Location & Directions:

Sabercat Historical Park Site 2.5

Park at the Via Orinda and Castillejo Way Entrance, (Walking Path from Via Orinda entrance to meeting place: ~2 minute walk) Walk down the trail and turn left (walk east) until you see caged plants and gray rocks in the creek, and/or the red truck or a truck and trailer with a large water tank. If you reach the sign on site 3 for "Gathering and Cooking Acorns", then you've gone a bit too far east. If there is no truck present yet, the shade near this sign is a good place to wait for staff to arrive.

 OR

Park at Quema Dr., (Walking path from Quema Dr. entrance to meeting place: ~5-8 minute walk) Walk down the trail and turn right onto Sabercat Creek Trail, then walk west, a bit past the Western Camel Site (site 3) and just past the sign on site 3 for "Gathering and Cooking Acorns", but still within the area where you are seeing poultry wire browse protection cages, and/or a vehicle with a City of Fremont logo.

OR



If taking transit, see this map with bus stops nearby Sabercat Historical Park entrances. Then follow directions as above, from the entrance you use.

Look for a vehicle with a City of Fremont logo.

Restrooms:

Please use a restroom before you arrive. There is a restroom with a pit toilet (but no running water or disinfectant) at the Via Orinda and Castillejo Way entrance. It is about a 2 minute walk from s2.5. A public restroom with running water is located at Old Mission Park, a short walk and a drive away on Ibero Way off of Pine St.

Rain/ Poor Air Quality Plans: 

If rain is predicted bring rain gear. You will get an email the morning of the event if it is cancelled. Only thunder, lightning, heavy rain, or unhealthy air quality cancel the event.

Need To Cancel?

If you enroll, then realize you need to cancel, please use this Parks & Rec Contact Form. Choose "Refund/Withdrawal for an Activity"). This allows us to offer the available space to the next volunteer on the wait list. (If the form is unavailable/ not working, please email Sabrina with the name of the volunteer to be withdrawn, the event location and date.)

Who:

This volunteer event is for all ages. Volunteers under the age of 12 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Please ensure that you have registered the adult who will be accompanying the child, as well as the child.

If the child is a member of a group that has separate liability insurance coverage and policies that allow a particular adult leader accompanying the group to take responsibility for the children of this age (e.g., scoutmasters for Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of America), then a ratio of at least one adult leader to 6 children under the age of 12 years is required.

Volunteer Tasks may include:

• Watering transplanted native plants
• Removing invasive plants
• Refreshing plant basins
• Creating, repairing, expanding, or removing browse protection cages
• Planting or maintaining native plants
• Removing litter
• Removing fire ladder from the site
• Sheet mulching

Read:

• Volunteer Guidelines
• Habitat Restoration Frequently Asked Questions
• Volunteer Verification FAQs
• (Submit Volunteer Form digitally as part of registration process)

Bring:

• Sturdy closed-toe shoes or boots   
• Outdoor work clothes, long pants, socks, and a long-sleeved shirt
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• A reusable water bottle
• For wet conditions: waterproof boots, raincoat / poncho, rain pants
• Gloves and tools will be provided. If you bring your own, please label them.

Health:

• Please do not attend the cleanup if you have recently tested positive for Covid-19 or are experiencing any symptoms of Covid or other communicable illnesses.

Community Service Hours:

are approved for this activity. Remember to bring your form* and have it filled out beforehand.

Organization Information:

Name: City of Fremont Environmental Services Division

Address: 39550 Liberty St., 2nd Floor (This is not the address of the event.)

Email: environment@fremont.gov

Phone: 510-494-4570 (M-F)

Website: https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community-services/volunteer

Field Information:

Supervisor: Sabrina Siebert

Email: ssiebert@fremont.gov

Phone: 510-522-3675

Location: Sabercat Historical Park, Fremont, CA 94539 (see exact site location above)

*Service Learning Verification Forms can be picked up/downloaded from your school/organization.

FAQs

Contact:

Sabrina Siebert 

City of Fremont

Email

510-552-3675

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If you are a qualified person with a disability and you need accommodation to participate, contact Environmental Services at (510) 494-4570 at least (2) working days in advance.