19th Annual Coast and Creek Cleanup Day (September 20, 2003)
6.7 tons of trash and 2.2 tons of recyclables were removed from Putah
Creek when volunteers came out on Saturday, September 20th for the
19th Annual Coast and Creek Cleanup Day sponsored by the CA Coastal
Commission. Volunteers met at two sites in Winters, the Putah Creek
Nature Park downtown and the FARMS/Audubon office at 5265 Putah Creek
Road.
Over 140 volunteers participated at 8 different sites to scour
Putah Creek for trash and recyclables. Children and adults from
both Yolo and Solano Counties came together to rid our local creek
of broken beer bottles, plastic bags, old newspapers, aluminum
cans, and countless other items that have been thoughtlessly strewn
along the creek's banks. Some of the most unusual items found included
a toilet seat, kitchen sink, coyote skull, washing machine, mini
motorcycle, table saw and a truck camper shell.
Participants in the Putah Creek Cleanup were treated to a breakfast
provided by First Northern Bank of Winters with a discount from
Town and Country Market and coffee from Starbucks. 95.3 KUIC out
of Vacaville helped to sponsor the event and provided free tickets
to Six Flags for participating volunteers. Starbucks also helped
to sponsor the event as part of their “Make Your Mark” program
by donating $10/hour worked to the Coastal Commission for the first
80 volunteers as well as free baseball caps. Yolo County Flood
Control & Water Conservation District purchased “Keep
CA Waterways Clean” window clings that were given to each
participating volunteer along both Putah and Cache Creeks. Local
Winters restaurants, Cody’s Delicatessen, Kountry Kitchen,
Pizza Factory, and Putah Creek Café, provided discounts
on lunch to cleanup participants. Special thanks to all of the
site captains along Putah Creek!
The Putah Creek Cleanup was a partnership between Putah Creek
Council, Winters Putah Creek Committee, FARMS Leadership Inc.,
Audubon CA, Lower Putah Creek Coordinating Committee and the City
of Winters. Special thanks are extended to all of these organizations,
to Vacaville Sanitary and Yolo County Waste Management for providing
dumpsters and waiving landfill fees, to Craig McNamara of Sierra
Orchards for providing a dump truck and driver, to CALFED for sponsoring
the Adopt-A-Reach program, and to the Coastal Commission and all
of its affiliates for making this event possible.
Click on a photo below to see a larger image.
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