Volunteers clean up Santa Ana River in Riverside park

Part of the Santa Ana River that touches a Riverside park got a cleanup, thanks to a group of volunteers.

They pitched in Saturday, Sept. 21, to collect trash and debris along the river inside Martha McLean-Anza Narrows Park as part of the 40th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day.

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Residents joined with Caltrans’ Clean California and Stormwater campaigns for the effort, which aimed to clear waterways before the rainy season, a news release states. Inland Empire Waterkeeper also was involved.

Clean California is a $1.2 billion, multiyear cleanup effort led by Caltrans to remove trash, create thousands of jobs, and join with communities throughout the state to beautify public spaces, the release states.

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