National River Cleanup Day
 
Saturday, May 17, 2008 – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Event DateNumber of PeopleDistance Cleaned (Miles)Weight of Trash CollectedWeight of Recyclables Collected
SITE #1: Palo Alto – San Francisquito Creek45 1,200850
SITE #2: Mountain View – Stevens Creek9 15015
SITE #3: Mountain View – Stevens Creek44 2,550n/a
SITE #4: Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale East Channel21 30027
SITE #5: Cupertino – Stevens Creek Resorvoir62 10090
SITE #6: Campbell – San Tomas Aquino15 1800
SITE #7: Los Gatos – Lexington Reservoir35 65010
SITE #8: San Jose – San Tomas Creek3 1500
SITE #9: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek Trail18 24045
SITE #10: San Jose – San Tomas Aquinon/a n/an/a
SITE #11: San Jose – Guadalupe Reservoir3 240n/a
SITE #12: San Jose – Guadalupe Reservoir @ Discovery Meadow76 1,500300
SITE #13: San Jose – Coyote Creek15 12040
SITE #14: San Jose – Coyote Creek32 30050
SITE #15: San Jose – Coyote Creek27 3,000200
SITE #16: San Jose – Upper Penitencia Creek25 400n/a
SITE #17: San Jose – Upper Penitencia Creek1 51
SITE #18: San Jose – Guadalupe River32 1,200n/a
SITE #19: San Jose – Los Alamitos Creek40 2,000670
SITE #20: San Jose – Coyote Creek84 1,680n/a
SITE #21: San Jose – Falls Creek6 3510
SITE #22: Morgan Hill – Anderson Lake4 20025
SITE #23: Morgan Hill – Llagas Creek4 10010
SITE #24: Morgan Hill – West Little Llagas4 300100
SITE #25: Gilroy – Coyote Reservoir0 00
SITE #26: Gilroy – Uvas Creek31 750n/a
SITE #27: San Tomas Creek33 150100
TOTALS669 17,5002,543
 

Strange and unusual items found include:

Engine block, scooter, stroller, rusty revolver, suitcase, Pooh bear flag, $20 & $5 cash, dead animals, car seat, fax machine, carpet, city sign, guitar, shopping cart, tire, shoes, car bumper, boombox, 14×4 steel tank, laughing gas, atm, stolen checks, radio parts, diesel generator motor, bathroom kit, wooden sign, and pvc pipes.

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Saturday, May 17, 2008 – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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