2008 Events

    









Check back often for more events and updates
Contact Richard Sloan for more info at 559-696-2971
or RiverRich1509@aol.com
Or Chuck Kroeger at  559 -284-5476
River cleanups -- Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends as weather and
water levels permit. -- call for details.

1 & 2 November  River Cleanup  9 AM at Skaggs Bridge County Park.  We
will be cleaning up 3 sitesa by water craft - trash and tires.

22 November - Invasive weed removal from Channel behind fish hatchery

December/January - Tree planting, Fence removal and repair.
Sunnyside Interact Students learn what it takes to run a  non profit organization
like RiverTree and "Interact" with other agencies.
We continue to monitor trees planted in past years and replace those that did not make it.
Our oak trees that have sprouted about 1 inch have roots over one foot long!  Time to get them in the ground!
MORE RIVERTREE 2008 PICTURES
RiverTree repair at Riverside Trail.  The fence was cut by the Fresno Fire Department two
years ago in the process of rescuing someone who fell down the bluff and broke their leg.
On March 2 we floated down the San Joaquin River from Lost Lake to Fort Washington
Beach. We pulled out a few bags of trash and one tire and were treated to the site of a
mountain lion running along the bluff and several deer.  When are you coming out to join
us on the river?
As of March 3 we have removed 3,801 tires from the San Joaquin River and it's flood plain.
Beaver dam near Ledger Island
Lunch stop on March 22 river trip.  Two new paddlers on the river.
2008 National River Cleanup

The first two days of National River Cleanup have resulted in the removal of 7 tires
and approximately 62 bags of trash from the stretch of the San Joaquin River from
Lost Lake to River Bottom Park.
California Coastal Commission river cleanup 2008
There is still a lot to do.  Your help is needed!
National Public Lands Day floating cleanup!