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Spring Cleanup

30th Annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup

Online registration is closed. Walk-ups welcome, find a site here.

Description:

Let’s clean our rivers together! Milwaukee Riverkeeper provides the gloves, trash bags, and amazing FREE T-SHIRTS. YOU provide the people power to pick up the trash that finds its way into our beautiful river system.

Event Details

Date

April 26th, 2025
9AM – 12PM

Online Registration Deadline

April 24th, 2025
11:59 pm

Walk-ups welcome for on-site registration

You Should Bring:
  • Close-toed shoes
  • Reusable water bottle
  • Dress for the weather
  • Sunscreen
  • Bug spray
Basic Agenda:
  • 8:45 check-in with Site Captain (wearing colored t-shirt)
  • Listen to announcements
  • Start picking up trash!
  • Then, leave trash where your Site Captain directs, and join us for a cleanup celebration at the Harley Davidson for Rock the Green
Waiver Required – available on-site
Suggested Donation

FREE (suggested $10 per person covers the cost of supplies)

Contact Info:

If you have questions please email:

rivercleanup@milwaukeeriverkeeper.org

Registration FAQs

You can add additional attendees to your registration but, each individual must sign up and check the waiver, or be registered by a parent or guardian.  Only the primary registrant will receive reminder emails, so it’s important that you share information and updates about your site with those you’ve registered.

The easiest way to get a larger group registered will be to send the link to your specific site to your group members and remind them that our registration deadline is April 24th. Families/households can register as a group, but must complete the waiver for each member of the household including minors.

Yes, all individuals should register.

All ages are welcome to join us at most sites. Sites that are not family-friendly are listed as “Adult Only.”

We recommend registering before April 1st. This gives you the best chance to receive a t-shirt in your preferred size on the day of the cleanup. It also helps us to have a more accurate estimate of the number of supplies to have at each site.

Registration will be closing at midnight on April 24th.

Excitingly, we are seeing lower trash levels at several of our sites. Because of this, a few of our Site Captains have requested capacity limits at their sites. This ensures that everyone is making a big impact on cleanup day, and that we can collectively meet site needs. If your party is split up due to a capacity limit, we encourage you to either register for a site that is nearby and meet up, or register for a new site altogether.

For additional FAQ’s about our Cleanup, please visit our Join a Cleanup page.

Share Your Photos and Win

Share Your Photos & WIN!

Headout to your preferred cleanup site on the day of the event.

Take a picture of your group, adorable kids/pets/friends, or anything you find unique, unusual, or inspirational during the event.

Post your photos and tag @mkeriverkeeper and #MRKCleanup30 to enter.

You could win a prize filled with outdoor equipment and apparel to enhance your time outside ($300 value).  Includes:  MRK branded Cotopaxi Fleece, Patagonia Fish Cap, Patagonia Black Hole Duffel, MRK Branded Hydroflask Water Bottle, Browning Headlamp, REI Field Notebook

One photo = one entry. Post as many as you’d like!

Win! We’ll pick our favorite photo and contact you to arrange for pick up

Thank You Sponsors

There is no missing without money. We are incredibly grateful to our generous supporters for believing in a swimmable, drinkable, fishable future for our shared waters.

MMSD
Helwig Carbon
Forest County Potawatomi Foundation
City of Milwaukee
Molson Coors
Fund for Lake Michigan
Ocreative Marketing
ADS
Charter
Johnsons Nursery
Milwaukee Tool
Milwaukee Water Commons
SCJohnson
Von Briesen
Xylem Watermark
Stantec
Novus Home Mortgage

In-Kind Donors

Milwaukee County Parks
Jacobs
Visual Impressions

Interested in becoming a Spring Cleanup Sponsor or Corporate Partner?

Milwaukee Riverkeeper’s efforts would not be possible without all our amazing Corporate Partners and Event Sponsors. Connect with us to learn more: emilyf@milwaukeeriverkeeper.org