Calling all volunteers!

On Saturday, May 9, the Ellsworth community will come together to clean Card Brook during the annual Card Brook Clean-Up. The event is hosted by the City of Ellsworth in collaboration with Frenchman Bay Conservancy and the Ellsworth Moose Lodge.

Volunteers will meet at 9 am in the parking lot at Bangor Pipe & Supply Inc., 55 Foster Street to check in, enter a raffle drawing, and receive instructions. Clean-up activities will continue until 12 noon, followed by a cookout next door at the Ellsworth Moose Lodge, 47 Foster Street.

Volunteers will also have the chance to win gift cards to local businesses through a raffle held during the cookout. The first 50 volunteers at check in the day of will receive a free Keep Card Brook Clean T-shirt designed by a local student artist.

In the event of inclement weather, the clean-up will be rescheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026.

What to bring: Participants should wear sturdy footwear suitable for wet and muddy conditions. Trash bags, work gloves, hand sanitizer, snacks, and bottled water will be provided.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact FBC’s Community Engagement & Partnerships Manager, Jane Parlee, at jane@frenchmanbay.org.