This Saturday, May 20, the Sonoran Institute is asking volunteers to help collect at least 2,000 pounds of trash from the riverbed.
TUCSON, Ariz. — At its February river cleanup, the Sonoran Institute reports volunteers helped clean 6,766 pounds of trash from the Santa Cruz River, easily exceeding its 2,000 pound goal for the event
This Saturday, May 20, the non-profit again is asking volunteers to collect at least 2,000 pounds of trash from the riverbed. In partnership with Pima County Flood Control, Tucson Clean & Beautiful and Dragoon Brewing Co., the Sonoran Institute will be holding a cleanup and fundraiser from 9 - 11 a.m. The Sonoran Insititute says $1 will be donate for every pound of trash collected up to 1,000 poinds
Volunteers should sign up on the Sonoran Institute website to ensure enough clean-up equipment is provided.After party at Dragoon Brewing Co. The Sonoran Institute works in collaboration with governmental agencies to steward the Santa Cruz River as part of the Santa Cruz River Heritage Project. The project aims to restore and promote the health of the riparian ecosystem and nearby cultural landmarks.
Recycled wastewater released back into this section of the Santa Cruz has helped restore the ecosystem, and has also increased community awareness of the importance of the river to the more than 12,000 years of human history along its banks.Anne Simmons is a digital content producer for KGUN 9. Anne got her start in television while still a student at the University of Arizona.
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