Grab your gloves for these Contra Costa Earth Day volunteer events
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Apr. 20, 2022) — Earth Day began in 1970 as awareness began to arise about the effects of polluting the environment we all live in. The celebration provided a voice to this emerging environmental consciousness.
Today, many choose to volunteer their time in cleanup projects to mark the day. Earth Day 2022 comes this weekend on April 23 and we have compiled a list of cleanup and educational opportunities in the area.
Many of the outdoor activities happen not just on Saturday, but throughout the month. If you can’t join in one of these activities, celebrate the earth with a hike, a bike ride in nature, or by planting a garden. Earth Day is both a celebration of the natural environment, and a reminder of our responsibility to take care of it.
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District events
Put on some gloves and participate in a town or watershed cleanup, or keep an eye on some of CCRCD’s posts and videos of the project events on their website here. Scheduled East Bay events this weekend include the following.
Friday, April 22
10:00am – 2:00pm: Join the CCRCD and John Muir Land Trust at Family Harvest Farm for an Earth Day Workday.
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Take part in the Rodeo Cleanup with the CCRCD behind the Safeway at 605 Parker Avenue in Rodeo.
8:00pm – 9:00pm: Check out the Virtual Earthstock Ozzo – Everyone invited. Ozzo is similar to Zoom but was created for social interactions rather than meetings. It enables participants to move freely around a 3-D environment. Get more details about how to participate here.
Saturday, April 23
9:00am – 12noon: Join the CCRCD and Friends of Marsh Creek at the Upper Watershed.
10:00am – 11:30am: The CCRCD will join Doc Hale and record his informative Wildlife Walk at the Two Day Town festival for later viewing.
10:00am – 2:00pm: Enjoy activities for the whole family at Unity Park Community Plaza and join the EcoStewards for watershed swale weeding and cleanup at our Richmond Greenway adopt-a-spot.
10:00am – 2:00pm: Join our cleanup at the Crockett Waterfront with the CREEC, and the Crockett Striped Bass Club.
East Bay Park District events
Every day is Earth Day in the Park District, and there are all kinds of ways to celebrate and honor the Earth. The 2022 Earth Day theme is Invest In Our Planet. This includes investment in the land, resources and people to support this unique system of natural and cultural resources and open spaces. Preservation of parks and trails is a core part of the Park District’s mission.
This year the Park District will host volunteer events at the following East Bay Park locations:
- Point Pinole Beach Cleanup
- Wildcat Canyon Soil Restoration Project
- Redwood Regional Invasive Tree Removal
- Hayward Shoreline Beach Cleanup
- Garretson Point MLK Shoreline Beach Cleanup
- Tidewater MLK Shoreline Beach Cleanup
- Damon Slough MLK Shoreline Cleanup
- Del Valle Tree Planting
- Big Break Pampas Grass Palooza
- Crown Beach Shoreline Cleanup
- Las Trampas Trail Maintenance
For more information on these activities, visit their website here.
Ruth Bancroft Garden
Celebrate Earth Day with some fun activities at the Ruth Bancroft Garden and Nursery on Sunday, April 24, 2022. You can find Earth Day activities for children in the Nook. Kids will enjoy fun activities like Earth Day Bingo, sunflower seed giveaway, and the Earth Day emoji game.
Also at the garden on Sunday, they present “Colors of Spring” which features local artisan crafts, food vendors and more. This event is FREE with Garden Admission. For more information, visit their website here.