On April 23, I Love A Clean San Diego engaged close to 6,000 volunteers at a record 110 cleanup sites simultaneously at this year’s Creek to Bay Cleanup. The volunteers channeled their appreciation for the environment into action, improving local health and beauty by removing more than 150,000 pounds of trash and pollutants countywide. Several notable odd items were collected during the cleanup, including a wedding dress, a hot tub and a new family of kittens. Volunteers also restored the local environment by removing graffiti, replacing invasive plants with water-wise native plants and performing general park maintenance. More than 100 outdoor spaces will now welcome more positive public recreation and less littering. Creek to Bay also received attention from several elected officials who visited cleanup sites in their respective districts, including County Supervisor Greg Cox, California State Assemblymember Brian Maienschein and San Diego City Councilmembers Todd Gloria, Mark Kersey, Chris Cate, Scott Sherman and David Alvarez. Creek to Bay is one of hundreds of cleanups hosted by I Love A Clean San Diego. In 2015, the group mobilized more than 32,000 volunteers, who removed half a million pounds of debris from San Diego County. The group’s second countywide cleanup of the year, Coastal Cleanup Day, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17 this year. For more information about how to get involved, please visit CleanSD.org. For more information or to volunteer or donate to I Love a Clean San Diego, visit cleansd.org or call (619) 291-0103.