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South Sacramento County and
Rancho Cordova

 

Creek Week Registration Is Closed Until 2014

Volunteer Instructions

 

Register using the Online Form to the left. Your information will be sent to our administrative volunteers who will contact you within 3 business days to confirm your clean-up site location, provide you with instructions, and answer any questions you may have.

Public clean-up sites in South Sacramento County and Rancho Cordova are listed below. Please tell us your preferred choice on the form. You will be assigned to a location as space allows.

Please report at 9:00am sharp on Saturday, April 13th to your confirmed clean-up site. Your team leader will provide you with instructions, garbage bags and help get you started.

Use the checklist below so that you come prepared against the natural and man-made elements. Please come prepared to get a little muddy. 

 

Checklist:

• Your own drinking water
• A bucket or re-usable shopping bag to collect light trash (per person)
• Comfortable, washable clothes
• Long pants and long sleeves
• Hat and Sunscreen
• Gloves (work or gardening type)
• Shoes that can get wet and muddy
• Waterproof boots (optional)
• Grabbing tool or rake (optional)

 

IMPORTANT: All children must be with a responsible adult as the debris, water, or slippery stream banks may be hazardous. If you bring a child or group of children, your most important job is to supervise and keep them safe. Collecting trash is secondary for adults in charge of children.

Thank you for making it possible for them to have this experience!

 

Clean-up Site Locations:

1. Sheldon Park - Florin Creek

(50 volunteer capacity)
DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP 600 Orange Avenue.

2. North Laguna Creek Park - Laguna Creek

Print, complete and bring Sacramento City WAIVER. Caution: Deep water.
(75 volunteer capacity)
DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP Jacinto west of Center Parkway. It's OK for Creek Week volunteers to park on either side of Jacinto.

3. French & German Roads - Elder Creek

(20 volunteer capacity)
DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP Near German Road on French Road just north of Gerber.

19. Auberry Drive near Calvine Rd - Strawberry Creek

The water can be deep here if there has been recent rain. (30 volunteer capacity)
DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP

20. Illa Collin Park - Strawberry Creek

(10 volunteer capacity)
DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP Vintage Park Drive north of Calvine. Go past the park, turn left on Fintown Court and park at the end of the street.

5. Mather - Morrison Creek

(20 volunteer capacity)
DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP Splash Education Center 4426 Excelsior Road, Mather 95655

6. Horn Road, Rancho Cordova

Steep banks at the access point. Volunteers will be cleaning along a low-flow channel with vegetated banks around them. Expect to spot singing birds in the brushy trees and look for ground squirrels near their burrows. (20 volunteer capacity)
DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP Turn onto Old Winery/Horn off of Folsom Blvd.

7. Stone Creek Park - Morrison Creek in Rancho Cordova
Site Full

Good for younger children.  (30 volunteer capacity)
DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP Highway 50, south on Zinfandel, right on Spoto Drive to the park.

22. Freeport - Lower Morrison Creek

CAUTION: Steep rocky banks are slippery, and broken glass. Gloves and boots are recommended. (50 volunteer capacity)
The focus of the clean-up will be wildlife hazards, mostly small plastic items. Larger items will be left for a special crew. Please give your preference for one of two crews: Shallow Crossing or Rocky Bank.

Shallow Crossing is appropriate for young children, but requires walking through water to access the clean-up area. In the event of heavy rains, all volunteers will be assigned to the Rocky Bank.

Rocky Bank is a challenging spot appropriate for adults and children of middle-school age or older.

DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP South on Freeport Blvd., Left on Stonecrest, follow signs and drive at 10 mph after turning off of Stonecrest.

8. Bear Hollow Reservoir & Stone Creek Community Bike Trail
Site Full

Volunteers will have a chance to see water birds in the reservoir or rabbits in the open area around the trail. (10 more volunteers needed)
DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP

9. Dawes Street - Dawes Canal in Rancho Cordova

Good for younger children. Banks are gentle and water is shallow here.
(volunteer capacity: 15)
DIRECTIONS: SEE MAP

 

If you would like more information about clean-up sites in South Sacramento County and Rancho Cordova, please contact Stan at 916/428-1171 ext. 16 or sfoey@southgaterecandpark.net.