On Saturday morning, 17 SUPERSTAR volunteers arrived for the 19th cleanup we’ve had at this location. With the water dry and the temps increasing, there are more illegal encampments now and the volume of trash and personal affects has increased tremendously.
We continued to clean downstream of the encampments residing under the Norwood Avenue bridge, along a grove of trees that is in the natural wetlands area of Arcade Creek. We tackled the trash and debris that had been caught and captured along the tree line, unwrapping plastic bags, tarps, and tents from the tree trunks, removing mattresses and couch cushions under the canopy, along with plastic bags, plastic, cups, shoes, tires, clothes, and more.
Once our trash-pickin time was over, we needed to bring everything up the levee bank and to the top road, where Forensiclean came with two trucks to haul our debris away. It was a massive task, but we are efficient and work together. We make hauling approximately 7,000 pounds of trash up the steep levee a bearable task. Whew! 🥵
Thank you to all the volunteers to dedicate their time to help clean our waterways and to Forensiclean for removing all of our debris.
We sure hope the City of Sacramento, Government and City Councilmember Shoun Thao would acknowledge this disaster and work to repair the damage here.
Volunteers Make It Happen! 💚💪
River City Waterway Alliance
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