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Volunteers Needed For Coastal Cleanup Day September 19, 2009
Volunteers are needed to join in East Bay Regional Park District's share of the 25th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, scheduled for Saturday, September 19.
Participants will help to rid the shoreline of trash and debris, as well as recyclables. Of particular concern is the plastic refuse that collects along the shore because of its detrimental effect on the wildlife.
Major sponsors of the event include Contra Costa County Public Works Departments, Allied Waste Services, Richmond Sanitary, and Waste Management Inc.
Contributors include BIOTA Corporation, Martinez Refining Co., Peet’s Coffee, Starbucks and the cities of Hayward, Martinez, Oakland, Pinole, Pittsburg, Rodeo and San Leandro.
The work day will last from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Volunteers should wear work clothes, gloves, and sturdy shoes and should bring snacks. Beverages will be provided.
Volunteers may choose among fourteen staging areas in the two counties where cleanup crews may assemble. Pre-registration is required. To register contact Anne Kassebaum at the Park District except where noted.
Alameda County
• Robert Crown Memorial State Beach, Alameda. Meet on the beach side of the Intersection of Park Street and Shoreline Drive in Alameda. Reservations required: call (510) 747-7529 (Alameda Parks and Recreation).
• Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, off intersection of Middle Harbor Road and 7th Street in Oakland.
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Regional Shoreline, off Oakport St. between 66th and Lesser St. in Oakland. Meet at the Oakport Soccer Field about 1/4 mile north of 66th St. on Oakport.
• San Leandro Marina, end of Lewelling Blvd. in San Leandro.
• Shoreline Interpretive Center, Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, west end of Breakwater Dr. in Hayward.
• Hayward Regional Shoreline, end of W. Winton Ave. in Hayward.
• Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Reservations required: call (510) 792-0222, ext. 43 (Don Edwards S.F. B.N.W.R).
• Del Valle Regional Park, end of Del Valle Road, Livermore.
Contra Costa County
• Bay Point Regional Shoreline, Port Chicago Highway exit off Hwy. 4 in Bay Point, go north to McAvoy Harbor.
• Martinez Regional Shoreline, north end of Ferry St. in Martinez.
• Eckley Pier, Bull Valley Staging Area, Carquinez Regional Shoreline on Carquinez Scenic Drive between Port Costa and Crockett.
• Lone Tree Point, end of Pacific Ave. in Rodeo.
• Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, Giant Highway in Richmond.
• Bayfront Park, west end of Tennent Ave. in Pinole.
• Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, end of Isabel St. in Richmond.
Organizations working with the Park District to stage the event include the California Department of Fish and Game, Civicorps, Friends of the Franklin Hills, Friends of Alhambra Creek, Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed, Hayward Area Recreation District, Save the Bay and Senator Torlakson’s office.
To volunteer for the shoreline and creeks cleanup or to obtain more information, call Anne Kassebaum, Recreation Services Manager, at (510) 544-2552 or e-mail her at akassebaum@ebparks.org
To volunteer for the shoreline and creeks cleanup or to obtain more information, call Anne Kassebaum, Recreation Services Manager, at (510) 544-2552 or e-mail her at akassebaum@ebparks.org
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