Stream clean-ups provide a unique opportunity for local businesses, civic organizations, watershed associations, schools and scout groups to work independently or together to keep Virginia's waterways clean. Stream clean-up projects are valuable learning experiences. A Saturday morning collecting litter from a local stream establishes a connection between citizens and the stream that runs through their community.
Citizens see firsthand how their clean-up work improves their waterways' health.
The program is meant to reduce litter entering Virginia's waterways , promote education and outreach, and facilitate community involvement. The program is simple. By signing up, participants commit to one clean-up per year for two years. Typically, a team of two can cover a mile of lightly littered stream channel in an hour or two. DCR suggests that groups adopt at least one-half mile segment of stream or river.