We all have a responsibility for keeping our precious natural areas litter-free. CA is proud to support Columbia Cleans Day, a long-standing tradition that gives everyone the opportunity to help the environment in their own backyard.
Columbia Cleans Day started as an Earth Day celebration. Residents were encouraged to pick up trash and then leave it at any CA tot lot or monument. Then, the Open Space crew would go out to every single spot to see if there was any trash left. There was even one point where the crew gathered up the trash and relocated it in one pile and called it “Trash Mountain,” showing how much trash was picked up just from this one day by the residents.
Eventually, it became a more formalized event and CA wanted to provide even more support. With the help of grant money, CA provides trash grabbers, vests, maps and bags. CA also picks up all the litter after the event. Columbia Cleans Day now has been going strong for more than 20 years!
Each village organizes their own Columbia Cleans Day effort. Check below for more information on what’s happening in your village!
Date/time: Saturday, April 11 from 9am-12pm
Meeting location: Dorsey Hall Pool (4649 Columbia Road)
Clean up area: Open space area behind the pool and the playground area, neighborhood pathways
Click here for more information about Columbia Cleans Day in Dorsey’s Search!
Date/time: Saturday, April 18, 10am-12pm.
Meeting location: Swansfield Pool (5659 Cedar Lane)
Clean up area: Swansfield Pool/Neighborhood Center area
Date/time: Saturday, April 11 from 9:30am-11am
Meeting location: Hawthorn Center (6175 Sunny Spring)
Clean up area: Trails around the center and park
Email events@hickoryridgevillage.org to sign up!
Date/time: Saturday, March 21 from 10am-1pm
Meeting location: Amherst House (7251 Edenbrook Lane)
Clean up area: Open space and natural areas behind Amherst House and near Dickinson Pool
Click here for more information about Columbia Cleans Day in Kings Contrivance!
Date/time: Sunday, March 22 from 9am-11am
Meeting locations: Jeffers Hill Pool, 6031 Tamar Dr.
Clean up area: Pathway behind the lot
Oakland Mills is not holding a Columbia Cleans Day event this year. Please check the Oakland Mills website for more event-related information.
Date/time: TBD
Meeting location: Owen Brown Community Center (6800 Cradlerock Way)
Clean up area: Trail around neighborhood
Date/time: Saturday, March 21 from 10am-12pm
Meeting location: Columbia Gym (6151 Day Long Lane)
Clean up area: Trails near Columbia Gym
Click here to learn more about Columbia Cleans Day in River Hill!
Date/time: Saturday, April 11 from 10am-1pm
Meeting location: Park near Millie Bailey Park and Whole Foods (10227 Wincopin Circle)
Clean up area: Around Lake Kittamaqundi
Date/time: Saturday, March 21 from 9am-11am
Meeting location: Running Brook Pool Rd
Clean up area: Clean up around the pool area
Click here to learn more about Columbia Cleans Day in Wilde Lake!
