12-Mile Clean In 2 Hours: Volunteers Pick Up Trash For Earth Day

CHATSWORTH, CA — Volunteers on Saturday will attempt to clean 12 miles of Devonshire Street in just two hours ahead of Earth Day.

The special clean-up event is hosted by Chatsworth-based nonprofit Volunteers Cleaning Communities, which organizes volunteers throughout the year to pick up trash on local streets and freeway on- and off-ramps. The event is an early celebration of Earth Day, which is on Thursday.

From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, volunteers will be assigned to a 1/2 mile stretch of Devonshire Street from Topanga Canyon Blvd to Arleta Park to pick up trash with grabbers and bags. The difficult work will be followed with a free ice cream social, complete with live music, food trucks, and face paining, and volunteers will be given souvenir T-Shirts for their efforts.

Attendees will also play a number of classic field games, like a litter relay race, sack races, egg relay race and litter toss. The afterparty is open to the public and will be held at Oakridge Estates Park, located at 18650 Devonshire Street.

A staple in the San Fernando Valley, Volunteers Cleaning Communities was recognized as state Senator Henry Stern's (D-Malibu) 2022 Nonprofit of the Year.

Volunteers Cleaning Communities is known for its trash cleanup events. With the help of community volunteers, the organization cleans illegal dumping sites, abandoned encampments, a section of the LA River and more. The organization also runs educational programs for local students. Learn more about the organization's programming on its website.

For more information and to register for Saturday's event, visit this link.