Saul Avila (pictured) has been cleaning various littered areas in the Valley for about five years, up to four times a year. He volunteers his time, but pays his workers, with Lion Multiservices, for the seasonal efforts. This year, Avila needed some extra hands for a particular problem area west of the Red Hill parking lot, right off the shoulder of Highway 82, so he posted a solicitation on Facebook. Theresa Teague, owner of Cowgirl Cleaning Company, volunteered along with three of her employees and Eileen Tucker of Carbondale also heeded the call. Avila said he picked up about 500 needles before the rest of the crew got started on Tuesday, Dec. 2, when he was beginning to separate batteries and hundreds of propane canisters from the rest of the heap, including countless beer cans, a tent and many more random items. Photo by James Steindler