Photo Gallery: Friends of The L.A. River clean up mounds of trash at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk

Brian Johnson, 13 and a student at Jordan Middle School in Burbank, helped removed pipes and all types of trash from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

After falling in the water trying to remove a large plastic bag from the Los Angeles River, Ashley Garcia, 16 of L.A., left, successfully passes the trash over to friends Jazlyn Mitchell, 16, center, and Carla Vega, 15, right, all from Eagle Rock, during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Aisha Locsin, 16 of L.A., was one of many who showed up to remove trash from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Hundreds fanned out to remove trash from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Erica Waagella, 27 of L.A. and with the group from Baxalta, helped remove a bag-full of trash from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Brad Rhodes, 29, left, and Brady Macias, 23, center, both from Corona and with the group from Dart Container, helped remove a maintenance sign out of the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Cub scout Levi Merry, 8 of Valley Village, struggles to remove a blanket stuck in the dirt from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Truck-loads of trash were removed from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Team effort from the Division 3 Key Club helped remove a huge cable from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Anna Santiago, left, and Bea Castro, right, both 16 from Glendale High School, helped remove all types of trash from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Arielle Lopez, 20 of L.A., removed a bag full of trash from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

With the Dreamworks building in the background, Maria Aulestia, 20 from Ecuador, helped remove trash from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Ashley Garcia, 16 of L.A., left, falls in the water trying to retrieve a plastic bag as friends Jazlyn Mitchell, 16, center, and Carla Vega, 15, right, all from Eagle Rock, look on in surprise during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Caine Moore, 7, left, and Dean Herman, 5, of Burbank, helped remove trash from the Los Angeles River during clean-up event sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River, at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers fanned out throughout a mile stretch of the river and removed tons of trash.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)