Saturday, May 2
Keep trash out of the rivers, lakes, and waters we all share!
Cleanup Countdown:
Event Details
Northeast Wisconsin’s largest volunteer trash cleanup is happening Saturday, May 2, 2026. Join over 1,800 volunteers as we clean up over 80 public sites in our watershed. We anticipate removing over 7,000 pounds of trash.
To allow for supplies to be sorted and sent to sites,
Registration for the 2026 Cleanup is now CLOSED.
What do volunteers do?
Volunteers start the morning at their assigned sites to clean up garbage and debris. You will be supplied with gloves, trash grabbers, bags, and everything else you need.
Then, at noon, volunteers are invited to join us for the annual Cleanup Picnic to enjoy lunch, music, bounce houses, raffles, and games. It’s fun for the whole family!
There are 65+ cleanup sites located along the Fox River, the Wolf River, Lake Butte des Morts, Lake Winnebago, Lake Winneconne, the East River, the bay of Green Bay, and more throughout the Fox-Wolf River Basin.
Did you know?
Most of the trash that ends up in our rivers and lakes starts on land. Rain and snowmelt carry litter from streets, parking lots, and shorelines into nearby waterways.
Removing trash here prevents pollution downstream!
Thank You to Our Cleanup Sponsors
Support from local businesses and organizations helps make this cleanup possible by helping provide supplies, coordination, and on-the-ground support for volunteers across the watershed.
AMCOR CARES
CEDER CORPORATION
ENCAPSYS
FESTIVAL FOODS
MENASHA CORPORATION
VILLAGE OF WRIGHTSTOWN
What is a Watershed?
A watershed is the entire area – land and waterways – that drain to a common source. The Fox-Wolf Watershed includes the geography that drains into the Wolf River, the Upper Fox River, the Winnebago pool lakes, and the Lower Fox River. This water all ends up in the bay of Green Bay, which flows into Lake Michigan and eventually out the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
Our watershed stretches from Crandon to Fond du Lac and from Portage to Green Bay. We can’t cover every park in our region, but working together, we can do a lot! Our annual cleanup aims to build a sense of community and increase understanding of the environmental stewardship necessary to improve water quality in our region.
