Rivers Alive is Georgia’s annual volunteer waterway clean up event targeting all waterways in the State including streams, rivers, lakes, beaches, and wetlands. The mission of Rivers Alive is to create awareness of and involvement in the preservation of Georgia’s water resources. Rivers Alive is held annually each fall and is a program of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division Outreach Program.
Help Chamblee as we host a Rivers Alive event in an effort to protect fresh drinking water, recreational opportunities like canoeing and fishing, and the general health of 70,150 miles of state streams and rivers by becoming a Clean Up Volunteer.
Become a Clean Up Volunteer
Chamblee will host its third Rivers Alive clean-up event on Saturday, October 29, 2022. We will be picking up debris along a portion of North Fork Peachtree Creek. The event will start at 9:00 am and end at 12:00 pm.
Volunteers should check in at 1975 Century Blvd NE, Chamblee, GA, 30341 by 9:00 am to receive their location assignments.
To join us, please register at www.chambleerec.com and submit your waiver. Registration will open on Thursday, September 1 and close Friday, October 28 at 5pm. Registration is free, however will require you to create an account if one does not already exist.
The first 100 online registered participants will receive a River's Alive T-shirt, sizes pending. In person registration is allowed, the day of, at the check-in table.
What is provided?
Trash bags, sanitizer, and gloves will be provided by the event sponsors, but if you prefer to bring your own gloves, please do so. Thick garden gloves or heavy work gloves work really well when collecting bigger or heavier items.
What do I bring?
Participants are advised to bring their own water bottle and to wear sunscreen, bug spray, closed toe shoes, long pants, and clothes they don’t mind getting wet or dirty.