National River Cleanup Day

Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Event DateNumber of PeopleDistance Cleaned (Miles)Weight of Trash CollectedWeight of Recyclables Collected
SITE # 1: East Palo Alto – San Francisquito Creek @ Woodland211.20500300
SITE # 2: Palo Alto – Matadero Creek @ East Bayshore20.504715
SITE # 3: Palo Alto – Adobe Creek @ East Bayshore18.50190110
SITE # 4: Los Altos – Permanente Creek Diversion Channel @ Portland Avenue301.006055
SITE # 5: Mountain View – Stevens Creek @ Central Avenue181.0060050
SITE # 6: Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale West Channel @ Mathilda Ave.72.00158
SITE # 7: Sunnyvale East Channel/Calabazas and San Tomas creeks – Baylands to Fair Oaks Park262.701,01020
SITE # 8: Sunnyvale – El Camino Storm Drain @ Reed Ave.3.5016050
SITE # 9: Santa Clara- Wilcox Avenue (land based cleanup) @ Esperanca Ave.41.0030***
SITE # 10: Santa Clara- Guadalupe River @ Ulistac Natural Area152.0040***
SITE # 11: Santa Clara– San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Scott Blvd.281.00160***
SITE # 12: Santa Clara- Saratoga Creek @ Benton Street562.0030030
SITE # 13: Santa Clara – Saratoga Creek @ Bowe91.00250***
SITE # 14: Cupertino – Calabazas and Regnart creeks @ Bollinger Road and Creekside Park662.00225150
SITE # 15: Cupertino – Calabazas Creek @ Miller Ave.11.25252
SITE # 16: Campbell – San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Hamilton Ave.31.0031***
SITE # 17: Campbell – San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Westmont Ave.2.231055
SITE # 18: Campbell – San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Silacci Drive25.7510030
SITE # 19: Los Gatos- Los Gatos Creek @ Camden Ave.161.50690460
SITE # 20: Los Gatos- Los Gatos Creek @ Highway 85187.0010535
SITE # 21: Saratoga – Saratoga Creek @ Prospect Ave.14.017252
SITE # 22: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek @ Bascom Ave.35.50700200
SITE # 23: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek @ Leigh Ave.791.00750180
Site # 24: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek @ Highway 28025.501,000***
SITE # 25: San Jose – Guadalupe River @ Edwards Ave.39.501,000200
SITE # 26: San Jose – Guadalupe River @ Grant Ave.12.25690***
SITE # 27: San Jose – Guadalupe River @ W. Santa Clara St.251.001,500500
SITE # 28: San Jose – Guadalupe River @ Coleman47.50670***
SITE # 29: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek @ Park Ave.43.507,000***
SITE # 30: San Jose – Guadalupe River @ Highway 880151.00360***
SITE # 31: San Jose – Coyote Creek @ Williams St.40.25700100
SITE # 32: San Jose- Coyote Creek @ Watson Park66.502,350600
SITE # 33: San Jose- New Chicago Mars @ Grand Blvd.9.2560020
SITE # 34: San Jose- Upper Penitencia Creek @ Capitol Ave.602.001,300600
SITE # 35: San Jose- Coyote Creek @ Saraband Way2.0315080
SITE # 36: San Jose- Coyote Creek @ Capitol Expwy.41.002020
SITE # 37: San Jose- Thompson Creek @ Aborn Rd.2.0645***
SITE # 38: San Jose- Coyote Creek @ Metcalf Rd.637.00800***
SITE # 39: San Jose- Guadalupe River @ Coleman Rd.161.50600***
SITE # 40: San Jose – Ross Creek @ Branham Lane52.00302
SITE # 41: San Jose- Guadalupe Reservoir162.008405
SITE # 42: San Jose- Randol Creek @ Almaden Expressway2.251035
SITE # 43: San Jose- Coyote Creek @ Metcalf Rd.7.25225***
SITE # 44: Morgan Hill- Fisher Creek @ Old Monterey Rd3.091017
SITE # 45: Morgan Hill- Anderson Reservoir91.00507
SITE # 46: Morgan Hill- West Little Llagas Creek @ Edmundson23.50294194
SITE # 47: Morgan Hill- Chesbro Reservoir72.00240***
SITE # 48: Gilroy- Uvas Creek @ Luchessa Ave.564.101,68055
SITE # 49: Santa Clara- San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Great America Pkwy23.5040***
SITE # 50: Los Gatos- Lexington Reservoir26.25350***
SITE # 51: San Jose- San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Williams Rd.72.00140110
TOTALS1,17662.5828,8124,247
 

Strange and unusual items found include:

65 spray paint cans, large gun safe, car door, numerous shopping carts, vehicle title, 100 small empty jewelry boxes, sunglasses, shoes, random plastic toys, spice jar with cinnamon sticks inside, car keys, X box power supply, mattresses, comforter, dog igloo tray/base, 3 fire extinguishers, metal from electric pole, coconuts, chairs, tomato cage, unexpired credit card, bike chain, wooden fence post, car bumper, Wiffle ball, cow bone, broken plastic chair, office chair base, soccer ball, galvanized pipe, plastic Easter egg, balls, air conditioning duct (sheet metal), drive shaft, kids karaoke machine, Wall Street Journal, gas BBQ, traffic cones, window frame, Olympus camera, plastic door, Christmas lights, bike frames, laundry hamper, abalone and oyster shells, bath tub, computer, child’s wagon, suitcase, blanket, rubber snake, couch, shelf, tires, lid of recycling bin, propane tank, golf land token, America Express card, smoke stand (to put your cigarettes in), pipe, scooter, 2 shopping carts, engine filter, cash register, 60 beer cans, baby bath tub, part of a record, pair of new shoes, baby seat, BBQ pit lid, old fishing net, roll of carpet, improvised fish sinker (rock in bag), pots and pans, large size GI Joe doll lots of balls, part of a dock, playground rotating devise for 1 child.

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