First Day of Spring AND The Great Virginia Greenup
March 20th marks the first day of spring this year, so let’s shake off the indoor doldrums and head outside!
The date also coincides with the start of Keep America Beautiful’s annual nationwide campaign, the Great American Cleanup. As a certified affiliate, we are participating with our efforts for the Great Virginia Greenup from the first day of spring to the first day of summer.
This event focuses on improving the places where we live, work, and play. From March 20th to June 21st, we’ll be organizing and encouraging community improvement projects throughout the state. You can clean-up or green-up your community on your own, with your family, friends, or groups.
Here are some of the activities that you could do to improve the natural and scenic environment near you:
- Pick up litter from roadsides, neighborhoods, beaches, waterways, and parks to support cleaner communities;
- Recycle old or unwanted items rounded up from homes and yards;
- Plant trees, flowers, and community gardens to add beauty and provide for pollinators and wildlife;
- Restore nature trails, parks, and playgrounds to encourage outdoor activity; remove invasive plants to allow native plants to fill in;
- Rejuvenate business districts by painting over graffiti, clearing vacant lots, and trimming overgrown landscaping to boost economic development;
- Check our events calendar for cleanup and other events. Or check out one of our local state Affiliates to see if you can join in an event near you;
- See this tip sheet on what to expect at a group cleanup event.
Once you’ve gone out there and made your impact, let us know what you’ve accomplished! Please report your cleanup or other event on this short form. We’ll enter your name in drawings that will be held throughout the Great Virginia Greenup!
We all have a part to play in making sure our communities are clean and beautiful. The path to a cleaner, greener future starts with you.
Thank you to our 2023 Great Virginia Greenup sponsors:
