Roswell Announces 28th Annual Rivers Alive Cleanup

From The City of Roswell: Rivers Alive, Georgia's annual river cleanup, comes to Roswell on Sept. 22. This event is brought to you by Keep Roswell Beautiful (KRB) and the City of Roswell.

The cleanup will be based at Riverside Park from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Riverside Park. Volunteers are needed to pick up litter along local roads and in the river, remove privet (an invasive plant species), and mark storm drains in surrounding neighborhoods. Awards will be given at the end of the cleanup for the most trash collected and most unusual item found.

Georgia has more than 70,100 miles of rivers and streams that need your help to stay clean. Individuals, HOAs, scout troops, schools, churches, clubs and service organizations are being asked to pull together to make a difference for the Chattahoochee River and its tributaries.

All volunteers must register and have the Rivers Alive volunteer waiver form completed and signed before arriving at the event.

Sponsors of the cleanup include Advanced Disposal, SuperTarget, Starbucks, and the Kiwanis Club of Historic Roswell.

For more information or to register to volunteer, visit https://www.roswellgov.com/government/departments/environmental-public-works/rivers-alive or contact Vicki Culbreth at 770-641-3742.

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