Columbia Cleans Day 2022 is Saturday, March 26!

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.

With the help of grant money, CA provides trash grabbers, vests, maps and bags. CA also picks up all the litter after the event.

Each village organizes their own Columbia Cleans Day effort. Check below for more information on what’s happening in your village!

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Dorsey's Search

Date/time: Saturday, March 26, 9am-noon
Meeting location: Dorsey Hall Pool (4649 Columbia Road)
Clean up area: Open space area behind the pool and the playground area, neighborhood pathways
Point of contact: Nancy Meredith, nmeredith@dorseyssearch.org

Email nmeredith@dorseyssearch.org or call 410-730-4005 to sign up!

Harper's Choice

Date/time: Saturday, March 26, 10am-1pm
Meeting location: Swansfield Pool (5659 Cedar Lane)
Clean up area: Swansfield Pool/Neighborhood Center area
Point of contact: Shelley Wilson, events@harperschoice.org

Hickory Ridge

Date/time: Saturday, March 26, 9am-noon
Meeting location: Hawthorn Center (6175 Sunny Spring)
Clean up area: Trails around the center and park
Point of contact: Emily Rieger, events@hickoryridgevillage.org

Email events@hickoryridgevillage.org to sign up!

Kings Contrivance

Date/time: Saturday, March 26, 10am-1pm
Meeting location: Amherst House (7251 Edenbrook Lane)
Clean up area: Open space and natural areas behind Amherst House and near Dickinson Pool
Point of contact: Luz Elena Borrero, events@villageofkc.org

Long Reach

Date/time: Saturday, March 26, TBD
Meeting location: Stonehouse (6110 Foreland Garth)
Clean up area: Pathway and natural area between Cloudleap Court, Flowerstock Row and Spiral Cut
Point of contact: Tina Addo, events@longreach.org

Click here for more information on Columbia Cleans Day in Long Reach!

Oakland Mills

Date/time: Saturday, March 26, 9am-11am
Meeting location: In front of The Other Barn
Clean up area: Path to bridge over 29 from top of path at Steven’s Forest to bridge
Point of contact: Sandy Cederbaum, manager@oaklandmills.org

Owen Brown

Date/time: Saturday, March 26, 10am-noon
Meeting location: Lake Elkhorn (near parking at the Dockside Lane lot off Cradlerock Way)
Clean up area: Around Lake Elkhorn and the Forebay area
Point of contact: Shelia Green, events@owenbrownvillage.org 

River Hill

Date/time: Saturday, March 26, 10am-noon
Meeting location: Claret Hall in the River Hill Village Center (6020 Daybreak Circle)
Clean up area: Along the pathway behind Columbia Gym and the pathway loop at Linden Linthicum Lane
Point of contact: Lesley Ahmuty, events@villageofriverhill.org 

Town Center

Date/time: Saturday, March 26, 10am-1pm
Meeting location: Patio above the Lakefront fountain near Millie Bailey Park and Whole Foods
Clean up area: Around Lake Kittamaqundi
Point of contact: Lyn Locke, villagemanager@columbiatowncenter.org

Wilde Lake

Date/time: Saturday, March 26, 10am-1pm
Meeting location: Bryant Woods Pool (10451 Green Mountain Circle)
Clean up area: Around the pool
Point of contact: Bess Caplan, besswlvb@gmail.com

We encourage everyone to take a picture during your Columbia Cleans Day event and email them to Open.Space@ColumbiaAssociation.org. You can also post on social media with #ColumbiaCleansDay. 

CA thanks all of the volunteers, as well as the following partners supporting this event: