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Rio Reimagined celebrates Earth Day with Salt River clean-up

Phoenix mayor, councilmember to attend

Posted 4/19/22

Rio Reimagined, in partnership with Arizona State University, the city of Phoenix, and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, is hosting a two-hour community clean-up at the Salt River on April 23 in honor of Earth Day. 

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Environment

Rio Reimagined celebrates Earth Day with Salt River clean-up

Phoenix mayor, councilmember to attend

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Rio Reimagined, in partnership with Arizona State University, the city of Phoenix, and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, is hosting a two-hour community clean-up at the Salt River on April 23 in honor of Earth Day. 

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and District 7 Councilmember Yassamin Ansari will give welcoming remarks at 8:30 a.m. before the volunteers embark on a two-hour clean-up. 

“There is no better way to celebrate Earth Day in Phoenix than by honoring the river that made life in our city possible,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego in a statement. “As community members work together to clean up the Rio Salado habitat today, we rededicate ourselves to creating a healthier, more sustainable future and to achieving the vision of Rio Reimagined.”

The clean-up location, west of 91st Avenue and the Salt River and adjacent to the renowned Tres Rios Wetlands, is the site of illegal dumping. The clean-up will offer the community an opportunity to come together to beautify the site and directly contribute to the revitalization of the Salt River. 

Additional support for the clean-up comes from the Ball Corporation, River Network, Waste Management, Arizona Forward, Keep Phoenix Beautiful and Corazon Latino. 

In addition to Gallego and Ansari, Laura Malone from the ADEQ will speak, as will Ceceilia Reviere from Rio Reimagined before volunteers deploy. 

At the request of the late U.S. Senator John McCain in 2017, Arizona State University is currently serving as a community convener of Rio Reimagined, a long-term river revitalization initiative spanning the Valley. Initial work has focused on precedent project studies and early collaboration of public agencies and tribal nations within the urban corridor. Rio Reimagined was officially recognized as the 20th location of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership in 2020.