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This year the society is enhancing open water safety by increasing diver awareness, access and training in the Cold Lake area. Volunteering opportunity includes the installation (year end removal) of buoys, awareness signage, and public training.

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MSI's goal is to cultivate a responsibility for the natural environment through hands-on marine science education programs in the San Francisco Bay and Pacific Coast. We host school field trips and public events bringing youth and families to the water's edge to learn about our coastal habitats and how we can protect them. We work collaboratively with Bay Area schools and are assembling an ocean cleanup event for hundreds of school children next month made possible by a grant from the California Coastal Commission. We need help from volunteers to make the day a success. Here is some more information:

Event Description?
We are currently recruiting groups to volunteer for the Kids' Ocean Day Adopt-A-Beach cleanup event on May 16. We are expecting 300-500 second through fifth-grade students to participate in the beach cleanup at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. The day will conclude with an aerial art display. The goal of the event is to empower kids to save the Earth by connecting them to the beaches and ocean.

How many volunteers you will need?
10-20 volunteers to motivate and keep students safe and on task during the cleanup
5-10 volunteers to help set up the aerial art display
1-2 volunteers to photograph and help document the day

When do you need help?
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
From: 6:30am (start time for aerial art volunteers) and 8:30am (start time for cleanup volunteers)
To: 1:00pm (we can organize into shorter shifts is this timeframe is too long)

Meeting Place?
Ocean Beach, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA
Gate 15

Are there any special instructions - parking, clothing, ...?
Primarily street parking. Dress for the weather (i.e. sunscreen, hats, layers, etc.)

Sign up directly: https://www.sfbaymsi.org/event-details/Volunteer-Kids-Ocean-Day-2023

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Aerial Art Shift	10	n/a	n/a
Cleanup Shift	20	n/a	n/a

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Our London & Main Community Garden is a wonderful space that builds community connections and provides opportunities for land-based education. Dedicated gardeners work together throughout the season to plant, maintain and harvest fresh food. Excess produce is donated to community organizations and programs. This year, the garden is needing a group of volunteers to come out and help get the space in tip top shape for the growing season! Volunteers will help fix up planters, do minor weeding, plant some seeds and, most importantly, lay down wood chips in the pathways to keep the weeds down!

Budget request: We are in need of funds for seeds, seedlings, wood/hardware to fix planters and hand tools totalling approximately $250.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	10	n/a	n/a

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The Outdoor Education Volunteer will be dedicated to engaging youth within the San Diego River watershed, with the purpose of teaching kids the importance and value of our local ecosystem through hands-on, citizen science projects. This person will help to set up for events and stay at the meet-up location to watch the tables, tent, and others' belongings. They will also help break down the event at the end. If you would like to be more hands-on, you can also help the children participate in learning activities. These include plant, animal and insect identification, field studies and guided hikes! You are not expected to know how to do these things beforehand. Must be 18 years or older.

Time Commitment: Field trips meet on the following weekday mornings: Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, 8:30am - 12pm. Field trips are usually held in Ocean Beach, Mission Valley Preserve, or Mission Trails Regional Park.

If you would love to teach the next generation about nature, such as the San Diego River's ecosystem, and get them excited about citizen science, you would love this opportunity!

Email us at volunteer@sandiegoriver.org for more information.

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About Greenbelt Alliance
Our mission is to educate, advocate, and collaborate to ensure the Bay Area’s lands and communities are resilient to a changing climate

About the Workshop
Climate change has presented an opportunity to reimagine our relationship to the natural world and to each other. While the climate crisis is a complex, global problem that requires bold action from government leaders—community members possess the power to greatly impact environmental decisions being made at the local level. This includes building resilience to natural disasters, reducing greenhouse gasses, environmental justice, and more. During this workshop, you will work with an environmental policy and advocacy expert to understand how cities engage in long-term planning and how you can plug in as an advocate and affect change.

Learning Outcomes
1. Understand what a General Plan is and how its elements impact local decision making
2. Learn about Climate Action Plans and if your city or county has one
3. Understand the environmental case for housing and how housing can be part of the climate solution
4. Understand how the housing element update process impacts your local community and how you can advocate for SMART (Sustainable, Mixed, Affordable, Resilient, Transit-Oriented) development
5. How to advocate around climate change at the local level in your community

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuf-utqzMtG9RT2NNn8zmNZvqQPSosFF1j

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Not applicable	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

The goal of this activity is to create a group of individuals who are interested in volunteering. The purpose of this activity is to establish relationships to connect and a create database of volunteers with idle time to assist with events and programs.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Office of Youth & Families Summer Success Program Partnership	14	n/a	n/a
The Ultimate Dodgeball Saga Tournament	100	n/a	n/a

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In response to an initiative launched by the World Economic Forum to protect, restore and plant 1 trillion trees, CISI will plant a tree of blessing for every international student it serves. Talent is like a tree. As long as a piece of land is provided for it, it will give back to this world with deep roots and luxuriant leaves. The tree planted for international students will eventually rise to the sky, implying that international students will ultimately realize their dream of taking root in a foreign country.

CISI is looking for tree-planting volunteers. CISI will provide each volunteer with a flowering or fruit tree worth about $50 and will be responsible for transporting it to the location designated by the volunteer. Volunteers are required to complete the planting within five days and provide photos of the planting process and completion.

A Google volunteer can claim 2 trees for your property and also can claim one tree for each of the neighbors' and friends' yards.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Tree Planting Volunteers	40	n/a	n/a

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Yup, that day is coming! The 4th of July is going to be booming! We will have 2 firework booths this year and we will need volunteers 18 and older inside the booth and 16 and 17 outside the booth to gather the crowd and prepare them for their sale.
The dates are June 28th to July 4th, the hours are 10am to 10pm. There will be 3 shifts and drinks will be offered to everyone. Morning shift 10am to 2pm Lunch shift 2pm to 6pm Night shift 6pm to 10pm.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Morning	5	n/a	n/a
Lunch Shift	5	n/a	n/a
Night Shift	5	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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KOHL'S Employees and Bryan Middle School students and staff will have the opportunity to perform trail maintenance in Fontenelle Forest on Saturday, April 23 8:00AM to 5:00PM. Hours are flexible! Come one come all!

More Details:
On April 23, we will be spending concentrated time and effort in mulching and generally cleaning up Acorn Acres inside the First Loop of our boardwalk. We will have a variety of activities to work on for this day, including moving/spreading mulch and removing the pond area, as well as doing some general clean-up and maintenance around the area. We will be primarily using hand tools, wheel barrows.

Children are welcome! For any individual under 18, we require a parent to sign the paperwork. For anyone under 16, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult who has also registered.

This month, we ask that you bring work gloves – gardening or leather gloves work well. We require close-toe shoes and please dress to be outside. We recommend long pants and long sleeves no matter the weather, to protect against insects and plant material. Layers are an excellent idea! Also, please bring your own drinking water, bug spray and sunscreen. However, we will be near the Nature Center to refill water bottles. Masks are optional.

April 23 - Nature Center - Meet at the main Nature Center entrance 8:30am - 1111 Bellevue Blvd. N., Bellevue, NE 68005

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Fontenelle Forest Trail Maintenance	30	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our Education team. If you are passionate about Irish wildlife, love sharing your knowledge and are fluent in English, then we would love to hear from you. A full description of what is required is on our website.