As Robin Meadows wrote in the most recent edition of the Monitor, trash poses a serious threat to our waterways. In addition to describing policy solutions for targeting the problem, she also mentioned how members of the general public help stem the tide of trash by participating in Coastal Cleanup Day every September. Another notable occasion for such large-scale volunteer cleanup efforts is Earth Day, coming up soon on April 22. Numerous Earth Day cleanup events will take place around the Bay Area in the next few weeks, and for those who would like to pitch in, here are a few to consider:
Earth Day at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Richmond
Saturday, April 16, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the East Bay Regional Park District
Earth Day at the Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline
Oakland
Friday, April 22, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Save the Bay and the East Bay Regional Park District
El Cerrito Earth Day Celebration
El Cerrito
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the City of El Cerrito
Richmond
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by The Watershed Project
Blue Rock Springs Creek Cleanup
Vallejo
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Sponsored by the Solano Resource Conservation District and the Vallejo Watershed Alliance
Fairfield
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Sponsored by the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District
Suisun City
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Sponsored by the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District
Vacaville
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the City of Vacaville
Every Day is Earth Day at Ravenswood Pond
Menlo Park
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Save the Bay, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Earth Day Coastal Cleanup at Heron’s Head Park
San Francisco
Saturday, April 23, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the EcoCenter
Coastal Cleanup at Crown Memorial State Beach
Alameda
Saturday, April 23, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Sponsored by the East Bay Regional Park District
Albany
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sponsored by The Watershed Project
Emeryville Earth Day Shoreline Cleanup
Emeryville
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Emeryville Community Services Department
Pacifica
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Sponsored by the Pacifica Beach Coalition and the City of Pacifica
Earth Day Clean-up at Coyote Point
San Mateo
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the San Mateo County Parks Foundation
Tsunami Debris Clean-up Earth Day Project
Stinson Beach
Saturday, April 23, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Mt. Tam Earth Day 2016 at Bothin Marsh
Mill Valley
Saturday, April 23, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Marin County Parks
Castro Valley
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Castro Valley Sanitary District
Earth Day/Comcast Cares Damon Marsh Cleanup
Oakland
Saturday, April 30, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the East Bay Regional Park District