FoRR 2025 Spring River Cleanup presented by Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
FoRR 2025 Spring River Cleanup presented by Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
April 12th 2025 ( 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM )
Update: Registration for the 2025 Spring Cleanup is officially closed! We are so appreciative of our enthusiastic volunteers who filled registration for three of our sites within just 24 hours of registration opening! 💧👏🎉
For those of you who can’t join us, feel free to head out to your community and do your own litter sweep, then join us at Southernside Brewing Company for the after-party! On Saturday, April 12 from 11-3, Southernside is hosting a profit-share: a portion of the proceeds of any beer or food purchases will benefit Friends of the Reedy River!
Join Friends of the Reedy River on Saturday, April 12 from 9 - 11:30 am for our 2025 Spring River Cleanup! Check-in will be from 8:30-9am before the cleanup begins. In the event of inclement weather, the cleanup will be rescheduled for the following Saturday, April 19.
We will have a registration cap for each site to ensure we don’t put undue pressure on the river or our resources at any one location, so be sure to register before your preferred location fills up! Everyone must register individually and must have their own separate signed waivers. There are no group registrations available for this cleanup. People who wish to be at the same site as their friends, family, or coworkers should sign up as soon as possible once registration opens on March 17. Registration will officially close on April 2 or sooner as sites reach their registration caps.
Cleanup Site Locations for this year’s Spring Cleanup:
Riverside Apartments near Swamp Rabbit Cafe - VOLUNTEER INFO HERE
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Check-in behind Riverside Apartments at 1121 Tsali Circle near the intersection of Hampton Ave. & Patterson St. Parking will be available in the rear parking lot of Riverside Apartments (do not park in the front of Riverside’s Parking Lot) and across the street at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church parking lots on Old Bleachery Rd.
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This location will focus on cleaning the Reedy River behind Riverside Apartments (near Swamp Rabbit Cafe), upstream from Swamp Rabbit Cafe along the Swamp Rabbit Trail, and the Reedy River along the Swamp Rabbit Trail between West Washington Street and the railroad crossing at E. Bramlett Street. Most volunteers should be prepared to get in the water. Some can help taxi litter from the river to the designated trash pick-up points. Please bring waders if you have them as some areas with high concentrations of litter can be difficult to access otherwise. There are restrooms available at this location.
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S. Hudson to Westfield Street, downstream of Unity Park - VOLUNTEER INFO HERE
- Check-in and park in the 355 S. Hudson St. Parking Lot (located behind A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School and next to the Swamp Rabbit Trail, near the intersection of the SRT and S. Hudson).
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This location’s volunteers will focus on removing litter from the river and the surrounding wetlands on either side of the Swamp Rabbit Trail between S. Hudson Street and Westfield Street, and can move upstream to Unity Park, too. Volunteers who wish to get in the water at this site are encouraged to wear waders and some waders will be provided at this location.
Cleveland Park near Greenville Zoo - VOLUNTEER INFO HERE
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Please park in the Greenville Zoo’s secondary parking lot (not their primary parking lot near the main Zoo entrance, but the parking lot closer to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial). Look for our check-in table at Cleveland Park Zoo Shelter #30, which is by the playground behind the Greenville Zoo.
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Volunteers at this location will remove litter from the waters of Richland Creek and the Reedy River and their banks in Cleveland Park near the Zoo and along the Swamp Rabbit Trail. There are restrooms near this cleanup location.
First Baptist Church Greenville - VOLUNTEER INFO HERE
- This cleanup location is a stretch of the Reedy behind First Baptist Greenville (FBG is at the intersection of Cleveland St and E. Faris Rd.). This stretch of the river runs close to the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Volunteers at this site will work both in the water and on land to remove litter from the Reedy and surrounding area.
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Park in the lower parking lot behind First Baptist Church Greenville off of E. Farris Rd. You’ll see our check-in table in the parking lot, close to the Church. No public restroom available at this location.
Log Shoals Road - VOLUNTEER INFO HERE
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This cleanup location is a stretch of the Reedy behind First Baptist Greenville (FBG is at the intersection of Cleveland St and E. Faris Rd.). This stretch of the river runs close to the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Volunteers at this site will work both in the water and on land to remove litter from the Reedy and surrounding area.
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Park in the lower parking lot behind First Baptist Church Greenville off of E. Farris Rd. You’ll see our check-in table in the parking lot, close to the Church. No public restroom available at this location.
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Check-in and park at 2561 Standing Springs Rd., Greenville SC, 29605
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This site is both in and out of the water. We will focus on cleaning the banks of the Reedy in a neighborhood off of Log Shoals Road and remove debris from the river itself in the same area. No public restroom available at this location.
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Specific site information will be emailed to registered volunteers during the week before the Cleanup and posted here on our website.
Please plan to dress appropriately. Wear clothes that can get wet & dirty, and waders or boots if you have them. Closed toe shoes are required. FoRR will provide all other necessary items such as gloves, trash grabbers, trash bags, tools, etc. We will follow up with additional details about what to expect the week before the cleanup.
