Take Actions in Upcoming Events!

May 2008: Volunteer for the Shoreline!
Want to help improve the South Richmond Shoreline? Join the Watershed Project, City of Richmond, and East Bay Regional Parks for a series of presentations on bay and shoreline ecology, naturalist walks, and community work days along the South Richmond Shoreline. More info: www.theWatershedProject.org.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
11- 1pm: Enjoy a bird walk while helping bird census takers.
A great opportunity to see shorebirds and raptors. Meet at Pt. Pinole Regional Park parking lot. More info at www.goldengateaudubon.org or contact Jennifer Robinson at jrobinson@goldengateaudobon.org

March 15 - October 12, 2008
The Oakland Museum of California and East Bay Regional Park District present In Our Own Backyard: A Celebration of East Bay Regional Parks, with more than 40 photographs from the museum's Bob Walker Archive. More Info at: www.museumca.org.

Saturday, May 31, 2008
10-2:30 Celebrate Schoolhouse Creek with a bug hunt, walk, bike ride, picnic, and making environmental art.
See how volunteers are transforming this part of Eastshore State Park; learn about plans for the future, including daylighting the creek mouth. To register: f5creeks@aol.com or (510) 848-9358. Info at: http://www.fivecreeks.org/main.html

Monday-Friday, June 23 - 27, 2008
10 AM to 4 PM: Point Pinole Teen Eco Action Week:
Meet other teens making a difference in the environment. It will be a great opportunity to gain experience and earn community service credit through a week of fun activities, restoration projects, and career exploration. Discover how you benefit from protecting our environment. Stipends and transportation available. 13 - 18 years of age.
Reg. Required: 510-525-2233.
Led by EBRPD ranger Bethany Facendini.
Info at: http://www.pointrichmond.com/baytrail/

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
10 AM to 1 PM: Wildlife Volunteers at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline:
During this hands-on activity, you'll create habitat for the State threatened California black rail with Ranger Doc Quack. We will remove non-native plants, pick-up trash, and clear debris from clogged channels to improve tidal water cycling, which restores nesting habitat for the California black rail. By participating, you'll earn your "Black Rail Habitat Helper" patch. We will help teen and college students with this project. Parent participation is required.
Reg. Required: (510) 544-2340.
Info at: http://www.pointrichmond.com/baytrail/

June 28, 2008 Saturday 9 AM to 12 PM F5C Work Party Remove invasive thornless blackberries to keep them from choking Cerrito Creek at the foot of Albany Hill. Other light and heavy tasks for all; snacks provided. More info: Fivecreeks.org.

Starting July 2008
Help Build a New Habitat Garden along the Richmond Greenway
Help high school students from Richmond and the Watershed Project plan and build a new Community Habitat Garden along the Richmond Greenway. This garden will help attract all of the amazing pollinators to all of the gardens along the Richmond Greenway. More info: contact Doria Robinson at 510-665-3508 or doria@thewtaershedproject.org

July 26, 2008
Saturday 10 AM-12 PM Baxter Creek Cleanup: Help clean and green Baxter Creek, South Richmond's only creek!
Help remove trash and weeds in preparation for the fall/winter planting season. Snacks, gloves and tools provided. Children welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. At Booker T. Anderson Community Center 960 South 47th Street, Richmond. More info: go to www.theWatershedProject.org.

August 4- August 8, 2008
Monday -Friday 9:30 AM -3 PM: Watershed Project Events
This 5-day hands-on training gives teachers skills and resources to help them bring high-quality environmental education into the classroom. Topics include: Creek, marsh, and watershed ecology of the Bay, integrating and evaluating environmental education activities in the curriculum, pollution prevention and waste reduction etc. More info: www.theWatershedProject.org.