The 40th Annual

Russian River Watershed Cleanup

September 19th, 2026

Join us in our annual tradition of gathering together and showing the river some love by helping us remove the trash and plastic pollution that has been accumulating since our last cleanup. Let’s see if we can do even better than 2025, when we broke all previous records with 520 volunteers who cleaned up 13 tons of trash in a single day! All volunteers get a special commemorative t-shirt, Black Oak Coffee drink coupon, and first 100 to sign up can rsvp for a drink on us at the Russian River Brewing afterparty!

Signups are now open and will fill up fast! Last day to signup is September 15th and 11:59pm so we can organize supplies.

To signup with cleanups in Ukiah, please visit https://tinyurl.com/RRCleanup26

Feel free to contact Ariel Majorana with questions.

We can't wait to see you there!

Why it Matters

We know that 80% of ocean trash starts on land. Your cleanup helps protect wildlife and stop pollution before it flows downstream during the winter months. We can’t wait to get out on the river with you!

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