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Oct 04

2025 GWCU Independence: Independence Sports Park (LAND) 10.4.25

On October 4th, volunteers across Oregon will unite for the Great Willamette Cleanup, with sites stretching from the river’s headwaters to its confluence with the Columbia. Pick the spot closest to your heart and Get Dirty for Good alongside neighbors, families, and fellow river lovers. Every bag of trash collected and every shoreline restored adds to a healthier, more resilient Willamette River.

Independence Sports Park
252 Deann Drive, Independence, OR 97351
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Oct 04, 2025 09:30am - Oct 04, 2025 12:30pm

Free

WHAT: Join Willamette Riverkeeper for an on land cleanup effort as part of the 2025 Great Willamette Cleanup, at Independence Sports Park. Grab your walking shoes and get dirty for good! Afterwards, please join us for a volunteer appreciation party at Common Fields in downtown Corvallis at 1:30pm.


WHEN & WHERE: Saturday, October 4, 2025 | 9:30AM - 12:30PM 
Meet by the boat ramp at Independence Sports Park (also called North Riverside Park).


DETAILS: Please be on time! We will get started at 9:30AM beginning with a safety briefing and clean up plan. Please dress for the weather, bring water, sunglasses or other eyewear, and wear sturdy closed-toe shoes. Willamette Riverkeeper will provide trash bags, gloves, and trash grabbers.


QUESTIONS? Reach out to Jordan who will be leading the Independence GWCU cleanup event at Jordan Horrell.


Follow along on Instagram and/or Facebook

#GWCU2025 #loveyourwillamette #GetDirty4Good @willamette_riverkeeper


WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER THANKS OUR PARTNER JORDAN HORRELL!