Celebrate Shark Awareness Day at Berkeley Shark Park
July 12 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
International Shark Day clean up and survey, Aquatic Park, Berkeley CA
Celebrate our own hound shark and bat ray nursery site and help us monitor and protect this beautiful park.
Join our Aquatic Park Stewards team testing water quality, cleaning up marine debris and helping maintain the lagoon and park.Meet our Friends of Aquatic Park partners and help collect data on this ongoing research and community science project.
RSVP link here: https://forms.gle/7r5UmPZGNgz4aYwC9
Meet at South End Parking Lot
2985 Bolivar Drive, Berkeley, CA 94710 (Off Ashby entrance to East shore Fwy)
Public transportation and carpooling encouraged!
What to bring: we will have some equipment to share but if you have a bucket, picker and gloves, bring them please.
WHAT TO BRING
- Layered clothing
- sunscreen and hat
- sunglasses
- reusable water or drink container
- lunch or snacks if desired- no single use plastic please!
- sandals, sneakers of beach shoes.
- Cleanup supplies if you have them
- Gather reusable cleanup supplies from home, like a bucket and gardening gloves. Cleanup supplies, as well as liability waivers, will be available at each cleanup site if needed.
- Show up at our cleanup site at the designated time and day. Check in with on-site cleanup staff and start cleaning
Additional Links:
- The CleanSwell App: Download before you go to log data during the cleanup
- Local Cleanup Coordinator contact info
- Tips for Educators, Youth Groups, and Parents
Join our campaign to mitigate the environmental impact of plastic and runoff on our oceans and beaches and restore ocean health.
Learn about our research project, bird watch and help restore this beautiful park.
We are a volunteer program relying on donations for cleanup materials. Donate $10 to support the Healthy Bay Program to fund gloves, tools and clean up materials.
Cant join us? Please sponsor cleanup materials or a clean up.