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Service Project with Save The Bay, Saturday, 04.26.08, 8:30am-12pm, MLK Jr, Shoreline, Garretson Point
Date: 4/26/08
Time: 8:30AM - 12:00PM
Location: MLK Jr. Shoreline, Garretson Point
What: Spring Service Project with Save The Bay
When: Saturday, 04.26.08, 9am to 12pm
PLEASE BE ARRIVE PROMPTLY AT 8:45AM
Where: MLK Native Plant Nursery, Garretson Point, Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline (Oakland)
(DIRECTIONS BELOW)
PLEASE ARRIVE PROMPTLY AT 8:45 AM. SAVE THE BAY HAS ASKED US TO ARRIVE EARLY SO THAT WE CAN FILL OUT PAPERWORK FOR THIS EVENT.
Bring towels, a change of clothes, or something to cover the seats in your car for afterwards, we will be getting dirty!
No siblings younger than 8 years old please (Tiger Cubs are OK). ALL Scouts must be accompanied by a Parent or Adult Partner.
No Pets or Dogs. Please wear close toed shoes only (that you don't mind getting wet and muddy), and long pants. Be prepared to be outside for the duration of the project, and bring your own water bottles.
Please avoid bringing plastic (such as Alhambra) water bottles out as even when these are recycled, they still cause damage. They will have large containers of water and would like to see us bring our own empty bottles to fill as necessary.
If you have not already done so, and would like to participate, please RSVP to Jim Carriere at jcarriere@ffsavings.com, 510-847-8927 or 415-460-2640.
DIRECTIONS:
Directions to the MLK Native Plant Nursery “Garretson Point”.
This site is located near the Oakland Airport, just off of I-880 and Hegenberger Rd.
Driving: From I-880, exit at Hegenberger Road and go toward the Oakland Airport. Turn right at first light onto Edgewater. Please note that this intersection is poorly marked, please turn at first light on the west side of the freeway. Follow Edgewater to the very end, past where the boulevard ends into the two-way street. Turn left into East Bay Regional Park District lot marked Garretson Point. The Nursery is at the west end of the lot towards the Bay.
Information:
Save the Bay will work with us and our Scouts and volunteers on this project, and will give an educational presentation on Environmental Stewardship.
Save The Bay is partnering with East Bay Regional Park District on a wetland restoration project at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline, near the Oakland Airport. This urban area includes some of the last remaining wetland habitat in the East Bay, including 50 acre Arrowhead Marsh, and provides a home for many species, including the California Clapper Rail and Burrowing Owls. Since 2000, we have been working with the help of schools, community groups, non-profit organizations, and corporations to revegetate salt marsh habitat through planting native wetland plants and removing non-native invasive species. Volunteers have also been assisting with our plant propagation efforts in our on-site Wetland Native Plant Nursery. To date, our volunteers have removed over 100,000 pounds of non-native invasive plants and planted over 40,000 natives, as well as removed over 70,000 pounds of trash and recyclables.
Save The Bay and Pack 202 Event Flyer
Save The Bay Wetlands Restoration
East Bay Parks, MLK Soreline
Jim Carriere
(510) 847-8927
E-Mail: jcarriere@ffsavings.com |
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