Join us welcoming our students back to school with a clean up and marine debris survey and data collection, Aquatic Park, Berkeley CA
Celebrate our own hound shark and bat ray nursery site and help us monitor and protect this beautiful park and improve water conditions for estuarine life.
Join our Aquatic Park Stewards team testing water quality, cleaning up marine debris and helping maintain the lagoon and park.Meet our Friends of Aquatic Park partners and help collect data on this ongoing research and community science project.
RSVP link here:
https://forms.gle/7r5UmPZGNgz4aYwC9
Meet at South End Parking Lot
2925 Bolivar Drive, Berkeley, CA 94710 (Off Ashby entrance to East Shore Fwy)
Public transportation and carpooling encouraged!
Note- entrance to south end of park from Downtown Berkeley is off 67th and Shellmound Street- NOT Ashby Avenue.
We will have some equipment to share but if you have a bucket, picker and gloves, bring them please.
WHAT TO BRING
Layered clothing
sunscreen and hat
sunglasses
reusable water or drink container
lunch or snacks if desired- no single use plastic please!
sandals, sneakers of beach shoes.
Cleanup supplies if you have them
Gather reusable cleanup supplies from home, like a bucket and gardening gloves. Cleanup supplies, as well as liability waivers, will be available at each cleanup site if needed.
Show up at our cleanup site at the designated time and day. Check in with on-site cleanup staff and start cleaning
Additional Links:
The CleanSwell App: Download before you go to log data during the cleanup
iNaturalist- add your observations to the Aquatic Park Project
Local Cleanup Coordinator contact info
Tips for Educators, Youth Groups, and Parents
Join our campaign to mitigate the environmental impact of plastic and runoff on our oceans and beaches and restore ocean health.
Learn about our research project, bird watch and help restore this beautiful park.
We are a volunteer program relying on donations for cleanup materials. Donate $10 to support the Healthy Bay Program to fund gloves, tools and clean up materials.
Cant join us? Please sponsor cleanup materials or a clean up.
DONATE at
https://www.sharkstewards.org/donate
Also check out other Nonprofit events in Berkeley, Health & Wellness events in Berkeley.