LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Water Resources will once again be taking part in the annual California Coastal Cleanup coming up this weekend.
Water Resources will be hosting seven cleanup sites from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 18.
Signups can be completed online here.
Daniella Cazares, the Water Resources staffer coordinating this year’s Coastal Cleanup, said the event switched its model to a month-long program but the designated date is Sept 18.
During the pandemic in 2020 most large scale cleanups were canceled. Cazare said people were asked to stay in their neighborhoods, use their own materials and use the data collection app that the California Coastal Commission uses for trash removal which is called Clean Swell.
The Coastal Commission gathered a lot of good data and wanted to pair “the clean on your own with your own tools model” with the “big events in communities model,” Cazares said.
“The public health guidelines will all be followed and we are trying to get as many people preregistered so we can stagger arrivals and departures. Everything is outdoors and each site has different zones so that groups and individuals can stay socially distant,” she said.
Cazares said there are seven sites with site check-in locations:
— Merritt Road Bridge in Kelseyville (Kelsey Creek clean up);
— Lower Lake Park (Seigler Creek clean up);
— Clear Lake Campground (Cache Creek);
— Davis Beach Rest Area, Lucerne (Clear Lake shoreline);
— Bridge Arbor North, Upper Lake (Middle Creek project area);
— Blue Lakes Village (Blue Lakes);
— Highland Springs Park proper (Highland Springs Reservoir).
When choosing the seven sites, Cazares said they used three different factors: They were sites selected from the Clean Water Program 2019 Trash implementation plan, they are in communities where Water Resources have recently received water complaints, and there is volunteer/stewardship interest.
At those check-ins locations, volunteers will sign a liability release, collect supplies for garbage pickup such as bags, gloves and data collection sheets, and get assigned a zone to work in.
Data can also be collected on the Clean Swell app; participants are encouraged to download it in advance.
Coastal Cleanup event in Lake County planned for Sept. 18
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