Sunday June 7th, 11am–1pm, Albany Marsh (foot of Buchanan Street, Albany) hosts a volunteer trash cleanup organized by the Urban Compassion Project. Free to attend, no ticket required. All ages. The marsh sits on the east shore of the Bay, a short drive or bike ride from the El Cerrito del Norte BART station — about a mile and a half north along the waterfront trail. Street parking is available along Buchanan; get there before 11 if you want a spot close to the water's edge.

Albany Marsh is a small but legitimate tidal wetland wedged between a former landfill and the Bay Trail, and it collects a lot of what the tide and the wind bring in. The Urban Compassion Project has been running these regularly — you can track previous hauls on their Instagram (@urbancompassionproject) or TikTok (@urbancompassion510). Registration is available at urbancompassionproject.org/events/, though showing up unregistered hasn't historically been a problem for events like this.

Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting muddy. The organizers supply bags; gloves are worth bringing your own if you have a pair. The two-hour window is real — 11 to 1 is the block, not 11 to whenever.

If you've got exactly two hours: sign up ahead so you're not standing around at the start, get there at 10:50, and work the area closest to the water where the heaviest accumulation tends to be.