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Volunteer Dates for Tule Ponds
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
(drop in)
email: msn@msnucleus.org
ALL SATURDAYS 9-12 unless noted below
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Month |
DATE
TIME: 9:00
AM- 12 noon |
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AUGUST, 2026 |
ALL SATURDAYS |
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SEPTEMBER,,2026 |
ALL SATURDAYS |
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OCTOBER, 2026 |
ALL SATURDAYS |
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NOVEMBER, 2026 |
ALL SATURDAYS |
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DECEMBER, 2026 |
ALL SATURDAYS |
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JANUARY, 2027 |
ALL SATURDAYS |
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FEBRUARY, 2027 |
ALL SATURDAYS |
Students can work individual or in small groups; lots of outside
work
Volunteers are recommended to wear
garden work clothes due to field work!
Rainy (steady) days: closed
CORPORATE - YOU CAN SCHEDULE A DAY TO HELP OUT
contact Joyce Blueford (blueford@msnucleus.org)
Community workdays
are open to all high school students, Eagle and Girl Scouts, Senior
Citizen groups, other community groups and individuals.
- (collecting and/or
sowing seeds)
- Native plant
installation (planting trees, shrubs or wildflowers)
- Non-native plant
removal
- Trash removal from
ponds and trails
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Spreading
mulch and chips around plants and on trails
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Tree
and trail maintenance (watering and pruning)
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Docents for Open Houses
- Transplanting nursery
plants from the greenhouse
Service learning hours
can be earned by designing and carrying
out individual or group science projects.
Some
examples of projects are:
- Increasing butterfly
habitat
- Habitat
restoration for amphibians and reptiles
- Water
sampling from the ponds and/or lagoon to monitor water quality
- Stream
ecology (which may include monitoring aquatic organisms such as fish
and invertebrates)
- Bird
studies and bird nest box monitoring
- Removal of non natives
- Growing native trees from seeds
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 SPECIAL
PROJECTS
Irvington High School
2026-27
Environmental
"Change" Projects available (pdf)
Irvington
Students if you want to do your Change (Benchmark) Project at Tule
Ponds at least one of your team members need to attend a 2
hour meeting at Tule Ponds from 10-12 before your team can complete
hours. Register for one of these dates: (REQUIRED)
Sept 26,Oct 10.17.24.31 Nov 14, 21 (limit of 20 students per
day)
Vermicomposting project you have to register for
one of the following days
Students register
Nov 7, Dec 5, 12
Short Documentary on Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon (background
information)
by Alfred Ukudeev-Freeman
Click here to see
(2023) video on YouTube
video on removal of shrubs/trees
click
here
video (2021-22) background
click here
instagram:
tuleponds
Possible service project could include:
1. Removal of invasive species including ivy, blackberry,
pitchfork, and many other weeds
2. Prevention of non native
species from growing
3. Composting for native
4. Tree
care
5. Native seed gathering and propagation
6. Trash
pick up and determination of where it came from
Projects can include some of the following topics:
How do
non-native plants affect organisms?
Can cattails affect an aquatic
environment?
How do tules help clean storm water from heavy metals?
How can you control feral cat population in a wetland environment?
What plants are important to bring back native butterflies?
How can
you prevent trash from entering wetlands?
Are there natural ways to
remove non-native grasses?
Why do migratory birds use Tule Ponds?
Why do you want to
increase native trees in an area?
How can you introduce more native
worms to an area?
You can find other project ideas by going to the following pages:
Community service hours
can be earned by coming to
our Saturday Service Days helping us with the most pressing need
Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon, located in
Fremont (1999 Walnut Ave, behind
the Fremont BART station), is open for community service and service learning on the days listed below. You do not need to sign up for the event, just drop in.
Wear appropriate clothes. Click here for more information on
Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon.
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