On Saturday, Sept. 15, about 2,500 volunteers are expected to take part in the American River Parkway Foundation\u2019s annual Great American River Clean Up.<\/p>\n
According to Stacy Springer, volunteer manager for the American River Parkway Foundation, which is based in Carmichael, these volunteers will spend three hours that morning cleaning up 20 site locations along the American River of trash and other debris. \u201cAnd that does not even include the huge kayak and dive teams that go out and address the shoreline and deeper water channels,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Springer said it\u2019s easy to volunteer for the Great American River Clean Up \u2013 volunteers just need to register on the Foundation\u2019s website, www.arpf.org, and then show up on the day of the clean-up wearing closed-toe shoes and long pants, plus sunblock and hat if the day is sunny and warm.<\/p>\n
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