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Location: Arcade Park near Omni Drive (5613 Omni Dr.)

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Difficulty Level: 4 – 5

A group of dedicated Carmichael residents meets each Friday to focus on cleaning up Arcade Creek and the surrounding area. Difficulty level for this event is between 4-5. Water levels vary and the embankment is steep.

This week the group will be meeting near Omni Drive and entering the creek at that location. There are many heavy items to remove from the creek.

Location: 7200 Munson Way

Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Come join in Environmental Stewardship by removing roadside litter and assessing the litter collected by the use of a mobile survey application.

We aim to meet at the A Robinson Recycle Center in the Florin Towne Center parking lot. The goal is to collect roadside litter for an aggregated estimate of litter by category.

Each bag collected by volunteers will be emptied onto a tarp for an assessment and then disposed of into the proper receptacle. Data is entered as a total of all the bags assessed.

We encourage all active community members and college students to attend.

Location: Luther Burbank High School

Time: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Come join high school students clean up around Luther Burbank and also brainstorm litter abatement ideas afterwards. The clean up will occur from 3 – 5 p.m. with a forum to follow to discuss initiatives of the upcoming Florin Road Community Beautification Project.

Location: 2115 6th Street

Time: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Please join us for a light trash pick at Southside Park in downtown Sacramento. Coffee and donuts provided. Much appreciate your support. Bring buckets and grabbers. Meet great neighbors. Meet in Playground area.

Location: 7452 Hespera Way, Citrus Heights

Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Difficulty Level: 4 – 5

Arcade Creek running by Stock Ranch Nature Preserve needs some SPIU love. The creek is lined with trash trees and clogged with trash dams. There are multiple shopping carts and tires to be extracted. Pallets as well.

The creek top rim has uneven ground with thick brush. Watch out for poison oak. The trash is in the sandy creek bed and in trees/bushes that line the creek. There are many down tree trunks in the creek that you may need to climb over or under. Waders are recommended. Although, some spots may be reached with boots.

Bags will be provided. Please bring grabbers, gloves, buckets, rubber boots, waders, rope, cultivators, and vests.

Plenty of easy safe parking near the site. Please park on the side of home at 7452 Hespera Way, Citrus Heights.

Location: 2600 Tierra Grande Circle

Time: 10 a.m.

Difficulty Level: 4 – 5

This is a level 4+ cleanup event on a part of the river that gets little foot traffic other than fisherman. Terrain is steep hillside, wild riverbank and slippery rocks. There is some wading involved and thick underbrush in some areas. There are some limited trails along the water, but waders or really tall boots will be needed to navigate the bank.

There is ample street parking available right by the easement/trail we’ll use to access the river.

The plan is to gather, bag and stack what we can find by the river for pickup by boat the next day.

Location: Skate Park at 28th and B streets in Sutter’s Landing Park

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Join volunteers as they come together for a Krashmas holiday theme event by cleaning up the streets around 28th and B streets near Sutter’s Landing Park. Attendees will receive a free gift from Santa.