Port of Oakland holds shoreline cleanup for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
615 gallons of trash collected at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park Oakland, Calif. – January 23, 2025: The Port of Oakland and Nurture Nature celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 20 by organizing 152 volunteers to remove litter from the shoreline. The event was held at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park (MHSP) in the […]
Five-year “Float Lab” experiment completed at Port of Oakland
Project tested prototype “island” for use as storm surge protection Oakland, Calif. – October 7, 2024: Float Lab completed its five-year project at the Port of Oakland. The floating laboratory gathered information about marine life and data about the use of a floating structure in an area vulnerable to sea level rise. Float Lab arrived […]
Port of Oakland and partners organize major shoreline cleanups
350 volunteers pulled litter from two waterfront parks Oakland, Calif. – September 24, 2024: The Port of Oakland joined its partners to celebrate California Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 21, by organizing volunteers to remove litter from the shoreline. The event was held in conjunction with Oakland Creek to Bay Day at two locations: […]