"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
This fish crate, found on the rocks/rip-rap area on July 25th, 2015 during the monthly Mussel Rock cleanup, has been confirmed by NOAA and the Japanese Consulate as being from the 2011 Japanese Tsunami. It should be noted that many possible/probable debris have washed up in the Bay Area, but few have the proper markings to be confirmed. Below is […]
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Fall is underway, and as temperatures drop and the rains (hopefully) begin to roll in, there are a number of garden tasks to complete now that will prepare your space for Winter and even Spring. Around the bee hives – Check for colony size and combine small ones. Come spring it is better to have one live colony than two dead […]
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Thank you again to all the volunteers who joined us for Coastal Cleanup Day and helped us clean the beaches and streets from Daly City to Half Moon Bay! What we will remember from the Coastal Cleanup Day 2015: These were actually picked up in 2 hours in Pacifica from our beaches, streets, parking lots and bluffs. Not everyone saved […]
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We won the Most Creative Walking Group Award of 2015! Thank you all so much for supporting PBC, clean shores and most importantly, supporting our BEES. The Pacific Coast Fog Fest was created in 1986 to promote the City of Pacifica and to celebrate its marvelous coast and community. Fog Fest now attracts up to 80,000 festival-goers and it is a […]
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Celebrate Sea Otter Awareness Week at the California Academy of Sciences from September 19–September 27. Stop by the Project Lab to see unique sea otter specimens, drop by the Naturalist Center for some hands-on sea otter fun, and look for other special activities on the public floor all week.
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THANK YOU! These are still preliminary results from our 20+ sites going from Mussel Rock Daly City to Tunitas Creek Half Moon Bay; 1305 volunteers, 1942 lbs of trash, 494 lbs of recycles, ~400 lbs of metal scrap from Mavericks, over 21,000 cigarette butts, and a whole lot of FUN for everyone! And for the volunteers who missed the […]
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Learn valuable information on water supplies, drought conditions, local water use restrictions, State mandated reductions, and how to reduce water use both indoors and outdoors. Wednesday, September 9th 7:00 – 8:30 pm Millbrae Library 1 Library Ave – Millbrae, CA 94030 ~ Free Admission ~ RSVP: 650.349.3000 or on the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency’s website You will also learn […]
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Located between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, Pedro Point Headlands offers a spectacular 255-acre landscape, three miles of trails and stunning views. At the same time, the Headlands suffers from persistent erosion, caused by past off-highway vehicle (OHV) use. Sediment runs into San Pedro Creek, harming fish, frogs and other wildlife. Sunday, August 30th 9:45am Meet at the Pedro […]
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SUBWAY® restaurants have a long history of supporting local communities and they decided to feed ALL the volunteers of Pacific Beach Coalition coming to the Linda Mar Beach Cleanup happening on Saturday August 15th. Come to help us cleanup the beach and enjoy some good Subway sandwiches afterward! Sign up here! About the Cleanup: Time: Saturday from 9am-11am. Rain may cancel […]
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What are you doing this Summer? Help protect San Mateo County beach users by sampling beach, creek and bay waters! County staff will provide training, needed equipment and supplies for the sampling. Samples are collected every Monday morning, and volunteers drop samples at convenient locations in either Half Moon Bay or Pacifica for transport by County staff to the Public Health Laboratory for analysis. Sampling occurs year‐round, and […]
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