CRC's Annual Streams Cleanup

For 28 years, volunteers have joined CRC for our Annual Streams Cleanup, spreading out across sites throughout the Chester, Ridley, and Crum Creeks to make a real change in their community.

28

Years of CRC's Streams Cleanup

16,364

Streams Cleanup Volunteers to Date

876,967

Pounds of Pollution Removed to Date

Thank you for an impactful

Streams Cleanup 2026

Saturday, March 21st, 2026

Our communities turned a day of action into a visible change in water quality.

32  Sites

770  Volunteers

29,675  pounds of trash

910  trash bags

66  tires

We’re seeing real, lasting progress. Sites are getting cleaner year after year. As conditions improve, we can retire or pause sites and redirect efforts where they’re needed most: tackling persistent dumping and expanding to new priority areas.

 

Step by step, we are transforming our waterways, improving water quality along the entire length of the Chester, Ridley, and Crum Creeks and their tributaries.

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Our Clean Streams Sponsors

Watershed Heroes

Aqua An Essential Utilities Company
Stephen L. Altshul Foundation
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Sun East Foundation Logo
GreenWeaver Landscapes
M&T Charitable Logo
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Watershed Partners

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Locust Hill Gateway Park
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Watershed Stewards

Central Delaware

County Authority

Southeastern PA Group of Sierra Club

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Watershed Supporters

Team Toyota of Glen Mills

Ridley Township

Videon Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM

Radnor Township

East Goshen Township

Mostardi Nursery

West Goshen Township

Borough of Chester Heights

East Whiteland Township

Media Borough

Thornbury Township, Chester County

Glenolden Borough

Chester County Water Resources Authority

Concord Township

Middletown Township

Wegmans Food Markets

Nolan Painting

Malvern Borough

G. D. Houtman & Son, Inc

Westtown Township

Other Supporters

Ampro

Easttown Township

Catania Law Offices, LLC

Newtown Township

Aston Township

Delaware County Conservation District

...and we can't forget 2025!

Through an enormous collective effort, our volunteers made a profound impact on the health of our streams. While it can be jarring to see the trash and debris that is pulled out of our streams and streambeds, it is also gratifying to know that our volunteers are making a tangible impact.

The totals from the day:

  • 34,020 pounds of trash removed = 17+ tons
  • 971 bags filled
  • 220 tires collected