Community Clean-Up with River Rescue Team! - Saturday, 8/9/25

If you care about the environment and don't mind getting a little dirty, then this may be the perfect fit for you!

Join us on August 9th from 8 am – 11 am for a riverbed clean-up in the Mission Valley Preserve. The River Rescue Team mobilizes to target trash for removal every Saturday, and for this date, we are looking for a few extra hands (no experience necessary!) to remove trash and debris from this sensitive habitat. We invite you to join us for just this date, but if you have a good time, ask us for more information about coming out for future River Rescue clean-up events!

Each year, San Diego River Park Foundation volunteers remove more than 200,000 pounds of trash from our namesake waterway. Without our amazing volunteers, this trash would be left to pollute native animal habitats, parks and public spaces, leach contaminants into the water, and wash out into our ocean and beaches!

Location:
Cottonwood Grove / Mission Valley Preserve South: Presidio Little League baseball fields at Sefton Park are located at the west end of Hotel Circle Place. The closest street address to the Little League Fields is the U-Haul near the entrance to the park, at 2504 Hotel Circle Pl, San Diego, CA 92108. When you arrive at the U-Haul, continue into the dirt lot of the baseball fields, and stay to the right to pass the fields and park near the Mission Valley Preserve kiosk at the far west end of the baseball fields. Please do not drive on the paved bike path.

Park + Meet: Park in the dirt lot for the baseball fields. Map We will meet at Cottonwood Grove. You can enter Cottonwood Grove by walking on the bike path near the kiosk at the western end of the Sefton Baseball Fields

Meet Location Map Links:
Google Driving Link: Sefton Baseball Fields Meeting Location
Weather: National Weather Service - Mission Valley

Here are a few tips to help you prepare for the event:

• Check-In: 7:45 AM
• Attire: Long pants and closed-toe shoes are required
• All tools and supplies will be provided
• Other Things to Bring: Reusable water bottle, hat, other forms of sun protection
• Weather: Light rain will not cancel the event
• For safety reasons, no pets are allowed at this event
• There are no restroom facilities at this location. Please plan accordingly.
• Community Service hours can be verified for those who need them.
• Family friendly!
• If you would like to sign up as a group, please email us at volunteer@sandiegoriver.org, or have each member of your group sign up individually.