Coast and river cleanup day happening Sept. 23

MENDOCINO Co., 9/13/23 — California’s Coastal Cleanup Day is happening on September 23, and with it a variety of watershed cleanup events are scheduled across Mendocino County, including events on the coast as well as inland.

The annual Ukiah Valley Russian River cleanup event will be happening in Ukiah, beginning at Low Gap Park. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and will include coffee, snacks, and a free t-shirt — you can register and find more details here. There are also a variety of coastal cleanup events happening from Point Arena to Wesport — you can find the full map of local cleanup events here to get involved.