Environmental Cleanup: Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Coastal Cleanup Day

Saturday, September 20, 2014 9 a.m. – Noon

Event Date	Number of People	Distance Cleaned (Miles)	Weight of Trash Collected	Weight of Recyclables Collected
SITE # 1: East Palo Alto – San Francisquito Creek @ Woodland and Manhatan	37	1.00	217	352
SITE # 2: Palo Alto – Matadero Creek @ East Bayshore	19	2.00	100	30
SITE # 3: Palo Alto – Adobe Creek @ East Bayshore	12	.50	60	40
SITE # 4: Los Altos – Permanente Creek Heritage Oak Park to Diversion Channel	35	1.00	146	106
SITE # 5: Mountain View – Stevens Creek @ Central Avenue	20	1.25	180	NA
SITE # 6: Sunnyvale – Guadalupe Slough and Sunnyvale West Channel @ Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant	68	3.00	2,200	90
SITE # 7: Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale West Channel @ Mathlilda to Caribbean	Site	cancelled
SITE # 8: Cupertino –Calabazas and Regnart creeks @ Bollinger and Blaney	54	1.50	286	272
SITE # 9: Santa Clara- San Tomas Creek @ Mission College Blvd. north towards Tasman	10	.80	25	1
SITE # 10: Santa Clara- Calabazas Creek @ Mission College Blvd to Hetch Hetchy footbridge	7	1.20	150	40
SITE # 11: Santa Clara– Saratoga Creek @ Benton to Bowe	90	2.00	1,200	450
SITE # 12: Santa Clara- Saratoga Creek @ Bowe to El Camino Real	9	0.75	65	1
SITE # 13: Milpitas – Berryessa Creek @ Tularcitos Creek to Milpitas Blvd	33	0.08	160	NA
SITE # 14: Milpitas – Tularcitos Creek @ confluence of Berryessa Creek to 1/2 mile north	34	0.07	280	NA
SITE # 15: Milpitas – Coyote Creek @ trail head at Ranch Road	43	0.34	1,120	NA
SITE # 16: San Jose- New Chicago March @ Grand Blvd. to end of Spreckles Ave.	12	0.75	555	25
SITE # 17: San Jose- San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Williams Road to Hamilton Ave.	12	1.00	250	120
SITE # 18: San Jose- Guadalupe River @ Highway 880 to Coleman	23	0.50	550	NA
SITE # 19: San Jose- Guadalupe River @ West St. John Street	25	0.25	1,000	1,000
SITE # 20: San Jose- Guadalupe River @ Park Avenue to Grant	33	2.00	1,950	NA
SITE # 21: San Jose- Guadalupe River @ Grant to Edwards	19	0.50	450	50
SITE # 22: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek @ San Fernando to Park Avenue	10	0.11	500	NA
SITE # 23: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek @ Auzerais Avenue to Coe/Lonus Avenues.	29	0.11	2,300	NA
Site # 24: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek @ Leigh Avenue	26	0.17	700	NA
SITE # 25: San Jose – Los Gatos Creek @ Bascom Avenue to Campbell Avenue	32	0.17	750	NA
SITE # 26: San Jose – Lower Silver Creek @ San Antonio Road to Capital Expwy	18	1.00	1,050	NA
SITE # 27: San Jose – Upper Penitencia Creek @ Capitol Avenue to White Road	50	2.50	125	35
SITE # 28: San Jose – Coyote Creek @ Watson Park	30	0.25	500	200
SITE # 29: San Jose – Coyote Creek @ Santa Clara to William streets	29	0.60	550	NA
SITE # 30: San Jose – Coyote Creek @ Olinder Park to Highway 280	16	0.17	2,810	NA
SITE # 31: San Jose – Coyote Creek @ Roberts to Phelan Road	27	0.50	1,700	NA
SITE # 32: San Jose- Coyote Creek @ Tully Community Ballfields to Gassmann Drive	150	1.00	11,400	NA
SITE # 33: San Jose- Quimby Creek @ White Road to Mt. Oso Drive	110	0.75	1,650	NA
SITE # 34: San Jose- Ross Creek @ Camden Avenue to Ross Avenue	2	2.60	32	6
SITE # 35: San Jose- Los Alamitos Creek @ Bret Harte Drive	9	1.50	90	25
SITE # 36: San Jose- Coyote Creek @ Cottonwood Lake to Parkway Lake	65	2.00	3,500	500
SITE # 37: Campbell- San Tomas Aquino Creek @ Hamilton Avenue	5	1.00	60	NA
SITE # 38: Campbell- San Tomas Aquino Creek @ McCoy Avenue	15	0.50	40	15
SITE # 39: Campbell- Los Gatos Creek @ Creekside Way	17	0.09	105	8
SITE # 40: Campbell – Los Gatos Creek @ Camden Avenue to Highway 85	30	2.00	600	150
SITE # 41: Los Gatos- Los Gatos Creek@ Lark Avenue to Roberts Road	26	6.00	145	77
SITE # 42: Morgan Hill- Anderson Reservoir @ Woodchoppers picnic area to bridge	12	1.00	100	5
SITE # 43: Morgan Hill- West Little Llagas Creek @ Watsonville Road	5	1.50	200	25
SITE # 44: Morgan Hill- West Little Llagas Creek and Edmundson Creek @ Edmundson to Spring	40	1.00	508	129
SITE # 45: Morgan Hill- Chesbro Reservoir	29	1.00	600	60
SITE # 46: Gilroy- West Uvas Creek @ Luchessa Avenue to Santa Teresa Blvd.	106	2.50	2,400	100
SITE # 47: Gilroy- Coyote Reservoir @ launch ramp to dam	34	2.50	150	50
SITE # 48: East Palo Alto- San Francisquito Creek @ Alma Street to Middlefield	44	1.00	2,000	900
SITE # 49: San Jose- Calero Reservoir @ Saddle Dam shoreline to east of launch ramp lot	18	1.00	520	10
SITE # 50: San Jose- Guadalupe River @ Wellington Square to Capitol Expressway	36	0.34	3,000	NA
TOTALS	1,654	55.35	49,029	4,872

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Strange and unusual items found include:

Slot machine, bowling pin, camera lens, big storage bins, freezer pack, animal skull, coconuts, princess chair, wagon, fluorescent tubes, couch, fireworks remnants, dog kennel, baseball bat, chairs, set of drawers, PVC piping, tires, couch cushion, large wood planks, wig, scooter, one and a half tricycles, tool boxes, suit cases, jail inmate’s ID badge, horse saddle, wheel, wood stairway, bed headboard, transmission, toy horse, new microwave in box, dismantled playground structure, cabinet, TV, Big Wheel, rebar, Adirondack Chair, rope hammock, treasure chest, tree trimmer, sheet of plexi-glass, lawn mower, patio sun umbrella, padlock, plastic and ceramic flower pots, disco ball, broom, bicycle chain, cell phone, oil filter, carpet, clothing, golf club, old sock with $3.85 in it, turkey roaster, bowling ball, drill bit set, bed post, brake shoes, set of car keys, tongs, small guitar, sailor’s captain’s hat.

Past Event Type

Coastal Cleanup Day

Past Event Date

Sat, 09/20/2014 - 09:00

Past Event Start Date Time

Sat, 09/20/2014 - 09:00

Past Event End Date Time

Sat, 09/20/2014 - 12:00

Past Event Title

Saturday, September 20, 2014 9 a.m. – Noon

Past Event Year

2014