- 1212.May.SundayNo events
- 1313.May.MondayNo events
- 1414.May.Tuesday
ARPF - Invasive Plant Patrol Meet Up
Ready to tackle those pesky weeds? Join our Invasive Plant Patrol on May 14th, and let’s show those invaders who’s boss! We’ll be surveying and pulling Broom plants, so grab your friends, coworkers, and family, and let’s pull together for a day of environmental stewardship on the Parkway!
**All ages and skill levels are welcome**Link to sign up: https://apps.arpf.org/volunteer-opportunities?VO=556 - 1515.May.Wednesday
River City Waterway Alliance - Rudy and Margarita's Northgate Cleanup
Park at Camp Pollock. Parking is free.
Rudy and Margarita will be FOLLOWING THE GOATS on this cleanup starting at the entrance to Camp Pollock and cleaning the roads, trails, and woodlands nearby.Sturdy shoes/boots are recommended. This will be a easy level event with a short walk. RCWA will provide bags, but please bring along your grabbers, buckets, and gloves – a limited number of loaner buckets and grabbers may be available.AGE LIMIT: This event is not suitable for minors under 16 years old. Minors older than 16 are invited, but must be supervised by a responsible adult.As with all events shared on RCWA, participation is performed solely at your own risk. Please place safety FIRST and do only what you feel comfortable doing. Moreover, participants will be required to sign a Release and Waiver form if they have not done so previously.Thank you!
River City Waterway Alliance
“Restoring & Protecting Our Waterways”
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https://www.youtube.com/@rivercitywaterway - 1616.May.Thursday
River City Waterway Alliance - Margarita and Rudy's Discovery Park Woodlands Cleanup
We will be meeting back at the Archery range parking lot. Parking passes will be available there.Margarita and Rudy will be leading us on a hike up the bike trail to cleanup sites nearby. We will be working in a dense wooded area near the American River. There is poison oak, so long sleeves and pants are recommended. RCWA will provide bags, but please bring along your sturdy footwear, grabbers, buckets, and gloves – a limited number of loaner buckets and grabbers may be available.As with all events shared on RCWA, participation is performed solely at your own risk. Please place safety FIRST and do only what you feel comfortable doing. Moreover, participants will be required to sign a Release and Waiver form if they have not done so previously.Overall, be safe, have fun and get some “Exercise with a Purpose”!Thank you!River City Waterway Alliance
“Restoring & Protecting Our Waterways”Instagram @RiverCityWaterwayAllianceLink to Events:
https://www.facebook.com/rivercitywaterwayalliance/eventsUC IPM - Moles, Voles, and Gophers!
Burrowing rodents like moles, voles, and gophers can wreak havoc in the garden and landscape. This webinar will discuss how best to manage these pests.
https://ucanr.edu/sites/ucipm-community-webinars/
- 1717.May.Friday
River City Waterway Alliance - Ali's Friday Creek Cleanup
We will continue to partner with Arcade Creek – Adopt A Creek Project to focus on another infamously trashed stretch of this 16.2 mile creek. We will once again meet at Herzog’s Surgical, and will work upstream towards Hidden Oaks Apartments where we we previously performed 11 cleanups this year. This is our last untouched section in our quest to clean the 5 mile stretch from the Capitol City freeway all the way upstream to the Citrus Heights city line.We will park in the back near the gate and walk to Arcade Creek. Please arrive on time as the complex is somewhat expansive and the route to our meeting spot could be confusing.Please bring LOTS of water or other hydration and only do what you are comfortable doing. As always, you can leave whenever you want or need.This cleanup will have some challenging access spots into the creek and may require a rope to get into the channel, however, there are some flat spots as well for easy pickin’.The event will range in difficulty from moderate to hard and may not be suitable for children under the age of 16. There will be something for almost everyone as we will be cleaning in the creek and up above, on land.We will provide bags, but please bring along your sturdy WATERPROOF footwear, grabbers, buckets, and gloves – a limited number of loaner buckets and grabbers may be available. There will be water in the creek, fairly deep in a few spots. Participants will be required to wear rain boots or waders if they intend to get into the water. The water is quite chilly this time of year. Entry into any waters is always optional.As with all events shared on our Page, participation is performed solely at your own risk. Please place safety FIRST and do only what you feel comfortable doing. Moreover, participants will be required to sign a Release and Waiver form if they have not done so previously.Overall, be safe, have fun and get some “Exercise with a Purpose”!, as Bill Templin says. Thank you!Arcade Creek Adopt-A-Creek Project
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https://www.facebook.com/rivercitywaterwayalliance - 1818.May.Saturday
Spring Service Day - Rancho Cordova
Join the City of Rancho Cordova and Rancho Cordova In Action for Spring Service Day on Saturday, May 18, 2024. At this inaugural event, residents and organizing partners will celebrate service in Rancho Cordova and reignite our community’s passion for volunteerism.
Residents will have the opportunity to volunteer for one of over a dozen projects throughout the day, make in-kind donations and more. Prior to heading to individual project sites, volunteers will gather at Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Drive, to kick the day off with tasty food, fun activities and high-energy performances with other wonderful service-minded people.
From park clean-ups, to mural painting and home renovations, there will be something for everyone at Spring Service Day.
American River Bike Fest - American River Parkway Foundation
Whether you’re a hardcore rider or just like to get out for a cruise, the American River Bike Fest has something for everyone. This is not a timed ride, but rather an opportunity to get outside, give back and make some new connections and memories.
The morning will begin at William B. Pond Park with staggered start times starting at 6 a.m. Along the way, riders will be able to stop at different rest stops and enjoy snacks and services.
All riders will meet back at William B. Pond Park after their rides for a festival with food, libations, raffle, activities, live music from The Leaping Blennies, and more!
CCA - Dump Day 5/18
Dump Day
8:00am
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11:00am
4450 Roseville Rd, North Highlands, Sacramento, CA, 95660
Elk Grove Anti-Trash - North Laguna Creek Area
Sometimes we return to our popular spots to do a little maintenance and mop up. These areas are often heavily used, and frequented by campers and then abandoned.
We will have plenty of trash from abandoned camps as well as regular trail trash. Will be looking under the bushes, along the fence line, along the grass edge to get this place looking good again. For anybody willing to head down to the shoreline going westward, you’ll find some washout trash as well as some tumbled down trash from camps.
Best places to park would be across the street from the Laguna Creek Apartments at the UA Laguna Village theaters. You can also park along Center Parkway just west of the tiny park where we will be staging the trash.
We recommend wearing rubber boots since we will be in weeds and foxtails, and a little bit of stickers. You can also wear hiking boots with gaiters to protect your ankles and legs from stickers.
The terrain will be somewhat uneven, since we will be occasionally off trail and down slopes.
We hope to work all the way Westward to the channel that has trash and some rocky slopes (and across Center Parkway to the channel on the other side), and then eastward all the way to Bruceville Road.New to cleanups? Please arrive early to get signed in and get gear. If you have supplies, please bring your own gloves, buckets, bags, but we have items for you. Loaner buckets, gloves, grabbers, vests, bags.
Please wear appropriate clothing, boots or closed-toe shoes (as recommended above), sunscreen, bug spray, hats, and bring your own water.
All cleanups are done at your own risk, but safety first! Our trash safety talk starts promptly at 9:00 am.
See you soon!!
Let’s Clean Elk Grove together!RCWA - Strawberry Manor Neighborhood Cleanup
Thanks to the City of Sacramento’s Neighborhood Clean-Up Grant Program, Sacramento Area Creeks Council is partnering with River City Waterway Alliance to clean the Strawberry Manor Neighborhood which sits at the northeast corner of the confluence of Arcade and Steelhead Creeks. We hope to remove trash that is not only a blight, but that also has a high potential for making its way into storm drains and adjacent waterways.This event will be fairly easy and appropriate for all ages, however, children under 16 must be supervised by an adult. Please park on the street adjacent to Strawberry Manor Park.SACC and RCWA will provide bags and will haul away the trash, but please bring along your sturdy footwear, grabbers, buckets and gloves – a limited number of loaner buckets, gloves and grabbers may be available.As with all events shared by SACC and RCWA, participation is performed solely at your own risk. Please place safety FIRST and do only what you feel comfortable doing. Moreover, participants will be required to sign a Release and Waiver form if they have not done so previously.Thank you!Sacramento Area Creeks Council
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https://www.facebook.com/rivercitywaterwayallianceSac Picks it Up - McKinley Park Trash Dash
Plan to come out for our monthly Trash Dash, and this is our quarterly event sponsored by the City of Sacramento Recycling and Solid Waste division. We will be there, and Mother Nature has a sunny day in store for us! This is a very family friendly event, and also a great opportunity for any local students to get community service credits.Neighborhood Clean-up Grant Awardee: With the help of Friends of East Sacramento, MESA has received a grant from the city’s Recycling and Solid Waste division to support our Trash Dash quarterly. We will be focusing on the Northern Alhambra Corridor (B Street to J Street between 28th and Alhambra Blvd). This of course includes McKinley Park and Miwok Middle School. Our grant is $800 for this quarter and will cover supplies for our efforts and refreshments. This grant is intended to help clean up our local areas while also increasing recycling education and efforts. We’ll have trash grabbers and trash bags—as well as recycling bags to put anything that can be recycled in. Our awesome Parks team will be out with the Tool Trailer so we can really get things done. Come out, meet some new friends and make our neighborhood shiny. Our group will be out there from 10 am until noon, meeting up by the duck pond. Bring work gloves if you have them, and stay hydrated!See lessRiver City Waterway Alliance - Walk on the Wildside
River City Waterway Alliance and Sacramento Area Creeks Council will have a booth at this Bufferlands Event. Please join us.This free event celebrates International Migratory Bird Day and highlights local efforts in wildlife conservation and protecting and restoring native Central Valley habitat. Visitors can hike the miles of trails, or enjoy tours of restored wetlands and oak forests on SacSewer’s Bufferlands. Throughout the day, visitors can get up close and personal with wild animals, listen to some great folk music, and check out conservation exhibits.Highlights of the event:Wild animal presentations by Conservation Ambassadors’ Wild Things, Inc., a non-profit wild animal rescueLive folk musicChildren’s puppet show by Jason AdairGuided and self-guided tours of wetlands and riparian forestsChildren’s activity center, games and prizes hosted by local Girl ScoutsEnjoy a Hot Dog or Veggie Meal DealEvent and Parking are FREE!Wild animals will be on display and also within the hiking trails – *No pets please*Directions:Take I-5 or Highway 99 south from Sacramento. Exit at Cosumnes River Blvd. Take Cosumnes River Blvd west to Freeport Blvd. Take Freeport Blvd south, past the golf course and the small town of Freeport. Turn left at signs opposite Cliff’s Marina (8651 River Rd, Sacramento, CA 95832). Follow signs to parking area
