"Shake Your Tail - Save a Whale"
We did not expect many volunteers this weekend as it was Thanksgiving weekend! However, we had students from Oceana High School and Terra Nova High School come and help us; one of them, Brad Doughtry, is going write up a report of his day for his school project. And several of our most dedicated volunteers joined us too. They are […]
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Saturday, 24 October, 2015, was Make a Difference Day in Daly City when Public Works is helping clean up the city, and others help with shredding and recycling and giving gently used clothes and kitchenware to those in need. It was also the 4th Saturday, so Mussel Rock, a beauty spot in Daly City, held its regular cleanup. At 9am […]
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After almost 3 months of daily excitement surrounding sightings of whales fluking, spyhopping, breaching and spouting, we have had an influx of large flocks of birds, circling the bait balls as they move up and down the shore. Not surprisingly, this has brought lots of viewers to the car park at Mussel Rock. Unfortunately, they have left behind a lot […]
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We were blessed with sightings of whales and new out-of-town volunteers, comprising a party of 8 deaf adolescents visiting with their church pastor and 2 chaperone interpreters from Texas. The day was warm and sunny. We welcomed new volunteers who were very enthusiastic about their task to clean up the Mussel Rock area. Most of them wanted to swim in […]
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We were fortunate to have a nice mix of seasoned volunteer Mussel Rockstars and newbie Mussel Rockstars, who all seemed to arrive at the same time, at 9am, with everyone keen to get going. Everyone chipped in to help set up and get all volunteers registered (or check that they had already signed online waivers) and equipped them with gloves, […]
Read moreWhat a great team we have. I was suddenly called to a personal emergency at the end of the cleanup time. So without me, my crew formed a great impromptu wrap-up team. They stowed buckets and gloves in their cars or in the bushes. We eventually moved them to my garage afterwards. Congratulations to 2 of our Mussel Rock Stars, […]
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Thank you to those who made it a big turnout of over 25 volunteers. We were gifted with amazing weather (sun and no wind) and low tide for a change, but not a lot of trash. The plan was to clean for 1 hour, then our geologist, Bob Mclaughlin arrived and gave a detailed explanation of the maps from his […]
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We had approximately 40 volunteers, 3 returning from last month, who wanted credit for school in Fremont, others came as regulars or a result of seeing an Allied Waste article about the Mussel Rock Stars. We picked up approximately 60 pounds of recyclables and 600 lbs of trash: 404 lbs on the day, 35 lbs of new leather shoes prior […]
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Once again thank you to the Mussel Rockstars! Despite the holidays, we had a great turn around: 18 volunteers. I think we all needed a break from the Christmas madness, and also get some exercise after eating too much good and heavy food. Today we picked up: 221 lb trash 20 lb recyclables 300 cigarette butts 10 bottle caps 5 straws […]
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