WORKSHOPS & VOLUNTEER WORK PARTIES

Lake Merritt Master Volunteers

Join the Lake Merritt Master Volunteers, an informal, can-do group dedicated to maintaining the wonderful Measure DD-funded improvements to the landscapes around Lake Merritt. We work usually on the last Saturday of eah month. We work at the direction of the Public Works Agency parks staff who support our work. Tasks include pruning, weeding, picking up litter, sweeping paths of goose poop and mussel shells, and removing graffiti. Bring gloves, a water bottle and favorite hand tools for your use. to receive electronic notices of meeting locations or for other information, contact Jennie Gerard at jgerard@oaklandnet.com

Morcom Rose Garden, 700 Jean Street

Help keep Morcom Rose Garden Blooming. Join in the fun: workshops, mulching, weeding, pruning. Volunteer work party days on the first Wednesday and the second Saturday of every month. Bring gloves and hand tools. For more information call Gardener Tora Rocha   at 510/597-5039 or visit http://www.friendsofoaklandrose.org/

MANDELA PARKWAY: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for CLEANUPS

What: Monthly Cleanup by Friends of Mandela Parkway, picking up trash and meeting neighbors   When: First Saturday of each month, 10 am   Where: The big oak tree on Mandela Parkway at 9th Street   Call 510/839-4737 for information.