Adopt-a-Launch
We are seeking volunteers to help maintain canoe and kayak put-ins and take-outs on the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord rivers. This is an extension of our annual Rivers Cleanup event and a strictly volunteer program. You are invited to adopt a put-in near your home or by your favorite stretch of river.
Keeping put-ins clean and safe enhances the quality of outdoor experiences for our SuAsCo community, improves recreational resources, and encourages all visitors to our watershed to reduce litter and pack out waste.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
By signing up, you volunteer to:
- Visit your adopted launch site roughly once a week between May 1 and Oct 31
- Pick up accumulated litter and dispose of trash items with your regular household waste. If you encounter items too large to dispose of that way, please alert the OARS Office (office@oars3rivers.org), and we will work with your town to have them picked up.
- Provide photographs of your launch site and your work there to keep it safe and clean. Candid shots of you working at your sites are strongly encouraged, as are before-and-after shots to show the impact of your hard work (we’ll feature some in Otter News or on Social Media).