National River Cleanup Day 
Saturday, May 21, 2022 – 9 a.m. – Noon
Event DateNumber of PeopleDistance Cleaned (Miles)Weight of Trash CollectedWeight of Recyclables Collected
SITE # 1: San Jose – Coyote Creek Trail410.251280-
SITE # 2: Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale East Channel91.346080
SITE # 3: Gilroy – Uvas Creek385345180
SITE # 4: Milpitas – Coyote Creek200.259317.5
SITE # 5: Milpitas – Los Coches Creek130.2521.4617.75
SITE # 6: Morgan Hill – Little Llagas Creek131127.653
SITE # 7: Cupertino – Saratoga Creek130.5535688
SITE # 8: Cupertino – Calabazas Creek60137532.5
SITE # 9: Mountain View – Stevens Creek292640100
SITE # 10: Santa Clara – Saratoga Creek100.524580
SITE # 11: Santa Clara – Guadalupe River132323107
SITE # 12: San Jose – Guadalupe River130.582.1432.35
SITE # 13: Campbell – San Tomas Aquino71.25721
SITE # 14: San Jose – Guadalupe Dam20.57510
SITE # 15: Los Altos – Permanente Diversion Channel101.484.9638.47
SITE # 16: Santa Clara – Calabazas Creek170.5170-
SITE # 17: Morgan Hill – Little Llagas Creek200.5700200
SITE # 18: Uvas Canyon County Park3215020
SITE # 19: Hellyer County Park24410030
SITE # 20: Los Gatos Creek County Park150.5100-
SITE # 21: Calero County Park242.2510060
SITE # 22: Ed Levin County Park202300120
SITE # 23: San Jose – Coyote Creek270.56360500
SITE # 24: Santa Clara – San Tomas Aquino Creek301250-
SITE # 25: Mountain View30.2582
SITE # 26: San Jose – Arena Green Park25-16.87-
SITE # 27: San Jose – Coyote Creek6028000-
SITE # 28: San Jose – Guadalupe River200.751200200
     
Self-Guided Cleanups82.37481-
TOTALS59636.0722,695.042,569.57
 

Strange and unusual items found include:

Roller skate, off brand iPods, metal cauldron, laptop docking station, wallets, fishing pole, Swiffer mop, broken tiles, liquor bottles, irrigation tubing, belt buckle from 1979 for the Coors Annual Water Ski Jump, wood doors, car mat, construction materials, PVC pipes, industrial air fresheners, lighters, wall air fresheners, bagged and unbagged pet waste, tires, vape pens, bong, freshly hatched large egg, carburetor, signs, fan, mirror, 3 crayfish traps, 5 vehicle tires, 86 tennis balls, rubber alligator, Bunn coffee maker, machete, teddy bears, bedazzled toy cat, rodent skull, leopard print rug, hearing aids, empty boxes of golf balls, mangled traffic cone, bike frames, aquarium tank, empty alcohol bottle shaped like a rifle, bag full of stuffed animals, blankets, hub caps.

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