Join us for the second Albany Landfill Dog Owners Group (ALDOG) beach cleanup of 2019, and a free public sand globe workshop with Zach Pine on Albany Beach. The cleanup is sponsored by Albany Landfill Dog Owners Group in collaboration with East Bay Regional Park District, the Albany Beach kiteboarding community, Love the Bulb, Samavesha Community Program, Wholly H20, and environmental artist Zach Pine.

Our event in February, 2019 brought in 450 lbs of trash, thanks to 69 volunteers, and people of all ages learned to make sand globes then had a great time making beach sculptures and creating globe-tossing games.

Zach discovered his technique for making sand globes in 2000, and has taught over a thousand people how to make them. In five minutes he can teach the basic technique; it usually takes beginners about ten minutes to make a grapefruit-sized globe. The process of making them feels great, and combining beach cleanup with globe-making evokes a wonderful feeling of environmental and social connection.

At this event, Zach will teach everyone in sight to make sand globes (and encourage them to teach others!) Then, as in all his collaborative art-with-nature events, we'll create a spontaneously evolving art installation on the beach. Some of us will make moving creations with people and globes. Non-globe creativity involving sand and people is also encouraged of course!

For the beach cleanup, bring your own buckets and gloves or use ours. Sieves are very handy for screening the tiny, nasty stuff.