Chilliwack Vedder River Cleanup Coalition was formed in spring 2002. The founders consist of anglers, birdwatchers, conservationists and biologists. It unites a group of citizens who are concerned about the increasing amount of garbage being left along the Chilliwack/Vedder River. We have two major objectives:

• By using an "adopt-a-stream" model, to organize groups and individual volunteers to clean up the river.
• To educate the public on the value of the river and the need to keep it clean.

Since 2002, CVRCC has hosted 29 river cleanups, including 8 Rivers Day celebrations. Over 4,000 volunteers have participated and each cleanup is four hours long, resulting in over 16,000 hours of volunteer work!

Currently there are 25 groups involved in the Adopt-a-River program.

Since 2002, over 60 tonnes of garbage have been removed from the Chilliwack Vedder River riparian areas.