The Creekbeds are Dry: Let’s Haul Out More Trash
by Deb Kramer
I was talking with two city staff members in July, and we thought that with the creeks so dry right now, we should hold a community challenge to remove that legacy trash that has been embedded in our creeks for years. Hence, the Summer Clean Creek Challenge. The goal:
10 cleanups
10 tons of trash removed
1,000 volunteers
Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful and Friends of Los Gatos Creek have organized several events in July and August to do exactly that.
Upcoming events are:
Sat 7/11 – 8 AM to 11 AM
Location: Various locations along Los Gatos Creek, San Jose and Campbell
Completed: .33 tons removed, 27 volunteers
Sat 7/18 – 9 AM to 12 PM
Location: Coyote Creek at Galveston Ave and Sunnyside Dr – 2114 Galveston Ave, San Jose Completed: 2 tons removed, 33 volunteers
Sat 8/22 – 9 AM to 11 AM
Location: Coyote Creek at Galveston Ave and Sunnyside Dr – 2114 Galveston Ave, San Jose
Completed: 3 tons removed, 49 volunteers
Sat 8/29 – 9 AM to 12 PM
Location: Coyote Creek at Roosevelt Park – 900 E. Santa Clara, San Jose
Sun 8/30 – 9 AM to 11 AM
Location: Hellyer County Park – Silver Creek Valley along Coyote Creek
6039 Silver Creek Valley Rd, San Jose
Sat 9/12 – 9 AM – 11 AM
Location: Various locations along Los Gatos Creek, San Jose and Campbell Register
Additional corporate-sponsored events have been held. Many of these dates are co-hosted by San Jose City Council members, Santa Clara County Parks, and the Sierra Club Guadalupe Regional Group
We hope you’ll join us.
