Students of the Gardening Program of Mt. Diablo Adult Ed., Boy Scouts, Contra Costa Master Gardeners, and all other interested volunteers are teaming up with the City of Pleasant Hill to create a beautiful and water conserving garden at the Pleasant Hill Education Center near Pleasant Hill Middle School. It will serve as a demonstration garden using healthy gardening, water conservation, recycling methods and drought tolerant plantings. The garden will be used for educational and recreational purposes for school and community members.

Volunteers will be asked to do a variety of tasks:
Mix soil, dig basins, spread compost, weeding, building bridges and raised beds, design and construct benches, arbors, tool sheds.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Mt. Diablo Adult Education

Volunteers will work with the following groups

Adults (26-54) Young Adults (18-25) Older Adults (55+)

We need volunteers who are free at these times

Occasional

This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers

Adults (26-54) Small Group (2-10) Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-25) Individual

We are looking for volunteers with the following skills

Landscaping

Upcoming Dates:

Date Time # volunteers requested   Sep 10, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM 30   Sep 12, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM 20   Sep 13, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM 20

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Contact Person:
Monika Olson, Special Projects Manager, (phone), (email)

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Address:

One Santa Barbara Road Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 (See a map)

Directions:

The cross streets are: Hawthorne and Patterson in Pleasant Hill.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Pleasant Hill BART Station,   Walk distance (in minutes): 20 minutes   Nearest Bus Stop: Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill

Web Site: http://www.pleasanthill.ca.gov/CommunityService/index.cfm