Challenge: 12 Days of No Waste
Here are little challenges you can take all the way up to December 25th. We hope you like them and feel free to share your experience on our Facebook page or leave us a comment on Instagram!
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7 Reasons To Donate on #GivingTuesday
The Pacific Beach Coalition is creating positive and lasting change. Here is what we have accomplished so far this year: Every volunteer received hands on field education and training and was inspired to pick up litter, restore habitat, recycle, and take action for the ocean and this year’s nominated, the kelp. PayPal is matching your donation! Make a secured donation […]
Read morePast Event -23rd Annual MLK Cleanup & Planting
Saturday, January 18th from 9AM to Noon Volunteers are needed to plant over 1,000 native dune plants to increase biodiversity and protect the wintering habitat of the endangered Western snowy plover and other wildlife. About this Event: Time: Cleanup from 9am to 10am & Planting from 10am to Noon.Where to Meet: Cleanup: At the southern end of the main parking […]
Read more91,421 Filters Collected for the Butt Blitz
Our 2019 Butt Blitz came to an end on the Coastal Cleanup Day weekend and we finally got all the numbers in… 91,421 cigarette butts collected all around the Peninsula. Beyond San Mateo County While we thought it was only going to be a San Mateo county initiative, YOU (=incredible Earth Heroes) took it beyond our county limits. Palo Alto, […]
Read moreCoastal Cleanup Day 2019 Results Are Here
Thank You All For Caring! Thank you all for joining us for California Coastal Cleanup Day 2019. We had a beautiful day and you came from all over the Bay Area and beyond! Our Site Captains did an amazing job leading groups of over 100 volunteers at a few locations and over 200 at one site. So here are the […]
Read more49 Volunteers, 121 Lbs of Trash, Dolphins & Whales
Thank you to the 47 volunteers who came during the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend to come cleanup Harbor Beach and Surfer’s Beach as well as the 2 kayakers who got 7 lbs of trash off the water and inner jetty. On the Harbor Beach and Surfer’s beach side, the volunteers removed 46 lbs of trash from Surfer’s beach and […]
Read morePast Event – The Curious World of Kelp
We are very pleased to organize our Annual Free Community Event, and as you guessed, this year, it will all be about the kelp! Why is there seaweed on our beaches? Where do they come from? How many kinds of kelp exist along our coast? Why do some seaweed or green others are brown or pink? What are the bulbs […]
Read moreWow! 92 Volunteers & 1821 Cigarette Butts at Rockaway
We had 92 volunteers, with the various fireworks booths and the regular cleanup. We picked up 45 lbs of trash and 10 lbs of recycle and a whopping 1821 cigarette butts. The naturalist Marie, joined us today and it was really informative. There were quite a few people going over to the table to talk about kelp and the different […]
Read morePast Event – Collect Butts for the 2019 Butt Blitz
Our goal is to raise awareness about the toxins cigarette butts contain and their negative impact on our local environment. Cigarette butts are the #1 littered item in the World and last year we picked up and recycled over 161,000 of them. This year we want to do more but we need your participation! Collect butts in front of your […]
Read moreNext Beach Cleanup: Tunitas Creek
This cleanup is organised in partnership with TLC Locals. Please contact TLC locals directly for any questions about this beach cleanup. About the Cleanup:Site captains: BrandyWhere to Meet: Meet at Tunitas Creek Road entrance.Parking: Currently parking is free along Tunitas Creek Rd. though Parking Restrictions are in the works we will have permitted allowances for Volunteers during our 3rd Sunday clean-up hours.Cleanup Areas: Volunteers […]
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