Environmental Cleanup: Solutions for a Sustainable Future

National River Cleanup Day

Saturday, May 21, 2011 – 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Event Date	Number of People	Distance Cleaned (Miles)	Weight of Trash Collected	Weight of Recyclables Collected
SITE # 1: Palo Alto – Matadero Creek @ E. Bayshore	28	0.5	140	32
SITE #2: Palo Alto – San Francisquito Creek @ Middlefield	48	1	1,000	250
SITE #3: Palo Alto – Adobe Creek @ E. Bayshore	22	1.2	350	400
SITE #4: Los Altos – Permanente Diversion Channel @ Miramonte	27	2	71	23
SITE #5: Mountain View – Stevens Creek @ La Avenida	12	1	225	N/A
SITE #6: Mountain View – Stevens Creek @ Central	4	0.5	150	20
SITE #7: Mountain View – Stevens Creek @ Moffett	9	0.5	150	5
SITE #8: Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale West Channel @ Mathilda	18	3	60	7
SITE #9: Sunnyvale East Channel & San Tomas Aqunio & Calbazas Creek @ Hwy 237	38	2.5	1,223	23
SITE #10: Cupertino – Stevens Creek @ dam	46	5	420	25
SITE #11: Cupertino – Calbazas Creek @ Creekside Park	47	2.5	200	220
SITE #12: Santa Clara – San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Great America Parkway	55	2.5	350	10
SITE # 13: Santa Clara – San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Monroe	37	0.5	300	N/A
SITE #14: Santa Clara – Saratoga Creek @ El Camino Real	24	0.25	270	8
SITE #15: San Jose – San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Williams			Site	Cancelled
SITE #16: San Jose – Ross Creek @ Meridian	16	1.25	160	N/A
SITE #17: San Jose – Guadalupe River (West Bank) @ Hwy 880	29	0.5	700	50
SITE #18: San Jose – Guadalupe River @ Coleman	30	0.15	1,800	N/A
SITE #19: San Jose – Lower Penitencia Creek @ Serra	13	2	70	N/A
SITE #20: San Jose – Upper Penitencia Creek @ Capitol	60	1	800	300
SITE #21: San Jose – Upper Penitencia Creek @ King	2	0.75	50	N/A
SITE #22: San Jose – Guadalupe River @ W. Santa Clara	26	1	1,100	300
SITE #23: San Jose – Coyote Creek @ Jullian	26	0.5	2,050	50
SITE #24: San Jose – Coyote Creek @ Williams	5	1	1,320	30
SITE #25: San Jose – Coyote Creek @ Roosevelt Park trailhead	28	0.130	2,500	N/A
SITE #26: San Jose – Lower Silver Creek @ McKee Ave.	2	0.11	5	20
SITE #27: San Jose – Guadalupe River @ San Fernando	13	2	585	N/A
SITE # 28: San Jose – Canoas Creek @ Dow Dr.	8	0.25	250	50
SITE #29: San Jose – Coyote Creek @ Coyote Ranch	4	0.75	100	20
SITE # 30: San Jose- Coyote Creek @ Hellyer Park	122	2.5	650	75
SITE #31: San Jose – Canoas Creek @ Blossom	11	2.8	57	5
SITE #32: San Jose – Los Alamitos Creek @ Camden	12	1.5	75	N/A
SITE #33: San Jose – Los Alamitos Creek @ Winfield	17	2.5	15	1
SITE #34: Campbell – San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Silacci	35	0.667	50	2
SITE #35: Campbell – San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Westmont	22	1	200	N/A
SITE #36: Campbell – Los Gatos Creek @ Bascom	28	0.61	315	N/A
SITE #37: Campbell – Los Gatos Creek @ Lark	11	1.8	100	80
SITE #38: Campbell – Campbell Percolation Ponds @ Camden	64	8.5	250	510
SITE #39: Los Gatos – Los Gatos Creek @ Vasona County Park	48	6	100	60
SITE #40: Los Gatos – Lexington Reservoir @ Hwy 17	25	1	2,000	50
SITE #41: Los Gatos – Lexington Reservoir @ Bear Creek	Included	with	site	above
SITE #42: Morgan Hill – Chesbro Reservoir @ Oak Glenn	13	1.5	175	75
SITE #43: Gilroy – Upper Miller Slough @ Monterey	15	1.1	720	N/A
SITE #44: San Jose – Saratoga Creek @ Kosic	25	1	25	N/A
SITE #45: San Jose – San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Campbell	6	0.75	80	1
TOTALS	1,131	67.567	21,201	2,701

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Strange and unusual items found include:

Plastic flamingo, very old Coke can, corner of a $20 bill, crib, kids swimming pool, playhouse, metal chair, vacuum cleaner, trailer hitch, car floor jack, goofy sunglasses, fire extinguisher, fur coat, kid’s scooter, several bikes and parts, two TVs, shoe, skis, broom, stuffed monkey, scary Halloween mask and a Nissan car engine.

The following items were found at one site (at three different locations): over 400 tennis balls, 100 pounds of nursery pots, and 416 pieces of fishing line.

Past Event Type

National River Cleanup Day

Past Event Date

Sat, 05/21/2011 - 09:00

Past Event Start Date Time

Sat, 05/21/2011 - 09:00

Past Event End Date Time

Sat, 05/21/2011 - 12:00

Past Event Title

Saturday, May 21, 2011 – 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Past Event Year

2011