Great Sierra Cleanup Saturday around Lake Tahoe

Saturday is the Great Sierra River Cleanup with more than 11,200 volunteers joining together to scour watersheds throughout the Sierra Nevada. Hundreds of community groups will spread across 22 counties and 1,052 river miles to pull appliances, cigarette butts, beverage cans, baby diapers, tires, furniture, and more from the rivers and streams that supply the State of California with 65 percent of its water. This effort, in partnership with the California Coastal Cleanup Day, serves to promote good stewardship on all of our waterways, from the source to the sea.
There are 10 sites available to register with for the 2012 Clean Up. Go here to register. Regan Beach is the drop-in site for any unregistered volunteers who join on the day. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to pre-register; volunteers who pre-register may still choose Regan as their site. Some sites have limited volunteer capacity. Also, the Sand Harbor site is for paddlers only, as it covers areas unsafe to access from the shore. For groups volunteering with young children, the Kiva Beach, Regan Beach, Trout Creek (by LTCC) and Cove East sites are especially appropriate (a safe distance from the road, mild terrain and access to bathroom facilities).
Here is a list of Lake Tahoe cleanup sites:

Washoe Meadows: Meet at Lake Tahoe Blvd entrance to Washoe Meadows State Park (near Tahoe Mountain Rd)
Ski Run Marina: The parking will be free for the event at the Marina.
Cove East: Park along roadway wherever available near the trailhead to the CTC meadow
Kiva Beach: Park inside the Visitor Center area or at the end of Tallac Road.
Cold Creek: Located at Pioneer Rd intersection, the parking is located at Cattlemans Trail area.
Regan Beach: Parking is in the public beach lot nearby
Trout Creek: Parking is located at Lake Tahoe Community College parking lot.
Upper Truckee River: Located at Hwy 50 intersection, parking is behind the Dragon Buffet near Motel 6
Upper Truckee River-Elks Lodge: Near Meyers, pull off from HWY 50 onto Elks Club Drive and look for the pull out site on the left-hand side.
Sand Harbor: The parking will be free for the event. This area is for non-motorized watercraft users only

Sign up for a cleanup location on cleanup website, www.tahoecleanup.wordpress.com/
Contact Ellen Flynn at cleantahoe@sbcglobal.net or (530) 544-4210 for details.