Volunteers Make All The Difference On Coastal Cleanup Day: Alameda

ALAMEDA, CA — The 41st annual Coastal Cleanup is happening Saturday, and community volunteers are welcome to participate, the East Bay Regional Park District announced.

California Coastal Cleanup Day is the state's largest annual volunteer event. Every year, people help remove trash and plastic pollution at beaches and waterways in local parks.

This Saturday, Alameda residents can head to Robert W. Crown Regional Shoreline, at 8th St. and Otis Dr., for trash removal along the beach from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers will have the opportunity to earn an official Coastal Cleanup patch or sticker, and special prizes will be awarded for "the most unusual trash collected," according to park officials.

Here are other East Bay Coastal Cleanup Day locations:

• Big Break Regional Shoreline, 69 Big Break Rd., Oakley
• Contra Loma Regional Park, 1200 Frederickson Ln., Antioch
• Del Valle Regional Park, 7000 Del Valle Rd., Livermore
• Hayward Regional Shoreline, 3050 W Winton Ave., Hayward
• Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, 1 Swan Wy., Oakland
• Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, 2701 Isabel St., Richmond
• Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, 5551 Giant Hwy., Richmond
• Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, 2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont
• Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline, Ferry St., Martinez

Supplies, such as disposable gloves and trash bags, will be provided to volunteers when they arrive at the park.

"Simply sign up, show up, and help out," park officials said.

To register for the cleanup event at Robert W. Crown Regional Shoreline, go here.

To register for one of the other park locations, go here.

Please note that youth under the age of 18 must have signed permission from a parent or legal guardian to participate in the cleanup event. Youth under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult.