Join in for the FDR State Park Cleanup May 1st

Join Friends of FDR Park and Riverkeeper for a park clean-up at FDR State Park on Saturday, May 1, for the 10th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep, a day of service for the Hudson River and its tributaries.

Volunteers will meet at the northern end of parking lot #6 inside FDR State Park (see map photo below) which is accessible from route 202/Crompond Road or the Taconic State Parkway. We ask all Sweep volunteers to wear sturdy shoes or boots, clothing that they can get dirty, and to bring a hat, sunscreen, a full reusable water bottle, and a face mask, work gloves and hand sanitizer. This site is suitable for elementary-aged children with proper adult supervision.

*IMPORTANT! To ensure the safety of volunteers, Sweep Site Leaders, park staff, and our communities, we ask that volunteers adhere to the following guidelines:

• Volunteers are required to pre-register for Sweep, and bring their own masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and water.
• All participants and Sweep Leaders must wear masks that fully cover both their nose and mouth, at all times, no exceptions.
• All volunteers must maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet and wear masks at all times. When announcements are being made, a distance of 15 feet should be maintained.
• Volunteers should carpool only with members of their own household.
• Volunteers should not participate if they have ANY signs of illness or if they have potentially been exposed to COVID-19 within the previous two weeks

Questions? Contact Riverkeeper at sweep@riverkeeper.org or site leader Andrew Brana at aadbrana@yahoo.com.

To support the Riverkeeper Sweep and Riverkeeper’s year-round work to protect and restore the Hudson River and its tributaries, please consider becoming a Riverkeeper member or renewing your Riverkeeper membership with a donation of any amount, or starting a fundraiser to encourage your friends and family to become Riverkeeper members. Learn more and donate at: give.classy.org/Sweep2021