{"id":78,"date":"2026-04-29T01:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niagararivermeeting.org\/?p=78"},"modified":"2026-04-29T01:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:59:20","slug":"quakers-clean-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niagararivermeeting.org\/?p=78","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Niagara Waterkeepers&#8217; Clean Sweep 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/niagararivermeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5428-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/niagararivermeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5428-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/niagararivermeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5428-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/niagararivermeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5428-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/niagararivermeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5428-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/niagararivermeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5428-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/niagararivermeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5428-1320x1760.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/niagararivermeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5428-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Niagara River Monthly Meeting went out on a cold rainy morning to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_Park_(Buffalo,_New_York)\">Freedom Park<\/a> on the Niagara River for <a href=\"https:\/\/bnwaterkeeper.org\/springsweep\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/bnwaterkeeper.org\/springsweep\/\">Buffalo Niagara Waterkeepers&#8217; Clean Sweep 2026<\/a>. 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