Thank you to all the amazing volunteers this Coastal Cleanup Day! Our shorelines are cleaner and healthier thanks to your hard work – and we hope you had fun as well!
Join us next September for Coastal Cleanup Day 2018, and check out our year round volunteer events including cleanups, plantings, monitoring, restoration, and more. Thank you!
2017 Coastal Cleanup Day Invitation
On this international day of action, volunteers are needed to join The Watershed Project and our partners to remove massive amounts of debris that accumulate on our beaches and inland shorelines. Together, we can help protect marine habitat! Bring your families and friends to one of many Bay Area locations. If you have questions about which site is most appropriate, please contact The Watershed Project at coastalcleanup@thewatershedproject.org
Gear up for Coastal Cleanup Day by joining the 30 day trash pickup! Click here for more details.
Waiver of liability: English / Spanish
Coastal Cleanup Day flyers: Shimada / Albany / All Contra Costa County Sites
Shimada Friendship Park REGISTER HERE
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: Shimada Friendship Park Peninsula Drive and Marina Bay Pkwy, Richmond
Hosted by The Watershed Project and County Supervisor John Gioia. Volunteers will walk the Bay Trail and the edge of the salt marsh picking up trash and debris. All materials are provided, but bring your own reusable items- plastic buckets, bags, gloves and water bottles- if you can. Wear boots or shoes that can get dirty. There will be a free BBQ at noon.
Contact Paula White for further information at paula@thewatershedproject.org. Please RSVP for groups of 10 or more. Pre-register online here or register onsite. Waiver of liability: English / Spanish
Albany Beach and Bulb REGISTER HERE
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: Albany Bulb, at the foot of Buchanan Street, Albany
All materials are provided, but bring your own reusable items- plastic buckets, bags, gloves and water bottles- if you can. Sand sifting tools are also useful on the beach. Wear boots or shoes that can get dirty, and protect yourself from too much sun.
Dogs on 6ft leashes on the beach during this special event, please.
Hosted by The Watershed Project in partnership with the City of Albany. Contact Sharon Gibbons for further information at sharon@thewatershedproject.org. Please RSVP for groups of 10 or more. Register onsite or pre-register online here. Waiver of liability: English / Spanish
Flotsam Flotilla at the Richmond Shoreline
When: Saturday, September 16, 8am – 12pm
Where: Barbara and Jay Vincent Park, San Francisco Bay Water Trail, Richmond
Hosted by The Watershed Project and in partnership with Rivers for Change. Join us with your kayak or board for a paddle and trash pickup along the Richmond Shoreline. Lunch at adjacent Shimada Park at noon. Contact John Dye at john@riversforchange.
Events sponsored by Wareham Development, Mechanics Bank, Contra Costa County, City of Albany, City of Richmond, University of California Berkeley and the California Coastal Commission.
Contra Costa County Cleanups hosted by The Watershed Project’s partner organizations
Map of Events
Richmond
North Richmond Ballpark
When: Wednesday, September 20, 9am – 12pm
Where: North Richmond Ballpark on Fred Jackson Way, Richmond
Cleanup along the banks of Wildcat Creek. Contact paula@thewatershedproject.org for more information.
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
When: Saturday, September 16, 8:30am – 12pm
Where: 5551 Giant Hwy, Richmond
Hosted by EBRPD in partnership with The Watershed Project. To register, go to http://www.ebparks.org/about/getinvolved/volunteer/events, follow instructions or register onsite.
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
When: Saturday, September 16, 8:30am – 12pm
Where: 2701 Isabel St., Richmond
Hosted by EBRPD in partnership with The Watershed Project. To register, go to http://www.ebparks.org/about/getinvolved/volunteer/events, follow instructions or register onsite.
Wildcat Creek Staging Area
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: Meet in the parking lot off the Richmond Parkway, between Pittsburg and Gertrude Aves.
Hosted by Urban Tilth in partnership with The Watershed Project. For more information email Nathan Bickart nathan@urbantilth.org
Rain Garden and Bioswale at 21st St.
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: Richmond Greenway. Park on 20th St. between Ohio St. and Chanslor.
Hosted by Yes Families for Nature in partnership with The Watershed Project.
Rodeo
Lower Rodeo Creek
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: Lower Rodeo Creek on 605 Parker Ave., Rodeo
Hosted by the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District. For more info, contact Elizabeth Harrison eharrison@ccrcd.org
Antioch
City of Antioch
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: Antioch Marina, Prewett Park, & Fulton Shipyard
Hosted by the City of Antioch in partnership with The Watershed Project. For more information and to register, go to http://ci.antioch.ca.us/Environment/Coastal-Cleanup-Day/
El Cerrito
El Cerrito’s Creekside Park
When: Saturday, September 23, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Where: Meet at El Cerrito’s Creekside Park, 3499 Santa Clara Ave.
Join El Cerrito Green Teams, Friends of Five Creeks, Albany Parks, and Friends of Albany Hill by sprucing up and helping restore the beautiful urban oasis of Cerrito Creek and Albany Hill. Tools, bags, gloves, water, and snacks will be provided. Contact: green@el.cerrito.ca.us or 510-215-4361 for more information, or visit the website at: http://www.el-cerrito.org/index.aspx?nid=869.
Martinez
Martinez Regional Shoreline
When: Saturday, September 16, 8:30am – 12pm
Where: Ferry St., Martinez
Hosted by EBRPD in partnership with The Watershed Project. To register, go to http://www.ebparks.org/about/getinvolved/volunteer/events, follow instructions or register onsite.
Pinole
City of Pinole at Bayfront Park
When: Saturday, September 16, 8:30am – 12pm
Where: 1 Tennent Ave, Pinole
Hosted by the City of Pinole in partnership with The Watershed Project. Register onsite. For more info call 510-724-9018 or email CoastalCleanup@ci.pinole.ca.us
Pittsburg
Kirker Creek
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: 5755 Nortonville Rd, Pittsburg
Hosted by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with The Watershed Project. To register, send email to Jim Cartan jcartan@savemountdiablo.org or register online at https://save-mount-diablo-2017-coastal-cleanup-workday.eventbrite.com
Pittsburg
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: 696 W 10th St, Pittsburg
Hosted by NRG in partnership with The Watershed Project. Contact Sandra Herndon sandra.herndon@nrg.com for more information.
Crockett
Eckley Pier
When: Saturday, September 16, 8:30 am – 12pm
Where:5700 Eckley Rd, Crockett, CA 94525
The popular Martinez Regional Shoreline offers spectacular bird watching and recreation, but needs your help to keep it pristine! Enter at the Bull Valley Staging Area and proceed to the lower parking area. Hosted by Bonnie Pannell, EBRPD. Onsite registration or go to http://www.ebparks.org/about/getinvolved/volunteer/events, follow instructions
Brentwood
Marsh Creek Watershed
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: Multiple locations
Hosted by Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed in partnership with The Watershed Project. Multiple locations.
Orinda
Moraga Creek, Miramonte High School
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: Miramonte High School, 750 Moraga Way
Hosted by Jim Luini. For more information, contact jimluini@aol.com
Moraga Creek, Del Rey Elementary School
When: Saturday, September 16, 9am – 12pm
Where: Del Rey Elementary School, 25 El Camino Moraga
Hosted by Jim Luini. For more information, contact jimluini@aol.com
