California Coastal Commission cleanup sites reported that 28,751 volunteers scoured over 750 cleanup sites removing over 254,772 pounds of trash.

Santa Clara County doesn’t have a “coast,” strictly speaking, but it does have important watersheds that empty into the Bay, which empties into the ocean. California Coastal Cleanup Day will be a busy day in Santa Clara County, on Saturday, from 9am to 12pm. The event will include multiple locations, including:

San Thomas Aquino Creek, Santa Clara
Upper Penitencia Creek, San Jose
Guadalupe River, Alviso
Stevens Creek, Mountain View

The California Coastal Cleanup Day is an international effort to protect the ocean, watersheds, and wildlife from trash and debris.

Santa Clara Valley Water District’s creek cleanup program has tripled in cost in 10 years.