From the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature
Clean Up Oakland Creeks & Estuary
Date:
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Time:
9:00 AM
-
12:00 PM
Event Type:
Other
Phone:
(510) 238-6600
Location Details:
go to http://www.oaklandcreektobay.org to pick a site.
OAKLAND: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CREEK CLEANING EVENT
Oakland officials are looking for volunteers for the city's 14th annual Creek to Bay Day event to help clean and protect Oakland's creeks, Lake Merritt and the Oakland Estuary.
The event will be held on Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon.
It is part of the 25th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, which is presented by the California Coastal Commission.
Volunteers will help with trash pickup, non-native plant removal, planting creek sides with California native plants, and metal storm drain marker installation around the city.
Organizers say that groups of all ages are welcome to participate, so people can gather their friends, family and co-workers to help improve the health of local communities and the environment.
More than 1,300 participants volunteered at 24 different locations across Oakland at last year's Creek to Bay Day.
Volunteers picked up more than 5 tons of trash from Oakland's creeks, the estuary and Lake Merritt, and removed 321 cubic yards of non-native green waste from local creeks to allow native plants to flourish.
Organizers say the data collected about items commonly found by volunteers reveals important information about potential sources of marine debris and pollution.
They say items such as plastic bags and packaging, cigarette butts, bottle caps, Styrofoam, batteries, electronics and tires often travel downstream and damage fragile creek and bay ecosystems.
Complete event information and clean-up site details are available at http://www.oaklandcreektobay.org.
Oakland officials are looking for volunteers for the city's 14th annual Creek to Bay Day event to help clean and protect Oakland's creeks, Lake Merritt and the Oakland Estuary.
The event will be held on Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon.
It is part of the 25th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, which is presented by the California Coastal Commission.
Volunteers will help with trash pickup, non-native plant removal, planting creek sides with California native plants, and metal storm drain marker installation around the city.
Organizers say that groups of all ages are welcome to participate, so people can gather their friends, family and co-workers to help improve the health of local communities and the environment.
More than 1,300 participants volunteered at 24 different locations across Oakland at last year's Creek to Bay Day.
Volunteers picked up more than 5 tons of trash from Oakland's creeks, the estuary and Lake Merritt, and removed 321 cubic yards of non-native green waste from local creeks to allow native plants to flourish.
Organizers say the data collected about items commonly found by volunteers reveals important information about potential sources of marine debris and pollution.
They say items such as plastic bags and packaging, cigarette butts, bottle caps, Styrofoam, batteries, electronics and tires often travel downstream and damage fragile creek and bay ecosystems.
Complete event information and clean-up site details are available at http://www.oaklandcreektobay.org.
For more information:
http://www.oaklandcreektobay.org
Added to the calendar on Sun, Sep 6, 2009 8:41AM
Add Your Comments
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!
Get Involved
If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.
Publish
Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.
Topics
More
Search Indybay's Archives
Advanced Search
►
▼
IMC Network