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Community Creek Cleanup
Join Friends of Pinole Creek Watershed for the last Community Creek Cleanup of the Summer! We'll meet at the Pinole Public Library and go from there, cleaning up the Native Garden, and along the creek behind Pinole Valley High School. At our last cleanup, we ran out of trash grabbers. If you have your own, please bring it so we can make sure that everyone has one!
City of Pinole: Community Service Day
Join us in giving back to our wonderful Pinole community by participating in a day of service. To keep us energized, we'll be offering delicious food to all volunteers. Your help in making a difference is invaluable and truly appreciated.
Earth Day 2024
Join FOPCW, Earth Team, and the City of Pinole in celebrating Earth Day on April 20! This event will be in lieu of our monthly cleanup. Register for the walk at the link below or just show up for the finish-line activities!
California Bumble Bee Atlas Training
We are excited to partner with the Xerxes Society and the Bumble Bee Atlas Team to offer this public training on April 13.
Native Plant Garden / Creek Cleanup!
Join Friends of Pinole Creek, Earth Team, and the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District for a fun-filled day spent in the Native Plant Garden and along the creek!
Pinole Community Cleanup
November Creek Cleanup at Fernandez Park sponsored by Earth Team
Talk: Pollinators in Pinole: Creating Habitat That Helps
Join our Speaker Event on Pollinators!
Contra Costa County Creek & Watershed Symposium
FOPCW is excited to sponsor the 2023 Contra Costa Creek and Watershed Symposium. We will have an informational table at the event.
Pollinator Garden Work Day
Join fellow native plant enthusiasts as we sheet mulch the ground in our native pollinator garden!
California Coastal Cleanup Day
Coastal Cleanup Day is the largest volunteer day of the year. Across California and around the world, community members will cleanup their local coastlines.
California Coastal Cleanup Day
Contra Costa County Coastal Cleanup Day sites map
Coastal Cleanup Day in Pinole
Join the City of Pinole’s Coastal Cleanup from 9 am to Noon (registration begins at 8:30 am) at Bayfront Park. All ages welcome. Great opportunity to earn Community Service hours. Questions? Call: 510-724-9010 or Email: publicworks@ci.pinole.ca.us
Bay Day with Save the Bay
Bay Day is a regional holiday celebrating the heart of our home – San Francisco Bay. Our month-long Bay Day Challenge gives everyone an opportunity to explore and connect with the Bay. Explore 30 miles of the Bay Trail—which spans 350 miles in all 9 counties or complete 10 activities, such as kite flying, bird watching and picnicking.
The Bay Day Challenge includes:
The option to form teams with friends, family, or coworkers
Special events, incentives, and prizes
A 30 day challenge guide full of activities, trails, and inspiration
August Community Creek Cleanup
August Creek Cleanup at Pinole Library sponsored by the Rotary Club of Pinole.
Community Creek Cleanup
Join us for a creek cleanup in the upperwatershed co-hosted by Pinole Creek Allies and the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District.
Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Cool Down for Summer and Celebrate East Bay Creeks and Waterways
Enjoy the multi-layered songs and stories of musician and story keeper John Paul, dive into making a hands-on watershed model and learn about the intricate nature and history of East Bay creeks and waterways with a team of guest experts. Then, move to the music of DJ Don Reeser.
Contra Costa RCD Shoreline Festival
Friends of Pinole Creek Watershed participated in the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District’s first-ever Shoreline Festival on May 20th, 2023. The Shoreline Festival brought over 6,000 community members together to celebrate the recently cleaned-up Crockett Waterfront.
Friends of Pinole Creek & Earth Team tabled with awesome activities like “guess the weight of the trash bag”.
Bird Walk with GGAS and FoPCW
Friends of Pinole Creek Watershed is pleased to welcome community members to a bird walk with the Golden Gate Audubon Society. The Golden Gate Audubon Society engages people to experience the wonder of birds and to translate that wonder into actions which protect native bird populations and their habitats.
Derek Heins, guest speaker at the Birds of our Watershed talk, led a bird walk in the Pinole Creek Watershed.
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