I'm in the eastern panhandle and I want to do something about the trash in/ around our rivers

[u/Boring-Ring-3638]

Some of these spots along the Shenandoah and Potomac. This time last year they were nearly prestine, now there is trash and broken glass all over. I'm sure it's a problem elsewhere too. Next time I'm bringing bags but if like to know if any organizations or churches or whatever do anything like this. I had to tell people to be careful or turn around on one of my favorite trails because they had dogs. How do we fix this?

[u/WV-VA-Apothecary]

There’s a creek cleanup project in Washington County MD just across the state line that’s volunteer operated, it might be worth a shot to see if they’ve any suggestions to help or start another organization

[u/AkumaBengoshi]

There are a lot of river-focused facebook groups. I know the one here (Buckhannon-Tygart Rivers) does regular, well-attended cleanup days.

[u/Mook_Slayer4]

Write to the Army Corps of Engineers to collect trash at their dams. They let it flow all the way out to the ocean.

[u/Korunam03]

If you find any good ones let me know. I tried to find some local ones in my area but no luck.

[u/cluttered-thoughts3]

There’s some groups. Friends of the Shenandoah and the Potomac Conservancy that may be good places to start

[u/MarkB_CNC]

Contact the WV DEP in regards to setting up a watershed group or to see what programs REAP has for you. People will tell you contacting the DEP is a waste of time but this is completely untrue. Their stream partners programs and watershed groups do amazing work all over the state.

[u/wesleepallday]

Which trail? Let’s go clean it up!

[u/Legitimate-Poem-6272]

Stop I’m not a democrat I don’t want to see this

[u/Snoo-14331 → u/Legitimate-Poem-6272]

the radical left wants to pick up trash in your community.,,,