Greetings, Parkway Stewards and friends,

WE WILL BE HAVING A CLEAN UP THIS COMING SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH. starting at 8:45am. I am back from my vacation & rearing to go. THANKS TO DAVE DAWSON FOR SUB’ING WHILE I WAS GONE.

A look at the forecast for this coming Saturday (the 8th) shows that it will be cloudy, but in the low 70’s, good weather to do a clean up. As I noted last month, our UU Mile has taken some wild weather until recently and there have been difficulties getting at some of the accumulated trash from abandoned encampments, etc. Your help would be GREATLY appreciated this month so that we can get a jump on cleaning up our mile as the good weather returns and many people plan to come out, walk, bicycle, picnic, and recreate on our beautiful jewel of a Parkway.

We meet on the second Saturday of every month in the parking lot, at the levee at the end of Northrop Avenue, off Howe Avenue, behind Panera Bread. We sign in; trash bags are provided and new folks are oriented. We then spend one hour removing trash from the UU Mile. We meet back next to the levee stairway for a photograph of our crew and the results of our efforts. Many of us then meet at Panera for refreshments and conversation. Remember to wear good shoes, your ARPF Steward shirts if you have one, bring gloves and water to hydrate, perhaps a “grabber”, and your volunteer spirit… consider masking if you deem it appropriate….

Looking forward to seeing you soon,

Eric Ross, Mile Steward

UUSS American River Parkway Stewards

Hanalei lookout, northern Kauai, March 27, 2023 © Eric Ross