Help nature, get exercise, learn in local creeks and nature

Get outdoors, get exercise, and enjoy nature while you help the environment, feel connected to nature and others, and learn as a volunteer with 27-year-old Friends of Five Creeks, at sites from Berkeley to Richmond.Please email f5creeks@gmail.com for information. Tell us something about yourself and what you are looking for. Are you free weekdays or weekends? About how many hours per week or month? Are you looking for something for a group? What area do you live in, and how would you expect to reach sites (e.g. car, bicycle, bus). We might know of opportunities with others closer to you.F5C has several kinds of opportunities in urban nature, along creeks and shorelines and in parks:Individuals or families can "adopt" a small site or project to maintain and beautify, working with guidance but independently, on their own time. This could be as little as a monthly walk to check for specific harmful invasives.A few people can join our "weekday weed warriors," a small group working at varied sites on Tuesday mornings, with no obligation and no RSVP.We have part-time, short-term paid internships for beginning environmental professionals: students close to graduation or recent graduates seeking environmental careers.A small number of high-school juniors or seniors working part-time and short term as interns. These interns should have a demonstrated interest in the environment, be able to work semi-independently, be able to reach our sites on their own (without parents, by foot, bicycle, or transit). They should be significantly helped by the experience, e.g. through income and/or help with college admission or a future job.We are cautiously resuming work parties for fairly small groups, as well as for the general public with signup in advance. Check our web site for what may b