The Great Sierra River Clean Up

September 25, 2010

Last year more than 3,000 volunteers joined together to remove over 100 tons of trash and recyclables from Sierra rivers during the very first Great Sierra River Cleanup. More than 100 community groups spread across 22 counties and 200 river miles to pull appliances, cigarette butts, beverage cans, baby diapers, tires, furniture, and more from the rivers and streams that supply the State of California with 65 percent of its water. This effort, in partnership with the California Coastal Cleanup Day, serves to promote good stewardship on all of our waterways, from the source to the sea.

 

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy would like to thank all of the volunteers that participated in the first annual Great Sierra River Cleanup! Results from the 2009 event can be found here.

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What is the Great Sierra River Clean Up?

The Great Sierra River Cleanup is the premier volunteer event focused on removing trash and restoring the health of waterways throughout the Sierra Nevada Region. This cleanup is an annual event coordinated by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and held on the third Saturday of September from 9AM to noon in conjunction with the California Coastal Cleanup Day.

 

 

 

 

Great Sierra River Clean Up Brochure

When will it take place?
This year the Great Sierra River Cleanup and the California Coastal Cleanup Day will be held on September 25th, 2010.

Why is it important?

The Great Sierra River Cleanup is about much more than picking up trash. It’s a day for Sierra communities – and those from all over California – to demonstrate their desire for clean water and healthy rivers. It’s an opportunity to learn about California’s water source and it’s a time to come together with your families, your neighbors, your community, and your friends to accomplish something vital and worthy on behalf of our great Sierra rivers.

 

 

 

 

 

How can you participate?

Participating in the Great Sierra River Cleanup is easy! Visit the Cleanup Location (still to come) page to find a cleanup near you and pre-register with your local coordinator. If you don’t see a cleanup near you and want to get one started, call Brittany Juergenson at (530) 823-4686 for assistance.

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Great Sierra River Cleanup Host Organizations From 2009

Watershed	City	Organization	Contact	Date
Carson River	Markleeville	Alpine Watershed Group	Sarah Green watershed@alpinecountyca.gov 530-694-2327	9-26-09
American River	Coloma	American River Conservancy	Lauren Fety lauren@arconservancy.org 530-621-1224	9-19-09
American River	Carmichael	American River Watershed Group	William Templin wetemplin@att.net 916-601-9954	TBD
Sacramento River	Anderson	Bear Creek Watershed Group	Lee Delaney lee@westernshastarcd.org 530-365-7332 x 203	9-19-09
Cosumnes River	Sacramento	CA Association of Resource Conservation Districts	Karen Buhr karen-buhr@carcd.org 916-457-7904	9-19-09
Owens River, Walker River, Mono Basin	Mammoth Lakes	California Trout-Eastern Sierra	Mark Drew mdrew@caltrout.org 760-924-1008	9-19-09
TBA	Coarsegold	Central Sierra Watershed Committee	Jeannie Habben info@cfwatershed.org 559-642-3263	6-21-09
Stanislaus River	Modesto	Earth's Water Restoration	Jeromy Ralston EarthsWater@aol.com 209-480-8816	9-19-2009
Walker/Owens Rivers	Bishop	Eastern Sierra Land Trust	Serena Dennis info@eslt.org 760-873-4554	TBA
American & Consumnes Rivers	Placerville	El Dorado County/Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation District	Mark Egbert Mark.Egbert@ca.usda.gov 530-295-5630	9-19-09
Mokelumne River	Pine Grove	Foothill Conservancy	Randy Berg Randy@foothillconservancy.org (209) 295-4900	9-19-09
Deer Creek	Nevada City	Friends of Deer Creek	Miriam Limov miriam@syrcl.org 530-265-5961 x 201	9-19-09
Squaw Creek	Olympic Valley	Friends of Squaw Creek	Ed Heneveld doced@att.net 530-583-1817	9-19-09
Mono Basin & Owens River	Bishop	Friends of the Inyo	Paul McFarland paulmc@friendsoftheinyo.org 760-873-6500	9-12-09
Kings River	Carmichael	Friends of the South Fork Kings	William Templin wetemplin@att.net 916-601-9954	7-11-09
Susan River	Susanville	Lassen Land and Trails Trust	Leah Larsen lltt@frontiernet.net 530-257-3252	9-19-09
Pit River	Alturas	Modoc River Center	Valerie Lantz the.river.center@frontiernet.net 530-233-5085	9-19-09
TBA	Westwood	Mountain Meadows Conservancy	Steve Robinson info@mtnmeadows.org  530-256-3982	9/19/2009
Bear River & Yuba River	Grass Valley	Nevada County Resource Conservation District	Miriam Limov miriam@syrcl.org 530-265-5961 x 201	9-19-09
San Joaquin River	Oakhurst	Oakhurst River Parkway Partnership	Sandy Brinley sandyb@stcg.net 559-683-7027	6-20-09
American River (Canyon View Preserve)	Auburn	Placer Land Trust	Kristin Haider kristin@placerlandtrust.org 530-887-9222	9-19-09
TBA	Auburn	Placer Nature Center	Megan Krekorian events@placernaturecenter.org 530-878-6053	9-19-09
American River	Auburn	Protect American River Canyons	Eric Peach parc@jps.net 530-885-8878	9-19-09
San Joaquin River	Fresno	RiverTree Volunteers	Richard F. Sloan riverrich1509@aol.com 559-696-2971	7-18-09 7-19-09 7-20-09 7-26-09 9-19-09 9-26-09
Henderson Open Space	Redding	Shasta Land Trust	Alicia Fitzgerald afitzgerald@shastalandtrust.org 530-241-7886	9-19-09
Whiskeytown Lake	Cottonwood	Shasta Roots and Shoots	Karen Scheuermann kscheuer@c-zone.net 530-347-1687	9-26-09
Upper Merced River	Mariposa	Sierra Foothill Conservancy	Christopher Watts christopher.watts@sierrafoothill.org 209-742-5556	9-19-09
TBD	Taylorsville	Sierra Institute for Community and Environment	Jonathan Kusel Jkusel@sierrainstitute.us 530-284-1022	9-19-09
Utica Reservoir	Arnold	Sierra Nevada Adventure Co.	Jill Seale jill@snacattack.com 209-795-9310	9-19-09
South Lake Tahoe	South Lake Tahoe	Sierra Nevada Alliance	Marion Gee marion@sierranevadaalliance.org 530-241-7886	9-19-09
Truckee River	Tahoe City	Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships	Christine McMorrow christine@4swep.org 530-525-9457	TBD
Yuba River	Nevada City	South Yuba River Citizens League	Miriam Limov miriam@syrcl.org 530-265-5961 x 201	9-19-09
TBA	Tahoe City	Tahoe Divers Conservancy	Phil Caterino phil@alpengroup.org 775-787-3600	9/19/2009
TBA	Red Bluff	Tehama County RCD	Laurie Kehrer 530-527-3013	9/18/2009
Truckee River	Truckee	Trout Unlimited	David Lass dlass@tu.org 530-587-7110	Several througout summer
Tuolumne River	Sonora	Tuolumne Resource Conservation District	Corinne Munger corinne@tcrcd.org (209)533-8866	9-19-09
Lower Tuolumne River	Modesto	Tuolumne River Trust	Karlha Arias karlha@tuolumne.org 209-236-0330	9-12-09
Merced River	Merced	U.C.Merced	Jim Greenwood 209-228-2582	Throughout the fall
TBD	Anderson	Western Shasta RCD	Maureen Teubert maureen@westernshastarcd.org 530-365-7271	9-19-09
Tule River	Springville	WildPlaces	Ian Herrick info@wildplaces.net 559-539-5263	5-30-09 7-4-09 8-22-09 9-26-09
Yuba River	Grass Valley	Wolf Creek Community Alliance	Miriam Limov miriam@syrcl.org 530-265-5961 x 201	9-19-09
Merced River	Yosemite	Yosemite Climbing Association	Ken Yager yca@inreach.com 209-379-2650	9-19-09
Yuba River (Lower)	Yuba City	Yuba County Environmental Health Dept	Stephnie Kendall skendall@co.yuba.ca.us 530-749-5450	9-19-09

 

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For more information please contact:
Brittany Juergenson (530) 823-4686