Putah Creek Clean Up September 20, 2008

SK60 · Senior Member

Putah Creek Clean Up September 20, 2008

shon42073 · Senior Member

I'm there. Was going to the middle stan that weekend but I can wait a week. Bring your gear and fish afterwords.

LilWhippersnapper · Senior Member

Wish I could be there, but I'm doing a Bass Tourney that weekend on the Delta.

Chrisdelat · Member

I would love to attend, the only thing is i dont have good means of transportation since i am a first year at university. If anyone from berkeley is driving up let me know and i would love to offer gas money for a ride.

conefish · Veteran Member

me and my cousin live2fish888 are in...we will see you out there unless my coach calls practice on saturday morning which is something he likes to do, but hope to see y'all out there

CaBrit · Member

I've learned so much from this site and�would love nothing more than the opportunity to meet some of you. Unfortunately I work Saturdays - all of you that run your own business know that the best part is that you can put your 60+ hrs a week in whenever you want !� biggrin

�It's also the weekend before my (repeatedly postponed) 5 day trip to the NF Yuba so I'll be�motivated to get my desk cleared that week.

I'm sure that there's more than a few of us that would really like to participate but can't and would like to contribute in any way. Can I pick up the tab for the garbage bags? Could someone set up a clearing house so some of us could perhaps contribute to covering lunch and parking for those that show up and do the work?

I've only been to the creek a couple of times and I think it's very important that we do all we can to protect it. On that note, I have a close friend who is pretty well connected in Sac and as an avid rafter, very involved in CA rivers. If someone involved with getting Putah designated as 'wild trout' wants to contact me I'll be happy to point you in the direction of some friendly people.

Again, if there's anything that we non participants can do to encourage more, please let us know. And thanks in advance to all that do. (Da*n I wish so much that I could walk the creek with some of you guys!) furious

-- Edited by CaBrit at 23:15, 2008-09-10

Black Cloud · Senior Member

There is usually another clean up after the closure in Nov. Don't worry, there will still be trash, so make your plans for late Nov.

WytEurp · Senior Member

Im pritty sure i can make it where are we going to meet?

SK60 · Senior Member

Thanks for your posts and we look forward to seeing as many of you as can make it. If others of you are planning to come, it would help us if post here.

The coastal clean up group is providing bags and latex gloves. We have not planned for a lunch or post clean up fishing fun because our board has to meet afterwards, but we encourage those that can to bring their gear. There is a Tacos-on-wheels unit that sets up shop at the HiWay 128/ Railroad Ave intersection and is highly recommended for lunch.

We will meet at the Access #5 parking lot and disperse from there. There is a sign in and waiver of liability form to be completed and then off we go.

I have just read the waiver and if you are under 18 a parent or legal guardian must sign it. I can email the form as a pdf file that can be printed or mail it. Send me a PM with contact info.

-- Edited by SK60 at 14:08, 2008-09-11

ONEWEIGHT · Senior Member

I'd love to make it as well, but will have to work this Saturday, after having fun last weekend.� If there is something in November, count me in for sure.� This is a great opportunity to give something back.

Bob

bono · Master Fly Fishing Guide

Yeah I havent been able to attend the last few clean ups due to football or rugby coaching duties and next Sat is no different unfortunately.Due to the fact that both of my boys play but they are on different teams because of different ages and I help coach both teams. I am on the field from 8am until usually around 8 or 9 pm, needless to say a very looooong day but I love every minute of it! Anyway thanks to all who can participate in the clean up .And CaBrit our non-profit group Putah Creek Trout will one day need funds , letter writing or volunteerism and when that happens I will post that info on this site,so just keep an eye out.As for the present clean up financial help I believe Yolo county has a large part in footing the bill but you may want to contact Putah creek council.org to see if they need help monitarily,I do know they have fund raisers and membership donations.In fact I am a member and donate once a year,its a good cause these folks do alot of work for lower Putah.

Flounder · Veteran Member

Is Putah Creek Trout capable of accepting donations now?

SK60 · Senior Member

We are not able to take donations right now. Putah Creek Council is a good choice; some of their work includes improving salmon spawning habit.

SK60 · Senior Member

Just a reminder that the creek cleanup is Saturday 9 am, meeting at Access #5. I will have all the supplies and information there. Hope to see you out there.

-- Edited by SK60 at 09:59, 2008-09-17

FLY FISHER · Member

sk60�

�� Count me in I'll be there. Looking forward to meeting some from the forum. Take care see you sat. smile

�� Jeff�

shon42073 · Senior Member

Does anyone plan to fish before or after the cleanup ?

-- Edited by shon42073 at 19:22, 2008-09-18

SK60 · Senior Member

We encourage everyone to bring their gear for afterwards.

One last thing: bring your own hydration and food supplies. We have been provided with limited amounts of water and jelly belly samples-they probably won't keep you nourished.

-- Edited by SK60 at 13:50, 2008-09-19

lightfoot · Senior Member

So how did it work out?�

I was with a group working on Alamo creek in Vacaville.� We collected everything from plastic grocery bags to engine blocks.� Last I heard was that Vacaville had roughly 350-400 volunteers out and about.

SK60 · Senior Member

We had a small, but dedicated group, including two from the Davis Flyfishers. We only did #5, #4 and the DFG parking lots (also known as "The Dam"). The ranger from Lake Solano had a group of boy scouts and a "workservice" crew of young people, so they took #3-#1. Every one thought there was less trash than expected at 4-5, so hats off to MX19 who fishes that area and regularly hauls a bag out each trip. The survey box at #5 has been broken into, so is unavailable for the moment. I found some of the completed surveys out in the weeds. There is a question to pose to the forum: do the other boxes still have blank forms available? If not we will look at replacing them.

Overall 7 people collected 70 lbs of trash. Nothing out of the ordinary, except maybe the Winnie-the-Pooh childs tooth brush (sorry, too used to recycle).

The Winters to Davis group had over 100 volunteers.

fear no fish · Veteran Member

This should happen more often it really is cool