Service Opportunities – National River Cleanup Day

Come help us keep our creeks clean and safe!

The San Francisquito Watershed Council is organizing two (2!) separate events for National River Cleanup Day that are equally beneficial to our local environment. Both aim to remove trash from our waterways; improving water quality, helping preserve habitat for wildlife, and keep our community clean and safe.

Both events will occur simultaneously as part of the wider National River Cleanup Day event. If you want to volunteer, you can choose the event that is best for you.

When: Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Why: to help conserve and protect our natural environment

Cleanup Site #1: San Francisquito Creek Cleanup.

When: 9:00am to 12:00pm (come early to avoid the rush to sign in)

Where: Meet on the corner of Manhattan Ave. and Woodland Ave. in Palo Alto map

Details: Bring some old shoes and old clothes; we’ll bring the gloves, trash/recycle bags, water, snacks, etc. We’ll drop into the dry creek bed and remove trash upstream and downstream.

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Cleanup Site #2: Adobe/Barron Creek floodplain Cleanup – Kayakers needed!

When: 8:45am to 12:00pm-ish. There is plenty to do!

Where: Meet on the corner of E. Bayshore and Elwell Ct. in Palo Alto map

Details: This area is WET this time of year, so we are looking for those with Kayaks! Our kayakers will need plenty of ground support from volunteers on the creek bank, so all those interested please apply. Parking is available on the street, but kayakers may drive up to the creek to launch their boats. Those in the kayaks/canoes will pull trash out of the wet areas, those on the bank will remove trash from the bank and support the kayakers. Depending on time/progress, volunteers may perform other beneficial tasks (such as brush clearing) to enhance the stream environment.

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If you would like more information, you can contact Ryan Navratil at Ryan@SanFrancisquito.org.

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