Find a Sweep Near You
Ohio River Sweep season is from March 1st to October 31st!
Want to participate in a Sweep, but don’t have a group to plan one with? You can still get involved! Stay tuned, we’ll be updating this page regularly with 2026 Sweeps open to the public as info becomes available.
OHIO
3/19/2026 | 9 am-2 pm | Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority (JB Green Team)
County Road 7, Toronto, Ohio 43964 | Contact: Louise Holliday | Website: www.jbgreenteam.org
3/21/2026 | 9 am-noon | Great Parks of Hamilton County | 8619 Steamboat Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45255 | Contact: Joe Von Allmen | Registration: https://www.greatparks.org/get-involved/volunteer
3/26/2026 | 9 am-2 pm |Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority (JB Green Team) | County Road 17A, Rayland, Ohio | Contact: Louise Holliday | Website: www.jbgreenteam.org
5/16/2026 | 7 am-noon | Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority (JB Green Team) | Railroad Ave, Powhatan Point, Ohio 43942 | Contact: Dorene Unterzuber | Website: www.jbgreenteam.org
6/6/2026 | 9 am | Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority (JB Green Team) | Marina Steubenville, Ohio 43952 | Contact: Louise Holliday | Website: www.jbgreenteam.org
6/27/2026 | 9 am-noon | Village of New Richmond | John Hale Bandstand Susuanna Way, New Richmond, OH 45157 |Contact: Kelley Snider | Website: www.newrichmond.org
7/11/2026 | 9 am-noon | Great Parks of Hamilton County | Fernbank Park, 50 Thornton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45233 | Contact: Elise Moeller | Registration:https://www.greatparks.org/get-involved/volunteer
KENTUCKY
3/28/2026 | 9 am-noon| Kenton County Parks & Rec | 1501 Bullock Pen Road, Erlanger, KY 41016 | Contact: Rhonda Ritzi | Registration: https://bit.ly/kcprcatalog
4/18/2026 | 9 am-noon | Henderson County Recycling/Solid Waste | Audubon Mill Park, 1230 N. Water Street, Henderson KY 42420 | Contact: Eric Higgs | Website: https://www.hendersoncountyky.gov/215/Recycling-Solid-Waste
4/18/2026 | 8:30-noon | Kentucky Waterways Alliance | Parking lot at Ledge and Lexington Road – Cherokee Park | Contact: Eli Miller | Registration: https://forms.gle/g1gEzHhDks5mtBE5A
6/13/2026 | 9-11:30 am | WAVE Foundation at Newport Aquarium | River Boat Row in Newport, Kentucky | Contact: Kristen Woods | Registration: https://wavefoundation.jotform.com/team/team-wave/river-sweep-2026
6/20/26 | 9-11:30 am | Maysville Rotary Club | Limestone Landing Park 100 Limestone St, Maysville, KY 41056 | Contact: Jeff Frodge | Website: https://maysvillekyrotary.org/
10/3/2026 | 9 am-noon | Henderson County Recycling/Solid Waste | Audubon Mill Park, 1230 N. Water Street, Henderson KY 42420 | Contact: Eric Higgs | Website: https://www.hendersoncountyky.gov/215/Recycling-Solid-Waste
WEST VIRGINIA
4/18/26 | 10 am-3 pm | WV Water Research Institute/Ascend WV | Hazel Ruby McQuain Park, Morgantown, WV 26505 | Contact: Eliza Siefert | Registration: https://www.ascendportal.info/event-details/3rd-annual-mon-river-sweep
5/2/26 | 1 -5 pm | Ohio River Islands Wildlife Refuge | George Street Bridge into Middle Island, St. Mary’s WV. (Exact location to be determined.) |Contact : Hunt Brawley | Registration: www.fws.gov
5/3/26 | 1 -5 pm | Ohio River Islands Wildlife Refuge | George Street Bridge into Middle Island, St. Mary’s WV. (Exact location to be determined.) |Contact : Hunt Brawley | Registration: www.fws.gov
PENNSYLVANIA
4/28/26 | 3:30-5:30 pm | QV Creekers. Fern Hollow Nature Center, and Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Association | Cooney Hollow Rd, Sewickley PA 15143 | Contact: Cam Elko | Website: https://www.bscwatershed.org/
5/2/26 | 10 am-noon | Jacobs Creek Watershed Association |Location: TBD | Contact: Reagan McKelvey | Registration: https://www.jacobscreekwatershed.org/orsanco-river-sweeps