Effie May Trail

WiLDCOAST has spent all of this month cleaning up. I was able to make it to the Effie May Trail clean up and I was amazed at what I saw. Never walking on the riverbed, I was astounded by the thick growth that totally envelops the trail. And then, there was trash. Lots of trash.


Paloma, Stephanie and Ben were armed and ready and had a lot of helping hands, and none of them were afraid to get their hands dirty. Being a riverbed, many things had to be dug up, buried by flowing water during the rainy seasons.

The number of cameras there was ridiculous, but then I realized that Outside the Lens was out in full force with cameras and video. Rachel Lebowitz said they had 19 volunteers working on this educational project. What a phenomenal program it is and I hope to work with and write about them again.

Kristina Ross, community events coordinator, I Love a Clean San Diego came out in support and force.

California State San Marcos came heavily armed with the Alpha Pi Sigma representing.

Once again, they proved what a community could accomplish together. With 91 volunteers, more than 1,000 pounds of trash and 75 tires were removed in a morning.

On the same day, I sent some of my peers to cover the clean-up effort in Tijuana. I will be posting their story and pictures soon. I can tell you now they became WiLDCOAST fans. It cannot be helped. It's contagious.

Photo credits/Albert Fulcher