IHOAE Jack London Aquatic Center & Estuary Shore Cleanup
About this Event
🌊IHOAE Jack London Aquatic Center & Estuary Shore Cleanup🌊
California Coastal/Creek to Bay Day
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT (3 hours)
Location: In person
115 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94607
Event Summary
Join us to help protect the Oakland Estuary by removing trash and marine debris from Jack London Aquatic Center, Estuary Park, and surrounding shorelines. Support wildlife habitat, water quality, and a healthier estuary.
Important Notice
Sign waiver IHOAE prior to event: Sign Waiver
Sign CCC Waiver: Sign Waiver
Registration Options
🚶WALK & CLEAN (JLAC + ESTUARY PARK SHORES)
Register under: LAND > WALKING JLAC PARK & SHORE
Help clear debris along the shoreline.
or
🛶BRING YOUR OWN KAYAK / SUP / CANOE
Register under: WATER > BRINGING KAYAK/CANOE/SUP TO JLAC
Unload gear and ready to launch by 8:20 AM.
👨👩👧Youth Participation
-Best for high school-aged students.
-Community service hours available.
-Parent/guardian must attend and sign waiver.
👟Event Must-Haves
-Closed-toe, solid-soled sturdy shoes (NO CROCS OR SANDALS)
-Wear layers and water-resistant pants
-Sun protection (hat, sunscreen)
-Water and snacks
Ballers
⚾ FREE OAKLAND BALLERS TICKETS! 🎟️
🧢 Every volunteer gets 2 complimentary Oakland Ballers tickets through the Ballunteer program. We pass along the email address on your registration, and the Ballers send your tickets straight to your inbox. 🎉
MLK Day
💪 CAN WE BEAT 5,600 LBS? 🗑️
On MLK Day, our volunteers pulled 5,600 lbs of garbage off these shores in just 2.5 hours. 🌊 Let's beat it in even less time.
🗓️ EVENT SCHEDULE
8:00 – 8:20 AM Sign-In
All volunteers arrive, load in gear, and sign waivers at JLAC.
8:20 – 8:30 AM Safety Talk
Please do not begin clearing garbage until the safety talk is complete.
8:30 – 11:00 AM Trash Cleanup
We’ve got a lot of garbage to GET—let’s get to work!
11:00 – 11:30 AM Thank You & Wrap-Up
We’ll regroup, load up the City of Oakland dumpster, and take photos of you beautiful people!
PLEASE WEAR > LONG PANTS - SOLID SOLE SHOES.
This is required. No sandals, no mesh sneakers. Paddlers, wear water-wicking, ankle-covering pants. Layers and sun protection (hat, sunscreen).
PLEASE DONATE & SUPPORT THIS EVENT
Our cleanups are very large events and take months to prepare. Your donation will go 100% into producing and creating this LARGE events.
CLEAN-UP SUPPORTERS & PARTNERS
I HEART OAKLAND ALAMEDA ESTUARY: IHOAE is an environmental stewardship organization dedicated to restoring and protecting the Oakland Estuary. Since our first cleanup in 2016, we’ve mobilized paddlers, volunteers, and partner organizations to remove thousands of pounds of plastic and debris from estuary shorelines through on-the-water and land-based cleanups. We engage the community in creating visible, measurable improvements to water quality and shoreline habitat.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program: This project is supported by the NOAA Marine Debris Program. The NOAA Marine Debris Program is the United States Government’s lead for addressing the impacts of marine debris on our ocean, waterways, and Great Lakes. They work with organizations around the United States and globally to prevent marine debris from entering the environment, remove it from coastal areas, better understand the problem through research and shoreline monitoring, and respond to debris created by disasters.
KEEP OAKLAND BEAUTIFUL: KOB is on a mission to create and sustain a beautiful, clean, green, litter-free Oakland through education, community engagement, and volunteer action.
EAST BAY ROWING CLUB: www.eastbayrowingclub.org The East Bay Rowing Club is dedicated to making rowing accessible to all. We believe in creating enduring relationships among our rowers as we serve our diverse community. We are proud of sponsoring and encouraging scholastic rowing programs in Oakland schools.
CITY OF OAKLAND: We're proud to be part of the City of Oakland's cleanup efforts! The City encourages stewardship of Oakland year-round, providing supplies and services (including our trash-pick-up) for volunteer events.
STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: https://thesca.org Whether your dream is to become a park ranger, an environmental educator, a wildlife biologist, or an urban planner, the SCA can help you gain the experience and build the skills you need to succeed in your conservation career.
OAKLAND BALLERS: https://www.oaklandballers.com The Oakland Ballers have a rocking BALLUNTEER PROGRAM that truly supports Oakland's community by offering each cleanup Ballunteer 2 free tickets to the game. We are excited to connect our community. We pass along the email address you register with, and the Ballers send your tickets by email.
OPEN WATER: https://drinkopenwater.com We encourage our volunteers to bring their own water bottles but there are many times our hot, sweaty participants forget. Open Water is a new kind of water brand, using the most recycled beverage packaging on the planet (that’s aluminum bottles and cans!) and creating a process to craft premium purified still and sparkling waters as locally as possible. This means the highest quality water with the lowest possible environmental impact.
ALL EVENT IMAGES : Bénédicte Lassalle Photography www.benedictelassalle.com
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