Author: Michael Collins

Many thanks to the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation for supporting StreamSweepers!  We needed a vehicle and a trailer to transport our Sweepers and pull our canoes.  We found a great deal on a used Four Runner and trailer and were able to make the purchase thanks to them. They also helped us move into the […]

Rappahannock River Crew Our season has begun!  We are going to take some time over the next few weeks to thank the MANY good folks who have helped get this project rolling and to introduce you to the wonderful staff and the work they are doing.  Stay tuned!

Rappahannock River In 2017 our Sweepers will continue working Virginia’s rivers by addressing the upper Rappahannock in three counties: Rappahannock, Fauquier and Culpeper.  We will begin at Route 29/15 near Remington and continue to the confluence with the Rapidan.  In 2018 we will begin at the headwaters and work our way back down to Route […]

Brian and Stanley Morris from Greene County will be working with StreamSweepers to soon begin removal of large debris items from the Robinson, Rapidan, and Hughes Rivers. More information as this project progresses here and at StreamSweepers on Facebook.

Large Trash Sites 2016 This summer we have uncovered over 25 sites with trash too large to be floated out on our canoes in the three rivers we cleaned (Hughes, Rapidan and Robinson Rivers). We are going to need to hire contractors with heavy equipment to remove these items. This additional expense was not included […]

Last week, the Orange County Review covered StreamSweeper’s 2016 season and the continued dumping into our rivers. The article focused on dumping of tires and household junk (mattresses, dresser, television, etc.) since the river was cleaned just 2 years ago.  The article also highlighted the remaining trash sites too large to be floated out with […]

Our fleet has expanded by one boat, thanks to the generosity of Joe Pipik.  Soon this newly donated boat will have the StreamSweeper logo stenciled on it along with it’s name “Cuyahoga”, in honor of Joe and the river he’s spent time canoeing on.  Many thanks Joe, we will put this boat to good use […]

We have a great crew this summer. After spending a very long week learning all the science (social and physical) behind the StreamSweepers program, caring for each in other in mock first aid scenarios during Wilderness First Aid training, and learning how to identify macro invertebrates, invasive plant species and dangerous river hazards they began […]

2016 StreamSweepers Meet with Staff of Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine in DC The 2016 crew had a great opportunity last month to visit with Senator Mark Warner and his staff as well as the staff of Senator Tim Kaine.  The Senators’ staff offered several ideas on how we can expand services throughout Virginia and into the entire […]

Orange County Review Article