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GEOG/ENVS 600.02: Fall 2010
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
Updated:
09/01/2010
Dr. Barbara A. Holzman
This is a list of previous volunteer opportunities, you can choose one of these or find your own.
Coastal Clean up Day 9/25/10
Opportunities for students to volunteer at SFSU to monitor trash bins in the Cesar Chavez Student Center and at some events. Contact bholzman@sfsu.edu to get more information
Click on the Following Link for TONS of upcoming volunteer opportunities to
restore San Francisco's natural heritage with Nature in the City
http://www.natureinthecity.org/calendar/month.php
Click on any link on the calendar that looks interesting for further information
* Not all events on this calendar are volunteer opportunities. Make sure you are choosing an event that qualifies for the assignment.
| Organization Name | Address | Phone | Contact | F08 Notes |
| Animal Place | 3448 Laguna Creek Trail, Vacaville, CA 95688 | 707-449-4814 | Varina Heilman | www.animalplace.org |
| Art for the Environment | 15 Montell St., Oakland, CA, 94611 | Denis Gonzales | dw66@yahoo.com | |
| Buena Vista Park/ SF Natural Areas Program | 811 Stanyan | 415-831-6328 | Suzanne Buehl |
suzanna.buehl@sfgov.org See Schedule Below!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| California Coastal Commision / GGNRA | 45 Fremont Street, Building 201, Ft. Mason, SF | 415-561-1300 | Shelly Margo |
www.coast4u.org www.nps.gov/goga/supportyourpark/volunteer.htm |
| Clean City Coalition/DPW | 1016 Howard Street | 415-552-9201 | ||
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Citizen Watershed Monitoring
Coordinator |
651 Pine Street, North Wing - 4th
Floor, Martinez, CA 94553 |
(925) 335-1315 | Michelle Luebke |
http://cocowaterweb.org/get-involved/monitoring/ http://cocowaterweb.org/get-involved/monitoring/gps-creek-surveys/ http://cocowaterweb.org/calendar |
| Coast4You | 415-597-5888 | Anne Frankel | ||
| Community Clean Team | Palace of Fine Arts | 415-292-2012 | Joseph Figone | www.sfgov.org/site/sfdpw_index.asp?id=33033 |
| Contra Costa Friends of the Creek | 25 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill | 925-335-1227 | John | |
| East Bay Regional Park District | 2950 Peralta Oaks Ct. | 510-544-2515 | Kathleen Fusek | Also try Sharon Sassis at 925-945-8244 |
| Ecology Center | 2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA 94702 | 510-548-2220 ext 235 | Frances Kawamoto | frances@ecologycenter.org |
| Friends of Fitzgerald Marine Life Refuge/ Moss Beach Ranger Station | California Ave & No. Lake Street, PO Box 451, Moss Beach, 94019 | 650-728-3584 |
Rangers: Steve Durkin Sara Lynns |
www.fitzgeraldreserve.org |
| GGNRA | Building 201, Ft Mason | 415-331-0732 | Maria Alvarez | |
| Golden Gate Audubon Society | 2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA 94702 | 510-919-5873 | Jennifer Robinson | jrobinson@goldengateaudubon.org |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - Ft. Funston Nursery | Bldg. 201, Fort Mason, SF 94123 | 415-239-4247 | Sharon Kato |
www.parksconservancy.org Saturday mornings |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Habitat Restoration Team | Marin Headlands, Ft. Cronkhite, Bldg 1064, Sausalito, CA 94965 | 415-331-0732 | Maria Alvarez | |
| Lindsey Museum | Walnut Creek | 925-935-1978 | Sandy Fender | www.wildlife-museum.org |
| Marin Headlands Native Plant Nursery | Bldg 1301, Ft. Cronkhite, Sausalito, CA | 415-332-4031 | Metha Klock | http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=222 |
| Mary Silveira School | Blackstone Dr. San Rafael, CA 94903 | 415-492-3741 | Mrs. Presson | kpresson@marin.k12.ca.us |
| National Aids Memorial Grove | 856 Stanyan Street, SF, CA 94117 | 415-765-0498 | Wendi Deetz | wdeetz@aidsmemorial.org |
| One Brick / SF Food Bank | 900 Pennsylvania Ave., SF, CA |
415-282-1900 x244 |
Sam Marcum | www.sffoodbank.org |
| Pacific Beach Coalition | 334 Reickling, Pacifica | 650-738-9491 | Jim Fithian | Clark Natwick, www.PEFplus.org , 359-0892 |
| Peninsula Human Society | 12 Airport Road | 650-340-7022 x314 or x328 | Wildlife Dept. | www.peninsulahumanesociety.org |
| PETA | 501 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 | 757-943-0344 | Pulin Modi | www.peta.org |
| Redwood Creek Nursery | 415-383-4390 | Courtney L. Johnson | redwoodcreek@parksconservancy.org | |
| Renew The Zoo/SF Zoo | 1 Sloat Blvd., SF, CA | 415-522-9702 | Carol Bonno | renewthezoo@sfzoo.org |
| Resource Area for Teachers | 1355 Ridder Park Drive |
408-451-1420 650-506-4918 |
Sara Woodhull | Or try Julie McClung at 408-451-3852 ; julie@raft.net |
| San Francisco Clean City Coalitioin (Clean Team) | 1016 Howard Street, SF, CA 94603 | 415-552-9201 | www.sfcleancity.com | |
| Save The Bay | 350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, #900, Oakland, CA 94612 | 510-452-9261 | Denise Shea | www.savesfbay.org |
| SBC Pioneers | 2600 Camino Ramon, San Ramon | 924-867-6383 | Bev Lew | |
| SF Recreation & Parks Department | 501 Stanyan Street, SF, CA 94117 | 415-831-6325 | Kristin Bowman |
666-2008 kristin.bowman@sfgov.org |
| The Marine Mammal Center | 1065 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito, CA | 415-289-SEAL | Michele Hunnewell/ Ingrid Overgard |
Kathleen Hannah is the vol. coordinator 415-289-7374 www.marinemammalcenter.org |
| Alameda County Food Bank |
7900 Edgewater Drive Oakland, CA 94621 |
510-635-3663 x308 | Charlie Beyer |
www.accfb.org volunteer@accfb.org |
| REI Volunteer Opportunities - trail restoration, etc | 840 Brannan Street, SF, CA 94103 | see website | http://www.rei.com/stores/events/83 | |
| National Speleological Society (SF Bay Grotto) | P.O. Box 2282 Menlo Park, CA 94026 | sfbc@caves.org | see website |
http://www.caves.org/grotto/sfbc/projects/crystalcave.html http://www.caves.org/grotto/sfbc/projects/empire.html |
| Project Open Hand - San Francisco |
730 Polk Street San Francisco, CA 94109 |
(415) 447-2300 | see website | http://www.openhand.org/ |
| Project Open Hand - Oakland |
1921 San Pablo Avenue Oakland, CA 94612 |
(510) 622-0221 | see website | http://www.openhand.org/ |
| Alemany Farm | 700 Alemany Boulevard, SF, CA 94110 | (415) 261-2705 | Richard Kay or Alice Caruthers community.gardeners@gmail.com | http://www.alemanyfarm.org/ |
| California Student Sustainability Coalition | SFSU, CCSF, and UCB | (510) 847-6206 | Caitlin Vavasour | http://sustainabilitycoalition.org/ |
| SF Surfrider Foundation | Barbara Lau http://www.sfsurfrider.org/programs/cleanups.htm | http://www.sfsurfrider.org/ | ||
| Friends of the Urban Forest | Presidio of SF, Building 1007 / PO Box 29456, SF, CA 94129 | (415) 561-6890 | Reed Milnes (ext. 103) or reed@fuf.net | http://www.fuf.net/ |
| SFSU Eco Students | SFSU Campus | see web site | http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ecoforce/index.html | |
| Literacy for Environmental Justice | 800 Innes Ave. #11, SF, CA 94124 | (415) 282-6840 | Elsa Calvillo - outreach coordinator | www.lejyouth.org |
| Global Exchange - SF | 2017 Mission St. #2, SF, CA 94110 | (415) 255-7296 | Ninza Pizzo | http://www.globalexchange.org/index.html |
| Friends of Sausal Creek | PO Box 2737 Oakland, CA 94602 | (510) 501-3672 | Molly Bolt - volunteer coordinator: nursery@sausalcreek.org | http://www.sausalcreek.org/ |
| Shorebird Nature Center | 160 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710 | (510) 981-6720 | Dara Rossoff | http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/marina/marinaexp/naturecenter.html |
| Friends of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden | Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, CA 94708 | (510) 841-8732 | Jeanne Ateljevich | http://www.nativeplants.org/index.html |
| Indian Canyon - Costanoan Indian Research , Inc. | PO Box 28, Hollister, CA 95024 | (831) 637-4238 | Ann Marie Sayers | http://www.indiancanyon.org/ |
| YSI - Inside Mentoring Program | 375 Woodside Ave, SF, CA 94127 | (415) 753-7625 | Kaina Walker | |
| Children's Hospital of Oakland | 747 52nd St., Oakland, CA 94609 | (510) 428-3607 | Lynette Acevedo | http://www.childrenshospitaloakland.org/join/join_volunteer.asp |
| Hands On Bay Area | 44 Townsend Suite 3, SF, CA 94107 | (415) 541-9616 | Greg Goodhue | http://www.handsonbayarea.org/HomePage/index.php/home.html |
| SFSU - Friends of the Greenhouse | SFSU Campus | (415) 405-0581 | David Lorich | http://groups.google.com/group/fotgh |
| Pacific Coast Alliance / Friends of Bodega Bay Watershed | PO Box 542, Bodega Bay, CA 94923 | (808) 346-2222 | Chris Calvi |
San Francisco Natural Areas Program: Restoration Schedule