Volunteer in Your Community

September is Coastal Cleanup Month! With all the media attention around garbage, litter and water pollution in our creeks, Bay and ocean, Coastal Cleanup events offer you a chance to make an immediate impact in your community. Joina cleanup near you today!

Alameda

Coastal Clean Up Day 2018 at Crown Memorial Beach
Sept. 15, 2018 (8:20 am-12pm)
Sept. 15, 2018 (8:20 am-12pm)
https://www.ebparks.org/about/getinvolved/volunteer/events.htm

Albany

Coastal Clean Up Day at Albany Beach & Bulb
Sept. 15, 2018 (9am - 12pm)
http://thewatershedproject.org/event/34th-annual-california-coastal-cleanup-day-at-albany-beach-and-bulb/
Note: Albany Beach will be under construction. The cleanup will focus on the Neck and Bulb area instead. Parking will be very limited due to active construction. Please consider taking transit or walking/biking. Additional bike racks will be available - please bring your own lock.

Berkeley

International Shoreline Cleanup at Shorebird Nature Center
Sept. 15, 2018 (9am - 12pm)
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/shorelinecleanup/
Meet at the Shorebird Park Nature Center - 160 University Ave, Berkeley Marina, Dublin

Castro Valley

Coastal Cleanup Day at Castro Valley Creek
Sept. 15, 2018 (9am-11am)
Contact Amy Evans- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for information and to sign up.

Dublin

Creek Cleanup Day
Sept. 8, 2018 (9am - 12pm)
http://dublin.ca.gov/993/Creek-Cleanup-Day

Emeryville

Coastal Clean Up Day
Sept. 15, 2018 (8:45-12 noon)
http://www.ci.emeryville.ca.us/1162/Environmental-Programs-Event

No sign up necessary.Bring your own supplies if possible: collection bags, buckets, gloves, garden claw for digging. Download data collection app at https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/international-coastal-cleanup/cleanswell/

Fremont

Coastal Clean Up Day, City of Fremont
Sept. 15, 2018 (9am - 12pm)
https://fremont.gov/2327/Coastal-Cleanup-Day-2018

Coastal Cleanup at Alameda Creek/Niles with Alameda Creek Alliance
Sept. 15, 2018 (2pm-4pm)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coastal-clean-up-on-alameda-creek-in-niles-tickets-48080262359

Livermore

Tri-Valley Creeks to Bay Clean-Up
Sept. 15, 2018 (8am - 12pm)
http://livingarroyos.org/get-involved/
Only Spots 1,4,5,8,9, and 10 are open to the public, sign up details available on website.

Oakland

Creek to Bay Day
Sept. 15, 2018 (times vary)
http://www.oaklandcreektobay.org
Fifty volunteer locations across Oakland. Go to www.oaklandcreektobay.org for locations.

San Leandro

Shoreline Cleanup
Sept 15, 2018 (8am to 12pm)
For details contact Delmarie Snodgrass: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Two Locations: the Monarch Bay Drive Bridge (at the end of Marina Park) and the Heron Bay entrance to the shoreline trail at the end of Lewelling Boulevard. Participants are advised that the Heron Bay entrance has very limited onsite parking. Contact Delmarie Snodgrass if you are registering groups of 10 or more at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (510) 577-3490.