How Do You Adopt A Highway In California?
Today there are about 35,000 people throughout California who have adopted a total of more than 15,000 miles of highway throughout the state. By joining California’s Adopt-A-Highway program and volunteering their time to maintain the highways, these people are able to collect 250,000 bags of trash from along roadsides each year and save California’s government $14.5 million in tax money. It’s not hard to get a permit and hit the streets! So gather a group of people and make a commitment to help keep California’s highways clean and beautiful. Think about what kind of care you want to give your adopted highway. The California Adopt-A-Highway program allows volunteers to keep a 2-mile stretch of highway litter-free, control weeds throughout a 5-acre area, plant seedlings, bushes or wildflowers across a 3-acre stretch or remove graffiti along the sides of your adopted portion of highway. Contact your local Adopt-A-Highway Coordinator to discuss what kind of actions you wish to take and to
