Ogeechee Riverkeeper will be at the Earth Day Festival, hosted by Effingham Georgia Green and the City of Guyton. The event will coincide with Guyton’s Spring Sale Along the Trail.
On Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., come out and enjoy our food, craft, and sale vendors as well as the Earth Day Festival, using hands-on activities to educate about green issues specifically in Effingham County and surrounding areas, motivating visitors to make their communities greener places.
The month of April is known for Earth Day. This year, ORK challenges everyone to make a pledge for the month of April and complete a service project that benefits the environment.
Stick with one type of service or do several things. Get creative! Here are some suggestions:
Bonus: If you are located within the Ogeechee River watershed, ORK can provide volunteer credit for service. Provide the following: location of service, photos of service, and total volunteer hours for April in order to receive credit. Send it to info@ogeecheeriverkeeper.org.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper will be at the Earth Day Festival, hosted by Effingham Georgia Green and the City of Guyton. The event will coincide with Guyton’s Spring Sale Along the Trail.
On Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., come out and enjoy our food, craft, and sale vendors as well as the Earth Day Festival, using hands-on activities to educate about green issues specifically in Effingham County and surrounding areas, motivating visitors to make their communities greener places.
We are calling on YOU to celebrate Earth Day with us the entire month of April! Come up with creative, fun and effective ways to better your environment and celebrate the Earth.
Here are some of the ways we are celebrating Earth Day :
If you visit us at any of these events, or celebrate Earth Month in some other way, send your photos to info@ogeecheeriverkeeper.org or tag us on social media by April 30.
ORK will hold a community cleanup as a part of the Great American Cleanup through Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation in the upper watershed. The event will take place at 2 main locations: river landings in Louisville (~30 volunteers) and a river shoals location near Hamburg State Park (This location is full).
Volunteers will sign up for a specific location and meet at that location’s designated supply pickup/drop-off spot. Volunteers will clean up their location and meet back at the supply spot to drop off trash and supplies.
Snacks and litter collection equipment provided. Pre-registration is required.
Supply Pickup & Drop Off Location addresses:
City Hall, 1011 Peachtree St. Louisville, GA 30434
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Volunteers will be sent to assigned river landings in town to do cleanup
Hamburg State Park, 6071 Hamburg State Park Rd, Mitchell, GA 30820
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Volunteers will go to the nearby river shoals to do cleanup
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Thanks to Georgia’s 2022 Great American Cleanup premier sponsor Cox Enterprises with supporting sponsor Chick-Fil-A, Ogeechee Riverkeeper received a micro grant for $500 from the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation for the purpose of purchasing materials and supporting local cleanup events.