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Lee County Conservation in Iowa is rallying volunteers for an Earth Day workday that will restore wildlife habitats and clean up the Heron Bend Conservation Area. The April event reminds us that protecting our planet is a year-round commitment, not just a once-a-year celebration.
Hundreds of volunteers in Poland don reflective vests on rainy spring nights to carry migrating frogs and toads safely across a deadly roadway. The citizen-led "Frog Patrol" has rescued 18,000 amphibians since launching three years ago.
Over 4,000 New Jersey volunteers collected nearly 170,000 pieces of trash from state beaches in 2025, with their data helping ban single-use plastics. The state's longest-running beach cleanup event continues this Saturday at 80-plus locations.
A New Jersey community is rallying together to protect local waterways during their 20th annual stream cleanup event. Hundreds of volunteers will remove trash from the John Clyde Stream to improve water quality for the entire region.
More than 50 volunteers gathered in Ocean Springs, Mississippi to honor a local environmental champion's legacy while pulling hundreds of pounds of trash from their beloved coastline. The annual event nearly doubled in size from last year, proving community spirit grows stronger with time.
Five hundred volunteers turned out for Fort Myers Beach's 11th annual cleanup, pulling nearly three quarters of a ton of trash from the shoreline. The growing event shows how community action can make a real difference for local wildlife and natural spaces.
Forty years ago, a simple beach cleanup idea launched a global movement that has mobilized 19 million volunteers across 155 countries. Congress just honored the International Coastal Cleanup's stunning achievement of removing over 400 million pounds of trash from our oceans and waterways.
Hundreds of volunteers will honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy this Monday by removing invasive plants and restoring natural habitats at two local parks. The community service events turn MLK Day into a hands-on celebration of environmental stewardship.