October 21 - 22, 2009
Friends of the Santa Cruz River invites the Coalition to lend a hand with their semi-annual river clean up event with Rio Rico High School Interact Club & Green Club, Nogales Science Club and the Bioregional Activism Class.
42 Volunteers worked over these 2 days - Thank you very much everyone!
Read the article in Nogales Internationl
SATURDAY Participants above: Front row from left are: Sherry Sass, Liz Horton, Aurora Sanchez, Joy Noriega, Riky, Adam’s Aan, Emanuel Valdez, Allison Lemons, Leslie Schupp, Gabriel Sosa, Alexis Bojorquez, Cindy Folsom, Josie Roman. Back row from left are: Jen Parks, Ascendia Lilly, Caldren Fitzpatrick, Savijaveh Worson, Blue Evening Star, Tarus Baldeschi, Aglen Holmes, Pyson Meyer, Taliseen Combs, Eric Klump, Fernando V. Negrete Jr., Lucy Pasqueira, Arturo Arvayo. Not Pictured: Karol Stubbs.
Below the team digs out a tire damn.
The Coalition Gator is handy for debris removal in this type of clean up with it's hydralic dump mechanism.
Tires were picked up Monday by Santa Cruz County Public Works...Thank You!
Participating in Sunday's event was Martin Chiquete, Jose Valdez, Maiya Block, Abraham Chiquete, Veronica Guillan, Danielle Treto, Alejandra Saavedra, Arturo Yescas, Stephanie Topete, Jean Windmiller, Ben Lomeli, Niel Krug, Sherry Saas, Danitza Perez, Alan Cota, Karol Stubbs and Leila Pearsall.
A tarp protects this section of the trail which is a 20' bank that drops to the river so debris is bagged, tied and pulled up the bank where it is loaded into the ATCA gator and hauled to the dumpster.
