North Carolina the Beautiful: Statewide Cleanup

America 250 NC has partnered with the DNCR Green Team to coordinate “North Carolina the Beautiful,” a statewide cleanup initiative throughout 2026. Education and stewardship of our state’s natural resources are core to the mission of our department. Find a cleanup near you or register a local cleanup and join us in protecting the places we love for another 250 years and beyond. 

A group of people clean a littered creek. One person stands in knee-deep water, handing a piece of trash to another. Others gather debris near a canoe.
Volunteers on foot and canoe removing trash from a marshy area, circa 1990. Image courtesy of NC State Parks

Register your cleanup for our events calendar

COMING SOON: Download resources for hosting cleanup events.

DNCR has compiled a guide to hosting cleanups in your community or at your site, including a supply list, pledge for volunteers, day-of implementation guide, and data measurement instructions. 

Submit data and photos from your event.

We want to know how much trash you diverted from your community! Submit collection data and event photos.

Please reach out to Anne-Elisabeth Baker, DNCR Green Team coordinator (sustainability@dncr.nc.gov) with any questions. 

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