Volunteer to clean up public lands

The federal government's volunteer portal. Search cleanups, trail work, and stewardship across BLM, the National Park Service, Forest Service, Fish & Wildlife, and more — then apply online.

The Bureau of Land Management's volunteer hub: cleanup events, weed pulls, trail crews, and campground hosting, with links to your local BLM field office and its current projects.

The Great American Cleanup, rebranded the “Greatest American Cleanup” for 2026 to mark the nation's 250th birthday. Take the pledge or use the affiliate network to find litter cleanups and stewardship events run by a Keep America Beautiful group near you.

Since 1991, National River Cleanup has powered thousands of volunteer cleanups along rivers, creeks, and shorelines. Register your own cleanup and it's added to the National River Cleanup map so volunteers can find and join it — American Rivers provides an organizer's handbook and promotional support (it no longer ships trash bags).

The barge-based crew that has pulled millions of pounds of trash from the Mississippi, Ohio, and other big rivers. Join a community cleanup day, or adopt a river mile and they'll mail you gloves, bags, and a sign to mark it.

Adopt a Crag rallies climbers to clear out litter, repair eroded trails, and pull invasive plants at crags on BLM, Forest Service, and other public land. Access Fund's events calendar lists the stewardship and cleanup days coming up around the country — find one near you, or register your own.

Colorado's statewide outdoor-stewardship nonprofit runs roughly 70 hands-on projects a year — trail building, restoration, and noxious-weed removal on public lands across the state. The season runs April through October, with summer and fall projects open for registration. Browse the project calendar and sign up.

Year-round community cleanups, Adopt-a-Spot, and Weed Warrior days from Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful. The live calendar lists every upcoming public cleanup and workshop in the Reno–Sparks area.

Organized public-lands cleanups and stewardship events across Southern Nevada, including sites in the BLM-managed Red Rock area. Pick an event and register online.

Volunteer cleanups, restoration, and trail work on the BLM-managed Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Some roles need a short BLM orientation; one-time cleanup days often don't.

Keep Tahoe Blue (formerly the League to Save Lake Tahoe) runs community beach and path cleanups all season and lets you adopt a stretch of shoreline as a Tahoe Blue Crew. Browse the calendar and sign up.