Volunteers Make All The Difference On Coastal Cleanup Day: San Leandro

SAN LEANDRO, CA — 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, San Leandro residents can head to Marina Park, at 14001 Monarch Bay Drive, for a "Beautify San Leandro" cleanup event from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

"This Coastal Cleanup Day, we’re not just picking up trash — we’re protecting ecosystems, preventing pollution, and standing with a worldwide community of changemakers," said City of San Leandro officials.

Volunteers will meet at the park's Heron Picnic Area. A map of the park is available here.

To register for the cleanup event at Marina Park, go here.

Other Coastal Cleanup Day events are happening Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at these East Bay regional parks:

• Robert W. Crown Regional Shoreline, at 8th St. and Otis Dr.
• 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.

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 East Bay Regional Park District staff.

To register for one of the above 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 one of the East Bay Regional Park District cleanup events. Youth under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult.