CRMC Cleanup at Swan Point Cemetery for Audubon International Coastal Cleanup

As part of Coastweeks, join in the effort to document and collect debris on Rhode Island’s shores at one of 80 locations around the state, including its rivers. This year’s theme is “Keep the Sea Free of Debris.” The statewide International Coastal Cleanup is organized by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island.

This year, the CRMC is sponsoring a cleanup of Swan Point Cemetery as part of this statewide effort, on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, visit http://www.asri.org, contact Eugenia Marks, Audubon Society of Rhode Island, at (401) 949-5454 or e-mail emarks@asri.org. Bring gloves, sturdy shoes or boots and wear weather-appropriate gear. Those who would like to volunteer at Swan Point Cemetery can contact Laura Ricketson-Dwyer at CRMC at lricketson@crmc.ri.gov. Please be prompt in arriving, as security will be on-site directing volunteers. There is ample parking at the cleanup sites within the cemetery, and security will shuttle volunteers to and from the three cleanup locations if necessary. Audubon will be supplying t-shirts to volunteers, and the cemetery staff will be serving water and light refreshments as well. For more information about Swan Point Cemetery and the site locations, contact Joseph Cavallaro, director of grounds operations, at 272-1314.

Directions to Swan Point Cemetery cleanup site: The address for Swan Point Cemetery is 585 Blackstone Blvd., Providence. Upon entering through the main entrance, turn left onto North Way and follow it heading northeast until reaching the end. Then take a right onto Riverside Avenue and follow until it becomes Beach Avenue. Continue on Beach Avenue until the end. This is the Perryville Landing site for the cleanup.