The Annual Ohio River Sweep
Since 1989, this award-winning cleanup for the Ohio River and its tributaries brings volunteers to the riverbanks to collect tons of trash and debris. River Sweep encompasses the entire length of the river, from its origin in Pittsburgh, PA to its end in Cairo, IL, including the shoreline of Pope County and the city of Golconda.
The River Sweep is an event organized by the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, an interstate water pollution agency for the Ohio River Valley, along with environmental protection and natural resource agencies from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
Volunteers receive a River Sweep T-Shirt for attending. This years event will take place June 18th, 2011. Please meet at the Ohio River to help out.
More information about these programs is available on the ORSANCO website.