24th Annual Darby Creek/Cobbs Creek Cleanup, Saturday April 26.

"It"s a big watershed,.somebody's gotta clean it."

2008 Sites and Captains

To Volunteer or for more information

Pictures from the 2008 Cleanup

Jacuzzi in Cobbs Creek near the Blue Bell

Like a ribbon of green beauty, the Darby Creek watershed flows through 77 square miles, 31 municipalities and four counties from Radnor to Tinicum, and on Saturday, April 26, volunteers will once more gather to clean up the accumulated tires, shopping carts and other debris from the creek we all share. "This is the 24th year for the cleanup," said Jan Haigis, Cleanup Co-Coordinator. "We really live in a very beautiful area and this is a chance to really make a difference. It's a lot of work but it's also a lot of fun."

The DCVA cleanup began in 1984 when stalwart volunteers who live along the "Crick" were able to see the beauty beyond the trash and organized a cleanup on the last Saturday in April. Delaware County joined in by providing dumpsters so that everything that got taken out of the Creek got hauled away. Every year more and more sites were added.  "Last year we were in 30 individual sites up and down both Darby and Cobbs Creek" said Haigis. She continued, "It is amazing what we find.....Last year we found a Jacuzzi near the Blue Bell and a few years ago we hauled out an entire couch with fish in the cushions. It's always something different."

People who know of an area of the Creek that needs cleaning are asked to become Captains and organize a cleanup crew for that area. "DCVA can help with publicity, t-shirts, bags and gloves, but the work itself is done by literally hundreds of volunteers who love the creek," Haigis said. "It truly is a labor of love." For information about the 2008 Cleanup or to volunteer call (610) 583-0788, visit www.darbyhistory.com or www.dcva.org.