Earth Day 2012
Dear Friends:
Earth Day 2012 is approaching and there will numerous celebrations and activities taking place throughout the district to commemorate the occasion. I encourage you to attend one of the many Earth Day events listed below which are sponsored by our community members. With your participation and help, the protection and restoration of our natural environment can continue to be achieved. We only have one planet and we can all be part of the solution in ensuring it stays healthy for future generations!
Berkeley Bay Festival
Saturday, April 14
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Berkeley Marina and Shoreline
This wonderful FREE event is happening 75 years after the Marina first opened in 1937. The Bay Festival will showcase activities and environmental education that is available here at the Marina and all around the region. Come celebrate the earth and our Bay by listening to Music, eating wonderful food, and enjoying a day by the Bay. Entertainment for all ages.
For more information: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=62584
Chabot Space & Science Center Earth Day
Saturday, April 14
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
10000 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland
Free with General Admission.
Discover clever new ways to reuse old materials to create crafts, household objects and even clothing. Bring your gum wrappers, toilet paper rolls and wine corks for extra credit.
For more information: http://www.chabotspace.org/calendar.htm?date=4-14-2012&p=1439355
Oakland Zoo Earth Day
Saturday, April 14
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Oakland Zoo
9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland
We share this world with animals, and all of our actions impact their well-being and their future. This year’s Earth Day event invites Zoo visitors to learn about and choose actions that help the wonderful species we live with, from tigers in Asia to birds in our own backyard.
For more information: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/Calendar_Item.php?i=92 or (510) 632-9525 x280
California State Parks Foundation Earth Day Restoration and Cleanup 2012
Saturday, April 14
1. Shoreline cleanup at Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline Park, Oakland
9:00am – 12:30pm
All ages are encouraged to join us as we spend the morning cleaning up our shore and removing non-native plants our sensitive wetland habitat.
2. Redwood Tree planting and invasive plant removal
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Redwood Park, Oakland
(14 + years)
Join us as we plant redwoods along a trail in Redwood park. Volunteers must hike into and out of the worksite. Lunch will be provided.
To register for either event, please go to the State Parks Foundation website, at http://calparks.org/programs/earth-day/ and sign-up for the event at Martin Luther King or Redwood park.
For more information: http://www.ebparks.org/node/388 or (510) 544-2515
Earth Day Celebration at the Richmond Greenway
Saturday, April 14
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Richmond Greenway
Meet at the corner of 6th St. & Ohio Ave., Richmond
Come join The Watershed Project staff and community volunteers to help beautify the Richmond Greenway. Volunteers will be planting California Natives in habitat gardens and weeding and mulching the 6th street Richmond Greenway Bioswale to get the gardens ready for the big opening ceremony scheduled for the end of May.
Dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes. Bring your water bottle and gardening gloves if you have them. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
RSVP for groups of 5+.
For more information: contact Juliana at (510) 224-4085 or Juliana@thewatershedproject.org
Earth Day Celebration at Albany Bulb
Saturday, April 14
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Meet at the end of Buchanan Street, Albany
The tide of trash coming down the watersheds from the latest rains will be accumulating along our shorelines and help is needed to keep marine debris out of the oceans and of our wonderful shorelines. Marine debris is harmful to wildlife and pollutes our recreational spaces. Come out and give The Watershed Project and the City of Albany a hand.
Dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes. Bring your water bottle and bucket if you have them. Snacks available for volunteers. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
RSVP for groups of 10+.
For more information: contact (510) 224-4085 or Juliana@thewatershedproject.org
West Contra Costa Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 14
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Contra Costa College
2600 Mission Bell Drive, San Pablo
Come enjoy this free Earth Day Celebration at the campus quad! An annual one-day festival to celebrate the Earth in a fun, educational and environmentally-sound manner. Featuring a carnival and other activities.
For more information: (510) 215-3021 or http://www.recyclemore.com
Emeryville Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 21
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Doyle-Hollis Park (61st and Hollis Streets), Emeryville
Join the City of Emeryville to celebrate Earth Day 2012. This is the city's largest outdoor event of the year, you'll surely want to save the date and come out to enjoy Earth Day entertainment, food, art, community volunteerism, and more!
For more information: http://www.ci.emeryville.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=192 or (510) 450-7813
Oakland Earth Day Community Clean-Up
Saturday, April 21
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Multiple Locations
Clean it. Green it. Mean it.
For a list of locations and more information: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/o/FE/s/ID/OAK026214 or (510) 238-7611
City of Alameda 2011 Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 21
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Washington Park (Central Ave & 8th St.), Alameda
Come celebrate the planet at Alameda’s Earth Day Festival! As part of the celebration, the goal is to present simple lifestyle changes to help the environment. Upcycling is one of those simple changes. Upcycling is a process of taking existing, old products, and making them into new products. It’s a different way of thinking about the materials we consume and what else can be done with them at the end of their useful life. For example, turn your one-time use plastic bottle into a colorful winder spinner instead of tossing it into a recycling bin. You’ve taken a useless product and made it into an admirable art piece--a product of better quality. Now you’re upcycling!
Enjoy FREE activities for the kids, Earth Day games and exhibits and learn about building a clean, healthy, sustainable world for generations to come.
For more information: Alameda Recreation and Park Department at (510) 747-7529, City of Alameda Public Works Department at (510) 747-7930, or www.cityofalamedaca.gov.
Alameda Earth Day Beach Clean-Up
Saturday, April 21
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Crab Cove Visitor Center
1252 McKay Avenue, Alameda
For those 10 years and older.
The pond and beach need your help! Walk to the pond, picking up litter along the way to help local wildlife. Students earn community service hours. Stay and enjoy the Earth Day festival afterwards!
Registration Required (888) 327-2757 (Option 2, then 3) or www.ebparks.org for online registration.
For more information: (510) 544-3187
Berkeley Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 21
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Civic Center Park, MLK and Allston, Berkeley
Berkeley Earth Day is an annual event held in April to celebrate the environmental movement and creatively challenge the destruction of our planet. The event will include cultural performers, speakers and resources to link individuals and groups with each other in community based ecological activities.
For more information: http://www.hesternet.net/events.html
Wildcat Creek Cleanup and Trash Survey
Saturday, April 21
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Team 1: Looking for 20 to 30 volunteers.
Meet at the Wildcat Staging Area located on the Richmond Parkway between Gertrude and Pittsburgh Ave. Richmond CA
Team 2: Looking for 20 to 30 volunteers
Meet at Verde Elementary. 2000 Giaramita St., Richmond
Tracking types of trash that reach our creeks is a way to help identify the main sources and act on them to stop them from reaching our waterways. Volunteers are needed to help conduct a trash survey of two segments of Wildcat creek that have been identified as monitoring stations in Contra Costa County. A simple protocol developed by the Water Board and adapted by Contra Costa County Clean Water Program will be used with volunteers. There will be a short training at the beginning of the day. Some volunteers will wade waters to take samples.
Dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes. Bring your water bottle, waders and/or boots if you have them. Snacks available for volunteers.
For more information or to RSVP: contact (510) 224-4085 or Juliana@thewatershedproject.org before April 19th.
North Richmond Neighborhood Beautification Day
Saturday, April 21
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Volunteers interested in picking-up litter at the Wildcat Creek or around the neighborhood please report to: 2000 Giaramita St. (Verde Elementary School), Richmond, for registration, tools and assignments.
Volunteers interested in planting, mulching, and weeding community gardens, please report to: 237 Vernon Ave., Richmond, for registration, tools and assignments.
Adult and children volunteers are invited for a day of service and family fun to clean-up and improve the environment. Free food, t-shirts, eco-activities, games, and prizes
RSVP for groups 10+.
For more information: contact Juliana at (510) 224-4085 or Juliana@thewatershedproject.org.
Earth Day 2012 Point Molate Beach Cleanup
Saturday, April 21
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Point Molate Beach Park, Richmond
The tide of trash coming down the watersheds from the latest rains will be accumulating along our shorelines and help is needed to keep marine debris out of the oceans and of our wonderful shorelines. Marine debris is harmful to wildlife and pollutes our shorelines. Come out and give Citizens for a Sustainable Point Molate and other interested groups a hand.
Dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes. Bring your water bottle and bucket if you have them. Snacks available for volunteers. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
RSVP for groups of 5+.
For more information: contact Juliana at (510) 224-4085 or Juliana@thewatershedproject.org
Wente Vineyards Earth Day
Sunday, April 22
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wente Vineyards Estate Winery, Livermore
Join Wente Vineyards to celebrate Earth Day! Enjoy great food, wine, information and activity booths, and live music at Wente Vineyards. It’s green fun for the whole family! Learn more about Wente Vineyards’ ongoing sustainability efforts and green initiatives by participating in complimentary walking tours of its sustainable garden and Audubon certified golf course. No admission fee. Wine tasting $15 per person, $10 for Wente Vineyards, Murrieta’s Well, & Tamás Estates Club Members.
For more information: http://www.wentevineyards.com/news/event_list/earth_day_celebration/ or (925) 456-2300
Castro Valley Earth Day Community Clean-Up
Saturday, April 28
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to beautify and clean up Castro Valley! Select a site that you would like to beautify. This is a great group project for your club, organization, family, troop/pack, or team. Tell others and sign up together! Complete registration online by April 16, 2012. For school projects, see your school's main office. Click here to register.
For more information and a list of locations: http://www.cvsan.org/ED
Albany Arts & Green Festival
Sunday, May 6
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Memorial Park, 1325 Portland Avenue (at Carmel Ave.), Albany
There will be bands playing, art activities for kids, poetry, delicious food, and booths where artists will be displaying and selling their works. There will be vendors that will share information about activities of local environmental and green action groups, workshops, and all the things you can do to make Albany an even greener city. So come to the Albany Arts and Green Festival to dance, have fun, and enjoy a beautiful and green city!
For more information: http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?page=723