From California Department of Fish and Game:

SAN FRANCISO - The Department of Fish and Game’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), in cooperation with the Headlands Institute, the Harbor Master at Richmond Marina and the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium will be offering informational classes on Nov. 10 to the public.

The two-hour classes, “Informational Sessions on Wildlife Care”, are designed to inform the public on the activities of OSPR, the Oiled Wildlife Network (OWCN) and the International Bird Rescue and Recovery Council (IBRRC) in response to wildlife impacts in the M/V Cosco Busan Incident.

Topics that will be covered in each of the three classes will be:

- What is OSPR and why was it formed
- How cleanup is conducted
- How are wildlife recovery and rehabilitation addressed
- How can the public get trained if they want to become more involved
- What areas and activities should the public avoid during the cleanup
- How can the public report wildlife impacts to trained response staff

The locations of the classes are as follows:

- Headlands Institute, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Building 1033, Sausalito, CA 94965 – Tele: 415.332.5771
http://www.yni.org/hi/conference/location/index.php Class time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

- Harbor Master Richmond Marina, 1340 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA
94804 – Tele: 510.236.1013 Class time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

- Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA Tele: 415.974.4060. Class time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The classes are designed not be a community forum for other questions surrounding this incident. It will only be an opportunity for the public to learn about wildlife care during an event and how the public may want to be more involved.