Write a commentUpwards of 3,000 volunteers are expected to be out across the state this weekend cleaning up debris and litter along New York's greenway trails.
Organized by Parks & Trails New York and New York State Canal Corporation, Canal Clean Sweep provides opportunities for communities across the state to join together and give back. With 2,000 volunteers already registered, Canal Clean Sweep helps to maintain and enhance one of New York's most iconic cultural and recreational resources–The Canalway Trail.
In honor of 20 years of Canal Clean Sweep and 200 years of the Erie Canal, more than 180 clean up events are scheduled the weekend of April 18-20 throughout the 524-mile Canal system and 400-mile Canalway Trail.
Visit https://www.ptnyfriends.org/canal-clean-sweep for an interactive map of Canal Clean Sweep sites across the state.
EVENT: St. Johnsville Canal Clean Sweep
DATE: Saturday, April 26, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Trail start at the Minden edge of the Bridge Street Bridge, St Johnsville, NY 13452
EVENT: On Water Floating Trash Removal at Lock 17 Area
DATE: Friday, April 18, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Rotary Park Marina, Southern Ave., Little Falls, NY 13365
EVENT: Little Falls Marina Trail Area Clean-Up
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Little Falls Marina and/or Bike Trail Head on South Side, Little Falls, NY 13365
EVENT: Meet Up to Clean Up on the Canalway Ilion Marina
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Ilion Marina, 190 Central Ave, Ilion, NY 13357
EVENT: Let's Clean Up Together - Frankfort Marina
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LOCATION: Frankfort Marina, 122 Marina Park Dr, Frankfort, NY 13340
EVENT: Canal Clean Up Utica
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Empire State Trail trailhead, Utica, NY 13502 (near Portofino Restaurant)
EVENT: Chenango River Trails Spring Clean up
DATE: Sunday, April 20, 2025
TIME: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Weiler Park, Norwich, NY 13815
EVENT: Chenango Canal Clean Sweep
DATE: Saturday, April 26
TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Canal Cottage Museum, 3472 Canal Rd, Bouckville, NY 13310
EVENT: 2025 Canal Cleanup
DATE: Thursday, April 17, 2025
TIME: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Lock 20 Park Trailhead & Parking, 5842 NY-291, Marcy, NY 13403
EVENT: Friends of the Forestport Feeder Canal Clean Sweep
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: At the Hydro Dam on the Feeder, Forestport, NY 13338
EVENT: Rome Waterways and Trails Advocacy Group Canal Clean Sweep
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Rome-Oriskany Trailhead (also sometimes called the Stanwix trailhead) of the Empire State Trail on Rome-Oriskany Rd, Rome, NY 13440
EVENT: Rome Canal Clean Up Day
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Bellamy Harbor Park, 139 E Whitesboro St, Rome, NY 13440
EVENT: Keeping Rome Beautiful
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Gryziec Park (parking lot on Muck Rd), Rome, NY 13440
EVENT: Canal Clean Up Day #1
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
LOCATION: End Of Lock Road, Empire State Trail, Rome, NY 13440
EVENT: Long live the long level
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
LOCATION: The State Bridge Collective, 5927 NY-46, Durhamville, NY 13054
EVENT: Canal Clean Sweep #3
DATE: Friday, April 18, 2025
TIME: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
LOCATION: Parking Lot on N. Court St. Spur, Canastota, NY 13032
EVENT: Spring Cleanup at Taft Bay!
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
LOCATION: David C. Webb Memorial Park at Taft Bay, Bernhards Bay, NY 13028
EVENT: CITO on the Erie Canal
DATE: Sunday, April 20, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
LOCATION: N Kirkville Rd Erie canal parking, 6180 N Kirkville Rd, Kirkville, NY 13082
EVENT: Erie Canal Museum Clean Sweep
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: 318 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, NY 13202
EVENT: CleanSweep25'
DATE: Sunday, April 20, 2025
TIME: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
LOCATION: The park behind Solvay High School, 600 Gertrude Ave, Solvay, NY 13209
EVENT: Canal Clean Sweep at Camillus Erie Canal Park
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Sims Store, 5750 Devoe Road, Camillus NY 13031
EVENT: Canal Clean Up
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Bridge house in Phoenix, 55 State St, Phoenix, NY 13135
EVENT: Village of Phoenix Earth Day Clean Up
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: 455 Main Street (rear the building near the police department), Phoenix, NY 13135
EVENT: Great Bear Clean Sweep
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Rte. 57 & Hawthorne Rd. (Parking lot of Great Bear Recreation Area), Schroeppel, NY 13069
EVENT: Fulton Canal Clean Sweep
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Downtown Gazebo, Fulton, NY 13069
EVENT: Minetto Beautification Clean Sweep
DATE: Friday, April 18, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Minetto Town Hall Address: 6 Community Drive Minetto, NY 13115. Directly across Route 48 from Riverview Park on Oswego River.
EVENT: Bryan's Park Rangers Clean Sweep
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: 6482 Bennett's Corners Road, Memphis, NY 13112
EVENT: Tour Cayuga Canal Crew
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM
LOCATION: Empire State Trail Trail Head on Towpath Road, Weedsport, NY 13166
EVENT: Port Byron Clean Sweep
DATE: Friday, April 18, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Samuel Center for Canal History at 38 Rochester Street, Port Byron, NY 13140
EVENT: Canal Clean Sweep in Montezuma Heritage Park
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: High Street Trailhead, Montezuma Heritage Park next to firehouse, Montezuma, NY 13117
EVENT: Savannah Clean Sweep
DATE: April 26, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Post Office on Main Street, 1542 N Main St, Savannah, NY 13146
EVENT: Canal Clean-Up
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Wayne Co. Route 31 by intersection with Gannett Rd
EVENT: Clyde SPAN Clean Sweep
DATE: Sunday, April 20, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Lauraville Landing Park, Clyde, NY 14433
EVENT: Fayette Ward
DATE: Sunday, April 20, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 pm
LOCATION: Start of the canal trail in Seneca Lake State Park, off Park Rd. (near the loop by the offices and the playground), Waterloo, NY 13165
EVENT: Cayuga-Seneca Canal Clean Sweep
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Seneca Lake State Park, Waterloo, NY 13165
EVENT: Earth Day Cleanup
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
LOCATION: 109 N Main Street, Elmira, NY 14901
EVENT: Lyons Erie Canal Cleansweep
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Registration behind the fire department, 23 Water Street, Lyons, NY 14489
About Parks & Trails New York
For 40 years, Parks & Trails New York has been the state's leading advocate for parks and trails. Since 1998, PTNY has worked in partnership with the New York State Canal Corporation to help canal communities plan, develop, and promote the Canalway Trail. PTNY organizes Cycle the Erie Canal, an eight-day bicycle tour along the historic Erie Canal that attracts more than 650 participants each year. In 2021, PTNY published an updated version of our popular guidebook, Cycling the Erie Canal: A Guide to 360 miles of Adventure and History along the Erie Canalway Trail. Learn more at www.ptny.org.
About the New York State Canal Corporation
New York's Canal system includes four historic canals: the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga – Seneca. Spanning 524 miles, the waterway links the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, the Finger Lakes and Lake Champlain. The canals form the backbone of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and connect hundreds of unique and historic communities.
The New York State Canal Corporation is a subsidiary of the New York Power Authority.
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