Sierra Nevada Alliance. (2024, January 17). Great Sierra River Cleanup. Retrieved January 21, 2024, from https://sierranevadaalliance.org/great-sierra-river-cleanup/

On September 21st, 2023, the California Coastal Cleanup organization hosted a watershed cleanup of the Great Sierra River. This event, called the Great Sierra River Cleanup happens once a year. Last year, 249 volunteers came and removed over 5 thousand pieces of trash from the Sierra Nevada waterways. The goal of the event is to remove as much litter and plastic pollution as possible. The idea for this event came from an Oregan resident named Judy Neilson who organized the “Plague of Plastics” which was an event that called for a statewide cleanup. California was inspired by O’regan’s effort and created the California Coastal Cleanup day. 

Calling for a whole state-wide cleanup is a wonderful way to remove trash and pollutants from our waterways and oceans. The Great Sierra River Cleanup is just one of the many events hosted by the California Coastal Cleanup organization that helps restore our environment. This company deserves so much applause for their efforts and success stories. Hopefully more people will find out about the events and go and volunteer themselves, I would definitely be interested in next year’s one myself.