9 AM – 10 AM   Check In:  Register at the Gold Beach Visitor Center (94080 Shirley Ln, Gold Beach, OR 97444) to sign up for the day’s events! This year we have the pleasure of local Girl Scout Troop 30541 hosting a table at the Visitor Center. Stop by to sign volunteer waivers, collect gear, and get ready to clean up. You can also sign waivers ahead of time on the form below. There are restrooms available at this location.

10 AM – 12 PM   Litter Clean ups & Invasive Weed Pulling:  Join us to clean up the river, the gravel bars, and the beaches to help steward the Rogue River. OR join the One Bag at a Time crew at Buffington Park. This is your time to shine! There are restorooms at Buffington Park and Huntley Park.

12 PM – 2 PM   BBQ Celebration Lunch: Come eat with us and our partners at the USFS Quosatana Campground Day Use Area for the Celebration BBQ!! There will be a salmon tent, crafts, the Stream Trailer, and maybe Smoky Bear will even stop by! (From Gold Beach, Oregon, travel 14 miles east via Jerry’s Flat Rd./Forest Road 33, turn left into the campground.). There are restrooms available at this location.

There will be six activities to choose from for this event:

1. River Clean-up: This activity is ONLY available to Riley Creek students and their families. Begin at Jerry’s Jets in volunteer boats and head up the river to spread out among gravel bars accessible by boat. Bring all garbage to Quosatana Campground for final removal. Head to volunteer celebration at Quosatana Campground! (*First come, first serve, so please plan an alternative activity if capacity is full.)
2. River Side Clean-Up: Meet at Gold Beach Visitor Center to check-in and head to a gravel bar along the Rogue River for trash pickup. We will hand out collection bags and help you determine where to wander! Walk the gravel bar from river’s edge to the woods, removing garbage – leave bags at the designated area. A list of accessible gravel bars and directions will be provided. Head to volunteer celebration at Quosatana Campground!
3. Beach Clean-Up: Meet at the Gold Beach Visitor Center to check-in and join others on a local beach– South Beach, North Jetty, or South Jetty. We will hand out collection bags and help you determine where to wander! Walk the ocean edge to the beach grass, removing garbage – leave bags at the designated area. Head to volunteer celebration at Quosatana Campground!
4. Invasive Weed Pulling: Sign up ahead of time and meet the One Bag at a Time crew in the morning at Buffington Park. Learn how to identify non-native plants and what to do when you find them. Pull weeds with the crew or spread out and remove garbage. Leave garbage bags at the designated area. Head to volunteer celebration at Quosatana Campground!
5. I have my own boat: Volunteers that wish to bring their own rafts and boats to participate in the instream clean-up are welcome too. You must be experienced on the water and able to navigate the river in a safe manner. Bring all garbage to Quosatana Campground for final removal. Head to volunteer celebration at Quosatana Campground!  **The event insurance does not cover any accidents related to volunteers in their own watercraft.
6. Donation: I can’t be there in person, but I care about the Rogue River and the communities around them. Follow this link to donate:  https://www.currywatersheds.org/make-a-donation/