Clean Virginia Waterways

09/17/2026

Join Clean Virginia Waterways and many other organizations for a screening of Bag It on October 1st at ODU. See below for details.

Same EVENT different FLYER. Don't forget to pre register.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation LRNow Sierra Club Virginia Chapter
Clean Virginia Waterways Michael and Kimthanh Lê Planetarium Naro Video at ODU Libraries

09/11/2026

The Virginia Waterways Cleanup season has begun! Groups from around Virginia will be picking up litter and recording important data as part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup. Lead a Cleanup or Join a Cleanup! Clean Virginia Waterways helps organize this event throughout Virginia, from August through December. We can provide you with cleanup supplies, marketing on our website and social media pages and a Site Captain Toolkit to answer all of your questions.
https://www.cleanvirginiawaterways.org/lead-a-cleanup https://www.cleanvirginiawaterways.org/join-a-cleanup

The rising tide of marine debris threatens human health, wildlife, communities, and economies around the world. The International Coastal Cleanup is the world's largest volunteer effort on behalf of ocean and waterway health.

09/10/2026

Virginia Waterways Cleanup season has begun! Check out our "join a cleanup page" for upcoming cleanups by Clean Virginia Waterways and our partners. Here's a great one for our Arlington fans!

The 2026 International Coastal Cleanup season has finally arrived, and we're so excited to be part of the movement with Ocean Conservancy and Clean Virginia Waterways.

Join us for a cleanup on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Barcroft Park and help protect our waterways and our environment.

Sign up today and help us https://ow.ly/PoB650ZLFT1

09/10/2026

CVW will be at TWO EcoFests this weekend!
Chesapeake Public Library EcoFest on Saturday at Russell Memorial Library from 10am to 3pm. We will have our outreach table setup and are also hosting a screening of "We're All Plastic People Now" at 1pm followed by a panel discussion featuring CVW's Executive Director, Christina Trapani and LRNow's Public Policy Manager, Dylan Mason. More details at https://events.chesapeakelibrary.org/event/16080731
Emily will be at the James River Association EcoFest, also on Saturday from 11am to 3pm at the James A. Buzzard River Education Center (2825 Dock St., Richmond, VA). It is their 3rd annual community celebration of nature, sustainability, and the local community. For more information visit https://thejamesriver.org/james-river-eco-fest/

09/05/2026

Great day at the Super Girl Festival Series Surf Festival at the VB Oceanfront. Talked to lots of people about reducing single-use plastics, participating in or leading litter cleanups and picking up trash. We’ll be there Sunday and Monday with a cleanup both days at 4pm. Come see us on the beach between 4th and 5th Streets. Big thank you to the awesome volunteers that came out to help today!

09/03/2026

Monday nights are better at the beach—especially when we’re cleaning it up together! 🌊💙

A huge thank-you to all of our amazing volunteers and Mello Beans Coffee for coming out and supporting Clean Virginia Waterways. Every piece of litter removed helps protect our beaches, waterways, and wildlife.

We’re so grateful to everyone who gave their time to help keep Virginia’s coast clean and beautiful!

09/02/2026

We’re here at Chesapeake Bay Distillery cleaning up the ViBe Creative District until 6:30 then heading to celebrate the start of the Virginia Waterways Cleanup season! Stop by and “Sip for the Shore” with us!

17th Street is under construction. Please come in on 16th and turn on Baltic to get in! See you soon!

09/01/2026

Cleanup and cocktails! Hope you can make it out tomorrow to clean up around the Chesapeake Bay Distillery then celebrate the beginning of Virginia Waterways Cleanup season!

✨ TOMORROW! SEPTEMBER 2ND ✨

Join Clean Virginia Waterways + Chesapeake Bay Distillery as we kick off a month of fighting plastic pollution in Virginia! 🌊💙

🧹 Cleanup: We’ll be cleaning up around the distillery in the ViBe Creative District
🍹 After-party: Celebrate with our featured Coastal Cleanup Cocktail, “Sip for the Shore” + snacks available for purchase!

And all month long, 10% of cocktails & flights purchased at Chesapeake Bay Distillery on Virginia Beach Blvd. will be donated to Clean Virginia Waterways.

Come clean up, sip local, and Sip for the Shore! 🌊🥂

08/31/2026

We were so excited to be able to work with the Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum last week to educate students from Children's Harbor Eastern Shore's Anchors Aweigh! Summer Camp about the importance of clean waterways and some of Virginia Beach's surf and rescue history!