Sweep the Hooch is an annual watershed-wide trash cleanup that brings together hundreds of volunteers each year at dozens of parks, tributaries, and access points along the Chattahoochee River!

Volunteers can chose to be walkers/waders or paddlers. Note that each site has a limited amount of volunteer openings. Once a site reaches its capacity, registration for that site will close – so we encourage you to register early.

• WALKERS/WADERS are land-based volunteers who will pick up trash in and around the river or tributaries. Most cleanup sites require getting into shallow water – this is where the trash is. Waders, rain boots, and water shoes are adequate unless noted otherwise in the site description. At some sites, walkers will specifically target invasive, non-native vegetation (such as privet).
• PADDLERS will use kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards and travel between three and five miles per segment while picking up litter. These crafts are useful in collecting debris from portions of the river that cannot be accessed from the land side. Volunteers must provide their own kayaks, canoes, and/or SUPs. Boats are not available on-site.

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