"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
81% of the population of sea stars died after being struck by wasting disease. Now they are fighting back by changing their genes. Just five years after a wasting disease swept California starfish populations, killing many of the creatures, scientists have discovered a microevolution in one species of sea star that helped it survive. The microevolution shows how the sea […]
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WOW! Let us say it again: WOW! YOU ALL WERE FANTASTIC and together we were able to create one of the most incredible day for Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Daly City, the coast, the sea stars, and most especially, the environment! From the Schools, to the Action, to the EcoFest, everything was amazing and extremely impactful! Earth Day of Action and EcoFest 2018 Results […]
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Become One of the First PBC Ambassadors in Pacifica The new Pacific Beach Coalition Ambassador Program is an all-volunteer effort to keep Pacifica’s watersheds clean, so trash never makes it to the beach and into the ocean. Ambassador are people who love to walk in their neighborhoods to stay healthy, and to keep the town tidy. If litter on the […]
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Every year, despite the fireworks law in order, our volunteers pick up thousands of pound of burnt fireworks on the beaches but this year, thanks to our actions, we have some good news to report!! The green smoke bombs that leave the green plastic half circles (as shown in picture below) have been removed from the Pacifica Firework sales because […]
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What an amazing day from start to finish! We actually starting April 2nd with the first School Assembly! Nicole, our amazing biologist and speaker, did a brilliant job creating the Assembly presentation and delivering it to all but 5 of the schools! Thanks to her, thousands of kids where able to learn about the sea stars and the ocean. Paula, […]
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First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING! We hope you had a great time cleaning up your beach, streets, neighborhood or participating at an habitat restoration project. While we are still gathering all the final numbers (volunteers, cigarette butts, pounds of trash/recycle) we would love to hear your story. What did you like about Earth Day this year? Did […]
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We were all very moved after reading Clay Lambert’s Editorial Notes from the March 2018 Edition of the local Pacifica Magazine. Everyone of us probably did like him… We found a Sea Star in a tide pool or on the sand and played with it for a while or worse again, we dried it up and placed on a […]
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Pacific Beach Coalition 2017 Successes Some Numbers: 2013/14* 2015 2016 2017 Volunteers 11,894 11,603 12,283 12,327 Trash in LBS 18,244 16,475 15,032 19,509 Recycle in LBS 4,814 2,370 3,509 4,943 Green Waste in LBS 11,608 23,789 38,878 49,122 Cig. Butts Didn’t Count 95,594 172,443 157,672 Beach Plastic in LBS 101 * April 2013 through Nov 2014 Our Actions: […]
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The Pacific Beach Coalition only exists because of you! Every year, the Pacific Beach Coalition depends on your generosity to make a difference that has a positive impact on our community, neighborhoods, beaches, Pacific ocean and wildlife. We cleanup parking lots and beaches every weekend, rain or shine, we teach students of all ages about marine debris, and we educate […]
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Coastal Cleanup Day 2017 Trash Results 1720 Volunteers Picked Up 3906.5 Pounds of Trash Thank you all so very much for coming to this year Coastal Cleanup Day annual event. It was a lot of work organizing and coordinating dozens of volunteers across 28 locations, so thank you again for your enthusiasm and positive energy! Here are some […]
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