"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
Be a Boss – Help the Albatross We welcome you to join us in celebrating the albatross. These incredible birds can be find in different parts of the World, including the Northern Pacific. Back in July-August 2019, we had invited the community to represent an endangered sea creature of their choice to become the 2020 Earth Honoree. After 2 months […]
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Pacific Beach Coalition 2019 Accomplishments High Level Numbers* and 2019 Updates: 13,672 volunteers 186,869 cigarette Butts 20,613 lbs of trash 3,118 lbs of recycle 32,996 lbs of green waste We became Pacific Beach Coalition We started our first Membership program Our Actions & Field Programs Earth Day of Action and EcoFest (find full report and pictures here): Action: 1,415 volunteers who joined Earth Day […]
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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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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Have fun, be safe and be aware. The city Police from Half Moon Bay and Pacifica won’t give residents a break this upcoming 4th of July. They are doubling tripling the number of patrolling agents to crack down on people blowing fireworks at illegal locations. REMEMBER: Those possessing or discharging illegal fireworks are subject to a $1,000 fine. If you […]
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And so we got one! In case you didn’t hear, on Thursday June 6th, our Vice President Jim Fithian accepted a HUGE award on our behalf: The ABAG/Metro Awards. The first Bay Area Metro Awards were presented at a ceremony in Oakland recognizing 13 people, projects, organizations and local governments advancing solutions to ease the Bay Area’s housing crisis, improve the transportation system […]
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The Citizens of Tomorrow Education, education, education. The Pacific Beach Coalition is dedicated to make the children of today, the best citizens of tomorrow. This is why we organize, every year, school assemblies that are free to the schools. Thanks to your donations, we are able to provide educational and interactive content to the students, teachers and parents. And they […]
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We Take Care of the Pacific Ocean Exciting News!! We have received our own 501(c)(3) status and as of today we will be changing our name to Pacific Beach Coalition (PBC) to reflect the Pacific Ocean that we work so hard to protect and preserve. We hope you like the news and our new name! Slightly Different Name, Same Mission. Over the years we have […]
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