
Riverkeeper Sweep campaign
Cleaning up shorelines along the Hudson River and its tributaries
The challenge

Travis Cove before cleanup
Travis Cove after cleanup
- Focus areas
- Drinking waterHabitat and wildlifeWater quality
What we're doing
Cleaning up our shores
Erin Provenzano
Sweep Leader
Sweep as ecological restoration
382
tons of debris removed from the river by thousands of Riverkeeper volunteers since 2012
8,851
native plants planted and maintained since 2012
2,720
volunteers in one year
1,349
service projects since the first Sweep