Friends of Hurricane Creek Annual Cleanup 2023!

Friends of Hurricane Creek 

Annual Cleanup 2023!         

                                                                                       For Immediate Release: 

                                      Contact: John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper, Friends of Hurricane Creek: 

                                                 (205) 310-3739, hccreekkeeper@gmail.com

The Friends of Hurricane Creek present their 30th Annual Earth Day Cleanup on April 22

Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Saturday, April 22, 2023, 8:30 AM to 1 PM, the 30th Annual Earth Day Cleanup, will take place at Watson’s Bend Campground in Holt.  

Click here for interactive map

The family-friendly outdoor event is open to people of all ages, although guests under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All volunteers are welcome to join for any duration of the cleanup. Volunteers will pick up trash in the Hurricane Creek watershed starting at 9 AM and hamburgers and hot dogs will be served starting at 12 PM. An optional canoe-based component of the cleanup will depart at 8:30AM, and the rest of the volunteers will remove litter from land near the creek. 

To sign up for the cleanup, visit Earth Day Cleanup Sign-up Page to complete a waiver prior to the event. Paper waivers will also be available on the day of the event.

Additional partners for the cleanup include Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Rumsey Environmental Services, South’s Finest Meats, and The University of Alabama’s Outdoor Recreation. 

For the event flyer, click here. 

For a high-resolution photo of a past Friends of Hurricane Creek cleanup by John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper, click here.  

The mission of the Friends of Hurricane Creek is to promote the protection and rehabilitation of Hurricane Creek and its watershed.  To learn more about Friends of Hurricane Creek, please visit the Hurricane Creek Facebook page.