While most concerns about Angeles Crest Highway focus on crashes and speeding, some local residents are troubled by the growing trash along the roadside. Noticing the buildup during hikes, La Cañada Flintridge resident Valerie Botta decided to take action, teaming up with her neighbor to start cleaning it up themselves.
KTLA’s Shelby Nelson reports about the Takataka club, a dedicated volunteer group, who is doing its best to clean up the Angeles National Forest.
“Cracked safes, used condoms: Cleaning California’s dirtiest forest isn’t easy” – Every Tuesday, Valerie Botta leads a volunteer group called the Takataka Club to clean up trash along the mountain slopes above Los Angeles.
On a misty morning in the Angeles National Forest, volunteers in yellow vests and hard hats spread out across the cliffs to collect scattered trash. Working diligently, they cleared debris that had marred the otherwise majestic mountain views.