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Coastal Cleanup Day is Sept. 17, 2005

Come with friends, family and lots of energy to one of the sites listed here. Wear long pants, sturdy shoes and we'lll provide the gloves and sunscreen.

PALO ALTO

  • San Francisquito Creek
    At Newell Rd. to Pope-Chaucer Rd.
    Contact: Katie Pilat
    Meet at Manhattan Ave. and Woodland Rd.

MOUNTAIN VIEW

  • Permanente Creek
    Hwy 101 to Villa St.
    Contact: Eric Anderson
    Meet at Rock St. and Sierra Vista St.

  • Stevens Creek
    El Camino/Hwy 85 to S. El Camino
    Contact: Spence Everson
    Meet in the Burger King parking lot

  • Permanente Diversion Channel
    Grant Road to Highway 85
    Contact: Jeffrey A. Kennedy
    Meet at Grant Road entrance

SUNNYVALE

  • Sunnyvale West Channel
    From Mathilda to Caribbean Dr.
    Contact: Diana Ruud
    Meet in parking lot behind Lockeed Martin light rail on 5th St. off Mathilda Ave.

  • Calabazas Creek
    U.S. 101 to Great America Pkwy.
    Contact: Gina Groom
    Meet at Calabazas Creek at Mission College

CUPERTINO

  • Stevens Creek Reservoir at Stevens Creek County Park
    Use Hwy 280, south on Foothill Blvd.
    Contact: Janine Burgess
    Meet at the boat ramp parking area

LOS GATOS

  • Lexington Reservoir
    North to west shoreline
    Contact: John George
    Meet at the boat ramp parking area

SAN JOSE

  • Upper Penitencia Creek
    North of Penitencia Creek Rd. between Noble Ave. & Piedmont Rd.
    Contact: Mimi Chiu
    Meet at Piedmont between Noble and Maybury

  • Upper Penitencia Creek
    White Rd. to Penitencia Creek Rd.
    Contact: Alex Bianchi
    Meet in front of the wooden bridge

  • Coyote Creek
    At San Jose High Academy
    Contact: Bob Chessman
    Meet at San Jose High Academy

  • Guadalupe River at Discovery Meadow
    At Children's Discovery Museum
    Contact: Melina Iglesias
    Meet in front of the Children's Museum

  • Almaden Lake
    Almaden Lake at Almaden Park
    Contact: Jocelyn Gold Durling
    Meet at the large parking area at Almaden Lake

  • Coyote Creek
    Hwy 280 to Story Rd. & Senter
    [site is full]

  • Coyote Creek
    At Kelley Park (at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo)
    Contact: Melina Iglesias
    Meet in front of Leninger Center

  • Los Gatos Creek
    Between Stokes St. and Hamilton Ave.
    Contact: Jan Warne

  • San Tomas Aquino Creek
    At Westmont Ave.to Westmont and Quito Rd.
    Contact: Cheri Donnelly
    Meet at 4805 Westmont Ave.

  • San Tomas Aquino Creek
    East of Quito Rd. between McCoy and Westmont Ave.
    Contact: Charles Bell
    Meet at Westmont Ave and San Tomas Aquino Creek

  • Coyote Creek
    At Palisades Rd. to Coyote Rd.
    Contact: Geoff Sewell
    Meet at the park's visitor center

  • Canoas Creek
    Blossom Hill Rd. to Cottle Rd.
    Contact: Lynn Paulson
    Meet at the creek at Snell near Santa Teresa High School

  • Calero Creek
    At intersection of Harry Rd. and Camden
    Contact: Anais Nguyen
    Meet near the IBM gate entrance

MORGAN HILL

  • Llagas Creek
    From Villa Ciollino to Edmundson Ave.
    Contact: Martin Cheek
    Meet in the parking lot

GILROY

  • Coyote Lake at Coyote Lake County Park
    Lakeview Day Use Area
    Contact: Chris Crockett
    Meet in the Lakeshore parking lot

  • Uvas Creek
    At Santa Teresa to Thomas Rd.
    Contact: Sandra Sammut, Lisa Jensema
    Meet at the entrance to Christmas Hill Park

  • Uvas Creek
    At Miller Crossing to Santa Teresa Blvd.
    Contact: Lisa Jensema, Sandra Sammut
    Meet at the entrance to Christmas Hill Park

Sponsored by: Santa Clara Valley Water District, City of San Jose, Santa Clara County Parks, California Coastal Commission, and Watershed Watch

Participating agencies: Friends of Guadalupe River Park and Gardens, San Francisquito Watershed Council, San Pedro Ponds Trail Volunteers, Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution
Prevention Program, Santa Teresa Foothills Neighborhood Associations, South Bay Yacht Club, Spartan NAC, Stevens and Permanente Creek Watershed Council, West Valley Clean Water Program, and the cities of Mountain View, and City of Gilroy. Participating companies: Bianchi-Amaker Construction, IBM, Lockheed Martin Management Association, Yahoo, and 1-800-GOT-JUNK

Related Information


2005 Coastal Cleanup Day map
(PDF 1.5MB)

2005 National River Cleanup Day map
(PDF 2MB)

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