The Coalition’s Annual Earth Day Broom Pull was held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 — and the weather was ideal. The San Rafael Fire Department and Friends of China camp collaborated with us to make this event a huge success! We had a great group of volunteers turn out and were very fortunate that a neighbor, Richard Vasquez, came along with his shiny red tractor making the loading of the two large debris bins far faster and exponentially more efficient! Enjoy the photos of the event below.
Volunteers gather to sign in — and grab snacks and water. 
David Littlejohn, of Friends of China Camp, provides instructions on how to use weed wrenches to pull out the invasive French Broom. 
Here’s one of the two debris boxes that were filled in just 3 hours! 
The hillside was thick with broom. 
Volunteers work their way up the hill. 
Volunteers, under the shade of the trees, pull flammable broom that could ignite trees in the event of a brush fire. 
Volunteers loaded the broom onto tarps to take to the debris boxes. 
Recent rains made pulling the broom out easy and rewarding 
Lots of smiles could be seen! 
Filling the debris bin — the slow way. 
Richard Vasquez gathers Broom with his tractor. 
Loading –and compacting– the broom into the debris bin. 
Debris bins fill quickly with the assistance of a tractor! 
By the the end of the morning, this area was cleared of broom! 
Volunteers gather proudly as the success of the event is evident.