Silver Creek Parkway Cleanup Successes

On Saturday, August 2, 2014, 50 people came out to the Silver Creek Parkway in San Jose to help clean out the trash from Coyote Creek. This group was diverse, including several people from the Sierra Club, the Mormon Church, San Jose State students, Key Club students, and many others.

Part of the team in front of the Parks Trailer

Ranger Ali Henry from Hellyer County Park ensured all the volunteers had the materials they needed, which came in the form of a trailer chock full of shovels, gloves, grabbers, and lots of plastic bags for the trash. Her team went through the cleanup area after the event to collect nearly 2 tons of trash!

Here is the list of materials we collected:

Ranger trucks overloaded with trash

67 bags of trash

27 Tires

3 Wood boxes

3 Pallets

3 Car Seats

4 Plywood sheets

5 Large pieces of metal

5 Shopping carts/pull behind carts

1 Bike frame

1 Propane tank

1 Fire extinguisher

Thanks to our sponsors the Sierra Club - Loma Prieta Chapter, Santa Clara County Parks, and Coyote Creek Neighborhood Association. Without their efforts to get the word out and bring people to this event, it would not have been as successful. For more photos, see our Facebook page.

One of our young volunteers said that he'd "never had so much fun picking up trash!" He and others said they'd like to come again. So, get ready for Coastal Clean Day.