2016 Great Pittsburg Cleanup
The Great Clean up of April 2016 ~~ Thank you to all the volunteers that braved the horrific winds to clean up Kirker Creek along the Martin Luther King Jr. spillway. The volunteers picked out the following from the creek:
16 cubic yard of yucky debris; 11 tires; 20 shopping carts; a couple chairs; glass mirror; PVC piping; plastic toys; dolly; saw; alternator; and roofing material. Amazing!
The Partners for the Watershed and the City of Pittsburg invites you to join us to clean up Kirker Creek!
The next Great Pittsburg Cleanup to be announced soon. When posted, please help us plan by registering at 925-252-4114 or just show up! Wear appropriate shoes and clothes for possible wet, muddy conditions and or tall vegetation.
Groups please RSVP! (So we can stock gloves & snacks.) Volunteer Release Form and Photo Release required on day of the event. If under 18, parent signature will be required. Service Credits available for graduation!
Sign up for the City's e-news blasts or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PittsburgLivinGreen
Past Clean up Statistics and Pictures
**More Pictures at www.facebook.com/PittsburgLivinGreen**
On April 28th about 50 volunteers showed up and helped to clean up the flood channel next to Pittsburg Antioch Hwy. It was a fun and successful couple of hours. We filled 5 Trucks with 35 cubic yards of surprising and not so surprising trash and recyclable items including:
-
roof shingles
-
bed rails
-
a head board
-
parts to a jet ski
-
foam
-
mattresses
-
3 shopping carts
-
4 tires
-
drywall
-
sheet rock
-
a dresser
-
metal pipes
-
2 traffic cones
-
misc. toys
-
plywood
-
hundreds of cigarette butts
-
soda cans and bottles
-
plastic bags, banners, and tarps
-
hubcaps
-
paper scraps
-
styrofoam cups
-
fast food trash
-
bottle caps
-
AND SO MUCH MORE!
