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River Round Up

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Presenting - Reserved for a major contribution. Includes: Logo on top of event marketing materials, t-shirt, social media, webpage and special recognition at the event.  Recognized on event print marketing materials and radio ads. Invitation to celebration lunch for up to 10 people.   Plaque of recognition to display in your work space. 

Platinum - up to $5,000: Includes:  Logo on event t-shirt, social media, webpage and recognition at the event.  Recognized on pre-event print marketing materials. Invitation to celebration lunch for up to 6 people.  Plaque of recognition to display in your work space. 

Gold - up to $2,500 Includes: Listed on event t-shirt, on social media, webpage and recognition at the event.  Invitation to celebration lunch for up to 4 people.  Certificate of recognition for your work space.

Silver - up to $1,000 Includes: Listed on event t-shirt, on social media, webpage and recognition at the event.  Invitation to celebration lunch for up to 2 people.  Certificate of recognition for your work space.

Bronze - up to $500 Includes:  Listed on event t-shirt, on social media, webpage and recognition at the event.  Invitation to celebration lunch for up to 1 person.

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Celebrate 30 Years of River Cleanup with Us!

This year marks the 30th Annual Licking County River Roundup—a milestone event that brings our community together to make a lasting impact on the health of the Licking River and its tributaries. Let’s make this year’s cleanup the biggest and best yet!

In 2025, our volunteers helped remove:

  • 8,610 pounds of trash
  • 174 tires
  • 1,321 pounds of scrap metal

With 277 dedicated volunteers at 12 different locations, we made a tremendous difference in just one day. Imagine what we can accomplish this fall with even more helping hands!

Thank you to those that helped us celebrate 30 years of environmental stewardship by being part of the solution. Let’s keep our waterways clean, healthy, and thriving—for today and generations to come!

Get your River Round Up SWAG!

Can't participate but want to support River Round Up? Buy a shirt, hoodie or hat and wear it to help us promote the event and celebrate our 30th year cleaning waterways in Licking County. Click the link below - a portion of every sale will go directly to the River Round Up fund!

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Thank you 2025 Sponsors!

2026 River Round Up Poster Contest

Every year, Soil and Water holds a River Round Up poster contest where students submit posters reflecting on water pollution awareness and encouraging others to join the River Round Up. The River Round Up Poster Contest is open to all school-aged youth living in and/or attending school in Licking County (public, private, and home school; K-12).

Posters submitted must reflect water pollution awareness and encourage volunteer participation in the River Round Up.

Poster Awards: $100 is awarded to the student artists of the winning posters (one from each of the three categories, below) and $500 to the student’s school for advancing science and art programming.

The winning poster artwork will be used as the primary electronic marketing images for the 2025 River Round Up event.  Winning posters will be displayed at River Round Up Event sites on September 6, 2025, and in promotional displays around Licking County throughout the year.  

Categories: Elementary (K-4), Middle/Intermediate School (5-8), and High School (9-12). One winner will be chosen from each grade category.

To learn more or to submit a poster, please click on the link below.

2025 Poster Contest Winners

  • High School Winner
    High School Winner

    Lillian Sotkovsky, Newark High School

  • Middle/Intermediate School Winner
    Middle/Intermediate School Winner

    Eva Haylett, Summit Station Intermediate

  • Elementary School Winner
    Elementary School Winner

    Isaac Haylett, Lima Ridge Elementary School

Event Committee

Buckeye Lake for Tomorrow:  Steve Glade  www.buckeyelakefortomorrow.org 

Community Members: Jim & Lynna Kiracofe 

City of Pataskala: Alan Haines - cityofpataskalaohio.gov

City of Heath: Daulton Brown - heathohio.gov

City of Newark: Lindsey Brighton - https://www.newarkohio.gov/

Grove by the River/Goodwill Industries: Lisa Baker - thegrovebytheriver.com

Licking County Health Department: Katie Beaver - lickingcohealth.org

Licking County Recycling: Andrea Krava - lcounty.com/rlc

Licking County Soil & Water Conservation District: Kristy Hawthorne - LickingSWCD.com

Licking Park District: Anne Balogh - lickingparkdistrict.com

Matesich Distributing: Mike Hinger - matesichbeer.com

The Dawes Arboretum: Kathy Annarino- dawesarb.org

Union Township: Paula Greene - uniontownship-licking.com

Village of Hanover:  Nicloe Gieseler - hanoverohio.net

Village of Hebron: CJ Ward - hebronvillage.org

Village of Granville: Debi Walker Yost - granville.oh.us

  • History:  The river clean up brought out hundreds of volunteers who pulled tires, shopping carts and mountains of trash from an 18 mile stretch of the river. Through their efforts, a river that had all but been abandoned, has seen a rebirth of aquatic and bird life. Due to the closing of a canoe livery and the changing of staff, the River Round Up ended in 2003.

    Rebirth:  After a break of eight years, several Licking County and City of Newark agencies came together to bring back the River Round Up in 2011. The recent clean ups have been very successful. In 2014, for the 20th anniversary of the River Round Up, our goal was to continue to branch out into the community and clean up more waterways throughout the county.

    Now:  We have succeeded by expanding the clean up to Pataskala, Union Township, Granville, and Hebron, in addition to maintaining the clean ups in Newark, Blackhand Gorge, St. Louisville, and Buckeye Lake. In 2015, Shackleford's Disposal came on board as our Presenting Sponsor. We added the City of Heath as a new clean up location near Hoback Park and The Dawes Arboretum joined the committee. For 2022, we are looking forward to another successful clean up, new partners and volunteers, and continuing to raise awareness about taking care of our waterways.