When: Saturday, April 26th

10:00 am

Where: Starting at the Community Garden Parking lot at Sutter-Jensen park and then heading to identified areas that need cleaning within the NPA

What to Bring: Participants should bring their own gloves. CCNA will provide trash bags.

The Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association (CCNA) announced it will host a community cleanup day on April 26, thanks to a recent grant from Sacramento County Water Resources.

“This community cleanup will help protect our precious creeks and streams from pollution,” said Gareth Lacy, CCNA President. “We invite the community to join us on April 26 to help remove trash and prevent it from washing into our local creeks and rivers.” CCNA invites the community to meet at 10:00 a.m. at Sutter–Jensen Park. The purpose of the project is to protect our local creeks and streams from pollution by removing garbage from streets and roads before it washes into creeks and rivers. The cleanup project will target the drainage ditches and seasonal creeks on public streets and roads because these ditches are increasingly riddled with trash and refuse that sweeps into the American River and pollutes the area.

The project will raise awareness about these seasonal creeks and their connection to the American River because neighbors who clean these ditches and creeks will learn about the local geography. CCNA formed in 1986 to preserve open space and the rural residential character of the area. The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors established the Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Preservation Area (NPA) in 1988, which includes about 1,000 residences and restricts development not consistent with the existing zoning designations. CCNA’s mission is to protect the rural character in parts of Carmichael and to improve quality of life.

Questions: directors@carmichaelcreek.org For more information about CCNA visit https://www.carmichaelcreek.org/