The Board of Directors of the Benicia
Tree Foundation has reviewed the guidance provided by the Solano County Public
Health Department to determine how it can safely re-initiate Tree Care Days as the
Shelter-at-Home order is relaxed for the COVID-19 public health emergency. This guidance has been updated as of July 10, 2020 and it will be followed as we recruit volunteers for our Tree Care Days. These Tree Care Days will be held outdoors at
one of our project sites and will be conducted according to the following practices:
- All volunteers must wear a mask when when maintaining a physical distance of six feet from persons who are not members of the same household or residence is not feasible. These situations will occur during Tree Care Day events.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue or a
sleeve instead of your hand.
- To avoid large crowds, no more than 10 volunteers
will be allowed at a Tree Care Day (we ask volunteers to register at our website
so we can track attendance).
- To support social distancing, all volunteers
will be asked to work individually, unless they are from the same household.
- All shared tools will be disinfected before and
after each Tree Care Day.
- Latex gloves will be available to use underneath
work gloves.
If you’re experiencing the
following symptoms, please don’t volunteer and seek the advice of your doctor:
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with
chills
- Muscle pain
- Headaches
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or
smell
If you have other ideas on how the Benicia Tree Foundation can make your volunteer experience safer, please email your suggestions to info@beniciatrees.org
