Spring Cleanup
April 25 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Events
31st Annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup
There’s still time to join us. Walk-up volunteers are welcome.
Here’s what you need to know:
- 9:00am: Check-in / walk-up registration begins
- 9:20am: Official attempt start time (coordinated across all ajudicated sites)
- Locations: 100+ sites across the region (sites looking for more help are listed below)
No advance registration needed—just show up.
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Grab your gloves, rally your friends, and join us for a morning of community action. Join together with 4,000 volunteers across three rivers and many communities as we collectively remove more than 100,000 pounds of trash in hours!
This isn’t just a cleanup, it’s become an annual tradition! A celebration of teamwork, connection, and the power of community action. Whether you’re a seasoned environmental advocate or a first-time volunteer, we’ll work together, side by side and stream by stream to restore our precious waterways.
Join us afterward at the Harley-Davidson Museum, from 12 – 3 PM, for a zero-waste Earth Day Celebration with Rock the Green! Cleanup participants 21 and over will receive a complimentary beverage, courtesy of Molson Coors.
Event Details
Date
April 25th, 2026
9AM – 12PM
In the meantime, you can start preparing by reviewing our Cleanup FAQ.
Waiver Required – available on-site
Suggested Donation
FREE (suggested $10 per person covers the cost of supplies)
Online registration has ended.
You can still register at your selected site the morning of the cleanup.
We especially appreciate walk-up registrations at the following locations:
North:
- Little Menomonee River Parkway @ Appleton & Bobolink. (Meet at the intersection of W Appleton Ave and W Bobolink Ave.)
- Lime Kiln Park – Grafton (Meet in the top parking lot in Lime Kiln Park)
- Menomonee River Parkway @ Burleigh (meet at the NW corner of Menomonee River Pkwy and Burleigh St.)
- Kletzsch Park (Meet at the Kletzsch Park Pavilion on the east side of the Parkway.)
South:
- Pulaski Park (Meet in Pulaski Park Pavilion)
- Emmber Bridge Boatyard (Meet at the entrance to the boatyard on the northwest corner of the Emmber Bridge (approx 1313 W Mt Vernon Ave)
- Menomonee Valley Community Park (Meet at 212 S 36th St.)
- 1st & Lincoln – ADULTS ONLY (Meet on the corner of 1st & Lincoln – street parking available.)
- KK River Trail @ Chase & Rosedale – ADULTS ONLY (Meet in the parking lot in the SW corner of the intersection of S Chase Ave. and W Rosedale Ave.)
East:
- Pittsburgh & Water (Meet at the intersection of Pittsburgh Ave & Water St.)
- McKinley Marina (Meet at the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center Office. Parking is available in Veteran’s Park.)
West:
- American Family Field (Meet by Pavilion 2, near the Uecker Lot, east of the stadium. Please park in the Uecker Lot)
- Jacobus Park (Meet near the flag pole behind the Jacobus Park Pavilion)
Share Your Photos & WIN!
Head out to your preferred cleanup site on the day of the event.
Take a picture of your group, your trash haul, adorable kids/pets/friends, or anything you find unique, unusual, or inspirational during the event.
Post your photos and tag @mkeriverkeeper and #MRKCleanup31 to enter.
You could win a special prize package curated by Milwaukee Riverkeeper staff…
One photo = one entry. Post as many as you’d like!
Win! We’ll pick our favorite photo and contact you to arrange for prize pick up.
Thank You to Our Event Sponsors
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