eUpdate – Sept. 16, 2016 Reminder: Clean our Bay shoreline on September 17! California Coastal Cleanup Day is tomorrow, join us!

California Coastal Cleanup is tomorrow, Saturday, September 17, with several sites in West County.

Enjoy the world’s largest volunteer effort to clean our oceans, waterways, and shorelines!

Join us for my Richmond Shoreline cleanup at Shimada Park, or check out other local sites.

Hope to see you tomorrow morning!

Thanks to the Watershed Project for coordinating many West County events.

Here’s a line-up:

Richmond Shoreline Cleanup Where: Meet at Shimada Friendship Park (Marina Bay Parkway at the Bay) Time: 9 a.m. to noon.

Live music and free healthy lunch at noon! Registration Contact: Kate Rauch, 510-231-8691, James Lyons, 510-231-8692 Pt. Isabel Cleanup, Richmond (East Bay Regional Park District) Where: Pt. Isabel Regional Shoreline, end of Rydin Road (near Costco) Time: 8:30 a.m. to noon. More

Richmond Greenway at Carlson Avenue Where: Greenway Trail near Carlson Avenue Time: 8:30 a.m. to noon. More

North Richmond Ballpark/Verde Elementary School Where: Near 2000 Giaramita St., Richmond, 94801 Time: 9 a.m. – noon. More

Wildcat Staging Area Where: Richmond Parkway between Gertrude and Pittsburg avenues. Time: 9 a.m to noon More

Pt. Pinole Shoreline Cleanup (East Bay Regional Park District) Where: Pt. Pinole Regional Shoreline. Time: 8:30 a.m. to noon. Getting there: Take Giant Road exit off Richmond Parkway to park entrance. More

Pinole, Bayfront Park Where: 1 Tennent Avenue Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon More: email coastalcleanup@ci.pinole.ca.us

Rheem Creek Where: Bay View Elementary School, 3001 16th Street, San Pablo More: Anthony DeCicco adeciccoo@goldengateaudubon.org

City of El Cerrito Creekside Park, 3499 Santa Clara Street (El Cerrito’s end of Creekside Park) Time: 10 a.m. to 12:30 pm More

Baxter Creek San Pablo Avenue and Bissell Avenue, El Cerrito Time: 9 a.m. – 12 noon More

For more information and a complete list of sites check the Watershed Projects Coastal Cleanup page, or contact juliana@thewatershedproject.org

Or check out this locator map, by the California Coastal Commission.

See you there, John John Gioia Supervisor, District One Contra Costa County 11780 San Pablo Avenue, Suite D El Cerrito, CA 94530 510-231-8686 Phone 510-374-3429 Fax John_Gioia@bos.cccounty.us www.cocobos.org/gioia