News release: River communities come together to clean up Trinity River, one of the nation’s most endangered
Last Sunday marked the 2024 Trinity River Clean Up in Hoopa. The clean-up is an on-river and land effort to clean up, and share information about protecting, the Trinity River. This year at least 65 people collected over two truckloads of trash, while also swimming and rafting. The local Rios to Rivers 2024 Paddle Tribal Waters cohort and Warrior Institute were among them, along with many local youth. “The river clean-up was a great success. It gave our community an opportunity to take pride in our valley and keep our rivers clean,” explained new Hoopa Valley Tribe councilman and longtime clean-up supporter Joseph Marshall.