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Post-Fire Recovery Workday at the Riddell Preserve 

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Please visit the link below to read our covid protocols for stewardship workdays. Volunteers must have read and filled out the required documents prior to the workday in order to attend.

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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020

9am-3pm (volunteers may leave earlier but must arrive on time)

Leaders: Erin Mulligan and Elias Lopez (LandPaths Staff)
 

This event will occur in light drizzle, but a torrential rainstorm will cancel. Please call 707-544-7284 (then press 1) after 7am the morning of the event if it is questionable. If there is no cancellation notice, the event is on.

Volunteers will help install erosion control materials, such as wattles and jute netting, on the dozer lines created during the Walbridge fire. The goal is to stop sediment from entering our watersheds. Volunteers will be able to leave before 3 if needed.

No experience necessary but the workday will require light hiking over uneven terrain.

Meeting Time, Location & Directions:

We will meet at 9:00 am at the parking lot of the City Corporation Yard at 550 Westside Rd, Healdsburg, CA 95448. We will caravan to the preserve from the City Corporation Yard and get back to the parking lot around 1pm.

Directions to the Corporation Yard parking lot-
From Highway 101 North, take the Central Healdsburg Exit. and make a slight left on Healdsburg Avenue. Turn left onto Mill Street. Continue under the highway overpass as Mill Street turns into Westside Road. The Corporation Yard parking lot will be on the left immediately before the bridge crossing at the intersection of Westside Rd and Lucius Way. There is a "Corporation Yard" sign at the entrance to the parking lot.

From Highway 101 South, take the Westside Exit and turn right on Westside Rd. The Corporation Yard parking lot will be on the left immediately before the bridge crossing at the intersection of Westside Rd and Lucius Way.

What to Bring:
Picnic lunch, snacks & plenty of water, backpack to hold your gear
Sturdy boots or shoes that can get muddy
Long pants recommended
Your own workgloves and tools if you have them. Useful tools include a knife or scissors to cut jute netting and a mallet. Loppers and a shovel might also come in handy
Hat and sun screen

Hand sanitizer and mask

Details Details:
There will be a handwashing station available.
Hike in to project site is ~ 1 mile round trip
You will be asked to sign a liability waiver.
There is no restroom onsite
There is no potable water available on the property.
No pets or smoking are permitted.

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