Events Listed by County:
(updated March 13, 2008)
Albany County
Cayuga County
Erie County
Essex County
Herkimer County
Madison County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Niagara County
Oneida County
Onondaga County
Orleans County
Oswego County
Saratoga County
Schenectady County
Washington
Wayne County
Event: “Albany Clean Sweep”
Sunday, 4/20, 1:00 pm
Contact: Jeffrey Smith, 518-475-0296
jesmith@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Location to meet: Corning Preserve, parking lot under I-787 overpass off Water St. in Albany
Members of the Student Conservation Association invite volunteers to help clean up the Hudson/Canal corridor along Corning Preserve Bike Path and Hudson River shoreline.Event: “Turn Litter into Glitter”
Sunday, 4/20, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Contact: Dawn Thomas. 315-834-6310
ldweedsport@aol.com
Location to meet: Arby’s restaurant in Weedsport
Cub Scout Pack 59 will clean up about 2 miles along the canal behind Arby’s.Event: “Earth Day Niawanda Park Clean Up (Tonawanda)
Saturday, 4/19, 10 am – noon
Contact: Myra Normandin, 716-692-2378
yarm52@localnet.com
Location to meet: Niawanda Park next to City Hall on Niagara St, Tonawanda
The City of Tonawanda invites volunteers to clean up the park, rake leaves, pick up trash.Event: “Tonawanda Canal Clean Sweep”
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Brenda Boyle, 716-694-0040
Location to meet: Gateway Harbor
Join the Tonawanda Youth Board in cleaning up debris and trash in the Gateway Harbor Park area.Event: “Earth Day Canal Clean Sweep” (Tonawanda)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Jean Marie Kasper, 716-743-1311
Location to meet: Long Homestead on E. Niagara St. in Tonawanda
Help the Garden Club of the Tonawandas clean up debris and trash from the Homestead gardens and grounds & along the adjacent canal.Event: “Pride in the Forks” (Au Sable Forks)
Saturday, 5/3, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Contact: PK Coolidge, 518-420-7341
coolidge@frontiernet.net
Location to meet: Town of Jay Community Center in Au Sable Forks
The Town of Jay Revitalization Committee will lead a clean-up along the East and West Branches of the Au Sable River and streets of Au Sable Forks.Event: “Herkimer Lions Club Celebrating Earth Day”
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Deborah Dempsey Tayler, 315-866-5891 or 534-3858
debdempseytayler@yahoo.com
Location to meet: Canalway Trail entrance at MOVAC in HerkimerThe Herkimer Lions Club will celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up trash & debris along the Canalway Trail between MOVAC and the historic Fort Herkimer ChurchEvent: “Canal Clean Sweep” (Little Falls)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Al McDowell, 315-823-9834
amcdowell@twcny.rr.com
Location to meet: Benton's Landing, Little Falls, NY.
The Canal Place Development Association invites volunteers to help them pick up litter along the Canalway Trail east and west of the landing and at end of South Ann St.Event: “Chenango Canal Towpath Clean Sweep” (Bouckville)
Saturday, 4/19, 10 am & Sunday, 4/20, 12:00 noon
Contact: Diane Van Slyke, 315-893-7910
diane@mhaus.org
Location to meet: Canal Cottage Museum across from Landmark Tavern in Bouckville
Help the Chenango Canal Association pick up trash and downed branches, trim overhanging branches and put down new wood chips along the towpath trail, trailhead and museum. Lunch provided by the Association; bring any tools you have (rakes, loppers, wheelbarrow, old tarp), gloves work boots or sneakers, clothing appropriate for the weather and friends/family. In case of heavy morning rain event may be postponed to the following weekend.Event: “Fairport Clean Sweep”
Saturday, 4/19, 8:30 am
Contact: Marshall Shear, 585-248-8312
mshear@rochester.rr.com
Location to meet: Lyndon Rd bridge in Fairport
Volunteers from the Iroquois Sail & Power Squadron will pick up litter aned clear brush from the bridge to the Wayne County line.Event: “ Polishing the Jewel – Fairport Canal Clean-Up”
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am
Contact: Chris Heisman, 585-223-0176 or 388-0040
cheisman@rochester.rr.com
Location to meet: North Bank Pavilion in Fairport
The Village of Fairport, Fairport Merchants Association, Fairport Village Partnership, Fairport Youth Advisory Council, Fairport Youth Asset Program, and Fairport Dept. of Public Works sponsor this “spring cleaning” of the canal and surrounding village areas to ready the “Jewel of the Erie Canal” for residents & visitors alike.Event: “Earth Day Canal Clean Up” (Brockport)
Saturday, 4/26, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Contact: Hillary Richardson, 585-395-5966
hrichard@brockport.edu
Location to meet: Canal Path at Main Street Lift Bridge, Brockport, NY.
ECOS, SUNY Brockport Environmental Club, leads community canal clean up.Event: “Brockport Canal Clean Sweep”
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Janice Madhu, 585-293-9435
madjan37@gmail.com
Location to meet: Canal Park at Main St., Brockport
Clean up in the park and along the canal with the Brockport History Club.Event: “Make a Difference Canal Clean Sweep” (Spencerport)
Saturday, 4/26, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Contact: Pat Chapman, 585-349-5114
pchapman@spencerportschools.org
Location to meet: Firemen’s Field in Spencerport.
Village of Spencerport & Spencerport Central School District will clean up canal paths & banks, plant and refresh gardens, & present a clean water demonstration.Event: “Ogden Canal Clean Sweep” (Ogden)
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am
Contact: Michael Laing, 585-352-3415
Location to meet: Gillette Road Bridge in the Town of Ogden.
The Town of Ogden, Monroe County Trails & the Shops at Barefoot Landing invite volunteers to join them as they clean up trash & trim brush & trees along Canalway Trail.
Event: “Erie Canal Path Clean Sweep” (Pittsford)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Patrick Mallery, 585-381-9510
pjmallery@aol.com
Location to meet: Ford Field in Pittsford.
The Pittsford Rotary Club and Interact Club will conduct a spring cleaning of the canal path.Event: Lock 32 Spring Cleaning” (Pittsford)
Sunday, 4/20, 1 – 4 pm
Contact: Andrew Cook, 585-747-8478
acook@bluefrog.com
Location to meet: Lock 32 Whitewater Park, 2797 Clover St. in Pittsford
The Genesee Waterways Center invites volunteers to remove trash from Lock 32 Waterwater Park and improve the trails and grounds.Event: “Pittsford Crew Canal Clean Sweep”
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am
Contact: Betsy Twohig-Barrett, 585-264-0562
bbarrett@pittsfordcrew.org
Location to meet: 2800 Clover St. in Pittsford
Pittsford Crew and other volunteers will pick up litter and debris along the canal.Event: “Rotary Canal Clean Sweep” (Pittsford)
Saturdat, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Peter Crooker, 585-381-4001
jmcrooker@aol.com
Location to meet: Canalway Trail in Pittsford
The Rotary Club of Pittsford will pick up litter, maintain a narcissus garden, and complete other projects.Event: “Canal Clean Sweep” (Brighton)
Saturday, 4/19, 11:00 am
Contact: Andrew Rawdon 585-546-8280
arawdon@compeer.org
Location to meet: Meridian Centre Park in Brighton.
Clients, mentors & staff of Compeer Rochester, Inc. will hike along and clean up the Canalway Trail from Meridian Centre Park west to Henrietta Rd (1.5 mi.) & back, followed by a picnic.Event: “Rochester Scout Sweep”
Saturday, 4/26, 9:00 am
Contact: Stacey Estrich, 585-428-8820
estrichs@cityofrochester.gov
Location to meet: Various trailheads.
The City of Rochester and the Otentiana Council of Boy Scouts will clean up along the Genesee River, Greenway & Canalway Trail.Event: “Earth Day at Genessee Valley Park” (Rochester)
Saturday, 4/26, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Contact: Hillary Richardson, 585-395-5966
hrichard@brockport.edu
Location to meet: Canoe launch at Genesee Valley Park, Rochester, NY.
Earth Day 2008 will be celebrated in Rochester by Rochestercares.org and its volunteers by doing a clean sweep of canal at Genesee Valley Park.Event: “Company Clean Sweep” (Rochester)
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 – 11:00 am
Contact: Sande Oliver, 585-453-3682
soliver@ocdus.jnj.com
Location to meet: Long Pond Rd, Rochester
Staff members of the Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Adopt-A-Trail group will clean up a segment of the Canalway Trail.Event: “Earth Day Spring Clean Sweep” (Gates)
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 – 11:00 am
Contact: Niles Oliver, 585-247-3707
nilesr@hotmail.com
Location to meet: Buffalo Rd at the canal in Gates
The Gates Democratic Committee invites volunteers to pick up trash and assess maintenance needs for the 2008 season along their adopted section of trail.Event: “Canal Kickoff” (Rochester)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Contact: Sue Schickler, 585-473-1159
Forty9her@aol.com
Location to meet: Parking lot by canal near Kendrick Road, Rochester
Upper Mount Hope Neighbors will pick up litter and trim along pathway; refreshments provided.Event: “Greece Canal Clean Sweep”
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Dayle Bird, 585-225-6467
daylecbird@aol.com
Location to meet: Junction Lock in Greece
Join the Greece Erie Canal Society for trimming, weeding & mulching in the lock vicinity.Event: “Sangha-Sho Spring Community Service Project” (Greece)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Nancy Halstead, 585-392-2236
Faerywings7@aol.com
Location to meet: Henpeck Park parking area, Greece
Clean up litter and debris along the canal eastward from the park in Greece.Event: “Canajoharie Clean Sweep”
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: John DiMezza, 518-673-3303
johnd@libertyarc.org
Location to meet: Exact location TBD
Liberty/Montgomery County ARC will clean up portion of the Canalway Trail.Event: “Lock 14 Clean Sweep” (Palatine Bridge)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Bridgette Hughes, 518-673-3796
bridgetteh@libertyarc.org
Location to meet: Exact location TBD
Liberty/Montgomery County ARC/Palatine Bridge will assist the "Canajoharie Clean Sweep" group (above) at the Canalway Trail.Event: “Canajoharie Canal Clean Sweep”
Sunday, 4/20, 1:00 pm
Contact: Karen Parrino, 518-673-2715
ktparr@citlink.net
Location to meet: Mitchell Street in Canajoharie
The Town of Canajoharie invites volunteers to help clean up the bike trail.Event: “Canal Clean Sweep in Fort Plain”
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am
Contact: Fred Lieber, 518-993-3087
fmlieber@roadrunner.com
Location to meet: Save-a-Lot parking lot in Fort Plain
The Fort Plain Activities Council will clean up along the bike path between Fort Plain & Canajoharie; brunch to follow.Event: “Pack 26 Canal Clean Sweep” (Gasport)
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am
Contact: Frederick Fay, 716-795-9449
sffay1@netzero.com
Location to meet: Gasport Lift Bridge
Barker Cub Scouts, leaders and families will clean up the park at the lift bridge and along the canal pathon the north side of the canal.Event: “My Father’s World Canal Clean Up” (Lockport)
Sunday, 4/20, 12:00 noon
Contact: Lia Seiler, 716-433-5905
Lkpt1pres@aol.com
Location to meet: First Presbyterian Church of Lockport
Church members will pick up litter and improve the condition of one mile of the Canalway Trail between Locks 34/35 and the Joseph Villella Bridge on the north side of the canal.Event: “Boonville Earth Day Cleanup”
Saturday, 4/19, 8:00 am
Contact: Lisa Kaiding, 315-943-2052
vboon@frontiernet.net
Location to meet: Boonville VFW, Park Ave.
The Boonville Environmental Conservation Council and Big M grocery stores present a clean up along the canal towpath and village/town streets & parks.Event: “Black River Feeder Canal Towpath Clean Up” (Forestport)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Jean Wolcott, 315-392-3103 or 723-6213
jborgia@ucp-utica.org
Location to meet: Dutch Hill Road trailhead in Forestport
The Forestport Athletic Association & Scooter’s Fast Pitch Softball Team will clean up the towpath trail as part of the North Country National Scenic Trail.Event: “Canal Clean Sweep Jordan Style
Saturday, 4/19, 10:30 am
Contact: Maureen Doyle, 315-730-7498
mjdoyle@twcny.rr.com
Location to meet: Jordan Village Hall on Mechanic St.
Join the Jordan Village Center Committee, Village of Jordan, Erie Canal Celebration Committee, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts to clean up the Canalway Trail from the Canal Park on Rte. 31 west of Jordan to the memphis line.Event: “Jordan Canal Clean Up with Cub Scout Pack 102”
Sunday, 4/20, 10:00 am
Contact: Susan Osborn, 315-689-9061
sosborn@lafcs.cnync.org
Location to meet: Ramsdell Elementary School on Chappell St. in Jordan
Cub Scouts of Pack 102 and adult partners will walk the canal bed, edge and trails to clean up debris.Event: “CanalCleanSweep in Brewerton”
Saturday 4/19, 10:30 am
Contact: Ginny Gordon, 315-676-2360
pvgordon@aol.com
Location to meet: Oneida Lake Artisans & Brick House Café on main St. in Brewerton
The Hamlet of Brewerton, Oneida Lake Artisans and Brick House Café invite volunteers to join with Boy Scouts and the Rod & Gun Club in cleaning up the canal in Brewerton.Event: "Park Spring Clean Up” (Brewerton)
Saturday, 4/26/ 9:00 am
Contact: Judy Talbot, 315-676-7366
judytalbot@ongov.net
Location to meet: Oneida Shores County Park off Bartell Rd in Brewerton
Onondaga County Parks and Onondaga County Dept. of Corrections crews will clean up winter debris and litter along the Oneida Lake shoreline. Cookout will follow the work.Event: “Camillus Erie Canal Park Clean Sweep”
Saturday, 4/19, 8:30 am
Contact: Fenton Hanchett, 315-672-5782
Location to meet: Sims Store Museum on Devoe Rd in Camillus
The Camillus Erie Canal Park invites volunteers to help clean up trails and grounds at the Camillus Erie Canal Park.Event: “Orleans County Snowdrifters Canal Clean Up and Trash Pick-up”
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am
Contact: Ted Narburgh 585-682-4724
enarburg@rochester.rr.com
Location to meet: 3 groups in Albion, Eagle Harbor, and Medina.
Members of the Orleans County Snowdrifters Snowmobile Club will meet at 3 locations and collect trash for about 5 miles on north side of canal.Event: “Medina Canal Spruce Up”
Saturday 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Wayne Hale, 585-451-3516
whale@orleansny.com
Location to meet: American Legion Post 204, Medina.
Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 204, will spruce up the Glenwood Bridge approach and Canalway Trail to Bates Road boat launch ramp.Event: “Clean Up Medina”
Saturday, 4/19, 8:30 am
Contact: Jim Hancock, 585-798-2118
hancock_jim@verizon.net
Location to meet: Lions Park, near the canal in Medina
The Medina Lions Club, other Adopt-a-Trail participants & the Village of medina willclear litter and debris from the canal and other places in Medina.Event: “Holley Canal Clean Sweep”
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am
Contact: Robert Gleason, 585-638-5651
Location to meet: Holley Canal Bridge
Kendall Boy Scouts and Masonic Lodge invite volunteers to clean up litter/debris along both sides of the canal in Holley.Event: “Albion Village & Canal Clean Sweep”
Monday & Tuesday, 4/21 & 4/22, time TBD
Contact: Kelly Kiebala, 585-589-7727
kkiebala@orleanschamber.com
Location to meet: TBD
The Orleans Chamber of Commerce/Albion Business Association, Neighbors Albion and local churches & youth groups will clean and collect trash along the south side of the canal in the Village of Albion.Event: “Phoenix Earth Day”
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Cathy Lee, 315-695-2710
Location to meet: Phoenix Pavilion, State St. in Phoenix.
The Village of Phoenix, job Corps students/ Bridge House Brats will
Clean up lock island and Henley Park.Event: “Minetto Canal Clean Up”
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am
Contact: Nancy Prarie, 315-342-3915
mprarie1@twcny.rr.com
Location to meet: Minetto Riverside Park
Minetto Beautification Committee will lead cleanup along the Oswego River from Lock
5 to one mile south of Minetto Bridge.Event: “Earth Day River/Canal Clean-Up” (Minetto)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Rev. Grant Nicholls, 315-343-3465, or Jim Sokolowski, 593-3699
Mparson1@twcny.rr.com or jimwsoko@usadatanet.net
Location to meet: Minetto Community United Methodist Church parking lot
The Minetto United Methodist Church, Town of Minetto and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church will clean up Minetto Riverfront Park and around the church and parsonage.Event: “Friends of Great Bear Trail & Towpath Cleanup” (Fulton)
Saturday & Sunday, 4/19 & 4/20; also 4/26 & 4/27; time TBD
Contact: Richard Drosse, 315-343-4565
rdrosse@twcny.rr.com
Location to meet: Great Bear Springs entrance on Rt 57 south of Fulton
Friends of Great Bear and Oswego County EMC will clean up litter and clear/maintain towpath trail and other trails.Event: “Canal Clean Sweep at Hickory Grove/Battle Island” (Fulton)
Sunday, 4/20, 3:00 pm
Contact: Naneen Drosse, 315-343-4565
rdrosse@twcny.rr.com
Location to meet: Cathy Wrolsen’s house, 32 Hickory Grove, in Fulton
Neighbors of Battle Island, along with Oswego County Earth Week, will clean up debris and flotsam along the Oswego River in Fulton.Event: “Clean Sweep Canal & Lakeshore Clean-Up” (Oswego)
Saturday, 4/19, 1:00 – 3:00 pm (Rain date: Sunday, 4/20)
Contact: Martha Hammill, 315-342-3074
mhammill2007@yahoo.com
Location to meet: Brietbeck Park Pavillion in Oswego
City of Oswego residents and SUNY Oswego students and staff will work together to clean up the Oswego River and lake Ontario shorelines.Event: “Crescent Park Clean Sweep” (Halfmoon)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am - noon
Contact: Paul Maiello, 518-371-2592 x 33
parks@townofhalfmoon.org
Location to meet: Parking area at end of Terminal Road, Crescent Park, in Halfmoon.
Town of Halfmoon Trails Advisory Committeewill lead a clean-up of Crescent Park along Canal Rd.Event: “Lock 5 Clean Sweep” (Schuylerville)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Marlene Bissell, 518-859-1462
abissel1@nycap.rr.com
Location to meet: Lock C-5, Old Champlain Canal.
Hudson Crossing Park, Towns of Saratoga and Northumberland & Turning Point at Olde Saratoga Rotary invite volunteers to join them as they clean up the trail and trim brush in the park.“Old Champlain Canal Lock 4 Clean Up” (Waterford)
Saturday, 4/19, 8:30 am
Contact: Teri Patton, 518-235-0886
tpatton1@nycap.rr.com
Location to meet: Waterford Historical Museum.
Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural Center volunteers will remove debris from within Lock 4 of the old Champlain Canal and adjacent area.Event: “Annual Towpath Clean-Up” (Waterford)
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am
Contact: Russ Van Dervoort, 518-237-0999
Location to meet: Division St. on Old Champlain Canal
The Village of Waterford will host a clean-up along the canal towpath.Event: “Cleanup Along the Mohawk” (Scotia)
Saturday, 4/19, 10:00 am
Contact: Kara Pangburn, 518-598-6793
kpangburn81@yahoo.com
Location to meet: Jumpin Jacks Drive In, Scotia
The US Water Ski Show Team will clean up along the Mohawk River in Schenectady
County at the Drive In, Freedom Park & Collins Park.Event: “NRFC’s Earth Day Canal Clean-Up” (Niskayuna)
Sunday, April 20, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Contact: Nancy Papish, 518-355-9357
thecompass@nycap.rr.com
Location to meet: Lock 7E in Niskayuna
North River Friends of Clearwater will lead a clean-up of trash and debris in parking lots, picnic area, and below the lock where fishing is popular.
Event: “EFC Clean Sweep” (Niskayuna)
Saturday, April 19, Time TBD
Contact: Lisa Van Alstyne, 518-402-7461
vanalstyne@nysefc.orgLocation to meet: Lock E-7 in Niskayuna
Staff of the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation will clean up trash & debris in the vicnity of Lock E-7.
Washington CountyEvent: “Feeder Canal Trail Clean Up” (Hudson Falls)
Saturday, 4/26, 8:30 am
Contact: Jeanne Williams, 518-792-5363
info@feedercanal.com
Location to meet: Murray Park in Hudson Falls
The Feeder Canal Alliance invites volunteers to help clean up the Feeder Canal Trail and parks along the canal in both Washington and Warren CountiesEvent: “Earth Day Clean Up & Canal Clean Sweep” (Whitehall)
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am
Contact: Tony Cardamone, 518-683-8787
Location to meet: American Legion post on main St., Whitehall
The Whitehall Chamber of Commerce, Village & Town of Whitehall, Boy, Girl & Cub Scouts, Brownies, and other partners invite volunteers to clean up along the canal and elsewhere in Whitehall.
Wayne CountyEvent: “Old Erie Canal Trail Clean Sweep” (Galen)
Saturday, 4/19, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Contact: Barbara DeRoo 315-589- 5082
bderoo@reliantcu.com
Location to meet: Black Brook County Park on Old Rte 31 in Galen.
TrailWorks, Inc. invites residents to trim brush & clear debris along a 3-mile section of the Old Erie Canal Trail adjoining Black Brook County Park; bring tools, water, snack, lunch if you wish.Event: “Canal Clean Sweep in Macedon”
Saturday, 4/19, 8:00 am
Contact: Aaron Cook, 315-986-3947
rusty13650@hotmail.com
Location to meet: Lock 30 Canal Park in Macedon
Members of the Town of Macedon Trails Committee will install a new bench along the Canalway Trail east of the lock, pick up litter, and complete other projects identified by Adopt-a-Trail participants.Event: “Clean-up of G. Winston Dobbins Mural Park” (Lyons)
DATE CHANGE: Sunday, 5/18, 9:00 am
Contact: Mark De Cracker, 315-573-8170
videomark@gmail.com
Location to meet: G. Winston Dobbins Memorial Park at Lock 27 in Lyons
The Lyons Chamber of Commerce, Lyons High School students, E.R.I.E. & Lyons Civic Club members, and Lyons Heritage invite volunteers will clean up the park and prepare flower beds for the growing season.
