1,200 volunteers fan out to beautify the 23-mile American River Parkway in a single day The collective effort is a decades-long tradition and no small feat. Organizers said typical trash hauls range from 30,000 to 40,000 pounds of collected in a single day. Saturday morning, the American River set as the backdrop for a massive community cleanup as 1,200 volunteers spread across 20 locations along the 23-mile American River Parkway, giving new life to one of Sacramento’s most beloved wildland corridors. “There are about 8 million individual visits each year on the parkway, and when you compare that for example to Yosemite National Park that’s over twice as many people as visit Yosemite every year,” said Dan Hall, noting the parkway’s outsized role in daily life across the region. He said the day’s effort is designed to match that scale of use, neighbors, families and civic groups collecting the trash that doesn’t belong in nature. Read More
Junk removal company partners with volunteers on Great American River Clean-Up By Rosalio Ahumada Khamsone Manisisaket slipped his hands into a pair of black protective gloves Saturday and climbed into a Junk King truck to carefully pack in garbage collected by volunteers in an annual event to clean up along the American River Parkway in Sacramento. “This is a beautiful place to be. And it’s heartbreaking just to see this, how we treat Earth sometimes,” said Manisisaket, an assistant general manager for Junk King. “And I like to see that we’re out here cleaning, and we’re working on it. We’re making it better.” Read More
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) – Young artists brushed up their entomology during a recent paint-out. The activity was part of the American River Parkway Foundation’s ‘Adventure days’ series. The experience included a nature walk on trails surrounding the Outdoor Education Center in River Bend Park (Rancho Cordova). Children learned about native butterflies then painted the insects in their habitat. Artistic instruction came from Heart Craft Studios of Rancho Cordova. Read More
American River Parkway Foundation Executive Director Dianna Poggetto and John Costa with PG&E. Guests were encouraged to wear white to the ARPF Summer Solstice, which was held at the American River Parkway’s William B. Pond Recreation Area. The event included food from Black Hat Catering, cocktails from Midtown Spirits and wine from Rombauer, Di Stasio and Scott Harvey. Click here to see more.
Ahead of the upcoming. Burger Battle, Adam will showcase some of his incredible burgers and hint at what type of burger he’ll be competing with at the Battle. Patrick will talk about the event logistics, the great work of the Parkway Foundation, and how this event is helping to fund its vital programs. Watch here.
