Trash mules return to the American River canyons outside of Auburn for a cleanup Saturday – underway the same day a similiar event is set for the Yuba River.

Eric Peach, a member of Protect American River Canyons, says the Foresthill Bridge complicates this clean up. Some people throw items off the bridge, an act that’s illegal as well as potentially deadly.

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The California Highway Patrol had been able to help the American River cleanup, Peach adds.

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Meet at the confluence of the two forks of the American River outside Auburn to join the Saturday cleanup that’s held from 8 a.m. to noon.
Yuba River cleanup and restoration efforts are taking place at thirty-five locations throughout the watershed on Saturday as well. For more information visit YubaRiver.org