Join us this May & June as we hit the rivers for the 2019 Platte and Betsie River Clean Sweeps!
Upper Platte River Clean Sweep Thursday May 30, 2019 
Betsie River Clean Sweep Saturday June 8th, 2019
To sign up for either event please contact John Ransom at john@benziecd.org or (231) 882-4391

Each year the stewards of Benzie County gather to clean up the Platte and Betsie rivers. The BCD along with our partners from the Boardman River Clean Sweep and the Traverse Area Paddle Club will join with folks from across the region to help keep these rivers as beautiful as possible. 

The 2018 Platte and Betsie River Clean Sweeps were a smashing success! We would like to thank all the volunteers who came out and did the dirty work. Hope to see you all again next year!

​See below for a summary and pictures from each event.

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Upper Platte River Clean Sweep

On Thursday May 31st, 2018 the BCD,  in partnership with the Boardman River Clean Sweep and the Traverse Area Paddle Club hosted a clean up of the upper Platte River. In total 21 volunteers collected about 250 pounds of trash from the upper Platte River from Veterans Park downstream to the Deadstream Road crossing. Report can be found here. 

Betsie River Clean Sweep

On Saturday June 9th, 2018 the BCD, in partnership with the Boardman River Clean Sweep and the Traverse Area Paddle Club, hosted a cleanup of the Betsie River. In total 54 volunteers collected almost 300 pounds of trash from the Betsie including countless tangles of fishing line and hooks! Report can be found here.