Oil spill volunteer update

This from Baykeeper:

Baykeeper Supporters To the Rescue!

Thank you for your support in response to Wednesday's oil spill. We appreciate the outpouring of offers to help and we'll keep you updated on opportunities as they arise. It'll take all of us working together to clean up our precious Bay after this oil spill's destructive wake. While we are heartened by the overwhelming interest in getting involved in a clean up, a word of caution: chemicals in oil can impair breathing and may lead to long-term health affects. If you are not properly trained in oil spill clean up and rescue, please stay away from polluted beaches and stay out of the water to keep yourself and your families safe. As of Friday evening, the first opportunity to volunteer is for those interested in attending a public workshop. The Department of Fish and Game’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response is holding the following informational wildlife care trainings. November 10, 9:30 - 11:30 PM Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 99 Grove Street, San Francisco (415) 974-4060 November 10, 1:30 - 3:30 PM Harbor Master Richmond Marina 1340 Marina Way South, Richmond (510) 236-1013 November 10, 5-7 PM Headlands Institute Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Building 1033, Sausalito (415) 332-5771 Additional volunteer opportunities will likely emerge in the upcoming days and weeks. We will let you know as soon as we have further information from our partners including the Oiled Wildlife Care Network. Consider forwarding this message to your friends and ask them to sign up on our website to show their support. You can also help out by making a donation to sustain Baykeeper's work to hold the responsible parties accountable in cleaning up this spill. Your contributions will help us respond to this crisis.