Opportunities From: Mecklenburg County Volunteer Program

The Big Spring Clean takes place on the final day of Creek Week, where hundreds of volunteers gather at sites around Mecklenburg County to remove as much litter from our creeks as we can! The Big Spring Clean 2026 will take place on March 28th, 9 AM- 12 PM.

Parking: Street parking is available along Masonic Drive.  We recommend carpooling if possible.  This site is hosted by the Merry Oaks Neighborhood Association. You can meet them near the Briar Creek Greenway entrance on Masonic to check in and to receive supplies and instructions. 

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. 

What to Wear: This site will be cleaning the stream banks and flood plain around Briar Creek. No hip waders will be supplied. Grabbers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will bring as many as we can. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags. Feel free to bring your own gloves and boots if you’d like! We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants to this event.

Details regarding weather or cancellations will be sent on 3/27/2026. To see other available locations, visit The Big Spring Clean webpage. 

Come out and celebrate Creek Week!

This event is a TRIFECTA Cleanup in partnership with Keep Charlotte Beautiful and Park & Recreation! Volunteers will be tackling Campbell Creek Greenway, surrounding streets, and Campbell Creek by removing litter. At the start of this event, you can choose to clean up the park grounds, walk the surrounding streets, or hop in the stream with our gear!

Parking: Parking at the Greenway trailhead is very limited. Additional parking is available at the Independence Square Shopping Mall, where you can easily park and take a short walk along the sidewalk of Margaret Wallace Rd to the greenway trailhead. Staff will be stationed at the greenway trailhead, with supplies and instructions for each cleanup type.

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. Supplies such as hip waders and grabbers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will bring as many as we can. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags. Feel free to bring your own gloves and boots if you’d like!

What to Wear: We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants to this event.

Details regarding weather or cancellations will be sent on 3/20/2026.

Come learn to fish with us! All skills are welcome.

Learn from the pros with experts from the UNCC Bass Fishing Team and the NC Wildlife Commission! During this event, staff will teach participants how to identify fish, tie knots, and cast a rod, and unhook a fish.

Bait and tackle are provided for all attendees. However, attendees 16 and older will need an NC Fishing License. 

This session will take place at Kid Pond in Ballentyne.

IMPORTANT: Each registration slot will reserve 1 fishing rod. If you are bringing a child who will need a fish rod but you will not, please only register for the child. 

Come learn to fish with us! All skills are welcome.

Learn from the pros with experts from the UNCC Bass Fishing Team and the NC Wildlife Commission! During this event, staff will teach participants how to identify fish, tie knots, and cast a rod, and unhook a fish.

Bait and tackle are provided for all attendees. However, attendees 16 and older will need an NC Fishing License. 

This session will take place at the pond at Hornet's Nest Park! 

IMPORTANT: Each registration slot will reserve 1 fishing rod. If you are bringing a child who will need a fish rod but you will not, please only register for the child. 

Join Charlotte Landscape Management to participate in their Tree X Tree program, where you can learn how to identify native trees and map them using their tree tracking tool! 

This event will involve walking along a greenway for about 1-2 miles and will require the use of a smartphone. We recommende wearing comfortable walking shoes and clothing. 

To learn more about CLM's Tree x Tree program, click HERE. 

Tree maintenance involves caring for trees planted in floodplains to help with stream stability and to provide habitat. During this event, we will be removing invasive plants, pruning, and mulching.

Parking: Street parking is available in front of the lot and along Chilton. You can meet staff at a table set up in front of the lot at the listed address for registration and to receive supplies and instructions. 

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. Supplies such as gloves. pruners, shovels, and other items needed for the trees will be supplies by our staff. You are welcome to bring your own gloves if you like.

What to Wear: We recommend wearing shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty!

Additional details, including weather or cancellations, will be sent on 3/13/2026. To see all other upcoming events, visit our main Registration Page.

The Big Spring Clean takes place on the final day of Creek Week, where hundreds of volunteers gather at sites around Mecklenburg County to remove as much litter from our creeks as we can! The Big Spring Clean 2026 will take place on March 28th, 9 AM- 12 PM.

Parking: Parking is available in the target parking deck at that location. You can meet staff at the Little Sugar Creek Greenway entrance behind Cookout for registration and to receive supplies and instructions. 

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. 

What to Wear: Supplies such as hip waders and grabbers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will bring as many as we can. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags. Feel free to bring your own gloves and boots if you’d like! We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants to this event.

Details regarding whether add-on vouchers or cancellation will be sent on 3/27/2026. To see other available locations, visit The Big Spring Clean webpage. 

The Big Spring Clean takes place on the final day of Creek Week where hundreds of volunteers gather at sites around Mecklenburg County to remove as much litter from our creeks as we can! The Big Spring Clean 2026 will take place on March 28th, 9 AM- 12 PM.

Parking: Parking is available in the Lowes parking lot or at nearby shopping centers. You can meet staff at the Toby Creek Greenway entrance for registration and to receive supplies and instructions. 

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. 

What to Wear: Supplies such as hip waders and grabbers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will bring as many as we can. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags. Feel free to bring your own gloves and boots if you’d like! We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants to this event.

Details regarding whether add-on vouchers or cancellation will be sent on 3/27/2026. To see other available locations, visit The Big Spring Clean webpage. 

The Big Spring Clean takes place on the final day of Creek Week, where hundreds of volunteers gather at sites around Mecklenburg County to remove as much litter from our creeks as we can! The Big Spring Clean 2026 will take place on March 28th, 9 AM- 12 PM.

Parking: Parking is available in the parking lot closest to Floor and Décor. You can meet staff at the Little Sugar Creek Greenway near the back of this parking lot for registration and to receive supplies and instructions. 

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. 

What to Wear: Supplies such as hip waders and grabbers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will bring as many as we can. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags. Feel free to bring your own gloves and boots if you’d like! We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants to this event.

Details regarding weather or cancellations will be sent on 3/27/2026. To see other available locations, visit The Big Spring Clean webpage. 

The Big Spring Clean takes place on the final day of Creek Week, where hundreds of volunteers gather at sites around Mecklenburg County to remove as much litter from our creeks as we can! The Big Spring Clean 2026 will take place on March 28th, 9 AM- 12 PM.

Parking: Parking is available in the parking lot in front of the park. You can meet staff at the Paw Creek Greenway entrance behind the playground for registration and to receive supplies and instructions. 

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. 

What to Wear: Supplies such as hip waders and grabbers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will bring as many as we can. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags. Feel free to bring your own gloves and boots if you’d like! We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants to this event.

Details regarding weather or cancellations will be sent on 3/27/2026. To see other available locations, visit The Big Spring Clean webpage. 

The Big Spring Clean takes place on the final day of Creek Week, where hundreds of volunteers gather at sites around Mecklenburg County to remove as much litter from our creeks as we can! The Big Spring Clean 2026 will take place on March 28th, 9 AM- 12 PM.

Parking: Parking is available in the parking lot in front of the park. You can meet staff at the park entrance for registration and to receive supplies and instructions. 

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. 

What to Wear: Supplies such as hip waders and grabbers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will bring as many as we can. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags. Feel free to bring your own gloves and boots if you’d like! We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants to this event.

Details regarding weather or cancellations will be sent on 3/27/2026. To see other available locations, visit The Big Spring Clean webpage. 

The Big Spring Clean takes place on the final day of Creek Week, where hundreds of volunteers gather at sites around Mecklenburg County to remove as much litter from our creeks as we can! The Big Spring Clean 2026 will take place on March 28th, 9 AM- 12 PM.

Parking: Parking is available in the parking lot in front of the greenway entrance. You can meet staff at the greenway entrance for registration and to receive supplies and instructions. 

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. 

What to Wear: Supplies such as hip waders and grabbers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will bring as many as we can. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags. Feel free to bring your own gloves and boots if you’d like! We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants to this event.

Details regarding weather or cancellations will be sent on 3/27/2026. To see other available locations, visit The Big Spring Clean webpage. 

The Big Spring Clean takes place on the final day of Creek Week where hundreds of volunteers gather at sites around Mecklenburg County to remove as much litter from our creeks as we can! The Big Spring Clean 2026 will take place on March 28th, 9 AM- 12 PM.

Parking: Parking is available in the lot in front of the park. Staff will be located near the greenway entrance with supplies and instructions. 

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. 

What to Wear: Supplies such as hip waders and grabbers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will bring as many as we can. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags. Feel free to bring your own gloves and boots if you’d like! We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants to this event.

Details regarding weather or cancellation will be sent on 3/27/2026. To see other available locations, visit The Big Spring Clean webpage. 

During Stream Cleanup, Volunteer will be removing litter from the stream and surrounding areas. Not all volunteers have to enter the water. You can choose to stick to the stream banks and drainage area.

Parking: Parking is available in the parking lot in front of the park. You can meet staff at the shelter by the playground for registration and to receive supplies and instructions. 

What to Bring: To limit single-use plastic, please bring a filled reusable water bottle. 

What to Wear: Supplies such as hip waders and grabbers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will bring as many as we can. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags. Feel free to bring your own gloves and boots if you’d like! We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants to this event.

Details regarding weather or cancellations will be sent on 3/13/2026. To see all other upcoming events, visit our main Registration Page. 

Volunteers will help to remove trash from Long Creek and Dixon Branch.