As part of the Russian national campaign Water of Russia and the Russian national environmental clean-up Green Russia, a clean-up was held in Kumzhenskaya Grove in the water protection zone of the Don and Mertvy Donets rivers. More than 1.5 km of the coastal strip of the Don River and 0.5 km of the Mertvy Donets River were cleared up. Also, during the event, an explanatory campaign was carried out with the population to prevent formation of makeshift dump sites.