Seasonal river cleanups as community conservation tradition in Tucson

June 23, 2023
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Woman holding a white trash bag in Santa Cruz River wearing yellow vest

The Santa Cruz River may be dry but on this spring morning it is alive with people who are making a seasonal river cleanup a community conservation tradition in Tucson.

The three little boys look at the river, puzzled about what happens next.

The sound of running water is replaced instead by that of the rustling of trash bags. The bike route above the river is filled with cyclists zooming by.

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