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Cleanup Sites
Saturday, September 20, 2008
9 am to 12 pm
Kennedy Park
Site Captain: Napa Valley Fly Fishers
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Kid friendly.
This site can be found at the end of Streblow Dr by following signs to Kennedy Park, just past Napa Valley College. Each year volunteers clean up the Park and boat launch areas along the Napa River. In 2007, 72 volunteers removed 412 pounds of trash and 275 pounds of recyclables along approximately two miles of the Napa River. This is an excellent site for students who attend the college, families who use Kennedy Park, and anyone interested in seeing how the Flood Control Project is changing the look of the River. |
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Napa Creek
Site Captain: In Harm’s Way
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Volunteers will help cleanup Napa Creek alongside members of In Harm’s Way, a recently formed group made up of residents that live along the creek. The site’s downtown location guarantees there will be a lot of trash and debris to pick up. In 2007, 45 volunteers cleaned 2000 pounds of trash and 500 pounds of recyclables from 2.5 miles of the creek. Volunteers will meet behind the Firefighter’s Museum located on the corner of Main and Pearl Streets in downtown Napa. |
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Napa River Ecological Preserve
Site Captain: John Kara, Napa County Department of Environmental Management
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Volunteers will help clean up the Napa River in this 73 acre Preserve owned by the California Department of Fish and Game. Every year, there are never enough volunteers to collect all the trash and debris that visitors leave behind. In 2007, 35 volunteers removed 540 pounds of trash and 144 pounds of recyclables. The Preserve is located on Yountville Cross Road between the Town of Yountville and the Silverado Trail. |
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Napa River Trail
Site Captain: Chad Edwards
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Join RCD biologist Chad Edwards in our second cleanup of the Napa River Trail. Walking along the Napa River Trail gives a view that even few Napa residents have seen. You'll see ducks and other wildfowl and probably a fisherman or two angling for striped bass, trout, or other fish. It's a very peaceful area, protected from traffic and other sounds of the city. For more information on the meeting location, call (707) 252 – 4188 x 111. |
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Riverside Drive in Napa
Site Captain: David Briggs
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This site is located on Riverside Drive which runs along the Napa River South of the Hatt Buidling in Napa. Last year 42 volunteers collected 1,650 pounds of trash and 200 pounds of recyclables along this one mile stretch of the Napa River. This year David Briggs will lead the effort to clean up this downtown stretch of the Napa River’s shoreline. Volunteers will meet on Riverside Dr. at the end of Elm St., located south of the Napa City-County Library and the Hatt Building in Napa. |
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Salvador Creek
Site Captain: Vintage High School
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Kid friendly.
Volunteers will join Steve Konakis, a business teacher at Vintage High School, in a cleanup of Salvador Creek. In 2007, volunteers removed 195 pounds of trash and 96 pounds of recyclables from the creek. This is a great site for families. Meet at the Vintage High School cafeteria at the east end of Trower Avenue in Napa. |
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Southern Crossing Bridge
Site Captain: Penny Proteau, Sierra Club
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Kid friendly.
This site is located underneath the George F. Butler Bridge (a.k.a the Southern Crossing Bridge). This is where the Napa River approaches the marshes and sloughs before entering San Pablo Bay. In 2007, volunteers removed 360 pounds of trash and 150 pounds of recyclables along two miles of the Napa River at this site. It’s a good site for people who like to fish and enjoy viewing wildlife. Volunteers will meet at the chain link fence at the end of Soscol Ferry Road. |
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South Wetland Opportunity Area
Site Captain: Todd Adams, Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
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Kid friendly.
This site, located at the extreme southern end of Jefferson Street in Napa, is normally off limits to the public. Park on Jefferson St. and go through the chain link fence gate and walk toward the Napa River. This is a good site for volunteers who enjoy bird watching, and for those who would like to see the progress that the Flood Control Project has made. Hundreds of acres of newly restored wetlands await the volunteers at this site. |
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Other Cleanup Sites in Napa County
Lake Berryessa Underwater and Shoreline Cleanup
Site captain: Roger Haseltine, Napa Dive and Sport
Divers, canoe’ers, and kayakers will collect trash from the lake itself, while other volunteers cleanup along the shoreline. To pre-register and for more information, contact Roger Haseltine at (707) 257-2822.
American Canyon Town Cleanup
Every year the City of American Canyon leads a town cleanup effort. For more information about this year’s sites and meeting locations, contact Lou Leet at (707) 647-4521.
Questions?
Please contact Stephanie Young, Creek to Bay Cleanup Day Coordinator, at
(707) 252-4188 x111 or e-mail.
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