“NEK Litter Cleanup & Fundraiser for Earthjustice”
The NEK Cleanup Crew encourages our community to help clean up litter while raising money for Earthjustice, a nationwide non-profit environmental law organization that protects people’s health, preserves natural environments, defends wildlife and promotes clean energy.
Sponsor our litter cleanup
Find our dedicated online donation page at
We are pairing our national fundraising efforts with making a local impact.
Our cleanup volunteers are asking you to sponsor our efforts.
Casella is accepting 1 ton of litter pro bono.
Dana Patoine will deliver the litter to the St. J Transfer Station on September 12th.
Attention Volunteers
The litter cleanup will be scheduled the week of September 6th through September 12th.
Locations and times will be listed on Greenup Vermont’s Website. Link coming soon.
We selected locations that have a hefty load of litter.
Would you be interested in volunteering to cleanup litter?
Please sign up so we can keep you informed.
Contact: Tara Lynn Scheidet:
Email: taralynn (at) earthbitch.com
Phone: 802-467-9036 (land-line)
Prizes
Sponsors donated prizes for the cleanup; two tickets for the Spirit of Ethan Allen, two tickets to VINS and a gift bag from Kingdom trails (trail passes not included.) If you volunteer you will be automatically entered into a raffle.
List of Litter Cleanup Locations
St J Rail Trail Litter Cleanup Sunday September 7th 9AM – 12PM
Meeting location at the St J Welcome Center Parking lot
Cleanup Crew Led by Val Elliott
Duck Pond and Willoughby Forest Cleanup Thursday September 11th 4:30PM – 7:30PM
Meeting location at the Mount Hor parking lot in Westmore
Cleanup Crew Led by Evan Scheidet
River Road in St Johnsbury Cleanup Sunday September 7th 9AM – 12PM
Meeting Location Arnold Park
Cleanup Crew led by Tara Lynn Scheidet
South end of Willoughby Cleanup TBD
Cleanup Crew led by Christopher DiPietro

Old trash buried under leaves near Duck Pond July 2025

Litter along old rest stop on route 5 in Sutton, VT.

Greenup Vermont effort 2014 – You never know what you are going to find.