Help Friends Of Pinole Creek Watershed With Coastal Cleanup Month

PINOLE, CA — September is Coastal Cleanup month, and although the coronavirus pandemic prevented Californians from holding cleanup events in large groups as in past years, the Friends Of Pinole Creek Watershed partnered with the California Coastal Commission, The Watershed Project, and the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District to pick up trash along Pinole Creek and the Bay.

"Clean the Shore from Your Front Door!"

Community members are encouraged to participate in this year's self-guided cleanups by using their own tools and disposing of collected trash at home.

To help FOPCW celebrate 2020 Coastal Cleanup Month:

1. Choose one or more Saturdays in September (There are still two Saturdays left!)

2. Choose a site to focus on. The Friends' priorities are creekside trails (See the group's nteractive Pinole Creek Map):

• Near Pinole Creek’s mouth: Bayfront Park and shoreline•
• Lower Pinole Creek Walking Trail: Bayfront Park to San Pablo Avenue•
• Middle Pinole Creek Walking Trail: Tennent Avenue to AMF Pinole Valley Lanes
• Trail between Pinole Valley High School and Pinole Valley Shopping Center

3. Visit The Watershed Project site for safety guidelines and other information. Registration helps track participation.

4. Contribute to citizen science: Use the Marine Debris Tracker phone app to report the trash you collect.

5. Share your cleanup photos on social media: Tag the Friends in your Instagram and Facebook posts.