Meeting Place: East end of F & N Shopping Center (near Wells Fargo).
Lunch is at 11:30 AM
Directions: Take I-95 or Route 141 to Route 202 North. Follow 202 and turn onto Route 92 / Naamans Road. Cross Grubb Road and then Foulk Road. Turn right into shopping center.
No additional volunteers are needed for Brandywine Creek State Park this year. Please check out a few other Cleanup locations, including Fox Point State Park, Newport Boat Ramp, and NCC Hope Center. Thank you!
Meeting Place:
Stony Run Drive (south of Silverside Road) with parking on the shoulder.
NEW Meeting Place! Cleanup volunteers will meet near the back parking lot (NOT at one of the pavilions at the front of the park). Please follow Cleanup signs to the back of the park.
Directions from Points South: Take I-495 North to exit #4 Edgemoor Road and bear left on exit ramp. At stop sign, turn left onto Hay Road. Park entrance is 0.2 miles straight ahead.
Directions from Points North: Take I-495 South to exit #4B Edgemoor Road. At top of ramp, bear right onto Edgemoor Road. At first intersection, turn left onto Hay Road. Park entrance is 0.4 miles straight ahead.
Meeting Place: Public dock behind 600 Justison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.
The Riverfront offers FREE parking in Lot K, located off Beech Street, between Shipyard Drive and Judy Johnson Drive, with the entrance across from Penn Cinema. Look for the tent and tables behind restaurants along the Riverfront. Volunteers will sign-in and be taken to a Cleanup location by boat.
NOTE: Please dress in layers and be prepared for muddy, uneven conditions.
Directions from Points South: Take I-95 North to Exit 6 in Wilmington and turn right onto Maryland Avenue. Take the second right onto Read Street. Turn right onto South Madison Street and turn left onto Beech Street. Turn right after Delaware Children’s Museum and park away from restaurants.
Directions from Points North: Take I-95 South to Exit 6 for Route 9 / Fourth Street toward Route 4 / Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and continue onto North Jackson Street. Use the middle lane to turn left onto M.L. King Jr Boulevard. Turn right onto South Madison Street and turn left onto Beech Street. Turn right after Delaware Children’s Museum and park away from restaurants.
Meeting Place: Newport Boat Ramp (Harvey Drive, Newport, DE 19804). Volunteers will sign-in and then board small boats for a short ride to areas of concern.
NOTE: Please wear rubber boots or old sneakers
appropriate for wet, muddy, uneven ground.
Directions from Delaware 141 North: Take Exit 4 toward Newport / Stanton. Turn right at bottom of ramp onto East Market Street. Make first right onto South Walnut Street. Then make first right onto East Ayre Street. At second stop sign, turn left onto South James Street. Make next left onto East Water Street. Turn right onto Copper Drive. Make first left on onto Harvey Drive. Make next right onto Thomas Drive which will lead to boat ramp/parking area.
Directions from Points North: Follow I-95 South toward Wilmington. Take Exit 5B (DE Rt. 141 North – Newport). Follow directions from DE-141 North.
Directions from Points South: Follow I-95 North toward Wilmington and take Exit 5A (DE-141 South – New Castle/Newport). Merge onto Airport Road (signs for New Castle Airport). Go straight at first traffic signal. Turn left at second traffic signal onto DE-141 North. Follow directions from DE-141 North.
Meeting Place: Behind center at 365 Airport Road, New Castle, DE 19720
Directions from Points North: Follow I-95 South toward Wilmington. Take Exit 5A-5B for DE-141 North toward Newport. Take Exit 5A on the left for DE-141 South toward US-202 S/US-13/New Castle. Keep right at the fork and merge onto DE-141 S/US-202 S. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Airport Road. Center will be on the right side.
Directions from Points South: Follow I-95 North toward Delaware Memorial Bridge / Wilmington. Take Exit 5A toward DE-141 S/U.S.202 S/New Castle/New Castle County Airport. Turn right onto Airport Road. Center will be on the right side.
Meeting Place: 606 Stanton-Christiana Road (just north of Routes 4 & 7 intersection)
Directions: Follow I-95 and take exit 4 towards Route 7 North. Follow Route 7 and turn right immediately after the Morgan Christiana Center at 500 Stanton-Christiana Road. Continue left past the White Clay Creek Medical Center. Hale-Byrnes House is on the left side.
Meeting Place: Near the intersection of Route 4 & Route 7, turn onto Stanton Christiana Road. Take the gravel road located to the right of the White Clay Creek Medical Center. Follow gravel and dirt road about ½ mile to parking area near Marsh.
Directions from Points South: Take I-95 North to exit 4A-B and stay left to merge onto Route 7 North / Route 58 towards Churchmans Crossing. Follow Stanton Christiana Road, pass AAA Boulevard, and pass entrance to JP Morgan Chase. Turn slight right past the Stanton Industrial Park sign. Make immediate right onto the gravel road located to the right of the White Clay Creek Medical Building.
Directions from Newark: Follow Route 273 East to Route 4 East (Ogletown-Stanton Road). Stay on Route 4 East past the Christiana Hospital. Turn left onto Route 4 East / Route 7 North at light by JP Morgan Chase. Almost immediately, make slight right just past the sign for Stanton Industrial Park. Make immediate right onto the gravel road located on the right of the White Clay Creek Medical Building.
NOTE: This is NOT a location for families, and ALL volunteers must be at least 18 years of age! Volunteers will be working hard to remove non-native, invasive plants and man-made debris.
For more information and to register, please visit: https://wilmingtontrailclub.org/events/annual-watershed-cleanup-2023/
No additional volunteers are needed for White Clay Creek State Park this year. Please check out other Cleanup locations, including Newport Boat Ramp, NCC Hope Center, or White Clay Creek Preserve in PA (adults only). Thank you!
Meeting Place: Newark Municipal Building, 220 South Main Street
For additional information, please contact the City of Newark Parks & Recreation office at (302) 366-7000 or parksvolunteers@newark.de.us.
To register yourself / your group please visit: https://secure.rec1.com/DE/newark-de/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTE4NzM5MDM=
No additional volunteers are needed for Cooch-Dayett Mills this year. Please check out the other Cleanup locations, including Newport Boat Ramp or Churchmans Marsh – Christiana. Thank you!
It is recommended that volunteers wear long sleeves and pants – ticks are active in early spring; boots or water resistant shoes, hats, and bring heavy duty gloves, insect repellent, and sunscreen.
Waders or hip boots are also useful for the City of Wilmington, Churchmans Marsh – Christiana, and Newport Boat Ramp sites.
NOTE: Due to insurance requirements, volunteers under the age of sixteen MUST have adult supervision.
All volunteers MUST wear life jackets when traveling on a boat.