Volunteers pick up over 7,000 pounds of litter

Volunteers helped pick up over 7,000 pounds of litter during the City of San Marcos Fall River Cleanup on Oct. 5, the city said in a press release. 

Over 525 volunteers worked in strategic watershed-impacting areas throughout San Marcos to retrieve an estimated 5,400 pounds of trash and 1,740 pounds of recycling, including 13 tires, from causing damage to streams and wildlife habitats.

Areas cleaned by volunteers included  the San Marcos River from City Park to Stokes Park; Purgatory Creek; Willow Creek; and downtown and drainage ditches along Hopkins Street, Charles Austin Drive and Highway 123.

For information about cleanups and sponsorships, contact Community Enhancement Initiatives Manager Amy Kirwin at [email protected].