‘Earth Day’ offers volunteer opportunities throughout April

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'Earth Day' offers volunteer opportunities throughout the month
Unity Park Earth Day 2024 (Photo courtesy of the City of Richmond).

Earth Day is on April 22 this year, but celebrations are happening throughout this month, and particularly on Saturday, April 19.

And by celebrations, we mean gardening, litter removal and other collaborative efforts to keep local spaces beautiful and inviting.

Urban Tilth is encouraging community members to attend one of two events on April 19: Unity Park Earth Day Celebration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1605 Ohio Ave.; and North Richmond Earth Day Celebration at North Richmond Ballpark from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

At the Unity Park event, volunteers will participate in gardening activities and will also have access to tie-dye activity, a smoothie bike, closet swap and upcycling clothing, petting zoo and live music.

The North Richmond event will have volunteers removing trash from the Wildcat Creek ecosystem and planting native plants to help the waterway flourish from 9-11 a.m. Also in conjunction with this event, Community Development Housing Corporation will host its annual celebration at Sheilds Reid Park until 2 p.m. The free event includes fun activities for the whole family along with resource tables.

On the same day, citywide work parties will spruce up pockets of El Cerrito, and separately, folks will gather at El Sobrante Library to clean up that neighborhood. Over in Pinole, an Earth Walk from 9-11 a.m. — also on April 19 — will involve community members pledging to protect the planet on a 3-mile loop along the bay and creek, starting and ending at Fernandez Park.

See the useful schedule of Earth Day events in the County below, courtesy of the County:

Saturday, April 12, 2025

  • Concord: Galindo Creek Cleanup at Cal State East Bay Concord Center, 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Concord, 9am-12pm
  • Oakley: Marsh Creek Cleanup at Oakley Creekside Park, 9am-12pm (To register for this cleanup, visit this link, and click on “Project 5: Creek clean up.”)

Saturday, April 19, 2025

  • Clayton Cleans Up: Meet at Clayton City Hall, 6000 Heritage Trail, from 9am-12pm. Volunteers will be treated to a free barbecue as a thank-you for their efforts.
  • East Bay Regional Park District Volunteer Events: Join volunteers at multiple locations throughout the East Bay Parks to help complete meaningful projects Park District-wide.
  • El Cerrito Earth Day Celebration: Join one of the many citywide work parties from 9am-12pm. The City encourages individuals, families and groups to register their work parties in advance by completing a Work Party Registration Form or emailing [email protected] with details on site location, number of volunteers and type of work that will be performed by April 13, 2025. 
  • El Sobrante Earth Day Community Cleanup:  Gather at 9:30 am at the El Sobrante Library, 4191 Appian Way and select a location to clean up with other volunteers. Community celebration from 11:45am-2pm.
  • North Richmond Earth Day Celebration (Urban Tilth): Join our Watershed Restoration Team at Wildcat Creek to celebrate Earth Day 2025 from 9am-11am. We’ll be removing trash from the Wildcat Creek ecosystem and planting native plants to help this beautiful waterway flourish. Then we’ll be joining our partner organizations for a celebration at Shields-Reid, which will last until about 2pm. 
  • Pinole Earth Walk: Join the community in a walking pledge to protect the planet, with a three-mile loop along the bay and creek starting and ending at Fernandez Park from 9am to 11am.
  • Pittsburg Civic Pride Day: Join in a community litter removal effort from 9am to 11am, Pittsburg High School and City Park. Show up at 8:45 am at the PITTSBURG letters on Railroad, with weather-proof clothes, sturdy shoes, and a can-do attitude! Water, litter grabbers, safety vests, collection bags, and clipboards will be provided.
  • Rodeo Creek Cleanup: at 605 Parker Avenue (near Goodwill), 9am-12pm
  • Walnut Creek: Earth Day Celebration at Civic Park in Downtown Walnut Creek from 11am to 2pm 

Saturday, April 26, 2025

  • Antioch: Upper Sand Creek Basin Cleanup, enter the gravel road, south of the Kaiser Permanente Antioch Medical Center, 9am-12pm
  • Keep Antioch Beautiful: Plant flowers at Prewett Community Park and participate in trash cleanup in Downtown Antioch (Nick Rodriguez Community Center) from 9am to 11:30am. Following the clean-up, participants are invited to join a BBQ lunch at 12:00pm at Prewett Community Park, 4703 Lone Tree Way. 
  • Crockett Waterfront Cleanup at 1909 Dowrelio Drive in Crockett (near CREEC Greenhouse), 10am-1pm
  • Martinez, John Muir Birthday – Earth Day: Visit the John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, for family fun, live music, and food from 10am-4 pm. 

 Sunday, April 27, 2025:

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