Earth Day River and Downtown Cleanup
Thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors who made the 2013 Earth Day River and Downtown Cleanup such a success!
Here are the volunteer, trash, and recyclable totals:
Site |
Number of Volunteers |
Napa/Redwood Creek Creek |
95 |
Riverside Drive |
15 |
South Wetland |
45 |
Kennedy Park |
46 |
Total pounds of trash: 4,600 lbs.
Total pounds recyclables : 1,800 lbs.
Total Volunteers: 201
Unusual Items:
Bed frame
$26
Stay tuned for info on next year's cleanup!
Saturday, April 20, 2013
9AM-11AM
Come celebrate Earth Day with the Napa RCD, Napa Spring Clean and Kayak Napa Valley by beautifying downtown Napa! We need dedicated volunteers to help clean up 5 sites along our creeks, the Napa River, and our downtown streets.
Come have a great time doing something good for the Earth!
Sites:
- Napa Creek- Behind Firefighter's Museum at the corner of Main and Pearl Streets. Important!! Volunteers are encouraged to clean the downtown streets and stay away from the reach of Napa Creek where construction was just finished so that the creek banks have time to stabilize and hew plantings are not disturbed.
- Kennedy Park, boat ramp
- South Wetlands, end of Jefferson St.
- Riverside Drive, at Elm St.- Kayak Napa Valley will have their kayaks at this site.
- Mt. Veeder,
Dry Creek-Lokoya Fire Station at 5900 Dry Creek Rd.
Do you kayak? Kayak Napa Valley is looking for cleanup volunteers that want to utilize one of their tandem kayaks for the cleanup. They will be launching the boats from the Riverside Drive site. If you are interested, please e-mail paddle@kayaknv.com.
More Information:
Gear:
Garbage bags, latex gloves, and light refreshments will be provided at each site.
Wear sunscreen and clothes that you are willing to get dirty.
Water:
Though we will provide water, in the interest of conserving resources and stopping the cycle of plastic waste in our waterways, we encourage you to bring your own water in re-usable containers.
Waiver:
Children under 18 are required to have a liability waiver form signed by a parent or legal guardian before they can participate. Click here to download the waiver.
Contact:
Please contact Stephanie Turnipseed at (707) 252-4188 x111or steph@naparcd.org
for more information or to volunteer for this event.
Sponsors:
The Earth Day River Napa River Cleanup is coordinated by the Napa County Resource Conservation District and Napa Spring Clean with funding provided by the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.
Special thanks to Napa Recycling and Waste Services, Friends of the Napa River, Napa Spring Clean, Napa Valley Fly Fishers, City of Napa Recycling, CalRecycle, Kayak Napa Valley and the Napa Register.
