CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - The Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association (CCNA) announced it will host a community cleanup day on April 26, thanks to a recent grant from Sacramento County Water Resources.

“This community cleanup will help protect our precious creeks and streams from pollution,” said Gareth Lacy, tCarmichael Creek Neighborhood Association president. “We invite the community to join us on April 26 to help remove trash and prevent it from washing into our local creeks and rivers.”

Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association invites the community to meet at 10 a.m., starting at the Community Garden Parking lot at Sutter-Jensen Park and then heading to identified areas that need cleaning within the Neighborhood Preservation Area. 

The project’s purpose is to protect local creeks and streams from pollution by removing garbage from streets and roads before it washes into creeks and rivers. The cleanup project will target the drainage ditches and seasonal creeks on public streets and roads because these ditches are increasingly riddled with trash and refuse that sweeps into the American River and pollutes the area.

The project will help raise awareness about these seasonal creeks and their connection to the American River because neighbors who clean these ditches and creeks will learn about the local geography.

The Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association formed in 1986 to preserve open space and the rural residential character of the area. The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors established the Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Preservation Area in 1988, which includes about 1,000 residences and restricts development not consistent with the existing zoning designations. Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association’s mission is to protect the rural character in parts of Carmichael and to improve quality of life.

Participants should bring their own gloves. Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association will provide trash bags. 

For any questions, email [email protected]. 

For more information about the Sacramento County Watershed Stewardship and Education Grants program, visit online waterresources.saccounty.gov/stormwater/Pages/grants.aspx.  

For more information about the Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association, visit carmichaelcreek.org.