More
than 150 Volunteers and Community Leaders Make A Difference At The First
Feather River Cleanup
A Community Effort to Beautify
the Feather River
Oroville, CA- On Saturday July 28th, 2012,
over 150 volunteers and community leaders joined forces to clean the banks of
the Feather River in the first annual Feather River Cleanup.
This event was co-organized by
the Feather River Recreation and Park District, Butte Environmental Council,
the Feather River Nature Center, California Department of Water Resources, and
several local area businesses. We would really like to thank all of the
volunteers that met at Bedrock Park, Centennial Plaza, or Feather River Nature
Center to clean along the river between the Diversion Dam and the Highway 162
Bridge. Recology estimated that cleanup efforts removed 3,400 pounds (or 1.7
tons) of trash, debris, and recyclable objects from the river and its banks,
just in time for our returning salmon to spawn.
After the Cleanup, volunteers
were treated to a great assortment of raffle prizes donated by our community.
Some volunteers stayed for a free barbeque and music at the monthly Church in
the Park, which takes place the last Saturday of every month and is hosted by Victory
Christian Fellowship Church. FRRPD donated money to the Church in the Park
event to cover the cost of the cleanup volunteers.
“I look forward to doing it again next year, and hopefully it will keep
getting bigger.” - Scott Perkins, CEO of FRRPD. In future years, we hope to
see the event spread all the way to the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet.
We are extremely grateful to our
community supporters. This event would not have been possible without the
following sponsors: Recology, Oroville Hospital, City of Oroville, Butte
County/Bill Connelly (Dist. 1 Supervisor), California Conservation Corps, and
the local Rotary clubs.
