Volunteers Needed For Earth Day Cleanup in Santa Cruz County

On Saturday, April 18, 27 state parks across California will be the focus of California State Parks Foundation’s (CSPF) 17th Earth Day Restoration and Cleanup presented by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).

“California’s state parks system has weathered budget cuts and financial ups and downs over the years, resulting in maintenance backlogs and reduced resources at many parks,” said Elizabeth Goldstein, president of CSPF. “The commitment of volunteers, park partners and sponsors such as PG&E, Chevron, Edison International and Oracle are invaluable to a public state park system that has been sorely underfunded for its regular maintenance needs.

Earth Day project site in Santa Cruz County:

Lighthouse Field State Beach - Grant provided by PG&E

Projects: Weed existing coastal scrub restoration plantings and prepare for fall planting

Check-in time: 8:30 a.m.

Project time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Location: West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Volunteers: 75

Since its inception in 1998, CSPF’s Earth Day Restoration and Cleanup program has resulted in 80,967 participants contributing more than 334,301 volunteer hours worth nearly $6.39 million in park maintenance and improvements.Additionally, more than $4.6 million has been raised for the Earth Day program.

To volunteer on Earth Day, visit calparks.org/earthday or call 1-888-98-PARKS.

Space is limited, so advance registration is required. Parking fees are waived for Earth Day volunteers.

For more information, visitwww.pge.com/community.