...to preserve, protect, develop, and restore coastal resources for all Rhode Islanders
CRMC, Rhode Island Sea Grant, Save The Bay, and Clean Ocean Access are partnering in a statewide right-of-way cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The partners will be at different CRMC ROWs and other ROWs in Rhode Island, and participants are invited to volunteer to clean up these locations, as well as others listed below, on that day. Parking is limited at many sites so carpool if possible!
At the Nanaquaket Bridge CRMC ROW in Tiverton from 9:00am-11:00am.
Use 58 Nanaquaket Rd, Tiverton, RI as an approximate address for GPS and keep an eye out for the fishing access area at the west end of the bridge. See map for exact location.
Use the Save The Bay volunteer portal here to sign up for the Nanaquaket Bridge cleanup.
This cleanup will start at Mount Hope Boat Ramp, and we will also work along King Philips Ave to clean several Rights-of-Way from 9:00am-11:00am.
Mount Hope Boat Ramp,118 Annawamscutt Dr, Bristol, RI.
Use the Save The Bay volunteer portal here to sign up for the Mount Hope Boat Ramp cleanup.
At the Public St and Allens Ave CRMC ROW in Providence from 9:00am-11:00am.
Approximate address is 80 Public St, Providence. Cleanup area is at the end of the road.
Use the Save The Bay volunteer portal here to sign up for the Public St and Allens Ave cleanup.
At the Wilson Park CRMC ROW in North Kingstown from 9:00am-11:00am.
Intrepid Drive, North Kingstown, RI. See map for exact parking location.
Use the Save The Bay volunteer portal here to sign up for the Wilson Park cleanup.
At Cliff Walk in Newport from 11:00am-1:00pm.
Meet at the Corner of Marine Ave and Wetmore Ave.
Use the Clean Ocean Access volunteer portal here to sign up for the Cliff Walk cleanup.
Bring heavy work gloves if you have them, and dress for the weather and the work. Sturdy shoes or boots are recommended, as well as a hat, sunscreen and bug spray.
If you are doing your own cleanup at a location NOT shared by a CRMC, Save The Bay, or Clean Ocean Access staff member, PLEASE bring your own trash bags and take your bagged garbage with you (if this isn’t possible, you must arrange for removal through the town in which you’re conducting your cleanup).
Clean Swell trash collection mobile app
Join a global movement to keep beaches, waterways and the ocean trash free.
Sign up for an organized cleanup, or clean up independently with family or friends and document collected litter using the Clean Swell App.