PHOTOS: Cleaning Up Chico's Lindo Channel

North State Public Radio

Published August 31, 2015 at 1:23 PM PDT

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Bonnie Thorton of Thorton’s Chevron joined one of the dozen or so volunteer cleanup crews Sunday. Participants estimated that 100 cubic yards of trash and debris was carried out of from the Lindo Channel.";

Courtesy of Steve O’Bryan

Volunteers and neighbors hauled several tons of trash, broken and apparently stolen items by hand from Chico’s Lindo Channel Sunday as part of a clean-up event sponsored in part by Chico Velo Cycling Club.

Vounteers reported finding syringes, human waste, checkbooks, mail, soiled clothing and bedding, vehicle parts, bicycle frames and components, shoes, meal remnants, children’s homework and toys and pharmaceutical drugs.

Before

A before picture of an inactive “camp” in the flood control channel near the intersection of Mangrove and Cohasset Road, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Volunteers found and cleared dozens of other similar sites.

Credit Courtesy of Steve O'Bryan

After

An after picture of an inactive “camp” in the flood control channel near the intersection of Mangrove and Cohasset Road, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Volunteers found and cleared dozens of other similar sites.

Credit Courtesy of Steve O'Bryan