INDIVIDUAL One point will be awarded for each trash item identified. Prizes will be awarded to one individual each month from March-November who has collected and logged trash during that month. A random drawing will be conducted of all eligible individuals. Every month, one individual will win their choice of a $50 Visa gift card OR the opportunity to select a local environmental charity of their choice to have a $50 donation made in their name. TEAM We are encouraging area businesses to create corporate teams to participate in this year’s program. You can also choose to create a team if you wish to just collect trash as a family or group of friends. One team that has collected the most trash at the conclusion of the calendar year will receive a $500 award for the winning cleanup team and trailhead recognition for the corporation/team. After signing up, if your team needs ideas of locations to clean, please either join one of the scheduled events below or reach out to Bob Stoudt at rstoudt@montourrec.com for cleanup suggestions.
PRIZES Individual: One point will be awarded for each trash item identified. Prizes will be awarded to one individual each month from March-November who has collected and logged trash during that month. A random drawing will be conducted of all eligible individuals. Every month, one individual will win their choice of a $50 Visa gift card OR the opportunity to select a local environmental charity of their choice to have a $50 donation made in their name. Team: One team that has collected the most trash at the conclusion of the calendar year will receive a $500 award for the winning cleanup team and trailhead recognition for the corporation/team. After signing up, if your team needs ideas of locations to clean, please either join one of the scheduled events or reach out to Bob Stoudt at rstoudt@montourrec.com.
Keep Columbia & Montour Counties GREEN! T he community is invited to join these 2026 cleanup events to help beautify our region, in partnership with the If you have a cleanup event planned, please contact us at
RULES AND REGISTRATION
info@heartofpa.com and rstoudt@montourrec.com to get it listed and organized.
Bloomsburg Community Creek Cleanup Group! Please also plan to participate in our 2026 “Keep Columbia & Montour Counties Green” passport program, where you can collect trash in our area parks and communities for a chance to win prizes or earn money for your favorite local environmental charity. This year’s program is now running through November 30, 2026.
Planned by the Bloomsburg Community Creek Cleanup Group and Montour Area Recreation Commission APRIL NO WATER ENTRY SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026 Earth Day Cleanup Johnson Flats/Roadside/Kocher Park Meet time: 12 pm
JULY WATER ENTRY SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026
Hot spot areas impacted by summer activity Float downstream check from Hoffman. Meet time: 9 a.m. Rain date: Sunday, July 26, 2026 AUGUST WATER ENTRY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2026 Large-Scale Cleanup (River) Location TBD Meet time: 9 a.m. Rain date: Sunday, August 23, 2026 SEPTEMBER WATER ENTRY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2026 Location TBD Meet time: 10 a.m. Rain date: Sunday, September 20, 2026 OCTOBER NO WATER ENTRY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2026 Creek Road Cleanup Meet time: 11 a.m. Rain date: Sunday, October 25, 2026 NOVEMBER NO WATER ENTRY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2026 End-of-the-Year Cleanup Location TBD Meet time: 12pm Rain date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026 Earth Day Town Cleanup
Downtown area (maybe), Boat launch, BART Trail walking cleanup, Creek Spot Check Meet time: 12pm
If you build a place people want to visit,
you’ll build a place where people want to live.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30 Hess Recreation Area Cleanup Hess Recreation Area 9am – 12pm MAY WATER ENTRY SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026 Creek float cleanup Rupert to the Confluence Meet time: 11 a.m. Rain date: Sunday, May 31, 2026 JUNE WATER ENTRY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2026 River cleanup at BART Boat Launch Meet time: 10 a.m. Rain date: Sunday, June 28, 2026
Build a place where people want to live,
and you’ll build a place where people want to work.
Build a place where people want to work,
and you’ll build a place where business has to be.
Build a place where business has to be, and you’ll build a place where people have to visit.
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