It is with great pleasure that we acknowledge this year’s Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup and the important work of the Alice Ferguson Foundation.  Many hands can make a huge impact for our waterways and with thanks to their sponsors including REI, NOAA , National Geographic and many others, here’s a few impressive numbers from this year’s effort held recently:

671 Sites reporting from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC

14,766 Volunteers

576,000 Pounds of Trash (211,000 Beverage Containers; 35,600 Plastic Bags; 18,600 Cigarettes; 1,288 Tires)

To find cleanup events year-round visit trashnetwork.fegusonfoundation.org