Author: aostrom

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thank you to all the volunteers that showed up to cleanup McKinleyville. We filled about half the dumpster. Lots of wet garbage.  Volunteers: 17 Raffle Winners: 2 Weight:  1500 lbs (estimated weight) - Lots and lots of wet garbage!  Time: 90 minutes Cleanup Sponsors: Six Rivers Brewery and Los Bagels - If you would like...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This cleanup had an amazing turnout. We had 37 people and a lot of first timers! This cleanup was also sponsored by Greenox and Humboldt Homegrown. They provided all the raffle items for the volunteers.  There are some HUGE homeless encampments in this area. One of the locations someone dragged an entire parking lot shopping cart...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cleanup Details: There are lots of "live" and "abandoned" camps at Carlson Park. The homeless community in Carlson Park are still logging trees, digging trenches discarding thousands of lbs of trash in this park. The logging and trenches are going to take years to restore back to normal. Arcata can really use a Community Services...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cleanup Details: Lots of little litter picked up around the Park N Ride. We also found several signs of illegal dumping around the Park N Ride. Most of  the trash picked up along the South Eureka Waterfront trail was homeless related abandoned trash. There were several "live" camps there. We handed out resource cards to...