Operation 9 2 99 Tuolumne River Clean up Project

Operation 9-2-99 focuses on the restoration and rehabilitation of the area along the Tuolumne River in Modesto and promoting recreation opportunities. The name corresponds with the areas that are being targeted, specifically east of the 9th Street Bridge to the west of Highway 99. This area has traditionally been a neglected and abused area in the city of Modesto. The dumping of trash, shopping carts, tires, and the creation of encampments took a negative toll on the natural habitat of the river, creating a blighted area in our community, and compromised the parks that line the river, including the 500+ acres of Tuolumne River Regional Park. It is important that we fight to protect these community amenities. To combat this, Operation 9-2-99 meets every second Saturday of the month to clean a section of the river and the surrounding park areas.
On October 15, 2022 a group of volunteers from a Modesto company called Kingspan Insulated Panels got together and join others for a local clean-up. Kingspan has their own environmental goals labeled, "Planet Passionate".
The 9-2-99 project founded by Chris Gulptill, operates under the umbrella of the Modesto Neighborhood Inc.
The Mission, is to reclaim, rehabilitate, and restore the area along the Tuolumne River in Modesto from the 9th Street Bridge to Highway 99 by removing trash, tires, shopping carts, and abandoned camps in order to return this blighted area to a public space and riparian river habitat that the community can be proud of and can safely recreate in.