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RUSSIAN RIVER CLEANUP DAY -SEPTEMBER 22, 2012
25TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
WHEREAS, the Russian River is Sonoma County's premier natural resource, providing
water for agriculture, wildlife, recreation, residential and industrial uses; and
WHEREAS, the Russian River is internationally known for its beauty and recreational
amenities and has attracted millions of visitors to Sonoma County; and
WHEREAS, efforts are now underway to restore and enhance this once world class
steelhead stream; and
WHEREAS, tons of trash, junk and debris are annually dumped into the Russian River
and along its banks, damaging both the aesthetic and biological qualities of the river; and
WHEREAS, the Russian River Watershed Cleanup Committee, a project of the Sonoma
County Conservation Council, has for 25 years sponsored a massive volunteer river cleanup
effort each September, and asks that volunteers from all nine cities and the County of Sonoma
sign up to help with the effort by registering at www.russian.n'vercleanup.org; and
WHEREAS, the following agencies and hundreds of volunteers will all donate time and
materials to participate in the event:
Sonoma County Water Agency PG&E
Rivers Edge Canoe Trips Burke's Canoes
Brelje and Race Consulting Engineers SOAR Inflatables
Russian River Watershed Association Russian Riverkeeper
Russian River watershed Council North Bay Corporation
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma,
along with the members of the City Council, do hereby proclaim September 22, 2012, as
.. "RUSSIAN RIVER CLEANUP DA E"
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