Environmental Cleanup: Solutions for a Sustainable Future

National River Cleanup Day Saturday, September 16, 2017 – 9 a.m. – Noon

Event Date	Number of People	Distance Cleaned (Miles)	Weight of Trash Collected	Weight of Recyclables Collected
SITE # 1: Campbell – San Tomas Creek	30	1	25	20
SITE # 2: Campbell – Los Gatos Creek	53	5	450	65
SITE # 3: Campbell – Los Gatos Creek	20	.11	450	0
SITE # 4: Cupertino – Calabazas Creek	77	1.4	251	17
SITE # 5: Gilroy – Uvas Creek	113	4.7	4000	50
SITE # 6: Palo Alto- San Francisquito Creek	168	.75	1682	97.5
SITE # 7: Milpitas – Coyote Creek	69	5	600	40
SITE # 8: Milpitas – Berryessa & Tularcitos Creek	65	1.5	90	5
SITE # 9: Morgan Hill- Uvas County Park	19	2	900	275
SITE # 10: Morgan Hill – Ogier Pond	28	1	600	200
SITE # 11: Morgan Hill – West Little Llagas Creek	34	2	624	95
SITE # 12: Mountain View – Stevens Creek	49	2	800	250
SITE # 13: Palo Alto – Matadero Creek	32	1.5	60	20
SITE # 14: Palo Alto – Adobe Creek	18	2	130	15
SITE # 15: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek	35	1.5	600	100
SITE # 16: Mountain View- Stevens Creek	55	1	800	120
SITE # 17: San Jose – Coyote Creek	142	.37	6000	640
SITE # 18: San Jose – Guadalupe River	49	1.5	55	0
SITE # 19: San Jose – Guadalupe River Park	40	2	600	0
SITE # 20: San Jose – Hellyer County Park	55	1	400	200
SITE # 21: San Jose – Ross Creek	5	1.8	50	10
SITE # 22: San Jose – Thompson Creek	34	4.5	2200	200
SITE # 23: San Jose – Guadalupe River	50	2	2000	400
Site # 24: San Jose – Upper Penitencia Creek	45	2	2000	3000
SITE # 25: San Jose – Coyote Creek	11	0.13	2580	500
SITE # 26: San Jose – Coyote Creek	47	0.25	150	60
SITE # 27: San Jose – Guadalupe River	115	1	5500	0
SITE # 28: Santa Clara – San Tomas Aquino Creek	27	2	990	20
SITE # 29: Santa Clara – Saratoga Creek	21	0.63	460	10
SITE # 30: Santa Clara – Saratoga Creek	40	0.90	250	90
SITE # 31: Sunnyvale – West Sunnyvale Channel	-	-	-	-
SITE # 32: Sunnyvale – El Camino	2	1.2	8	15
SITE # 33: Sunnyvale – Guadalupe Slough/Sunnyvale West Channel	69	2.5	1150	0
SITE # 34: San Jose- Guadalupe River	32	2	240	60
SITE # 35: Sunnyvale – Los Gatos Creek	16	0.11	1800	0
SITE # 36: Sunnyvale – Guadalupe River	18	0.11	2000	0
SITE # 37: Sunnyvale – Guadalupe River	23	0.11	2000	0
SITE # 38: Los Altos – Permanente Creek	30	2	50	33
SITE # 39: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek	17	2	360	10
SITE # 40: San Jose – Alviso Slough	12	1	360	0
SITE # 41: San Jose – Guadalupe River Trail	55	1	341	24
SITE # 42: San Jose – Coyote Creek	60	2	270	270
SITE # 43: Palo Alto – Adobe Creek	12	1	50	0
SITE # 44: Gilroy – Lions Creek	25	.5	100	0
SITE # 45: Santa Clara – Saratoga Creek	48	1	212	0
SITE # 46: Morgan Hill- West Little Llagas	16	.25	76	n/a
SITE # 47: Morgan Hill – Llagas	11	.25	55	15
SITE # 48: Mountain View – Stevens Creek	24	.50	80	20
SITE # 49: Mountain View- Stevens Creek	5	.25	36	n/a
SITE # 50: Campbell – San Tomas	7	1	60	11
TOTALS	2,028	71.32	51,502.5	6,957.5

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Strange and unusual items found include:

Mattress, shovel, boogie boards, car wheel, skateboard, car rim, crib mattress, microwave, chairs, scooter, shopping carts, sofas, metal construction, tree, framed window, shopping card, recycling bin, tires, cyclone fence, rugs, fecal matter, soccer ball, tomahawk axe, car bumper, scare crow and film reel, suitcase, stroller, home depot shopping card, bicycle, Christmas tree with lights, shopping carts, golf carts, pick axe, baby walker, tires, shoes, bike frame, sewing machine (vintage), dominoes, lotto tickets, foosball players, 5lb weights, Canadian beaver, fender, underpants, tennis balls, chairs, half a car bumper, child’s chair, Oreck vacuum, typewriter, toddler scooter, huge pieces of rusted metal, hot dog cooker, couch, bike, car seat, teapot, 3 tires, crushed shopping cart, computer battery, 8 tires, purse, 49ers jacket, spark plug, underwear, and a couple chairs.

Past Event Type

National River Cleanup Day

Past Event Date

Sat, 09/16/2017 - 09:00

Past Event Start Date Time

Sat, 09/16/2017 - 09:00

Past Event End Date Time

Sat, 09/16/2017 - 12:00

Past Event Title

Saturday, September 16, 2017 – 9 a.m. – Noon

Past Event Year

2017