Calendar
The acwForum Calendar list includes a variety of acwForum events that are sponsored by or posted by acwForum Members (signatories), and may include volunteer or stewardship opportunities in the watershed, upcoming meetings, workgroup activities, field trips, seminars, etc. All events are oriented to fulfilling the overarching acwForum mission – to improve water-related beneficial issues and resources within the Alameda Creek Watershed. Scroll through the Calendar list for upcoming events or to view completed acwForum Calendar items.
Earth Day “Creek Care” at Union City Civic Center Park
Date: 2015-04-26
Location: Union City Civic Center Park
VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
Come and help improve the health of your park and local creek, and enhance wildlife habitat!
WHEN: Sunday, April 26th – 10AM – 12PM
WHO: Alameda County Resource Conservation District’s Hands-On Conservation Program
ABOUT THE WORKDAY: Meet at the Union City Civic Center near the skatepark. Enter park from Royal Ann Drive. We will pick up litter along the creekside trail and duck pond, and learn additional ways to protect the creek and wildlife habitat.
Wear work clothes and sturdy shoes that can get dirty, and bring gloves if you have them. We will provide trash bags and little grabbers, and a snack after the workday. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE!
SEE THE WORKDAY WEBPAGE HERE: http://www.handsonconservation.org/UpcomingEvents/UnionCityCivicCenterPark.aspx
STUDENTS, ADULT VOLUNTEERS AND YOUTH GROUPS WELCOME! A liability waiver must be completed in order to participate (see agenda below). Community Service hours are awarded.
QUESTIONS? Contact Amy Evans at (925) 371-0154 ex. 112
For more information:
Amy Evans,
[email protected]
Earth Day Creek Clean Up 2015
Date: 2015-04-25
Location: Alameda Creek in Niles Canyon (Fremont)
OLUNTEERS WANTED!
Come help improve the health of your local creek, and improve wildlife habitat!
WHEN: Saturday, April 25th – 10AM – 1PM
HOSTS: Alameda Creek Alliance and the Alameda County Resource Conservation District’s Hands-On Conservation Program
WHERE: Meet at the Niles Staging Area, along Old Canyon Rd. at Canyon Oaks Ct. in the Niles area of Fremont.
ABOUT THE WORKDAY: We will pick up trash from the creekbanks and along the creekside trail, remove invasive plants, and learn ways to protect fish and wildlife habitat.
Wear work clothes and sturdy shoes that can get dirty, and bring gloves if you have them. We will provide trash bags and litter grabbers, and a snack after the clean up. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN RE-FILLABLE WATER BOTTLE!
WANT MORE INFORMATION? See the event webpage here: http://www.handsonconservation.org/UpcomingEvents/AlamedaCreekNilesCanyon.aspx
STUDENTS, ADULTS, AND YOUTH GROUPS WELCOME! A liability waiver must be completed prior to event participation (see agenda below). Community service hours awarded.
QUESTIONS? Contact Amy Evans at (925) 371-0154 ex. 112
Event Flyer and Liability Waiver PDF
For more information:
Amy Evans
[email protected]
Altamont Creek Volunteer Workday
Date: 2015-02-28
Location: Altamont Creek, Livermore
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Bring new life to a creek in your neighborhood!
Join us for a planting day on the Altamont Creek in Livermore (Bluebell Drive at Shire Court, Springtown neighborhood). We’re planting several hundred native plants and we need your help!
The plants—all locally-adapted native species grown from local seed—will improve this section of creek on many levels! Not only will they beautify the creek and enhance habitat, but they will also improve water quality by preventing streambank erosion.
Adults, youth, and groups are welcome!
Register on Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/altamont-creek-volunteer-workday-tickets-15508149292
Water, coffee, and snacks will be provided.
Plan for an invigorating day of planting in the dirt. We recommend work clothes, sturdy closed-toe shoes, and a sun hat. A refillable water bottle is also a good idea.
We will have work gloves and hand tools available on site.
Plan to arrive early so we can start promptly at 9:00AM!
All volunteers must complete a liability waiver form; parent/guardian signature required for volunteers under 18. Download the form by clicking on “download agenda” at the bottom of this page.
RAIN OR SHINE
Questions? Contact Ian Howell at (925) 371-0154 x 105 or [email protected].
The Altamont Creek volunteer workday is a project of the Alameda County Resource Conservation District’s Alameda Creek Healthy Watershed Program, funded by a grant from the EPA’s San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund. Additional support for this project is provided by Zone 7 Water Agency.
Complete a liability waiver form:
Event Flyer and Liabiulity Waiver PDF
For more information:
Ian Howell
[email protected]
Martin Luther King Jr. 2015 – Workday
Date: 2015-01-19
Location: Union City Civic Center; enter from Royal Ann Drive (off of Niles-Alvarado Rd.) and meet near the skatepark
Come and help improve the health of your local creek–care for native plants and enhance wildlife habitat!
Date: Monday, January 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Location: Union City Civic Center; enter from Royal Ann Drive (off of Niles-Alvarado Rd.) and meet near the skatepark
About the Workday: We will seed wildflowers along the creek trail in the park, plant native trees, and pick up litter along the creekside trail and around the park. Trash impacts water quality in the creek and the wildlife that lives there.
Wear work clothes and sturdy shoes that can get dirty, and bring gloves if you have them. We will provide litter grabbers, tools and a snack.
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN RE-FILLABLE WATER BOTTLE.
For more information:
Amy Evans
[email protected]
Fall Technical Symposium — Restoration in the Alameda Creek Watershed: Challenges and Solutions
Date: 2014-11-06
Location: Castro Valley Library 3600 Norbridge Ave, Castro Valley, CA 94546
Restoration practitioners and watershed enthusiasts (technical staff, land and water agency planners, creek organization members, etc.) are invited to an afternoon dedicated to exploring a range of restorations issues. Topics include:
*Permitting *Water *Measures of success *Plants *Long-term management *Pathogens *Climate *and more!
Walking distance to BART.
Afternoon refreshments included.
Visit the Castro Valley Creek Restoration site (2007-2010) adjacent to the library.
Register at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acwforum-technical-symposium-2014-restoration-in-the-alameda-creek-watershed-challenges-and-registration-13539855071
Interested in viewing the event presentations? See the following link: http://www.acrcd.org/WatershedCouncil/MeetingsandEvents/acwForumTechnicalSymposium2014.aspx
For more information:
Ian Howell - acwForum Coordinator
[email protected]