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Chollas Planting and Riverbed Cleanup -Otay Valley Regional Park
April 26 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Please join us in celebrating Creek to Bay Cleanup Day at Otay Valley Regional Park. To register or for additional locations, please check out https://cleansd.org/creek-to-bay/
In celebration of Creek to Bay Cleanup Day and Earth Day, we will be planting chollas cactus for cactus wrens at a previous burn site, and conducting a walking cleanup along the river. Rangers and park interns will also be leading informal education stations around the site.
This event is in collaboration and made possible by Clean California.
Meeting Location
Enter at the 2600 Palm Ave near Desty Stacross from Desty St. Parking near Terra Bella Nursery. Look for the blue San Diego Coastkeeper canopy.
Cleanup Information
Meet at the dirt lot and look for the blue Coastkeeper canopy. We will walk you through some safety information and make sure you are adequately equipped to help.
Please wear comfortable clothes, leather closed-toed shoes, and sunscreen. Please bring leather gloves if you have them.
All volunteers (individuals as well as groups) are welcome to participate. All minors will require a parent or guardian to be present.
Weather Cancellation Policy
If it is lightly raining, we will hold the cleanup. If there is heavy rain, we will cancel the cleanup. To check the cleanup status, please see the San Diego Coastkeeper events calendar or visit us on social media.