Atheists and Other Freethinkers

Come on out and "pitch-in" if you are willing and able to help make the stretch of highway beautiful and less hazardous to area wildlife.

Caltrans selected Atheists and Other Freethinkers as the 2003 District Three and North Region Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer of the Year, in recognition of over eight years of service. Caltrans District Three includes Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento. Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties. Caltrans publishes a map of the districts here: http://www.dot.ca.gov/localoffice.htm (last accessed 2006-01-01).

Information:
AOF has maintained the two-mile stretch of earth and highway between Elkhorn Boulevard and Elverta Road on Highway 99 since October 1995. We need your help to keep it going.

So please mark your calendars, and help us proudly represent AOF to the tens of thousands of drivers who weekly pass our award-winning AOF Adopt-A-Highway signs.

Date and Time:
Typically AOFers get out to the highway bi-monthly, but in times of heavy debris we may go out the following month to finish the job. Check the events section for news, or contact AOF for more info, either by e-mail: , or by phone: 916-447-3589.

Directions:
Travel north from Sacramento on I-5, past Arco Arena, to the "Highway 99 -- Yuba City, Marysville" exit. Take that exit, and less than one mile north, exit at Elkhorn Boulevard. We meet at the CalTrans Park-and-Ride parking lot, west of the Elkhorn exit.

What to bring:
Be sure to bring liquid refreshment. You may also wish to bring a fanny pack, sun screen, "zip-ties" for the garbage bags, and/or watch.

Cal-Trans provides all safety equipment necessary to maintain the highway, including comfortable hard-hats and gloves, safety vests, collection bags, and handy trash pickers.

For those interested, Cal-Trans now collects recyclables separate from the trash, so bring a plastic bag if interested in doing that.

Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=W+elkhorn+blvd+,+sacramento,+ca&...