The San Diego Audubon Society invites volunteers to help restore sensitive coastal habitat in San Diego Bay, a global Important Bird Area. This event will take place on Saturday, September 25 th from 9am -12pm, in celebration of Coastal Cleanup Day. In collaboration with the San Diego Oceans Foundation and the Port of San Diego, we’ll be restoring this site for our feathered friends by removing invasive plants and debris at Emory Cove to prepare for a native planting effort that will take place in the spring.

Wear work clothes, preferably long pants, hat, boots or sturdy shoes and use sunscreen. If you have them, feel free to bring work gloves and a bucket for collecting weeds and debris. Otherwise, we will provide gloves, tools, water and snacks.

Volunteers must register for this event online. To sign up, go to www.cleanupday.org and register for the event titled "South San Diego Bay - Emory Cove", located under the Zone 5: South Bay category. Volunteers under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian-signed waiver to participate - these can be downloaded at www.cleanupday.org when you register.

Questions? Contact Shannon Dougherty at dougherty@sandiegoaudubon.org or 858-273-7800 x101. Lost? Shannon can be reached at 619-550-9529 the day of the event.

Directions: From San Diego, take I-5 to the Palm Ave/CA-75 exit (exit 5A). Head west on Palm Ave/CA-75N as it continues up the strand and becomes Silver Strand Blvd. The work site will be on the right, about a half mile north of the first parking lot. If you’re coming directly from Coronado, take Silver Strand Boulevard south for about 7 miles. Drive past the work site, make a u-turn at Rainbow Drive and head north on Silver Strand Blvd until you reach the work site. See Google map here.

Parking: Limited parking is available in the lot south of the work site. Parking will be available in the Coronado Cays, located 1.5 miles north of Emory Cove. Exit Coronado Cays Blvd and take a right after the security entrance (no check-in necessary). Follow Coronado Cays Blvd south ½ mile and take a right on Mardi Gras Rd. Follow this to the end and park where permitted. Access the Bayshore bike path via the small gate located at the end (to the west) of Mardi Gras Rd. Walk south on the bike path about ½ mile until you reach the work site.