With your support, over 350 river lovers showed up to the Clackamas and hauled out 4,960 pounds of trash from 14 miles of riverbank and bottom. As part of the Ripple Effect effort, 15 local artists transformed the trash into handcrafted works of art that are now enjoyed in a new way by our community, completing the full life cycle of our waste.

A huge thank you from We Love Clean Rivers (now officially a 501(C)3 tax-exempt non-profit organization) and the Clackamas River Basin Council for your efforts! We hope you’ll join us next year for our 8th annual Clackamas event on Sunday September 12, 2010. And stay tuned for clean ups on other rivers in the Pacific Northwest!

A huge thanks to all of you and all of our 7^th Annual Down the River Clean Up supporters who devoted their time and efforts to sustaining and improving the health of our beloved Clackamas River.

We picked up 4960lbs (2.48 tons) that day!

Your energy and synergy made the event a success and you made a HUGE difference. THANK YOU!

Did you have a good time? Any crazy/scary/valuable/fun trash pulled from the river or good stories? Post away on our Facebook Page! And check out Anna Brones' writeup on Wend Magazine's Blog and Daniel Fox's video already edited and online: