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Crab Cove at Crown Beach, Alameda Visitor Center Preference Form Contact Information (510) 544-3182, [email protected] Ardenwood Historic Farm There are three ways you can apply: Located along the shore of San Francisco 34600 Ardenwood Blvd. Fremont, CA 94555-3645 You Are Invited Bay, education programs focus on marine 1. Email the visitor center(s). Visit Contact: Christina Garcia ecology. Docents assist naturalists with www.ebparks.org to fill out an interest [email protected] to Become an marine related nature observations, form online. (510) aquarium talks, storytelling, and brackish 2. Call the docent coordinator(s) at the Black Diamond Mines EBRPD water pond studies. visitor center(s) where you would like to 5175 Sommersville Rd. volunteer. Antioch, CA 94509-7807 Contact: Mike Moran Docent Volunteer Sunol Regional Wilderness, Sunol 3. Complete and mail information below to [email protected] (510) 544-3243, [email protected] one or more of the visitor centers listed () Deep within the Alameda Creek Watershed in this brochure. Coyote Hills Regional Park and near the historic towns of Pleasanton, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd. Livermore, and Sunol, docents will assist A docent coordinator will contact you with Fremont, CA 94555-3502 naturalists with school programs on Califor- more information about becoming Contact: Bev Ortiz nia Indian culture, California history, stream an East Bay Regional Park District docent [email protected] (510) 544-3216 studies, and various other natural history volunteer. Crab Cove at Crown Beach subjects. Other opportunities include (Please Print) e.g. 1252 McKay Ave. resource conservation projects , wood Name Alameda, CA 94501-7805 duck and bluebird monitoring, help with Contact: Sara Fetterly special events, and periodic enrichment Address [email protected] (510) 544-3182 training. City State Zip Sunol Regional Wilderness Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley Phone ( ) P.O. Box 82 (510) 544-3257, [email protected] Sunol, CA 94586-0082 Email Contact: Katie Colbert Located in the heart of the Wildcat Creek [email protected] Watershed, between Tilden and Wildcat (510) 544-3243 Canyon Regional Parks, Tilden Nature Area Tilden Nature Area/EEC docents assist naturalists with school and and Little Farm other public programs including resource 600 Canon Dr. Berkeley, CA 94708-2396 management projects. Programs include Contact: Bethany Facedini educational activities at the Little Farm, [email protected] Native Plant Butterfly Garden, Kids’ (510) 544-3257 Garden, and Environmental Educational Center. Docents may handle small, live EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT animals in the farm classroom or nature 2950 Peralta Oaks Ct., P.O. Box 5381 Oakland, CA 94605-0381 center. (510) 635-0135 TDD phone (510) 633-0460 East Bay Regional Park District www.ebparks.org Photos: Eric Nicholas and other EBRPD staff. www.ebparks.org 11/06 If you love the outdoors and would like Training to be more involved in your community, Each visitor center has developed a training Docent Activities at Visitor Centers consider becoming a docent volunteer at program that focuses on what docents need Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont an East Bay Regional Park District visitor to know to assist with the interpretive (510) 544-3282, [email protected] center. In today’s world of technology, programs offered. Training sessions are Farmyard docents dress in late 1800s period children are losing touch with their roots. usually six to twelve weeks in length. costume and with naturalists demonstrate You can make a difference in a child’s life There is a $35 fee for the training. historic crafts and chores such as cooking by sharing your enthusiasm for nature and on the wood stove, spinning wool, hay history. Training sessions may include: hoisting, shelling, and grinding corn. • ecology Docent Program You may also handle small, live farm • botany animals and assist with farming activities. Docents are highly trained volunteers who • geology work with the naturalists at each of the East • zoology Black Diamond Mines, Antioch Bay Regional Park District's six visitor • local history residents, the East Bay Regional Park (510) 544-2753, [email protected] centers, teaching about the natural, cultural, • native people District created a vision to “preserve a Nestled in the northern foothills of Mt. and historical resources of the parks. • historic farming priceless heritage of natural and cultural Diablo, Black Diamond Mines Regional • interpretive methods Preserve was the site of California’s most Docents promote greater understanding and resources, open space, parks, and trails for productive coalfield and was a major source appreciation of the plants, wildlife, history, the future” that continues today. of glass-making and foundry sands. culture, and ecology of our region and assist Benefits Docents will assist naturalists with activities with: A few of the benefits of being a docent Our Mission To “…balance public usage and education in the late 19th century coal-mining town- • school field trips include: programs with protection and preservation site of Somersville and the historic Rose • special events • making a difference in a child’s life of our natural and cultural resources…” has Hill Cemetery. Other opportunities include • public programs • becoming acquainted with a dedicated resulted in an award-winning naturalist staff. program support in our underground Great- • resource protection naturalist staff and their programs • camaraderie with like-minded people Docents are needed to enhance and expand house Visitor Center (a 1930s era sand Qualifications • learning more about your East Bay naturalist programs at the visitor centers. mine) and at special events such as concerts and festivals. Some requirements, such as minimum age, Regional Parks Help naturalists achieve our mission: time commitment, and hours of availability, • being in beautiful natural and historic • provide exciting hands-on experiences Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont will vary at each visitor center. Fingerprint- settings for students ing is required for working with children. • receiving recognition and awards (510) 544-3216, [email protected] • enrich school curricula in alignment Located where Alameda Creek meets the Successful docent candidates will: with the California State Academic The Vision Bay, the main interpretive focus at this park • be dependable Content Standards is Ohlone culture and marsh ecology. • be enthusiastic Early in the 1930s, East Bay Area visionar- • serve thousands of school children Docents will participate in activities such as • have good communication skills ies saw the need to preserve land from each year string-making, acorn tops, fire-starting, and • be interested in the environment development and created one of the nation’s • participate in over 30 special events bead-making. You can also assist natural- • be able to learn detailed information largest urban park districts. Thanks to their each year ists in the Butterfly Garden, pond studies, • be friendly and patient with people volunteer efforts and the continuing support • educate 100,000 people per year nature observations, youth programs, of all ages, especially children from Alameda and Contra Costa County through public programs. snake/turtle talks, and with special events. • be flexible.