Please join volunteers on Saturday, September 18th to clean the shoreline and waterways on the annual Coastal Cleanup Day, which is also World Cleanup Day, an event launched last year.
Last year's coastal clean-up was cancelled due to COVID-19, and this year they will be doing things differently to help everyone stay safe. We want to minimize crowding, while at the same time give people the opportunity to enjoy meaningful outdoor volunteer work in the fresh air.
There are two ways to participate: attending an event, or cleaning your neighborhood anytime in September.
This year, they will have staggered start times, to lessen crowding, and we will not serve lunch. There will be morning coffee stations, and plenty of healthy grab-and-go snacks.
Please wear a mask whenever you're close to others who are outside of your usual family or friend pod.
Details:
Shimada Friendship Park - map
- 9 am to noon
- Please register in advance, not required but helpful
- Start times, 9 am, 9:20 am, 9:40 am
- Supplies provided. Bring a debris bin if you have one.
- Work gloves, sturdy shoes, a sun hat recommended.
- Make sure you have a mask to wear as needed
- More information and a list of other Contra Costa clean-up sites.
Other clean-up sites in West County include:
- Wildcat Creek, at Verde Elementary School, Watershed Project
- North Richmond Farm, contact Nathan Bickart at Urban Tilth
- Bayfront Park Pinole
- Meeker Slough Kayak clean-up (bring your own kayak) contact John Dye at Rivers For Change
El Sobrante World-National Cleanup Day
- El Sobrante World/National Cleanup Day, with a variety of neighborhood projects, in both Richmond and unincorporated El Sobrante.
Your neighborhood clean-ups
Trash from our streets and roads flows downstream into the Bay, so cleaning up our neighborhood trash prevents polluting our Bay waters.
Gather cleanup supplies from home, download the CleanSwell app (to count your trash, and to have your trash counted!), and clean on your own time throughout September.
Let’s join millions around the world on World Cleanup Day and clean our roads, parks, creeks and shoreline!
