Location:

Sabercat Historical Park, Quema Trail (the area down the hill from the Quema Dr. Entrance)

Park at Quema Dr. Go through the gate at the Quema Drive and Paseo Padre Parkway Entrance (or stay here if meeting at the entrance). Walking path from Quema Dr. Entrance to meeting location at the benches. Walk down the trail to the benches. Look for the red truck. For some events, the truck may be parked more towards the entrance, or all the way down Quema Trail, on Sabercat Creek Trail to either side of the intersection with Quema Trail.

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 12-15 minute walk or a 3 minute drive from the Quema Drive Entrance. A public restroom with running water is located at Old Mission Park, a 3 minute drive away on Ibero Way off of Pine St.

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.

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 inside the Quema Drive Entrance

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

FAQs

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 (If the form is unavailable/ not working, please email Sabrina with the name of the volunteer to be withdrawn, the event location and date.)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:

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

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.



COVID-19 Safety:

• While Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted in many locations around the state, the health and safety of our volunteers remain our top priority. Please do not attend the cleanup if you have recently tested positive for Covid-19 or are experiencing any symptoms of Covid.

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.

Contact:

Sabrina Siebert 

City of Fremont

Email

510-552-3675