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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Caltrans and California Coastal Commission Celebrate Coastal Cleanup Month
Date:Wednesday, August 31, 2022 10:02:57 AM
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Shaina Paulsen
Associate Clerk of The Board
Butte County Administration
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Subject: Caltrans and California Coastal Commission Celebrate Coastal Cleanup Month
State of California • Department of TransportationNews Release
Date: August 31, 2022
District: Headquarters
Contact: Tamie McGowen
Contact: Loren Magaña
Phone: (916) 710-2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Caltrans and California Coastal
Commission Celebrate
Coastal Cleanup Month with Events Throughout September
District 2 residents are encouraged to participate in local events
SACRAMENTO — Caltrans and the California Coastal Commission are joining forces for the
38th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day on September 17 and are inviting the public to
participate in cleanup and litter prevention activities throughout September.
“The California Coastal Commission’s Coastal Cleanup Day and Caltrans’ Let’s Change This to
That stormwater public education campaign are collaborating to create even more awareness to
help reduce litter and water pollution,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. “We’re asking
people to join us this month to clean up the waterways and beaches that belong to us all.”
Caltrans and the California Coastal Commission invite Californians to participate by cleaning up
their neighborhoods, parks and local areas during the month of September. The monthlong effort
is focused not only on the coastline but also along rivers, creeks and lakes. Trash from inland
areas can flow downstream, so cleaning up neighborhoods can prevent litter and debris from
ever reaching vital waterways.
“We are excited to expand our long-standing partnership with Caltrans this year,” said California
Coastal Commission Executive Director Jack Ainsworth. “By emphasizing the impact trash can
have on stormwater and the potential for that litter to eventually pollute our waterways, our two
agencies are working together to emphasize that these waterways, like the ocean, are downhill
from all of us.”
District 2 residents who want to join the cleanup effort can participate in this local event:
· 2022 Great Sierra River Cleanup. September 17, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the
Westwood Visitor Center, located at 3rd and Ash Streets in Westwood. More information
can be found here: https://bit.ly/3csJkRb
A map of events throughout the state is available on the Coastal Cleanup Day website, and
information is updated regularly as events are confirmed.
In 1993, California Coastal Cleanup Day was recognized by the Guinness Book of World
Records as the “largest garbage collection” ever organized, with more than 50,000 volunteers.
Since then, the reach of Coastal Cleanup Day has steadily spread inland, where most of the
debris found on California’s beaches starts as urban trash or litter.
Established by voter initiative in 1972, the California Coastal Commission is committed to
protecting and enhancing California’s coast and ocean for present and future generations. It
does so through careful planning and regulation of environmentally sustainable development,
rigorous use of science, strong public participation, education and effective intergovernmental
coordination.
Let’s Change This to That is a three-year public education campaign led by Caltrans to raise
awareness and increase understanding of the sources and pathways of stormwater pollution
throughout California. The campaign provides resources for people who live, work and play in
California’s unique communities to spur behavior change in ways that lead to improved water
quality.
For more information about the campaign, please visit CleanWaterCA.com.
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