DockWalker Training
Thursday, March 15 2018
Date: Thursday, March 15th
Time: 6:30 – 8:40 pm
Location: Sequoia Yacht Club, 441 Seaport Court (@Seaport Blvd), Redwood City
Register: http://dbw.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29230
Dockwalkers are volunteers who inspire and educate boaters and others to be safe and environmentally sound while boating in California. Dockwalkers distribute boater kits with educational materials while visiting marinas, boat launch ramps, boat shows and events.
One of the most effective methods for providing information to boaters is word of mouth. In 1999, Save Our Shores (SOS) started the Dockwalker program to provide one-on-one outreach in local harbors to help boaters appropriately discard of used oil, share best clean boating practices, and waste products. In 2000, the Boating Clean and Green Program borrowed the Dockwalkers name and general concept, with permission from SOS, and developed a statewide Dockwalker program.
The California Dockwalker program is led by California Coastal Commission and the California Division of Boating and Waterways’ Boating Clean and Green Program and is implemented in partnership with The Bay Foundation. Many organizations have made this program successful including: Save Our Shores, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the US Power Squadrons. Other partners include: Lake Berryessa Partnership, San Mateo County, Pacific Inter Yacht Club Association, the City of Newport Beach, Humboldt BayKeeper, the Clean Marinas California Program, West Marine, among others.
To learn more about the California Division of Boating and Waterways Dockwalker Program, visit: http://dbw.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29199
No shifts have been set up for this event yet.
Contact the event organizers: Jacqueline Nunez