map at http://tinyurl.com/3wadbd4 to determine your section based on mileposts and GPS coordinates. You may also view a spreadsheet at http://tinyurl.com/44zt2l8 to see what sections are taken and who to contact if you would like to join someone else’s cleanup.  Then register your group, the date of your cleanup, and your river section online at http://tinyurl.com/44d3obr.  Shortly after registration, your cleanup will appear on the event spreadsheet and the map.

 Current Problems is available to assist you as you plan your cleanup and to provide supplies (grabbers, buckets, trash bags, etc.).  If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Current Problems’ Executive Director Fritzi Olson at 352-264-6827 or e-mail her at aar@currentproblems.org.  Pete Butt is coordinating dive cleanups and can be reached through Fritzi Olson.

Click here for guidelines and helpful tips for planning your cleanup.

 If you can’t participate but would still like to support this effort, the partnership is looking for sponsors to help out with expenses and will gladly accept in-kind donations.  Call or e-mail Fritzi to learn more about sponsorship opportunities, or click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Become a fan and follow the progress of this year’s cleanup on the Great Suwannee River Cleanup Facebook page.