Annual Creek and River Cleanup Day

September 26, 2026

ALPS volunteers came out to help clean up trash from Atascadero Creek as part of the annual Creek and River Cleanup Day.

The ALPS volunteers picked up trash along the creeek from Three Bridges Oak Preserve downstream to Curbaril Avenue.

It is critical to clean up the creeks and river because the trash and debris can eventually flow down the river all the way to Monterey Bay and into the Pacific Ocean harming wildlife along the way.

Many thanks to all the volunteers . . . and to the City of Atascadero, the Atascadero Mutual Water Company for sponsoring the event, and to Chicago Grade Landfill and Waste Management for providing and accepting the trash dumpsters.