80,446
pounds of trash pulled from our rivers
Amount of people provided with cleaner waters on the Clackamas river
300,000
100%
volunteer ran
4,500
volunteers and counting
46%
Amount of trash recycled from our events
70,000
pounds of trash pulled from our rivers
300,000
3,633
volunteers and counting
46%
Amount of trash recycled from our events
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Next River Clean Up
Cancelled: Down the River Clean Up on the Clackamas 2020
EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CLACKAMAS COUNTY FIRES With heavy hearts we have decided to cancel
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Down the River Clean Up 2020 – Call for Sponsors
The 18th Annual Down the River Clean Up is set to make a splash on
Down the River Cleanup on 20+ Miles of the Clackamas Returning for a 17th Year on September 8th, 2019
Estacada/Boring/Clackamas/Oregon City, OR – August, 2019 — The 17th Annual Down the River Cleanup on
A few of our programs
Down the River Clean Up
The annual Down the River Clean Up is an on-the-river, 20+ mile clean up made possible by a rich network of river recreationalists, outdoor companies, environmental organizations, government entities, local community leaders, and hopefully you!
Clackamas River Ambassadors
Willamette Falls Clean Up
Our team has been working over the years to pull industrial debris and trash from the base of the falls and the surrounding area. With the help of our volunteers and partners we’ve been able to remove thousands of pounds of equipment via barge and crane.
Our work
We Love Clean Rivers, Inc. is a 501©3 non‐profit organization dedicated to cleaning high use rivers by mobilizing the river recreation community in partnership with local environmental, recreation and educational organizations.
By coordinating with kayakers, rafters, anglers, scuba divers and tubers to clean up waterways, We Love Clean Rivers broadens engagement with river restoration activities, increases the recreation community’s understanding of threats to watershed health and provides unique opportunities (drizzled with fun) for the community to give back to the incredible resources we use year-round.
Through community education and year‐round support for local policy changes directed at waste reduction and better waste management along recreation corridors, WLCR seeks to eliminate the need for annual clean up events altogether.
Our mission
After honing our participatory “Down the River Clean Up” model on the Clackamas River for many years, We Love Clean Rivers now works in partnership with any entity interested in catalyzing the recreation community for river stewardship events.
Through community education and year‐round support for local policy changes directed at waste reduction and better waste management along recreation corridors, WLCR seeks to eliminate the need for annual clean up events altogether.
Clean rivers start with you
Please consider donating to We Love Clean Rivers, Inc.
Your contribution makes it possible for us to continue to hold events and ensure that our rivers are healthy.
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit, which means all your donations are tax-deductible!
Contact us
We Love Clean Rivers
3439 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
#632
Portland, Oregon 97214