June 2025 was a busy month for the Pacific Beach Coalition and our dedicated volunteers. Of those volunteers, we celebrated many of our wonderful Teen Site Captain seniors who recently graduated high school and are gearing up to go to college.

In addition, we celebrated Pacifica Pride with a booth at Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School and hosted a special pelican paddle at Pillar Point Harbor on World Ocean Day with support from our friends at Half Moon Bay Kayak Company.

Check out the results from some of our June 2025 events.

Rockaway Beach Cleanup

Highlights: Despite the chilly, overcast weather, Saturday’s cleanup had a strong turnout! We welcomed 53 volunteers in total, 26 of whom were affiliated with Stanford. Special thanks to Evie, our new Sharp Park site captain Nick, Sydney, Sam, and Calypso who all helped the cleanup run smoothly.

PBC naturalist, Julie Walters, shared interesting facts about the local pelican population and was joined by Nicole, our new naturalist-in-training. It looked like striped bass and perch season was in full swing — there were lots of folks fishing along the beach.

Among our more notable finds were a large broken table, thick netting and rope, and two fully intact snake skins, which we left behind on the beach.

• 53 volunteers
• 52 pounds of landfill trash
• 7 pounds of recyclables
• 10 pounds of green waste
• 1,362 cigarette filters

Linda Mar Beach Cleanup

Highlights: It’s important to preface the fact that Linda Mar has been cleaned up roughly once per week for the last several weeks. It’s amazing how quickly trash accumulates.

Volunteers found a wide variety of trash, most of it the usual suspects you would expect. There was more trash on the beach itself than I was expecting, but groups also went to the San Pedro point shopping areas, the Safeway shopping area, and the community center parking lots. That bench is one that has been sitting out there for a long time, often getting swept away by the waves and periodically hauled back ashore.

Thanks to our awesome leadership, including Lauren and Bill providing educational information, as well as Robin, Nick, Sarah, and our wonderful Pelican Squad teens. 

• 61 volunteers
• 60 pounds of landfill trash
• 1 pound of recyclables
• 634 cigarette filters

Surfer’s Beach/Harbor Cleanup

Highlights: Despite the overcast skies, our volunteers still came out to clean the beach areas and had a great time. It was an incredibly low tide with clam diggers everywhere. PBC naturalist, Natalie, was back with her “lobster” dog Cleo. And it was Nathan’s last day as a Teen Site Captain before he heads to Santa Barbara for college. We will miss you, Nathan!

• 47 volunteers
• 85 pounds of landfill trash
• 21 pounds of recyclables
• 604 cigarette filters

San Pedro Creek Cleanup

• 11 volunteers
• 310 pounds of landfill trash
• 5 pounds of recyclables
• 262 cigarette filters

Sharp Park Beach Cleanup

• 59 volunteers
• 37 pounds of landfill trash
• 5 pounds of recyclables
• 764 cigarette filters

Montara State Beach Cleanup

• 17 volunteers
• 12 pounds of landfill trash
• 9 pounds of recyclables
• 250 cigarette filters

Foster City Cleanup

• 31 volunteers
• 27 pounds of landfill trash
• 23 pounds of recyclables
• 3,150 cigarette filters

Esplanade Beach Cleanup

• 17 volunteers
• 25 pounds of landfill trash
• 3 pounds of recyclables
• 1,483 cigarette filters

Linda Mar Habitat Restoration

• 7 volunteers
• 20 pounds of landfill trash
• 85 pounds of green waste (weeds)
• 20 square yards mulched

Thornton Vista Cleanup

• 20 volunteers
• 25 pounds of landfill trash
• 8 pounds of recyclables
• 55 pounds of green waste (weeds)
• 210 cigarette filters

Volunteer with PBC!

We organize 10 cleanups and three habitat restorations each month. New volunteers are always welcomed. Check out our calendar to find a location near you.