Ohio’s Largest Done-in-a-day Clean Up

Join us on Saturday, May 11, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon for Riversweep, Northeast Ohio’s clean-up of the Cuyahoga River Corridor! We clean up to bring awareness to areas that will one day become a future trail and/or park. In 2018, 700 volunteers removed over 32,265 tons of trash, including 273  tires and went through 40 gallons of paint to cover up graffiti!

Over the course of 29 years 19,108 volunteers have helped us extract and recycle 24,317 illegally discarded tires and picked up for disposal 655 tons of trash. In 2017 alone, 750 volunteers removed over 39 tons of trash, including 319 tires. In 2015, we added a new graffiti clean-up component to RiverSweep to help beautify the area.

Volunteer for RiverSweep

RiverSweep draws from across the area, students, activists and members of the business community all work together to clean our shared backyard.

There are 10 separate clean-up sites so you can choose the location that’s most convenient for you. The first 700 volunteers will receive a free t-shirt- all will get gloves and bags. Volunteer truck drivers will only pick up bags of trash in visible areas along their route. Trash bags left in piles along the main street in your clean up area is best, preferably in groups or on the corner of intersecting streets. 

Volunteers must sign a waiver before they participate.  A waiver is available for download below, and additional waivers will be available at your clean site location.  Children under the age of 16 must have the waiver signed by an adult.   

For more information visit here.

Open House Registration

Tour Information

• The last tour leaves at 3 p.m.
• No photography or videotaping is permitted inside the plant.
• Tours involve considerable walking and standing. Accessibility options are available.
• This is a working plant. You must stay with your tour group. Some areas will be loud.
• Parking available for free on-site.

To help expedite the process, please print out and complete the Plant Tour Waiver form and bring it with you to the Open House.

For more Information contact the Education and Outreach office at 216-664-3173

Guild Mission and Purpose

The Urban League Guild is an auxiliary volunteer group of men and women who are a cross-section of our community: serving as ambassadors supporting fund-raising, promoting membership and volunteer opportunities to serve the Urban League of Greater Cleveland.

Guild Members are actively involved with: Working as mentors and support to Education and Youth Development, Day of service Activity that supports the community, Public awareness of the Urban League in the community, Civic Engagement, Fundraising and Urban League events including Black History Month Celebrations, annual Equal Opportunity Day Luncheon and other special projects

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This is a FREE event!!!!!

Healthy Body, Healthy Food, Healthy Fun

For more info email, ULGCG Health Committee Chair

Fonda D. McClain at: fondmac@gmail.com

Brought to you by, Urban League of Greater Cleveland GUILD. Billy L. Sharp, Guild President

Join local tree-expert Dr. Ted Auch and the Doan Brook Watershed Partnership for an educational walk around Lower Lake focused on identification techniques for common native and naturalized trees and plants. Additionally, you will learn why different species of trees grow where they do and how trees/plants relate to storm water and pollution control.

We will meet at the Lower Lake dam (Brook Road). Online registration will be available on our homepage at doanbrookpartnership.org. You can also contact Andrew at 216-325-7781 ext. 6783 or klooster@doanbrookpartnership.org to register.

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A ZeroWasteNEO Workshop

The Sustainable Cleveland ZeroWasteNEO Working Group invites you to attend a brief workshop focused on reducing or eliminating waste from events, including Cuyahoga50, Xtinguish  and Common Ground events.

Anyone involved in event planning, including event organizers, staff, venue coordinators, and caterers are welcome to attend this informative workshop to learn about planning strategies and product alternatives to reduce waste from your events. Information is applicable for events large and small.

Workshop are FREE, however registration is required.

Register here for all workshops 

This session will look at the lake and the river today.  We'll talk about everything from algal blooms, developing new technology and stormwater management to preserve our water supply.  This year is the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga burning.  We'll celebrate the progress we've made over the last five decades.

More information to follow.

7:30 AM - Registration, networking and light breakfast

8:00 - 10:00 AM Program

2 CEU credits available for: Cleveland Engineering Society, BOMA, USGBC LEED, AEE, ASHRAE, pending for AIA HSW

Register early.  Refunds available up to 1 day before the session.

Members of AIA, ASHRAE, C2030D, COSE, CSU, USGBC: $10

Non-Members: $15

REGISTER HERE

Details

Celebrate National Bike to Work Day on May 17th by swinging a leg over your bike and riding it to work! Join thousands of cyclists nationwide as we take to the streets and embrace the power of getting to work under our own power. We do our best to make this day special for local riders, and we hope it stokes the fire for you to consider leaving that car at home at lot more often in the future.

Find Your Hub!

We will have Hub locations all over town for you! What is a Hub? It's a place to meetup with your co-workers, join friends for a group commute, or maybe even park near in order to shorten your route if you're not ready to tackle the whole way. You can even add them as part of your route for fun, as each Hub has something special in store for you as a reward for riding! Something special like FREE coffee, snacks, fruit or something else to brighten your morning.

There will be Hubs for you from 7:00 to 9:00am at:

Downtown @ the Cleveland Bike Rack > 2148 E 4th St > Granola and yogurt parfaits from Fresh Fork Market & Coffee via Bike Cleveland until 9:30am

Lakewood Public Library > Main Branch, 15425 Detroit Avenue > Coffee, water, muffins, fruit, energy bars provided by Lakewood Public Library

University Circle @ Severance Hall > 11001 Euclid Ave > Coffee and snacks from uGO and and University Circle's Sustainable Transportation Advisory Committee

Cleveland Heights @ Edgehill and Overlook Road – one of Northeast Ohio’s most traveled bike routes. Free cyclist coffee, tea, and bagels from Heights Bicycle Coalition

DEWEYS COFFEE > 13201 Shaker Square > Free Coffee, water, and muffins for all bike riders

Kamm's Corners > 5 Points Coffee and Tea > Free coffee and 1 scone for each rider in collaboration with Kamm's Corners Development Corp.

Plus, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority will have a bus parked at The Bike Rack to show people how to use the front loaded bike racks you see on all the buses in their fleet.

Bike to Work Day is proudly supported by: VeloSano

Learn more: HERE

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. -Chinese Proverb

YOU can help increase canopy cover and reduce runoff all while beautifying your yard and your neighborhood - all by planting a tree!

Proper planting and care are essential for young trees to survive and thrive. At this workshop, participants will learn the basics of tree planting and care, including a hands-on tree planting demonstration. An overview of county-wide tree canopy restoration efforts will also be presented.

The $10 registration fee includes one 1.3 Qt. native tree and take-home instructions. Trees are available for a variety of soil and sun/shade conditions - please see tree descriptions below.

Trees are supplied by Riverside Native Trees in Delaware, OH.

Register online here, select your tree type and pay online by credit card.

To register by phone, call Patrick Connolly at 216-524-6580 x1000 and mail a check, payable to Cuyahoga SWCD to: Cuyahoga SWCD, 3311 Perkins Ave., Suite 100, Cleveland, OH 44114. If you are paying by check, you must call to register.

Registration and payment must be received by May 10th