Fremont Coastal Cleanup Day Needs Volunteers To Run the Event • September 20, 2014

Come volunteer as an organizer for the Coastal Cleanup Day at the Dumbarton Fishing Pier Parking Lot, Marshlands Rd, Fremont on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Organized by the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the event is expected to draw a hundred odd participants who will remove invasive weeds or pick up trash along the parking lot and trails.

You can volunteer in any of the following ways:

• Set up the tents and tables at around 8 am on Saturday September 20.
• Hand out registration forms at the registration table and accept filled-out forms.
• Direct participants at the assignment (and safety message) table.
• Hand out gloves and trash bags to participants at the equipment table.
• Ride shuttles along the Shoreline Trail with our truck drivers to pick up trash bags, hand out water, or take people back from farther areas.
• Help participants identify and remove the targeted invasive plants in the weed removal project.
• Troubleshoot, solve problems, give out information about the refuge, and assist where needed.
• Take everything down at the end of the event around noon

To volunteer or ask a question please contact Paul Mueller, Volunteer Coordinator, San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Email paul_mueller@fws.gov or call at 510-792-0222, ext. 361.