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Great American River Clean Up – Saturday, September 17th 2016

August 22, 2016 admin Leave a comment

Great American River Clean Up – Saturday, September 17th 2016 from 9am-12pm

Great American River Clean Up Sep 20, 2014 2015 RESULTS:

25 sites cleaned.
1,550 volunteers participated.
20,000 lbs. of trash removed.

Come join us for our annual Great American River Clean Up! Bring your coworkers, neighbors, friends and family. Help us reach our goal of 2,000 volunteers!

There are 20+ Clean Up locations spanning the Parkway.
Click here for a map of Clean Up locations.
Click here for driving directions.

Click HERE to Register!

For more information please do not hesitate to contact the ARPF office at (916) 486-2773, or send email to volunteer@arpf.org.

Bike Trail, safety, Video

Machete Stabbing On American River Parkway Has Sacramento Cyclists Concerned

August 22, 2016 admin Leave a comment

Police say a three men and two women stabbed a cyclist with a machete on the popular American River Parkway Thursday night, and the hunt continues for the suspect.

The victim was surrounded just before 10 p.m., on Northgate Boulevard near the Arden-Garden connector.

It’s the second incident along the trail in a week a half. Last week, police found a man’s body about a quarter mile from where the stabbing happened.

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Bike Trail, Boating, History, Rafting, safety, Water, Wildlife

Natomas Levee Project Ready To Begin

August 22, 2016 admin Leave a comment

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has the go-ahead to begin a nine-part levee-improvement project for the Natomas Basin in Sacramento.

The final documents required for the project have been signed and the Army Corps will put the first section of levee repair out to bid this fall. The levees are part of a system that diverts watershed runoff into the American River.

John Hogue is the project manager for the corps. He says each of the nine repair projects is called a “reach” and includes construction of a cutoff wall to prevent seepage. He says each reach project will present its own set of obstacles.

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Bike Trail, Events, Rafting, safety, Water

Mellow participants at alcohol-free ‘Raftopia’ event on American River

August 22, 2016 admin Leave a comment

Hundreds gathered Saturday morning on the banks of the American River in Rancho Cordova for “Raftopia,” a nonpermitted event that prompted a one-day alcohol ban.

Sgt. A.J. Bennett, a Sacramento County Regional Parks ranger, said the Rancho Cordova Police Department, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, volunteer mounted officers and California Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel assisted rangers Saturday to ensure participants had a safe day on the river.

“The water will wear a swimmer out in a hurry,” Bennett said.

Park ranger Greg Stelzner said the Saturday crowd was mellow.

“We have a good crowd. … A couple of church groups came through,” Stelzner said. Rafters were cooperative, either throwing beer away or taking it back to their parked vehicles.

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Bike Trail, Fire, safety, Wildlife

Grass fire burns 6 acres on river parkway near Gold River

August 8, 2016 admin Leave a comment

The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District reports that crews have halted the progress of fire burning along the American River Parkway near the Gold River access.

The fire was reported at 4:27 p.m., on the south side of the American River west of the Natomas Fish Hatchery. Capt. Michelle Eidam, fire district spokeswoman, said the fire was burning in heavy vegetation, with trees torching. She said county park rangers closed the bike trail in that area due to the firefighting activity.

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Bike Trail, safety

Possible explosive device disabled near Cal Expo

July 25, 2016 admin Leave a comment

Sacramento police report that a potentially explosive device located in the American River Parkway southeast of Cal Expo has been disabled.

Officers were dispatched to the area of the parkway near the 500 block of Ethan Way at 12:03 p.m. Monday regarding a report of a suspicious device, said Officer Matthew McPhail, police spokesman. Officers confirmed that what appeared to be a homemade destructive device was in the parkway near the bike trail.

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Bike Trail, safety, Water

Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway Project Blasting Begins

July 5, 2016 admin Leave a comment

Expect to hear loud blasts coming from the Folsom Dam on Tuesday as construction crews work on the new spillway project.

Construction officials say the blasting will happen between 7 to 8 p.m. and will continue weekdays through next Friday.

A series of horns will signal when it’s starting and when it’s clear.

Nearby Folsom Lake Crossing Road will close about a half hour before blasting and re-open when it’s finished.

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Bike Trail, Events, Rafting, safety

American River Parkway Alcohol Restriction For ‘Rafting Gone Wild’

June 23, 2016 admin Leave a comment

For safety, the Regional Parks Director has issued an alcohol restriction on the American River from Hazel to Watt Avenues in preparation for a non-permitted event – Rafting Gone Wild – June 25, 2016.

In 2012, The Rafting Gone Wild event resulted in multiple arrests, destruction of public and private property, and presented a significant threat to the safety of the public and our community in large part due to the intoxication level of the participants. The event being advertised for Saturday has a strong focus on alcohol consumption, which contributes greatly to public safety concerns.

As a result of the potential risks to the community including park visitors, rescue personnel and law enforcement, the Director of Regional Parks has issued an alcohol restriction for June 25, 2016. Violations of the alcohol restriction will be strictly enforced.

Bike Trail, Boating, Rafting, safety, Water, Wildlife

Aerial spraying to control West Nile Virus scheduled

June 21, 2016 admin Leave a comment

The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District announced today that aerial treatment for mosquitoes that carry the potentially fatal West Nile virus is scheduled for north of the American River (Arden-Arcade and Carmichael) on Wednesday, June 22, and Thursday, June 23, from approximately 8 pm to midnight. Vector Control reports the spraying is necessary to reduce the risk of human infection and protect public health.

Bike Trail, Boating, Rafting, safety, Water, Wildlife

West Nile Virus cases spike in Sacramento County

June 20, 2016 admin Leave a comment

Sacramento County is reporting an abnormally early and strong start to West Nile Virus cases, with numbers that are second highest in the state.

According to the California Department of Public Health West Nile Virus website, Sacramento County has 47 cases in which the virus was found in dead birds and 16 cases where it was found in mosquito samples.

In comparison, at this time last year, there was one case, total.

“We have one of the largest surveillance programs in the state, so obviously the more mosquitos you trap, the more that you collect, the more you test, and the more activity you are going to find,” said Luz Maria Robles, with Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control. “We have about 23 species of mosquitos within our two counties, and out of 23 only two are capable of transmitting West Nile Virus.”

Robles said the increased rain, combined with heat, is the perfect breeding ground for the virus-carrying mosquitos.

“Heat accelerates a mosquito’s life cycle so that means they more quickly go from an egg to an adult mosquito,” Robles said. “So this year it’s like we got a little bit of a head start, or we started the season off with a bang, because we did have rain followed by that warm weather.”

The hardest hit areas of West Nile Virus are north of the American River from Arden-Arcade through Carmichael. Robles credits residents as being an important tool by reporting dead birds.

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