Oil Spill in the San Francisco Bay
It is not too late to help
A group of concerned citizens discussing the challenges and ways to help clean-up the 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel that spilled into San Francisco Bay on Thursday, November 8, 2007.
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Created: Nov 11, 2007
Updated: Apr 23, 2009
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Topic: Does anyone know how we can volunteer?
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The outpour of help from the community is amazing - surely there must be a way we can direct our collective efforts into something useful.
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There is! I just volunteered this morning--
You can go to the Berkeley Marina and sign up at the Nature Center. You will get all the information you need to start identifying and reporting oiled birds. You can also sign up at www..baykeeper.org for official alerts. |
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11/12 Update from www.baykeeper.org...
Volunteer Opportunities Oiled Wildlife Network in Fairfield has limited opportunities for volunteers for tasks such as cage cleaning and other general support of rehabilitation processes. Please call (800) 228-4544 to volunteer. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and in good health and are required to participate in training. They have collected 545 live and 369 dead birds as of Sunday evening. Baykeeper needs general office help during daytime hours over the next two weeks to process and respond to volunteer inquiries. Tasks will include data entry, internet research, and returning phone calls. Email volunteer@baykeeper.org with your availability, and we'll get you scheduled to come in. Cleanups Few opportunities for untrained citizens to get out on the beach and help wildlife are currently available. Thanks to those of you who could make this morning's training. Much to our shared frustration, no others are scheduled at this time. |
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Here are some more Volunteer Opportunities from Baykeeper:
Oiled Wildlife Network in Fairfield has limited opportunities for volunteers for tasks such as cage cleaning and other general support of rehabilitation processes. Call (800) 228-4544 to volunteer. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and in good health and are required to participate in training. They have collected 545 live and 369 dead birds as of Sunday evening. Baykeeper needs general office help during daytime hours over the next two weeks to process and respond to volunteer inquiries. Tasks will include data entry, internet research, and returning phone calls. They also need volunteers later this week to walk docks all around the Bay to educate boat owners and marina operators on how to handle contaminated boats. Email volunteer@baykeeper.org with your availability and which tasks you're interested in, and they'll get you scheduled to come in. Cleanups Baykeeper is working on setting up another cleanup with EPA, but again they are only available for people who go through the 4-hour training session. Just so you know, Baykeeper does not endorse unofficial oil spill cleanups. However, many are being organized and you can learn about them at Kill the Spill's blog at http://sfoilspill.blogspot.com/. You should be aware that safety gear such as double Nitrile/rubber gloves, overshoes, and Tyvek suits can minimize exposure to bunker oil, which causes cancer and other long-term health problems. Children should not be exposed to bunker fuel at all. Anything that comes in contact with the fuel, including shoes and clothing, should be doubled bagged along with all other oily waste and taken to a hazardous waste facility. Do not wear oily clothes home! Do not put contaminated materials in the trash or compost! |
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This just in: KIDS for the BAY says:
This Wednesday, November 14th please join KIDS for the BAY staff as we spend the day volunteering to spot and drive distressed oil-covered birds to be rehabilitated. We will have two volunteers groups of KIDS for the BAY staff - one arriving at the Shorebird Park Nature Center at the Berkeley Marina at 9am and one arriving at noon. We invite you to come be part of the positive actions to help save the birds in danger because of the oil spill. For more information on volunteering please contact: Shorebird Park Nature Center 160 University Ave. (510) 981-6720, 981-6721 or 981-6722 Or... The Oiled Wildlife Care Network at (415) 701-2311 If you cannot come out and volunteer, the rescue groups are also in need of the following items: Blankets Towels Pillow Cases Heating Pads Thermoses Water Bottles Sharpie Pens Flags (such as used for surveying, irrigation, etc.) You can either drop off donated items to the Shorebird Park Nature Center or you can drop them off to our office at 1771 Alcatraz Ave. in Berkeley tomorrow and we can drop them off for you when we volunteer on Wednesday. |
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Okay, I'm going to show up tomorrow and volunteer. People can show up anytime between 9 and 5, so I'll probably show up in the late morning. If anyone wants to coordinate on time, let me know. I know most people do not have the luxury of being unemployed right now, but hopefully some of you can make it.
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me too, see you there! i'll try and make the noon meetup at Berkeley Marina
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Wed, Nov 14, 2007 5:30 pm
Meeting to discuss Bay Area Oil Spill Global Exchange, 2nd Floor 2017 Mission St. (at 16th st.) San Francisco I'm sure you've seen the news coverage of the oil spill in the bay: the dirty water, birds covered in oil. We wanted to help clean up the spill but the oil is so toxic that most groups and agencies are turning people away. Since we can't help with the clean up, we're going to focus on making sure this never happens again. The Bay has suffered from 4 major oil spills, this needs to be the last one! We need to make sure that our elected officials, government, and safety officials do whatever it takes to keep toxic oil out of the Bay. |
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Here's all the latest from baykeeper.org
A week has passed since the devastating container ship crash that dumped 58,000 gallons of toxic bunker fuel into our beloved Bay. Thousands of us have banded together to push the cleanup agencies to let us help strip gunk from our shorelines, hold the polluters responsible, and make sure that something like this never happens again. San Francisco Baykeeper has been leading the way by patrolling our waters and coastlines, watchdogging the agencies, mobilizing volunteers, organizing safety trainings, and testifying in front of our elected officials. Your outpouring of community support and concern has been vital to our efforts. Thank you very much! Volunteer Trainings and Shoreline Cleanups Thanks to the pressure we've been putting on the cleanup agencies, and to the grassroots cleanups of Kill the Spill, we've finally got a few more training opportunities for you. Participating in these trainings is the only way to legally help out with beach cleanups. Please attend! No pre-registration is required, but show up early because space is limited. San Francisco Disaster Service Worker Volunteer Certification Saturday, November 17 County Fair Building 9th Ave. & Lincoln Ave. in Golden Gate Park One training at 8am - 12pm One training at 1pm - 5pm The City of San Francisco will be leading daily cleanups for trained workers. Call 311 to find out where to go or visit http://www.sfgov.org/site/sf311_index.asp?id=70813. Berkeley Disaster Service Worker Volunteer Certification Saturday, November 17 Berkeley Senior Center at 1900 Sixth St. 8am - 12pm For cleanup schedules, visit www.cityofberkeley.info Half Moon Bay Disaster Service Worker Volunteer Certification Thursday, November 15 IDES Hall, Main Street 5pm - 9pm For more info, visit smcalert.info Many unofficial cleanups, which are not endorsed by Baykeeper, are being organized here http://sfoilspill.blogspot.com/ and here http://www.obviously.com/tech_tips/oil_spill_volunteer_instructions.html. Hearing on the Oil Spill Thursday, November 15 10 am – 10 pm Emeryville City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor 1333 Park Avenue Emeryville, CA Baykeeper will testify in front of Assemblywoman Loni Hancock and Members of the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. Oil Spill Response Fundraisers Doc's Clock Proceeds from select beer sales and donations accepted. Friday, November 16 6 pm - 2 am 2575 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94110 |
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Any way you can get out there to help is great - here's another one. We run a volunteer fish data program out on SF Bay that has been collecting fish data for the last 37 years. Sadly, this isn't the only, or even the biggest oil spill in the Bay in just the last decade. Participating in ongoing monitoring projects such as ours really helps us keep track of how fish populations are handling this recent threat along with the onslaught of others they face.
Contact me if you are interested in getting trained to join us! Best fishes, Aaron |
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This just in from City of Berkeley:
Effective Monday, November 19, 2007 NRC, a professional contractor, will begin cleaning the shorelines within the City of Berkeley. Volunteers and the professional contractor cannot clean the shorelines at the same time. Therefore, the City of Berkeley will NOT be hosting volunteers until such time that the contractor has completed its work and we have assessed remaining clean up needs. We will contact you when and if the City needs additional volunteers for shoreline clean up. Still interested in donating your time to the clean up effort or just to help out? Feel free to visit http://www.californiavolunteers.org/ where you can go and find out about available volunteer opportunities in your area. Our website will inform you of locations in need of volunteers and future HazMat trainings. Your volunteer efforts have been tremendously helpful in the City of Berkeley. We have been able to effectively manage the impact of the oil spill because of you!! Although the City of Berkeley is no longer organizing a volunteer bird spotting effort, you may call the Oiled Bird Hotline at (415) 701-2311 for more information on helping spot and transporting birds. Thank you!! City of Berkeley |
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