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Event Registration
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Volunteer Registration
May 2, 2026 - 8:45 am to 1:00 pm at Beacon Riverfront Park. If you are a participant with a group of friends, family, or colleagues, please make sure each adult participant registers to receive their own ticket.
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Volunteer Registration + T-Shirt
May 2, 2026 - 8:45 am to 1:00 pm at Beacon Riverfront Park. T-shirts are available for purchase through Wednesday, April 8 at midnight. If you purchase a t-shirt by registering, it will be distributed at your Sweep project location on Saturday, May 2.
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Event Details
May 2, 2026, 8:45 am to 1:00 pm
Join The Beacon Sloop Club and Riverkeeper for a cleanup project on the shores of the Beacon Waterfront, Harbor and Pete and Toshi Seeger Park from 8:45 am to 1:00 pm for the 15th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep. This is a rain or shine event.
Volunteers will meet in front of the Beacon Sloop Club House, 2 Red Flynn Drive, Beacon, NY. Arrive at 8:45 am for coffee and free refreshments. Bring your own reusable cup. Sandi Stratton-Gonzalez, will present a short talk from Mothers Out Front (MOF), which mobilizes mothers and other caretakers to "get out in front" of environmental issues that impact the health of kids and future generations. MOF Dutchess is focused on changing the way Dutchess County manages municipal solid waste. Learn more about the damage caused by this Disposal Model of waste management and the benefits of pivoting to a Recovery Model. Holly O'Grady from Beacon Pollinator Gardens will also be working on the Beacon Sloop Club Pollinator Garden. Parking available on the riverside of the Train Station (free on the weekends).
We recommend all Sweep volunteers to bring a hat, sunscreen, a full reusable water bottle, insect repellent, work gloves and hand sanitizer. Volunteers are welcome to bringwaders and/or muck boots, though, not necessary as it will be low tide.
This site is suitable for elementary-aged children with adult supervision.
Questions? Contact Riverkeeper at
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or Joyce Hanson at
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or 914 907-4928.
*IMPORTANT! To ensure the safety of volunteers, Sweep Site Leaders, professional staff, and our communities, we ask that volunteers adhere to the following guidelines:
- Volunteers are required to pre-register for Sweep.
- Volunteers should not participate if they have ANY signs of illness.
Over the last 14 years, Sweep leaders have completed 1,463 projects, bringing together thousands of volunteers from NYC to the Adirondacks to clean up 404 tons of debris, and plant and maintain 11,425 native trees, shrubs, and flowers. This incredible effort is made possible by the generosity of Riverkeeper's members, sponsors, and donors. If you would like to support the continued growth of the Riverkeeper Sweep, please consider joining Riverkeeper or making a donation. Contributions of any amount are meaningful.
