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Day 2 of a 6-day cleanup–the BIGGEST of the Year! State and local agencies combine forces with SPIU for the first time to remove trash from the floodplain before the water rises. We’ll pile debris ahead of power equipment cleanup to occur Oct. 10-14.

This will be hard work (category 3-4) and will be in the vicinity of occupied (notified) camps, but occupants are cooperative. Site is dry except right along the creek; rubber boots not necessary.

Please bring your own water and tools (none provided). Ages 18 and over only. Closest address is 3 El Camino Avenue. Enter through the gate on El Camino and proceed to the floodplain below the levee road. Signs will be posted on El Camino to signal the pull-in spot. Please arrive on time because we will have to lock the gate behind us.

Location: Steelhead Creek at El Camino Avenue. Closest address is 3 El Camino Ave.

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Difficulty Level: 3-4

Days 3, 4, 5, and 6-day of the BIGGEST cleanup of the year!  On each of these four days State and local agencies will bring in their heavy equipment to remove trash, including all of the trash gathered by SPIU volunteers on the previous Saturday and Sunday.  Any volunteer work on these four days is greatly appreciated.

Please bring your own water and tools (none provided). Ages 18 and over only. Closest address is 3 El Camino Avenue. Enter through the gate on El Camino and proceed to the floodplain below the levee road. Please arrive on time because we will have to lock the gate behind us.

Location: Steelhead Creek at El Camino Avenue. Closest address is 3 El Camino Ave.

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Difficulty Level: 3-4

Interested in a FREE tour of the Sacramento Water Treatment Plant? Learn how all the trash is removed and the water is cleaned?   RegionalSan (Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant) offers a free tour to see how our water (especially our storm and creek waters) is filtered and cleaned.

If interested, please visit the links below to register yourself (and hopefully others) so we can learn how our City and County process water and all the TRASH that gets in there, from our storm drains and gutters to our creeks and canals.

There are two remaining dates available with limited space left. Please reserve through the link below and is first come, first served.

• Thursday, October 13, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• AND Saturday, October 22, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

https://www.regionalsan.com/general…/tour-reservation-form

Location: RegionalSan Water Treatment Plant, 8521 Laguna Station Road, Elk Grove

Time: 9 a.m. – noon

Visit their virtual our online!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-6qneroEco

A group of dedicated Carmichael residents meets each Friday on Cameron Ranch Drive at Garfield. Clean up will focus on Arcade Creek, Garfield Ave. and surrounding area. Bring waterproof boots  if you think you are inclined to get trash directly out of the creek. Parking and meet up is on Cameron Ranch Dr.

Location: Cameron Ranch Drive and Garfield, Carmichael

Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Difficulty Level: between 2 – 5, depending on the terrain you wish to focus on

Join this fun and festive  “MOOP Your City” trash collection event organized by Sacramento Valley Spark. What is MOOP? Coined by the Burning Man Project and further extending the ‘Leave No Trace’ motto, MOOP is an acronym for “Matter Out of Place”, a way of referring to anything that is not originally of the land on which we live and play.  Bring your gloves and bucket for this beach cleanup.

Location: Sutter’s Landing Park

Time: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.