To kick off the Creek Week Cleanup, the 7th Annual Litter Letter Project will be created at America the Beautiful Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The free, public event begins with a cleanup at 9:00 AM. Cleanup crews will beautify the area and use the collected trash to fill giant letters for a trash art installation. Live music, refreshments, and short remarks from community leaders will follow.

The Pikes Peak Litter Letter Project is a collaborative effort between the Fountain Creek Watershed District, Concrete Coyote, and Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance. This extraordinary event brings together our community to create a remarkable sculpture using trash collected from our local waterways and public lands. It's a powerful demonstration of turning litter into art while highlighting the importance of environmental stewardship.

The Artistic Process:

The Pikes Peak Litter Letter Project begins during Creek Week, our flagship community cleanup program, where volunteers diligently collect trash and debris from our precious waterways. The collected materials, including plastics, cans, and other discarded items, serve as the artistic medium for the sculpture. During Creek Week, Cleanup Crew Leaders register their crew to fill a letter with trash collabortaively creating a word. 

Celebrating Arts Month:

The completed sculpture will be proudly displayed throughout the month of October coinciding with Arts Month, a celebration of creativity and artistic expression in our community. This unique display serves as a powerful reminder of the impact of litter on our natural spaces and the possibilities of transforming waste into something beautiful and thought-provoking.

 For more information and photos of past litter letters, visit the Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance, Litter Letter Project.