"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
Legal But Not Everywhere There was a lot of controversy about why are fireworks legal in Pacifica mostly because of the trash and the mess often left behind after the celebration. Some worth remembering is that fireworks used to be allowed everywhere in the past and now, on our side of the West Coast, it is only legal to discharge […]
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Today, we cleaned up Davenport, a beautiful beach in the Santa Cruz county. When we arrived this morning, the dumpster was full and the trash bags near it were all torn apart. Looked like the wildlife had been through it and half their content was all over the parking lot, blowing in the wind and heading straight for the ocean. […]
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For the first time ever we partnered with the Half Moon Bay Kayak Co to give our volunteers the opportunity to pick up the trash floating on the water of the harbor or stuck between the rocks. It was a great success! Our 7 kayaks went above and beyond to paddle and remove 31 lbs of trash including fishing lines, […]
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We had 66 volunteers come last Saturday to remove the trash from Pillar Point Harbor and Surfer’s beach. It was a great turnout and together we picked up a total of 48 lbs of recycling from our beaches as well as: Pillar Point Harbor– 40 lbs of trash– 378 cigarette butts– 32 bottle caps– 32 straws Surfer’s Beach– 68 lbs […]
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14 amazing volunteers showed the ocean some love today, on World Oceans Day at Montara Beach! It was a sunny day, with wildflowers were blooming, and lots of people on the beach. Once again, volunteers reported a very clean beach and bluff. But they still managed to pick up 10 pounds of recycling and 8 pounds of trash – including […]
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Some of you decided to kick off their long Memorial Day weekend by coming to the beach and giving some love to our coast and Ocean. 108 lbs of trash is a lot, but it is was actually not too bad compared to some past cleanups! Our 47 volunteers walked around Pillar Point and Surfer’s Beach, and this is what […]
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What a great Memorial Day cleanup at Mussel Rock this weekend! You showed up in numbers and we even had a bit of sun. Our 40 volunteers removed trash and cigarette butts from the parking lot, trail and beach. Well done! We also had the special visit of Edward Schrank. Edward, a head and neck cancer survivor from chemical exposure […]
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Thank you ThermoFisher team! What a great job done by ThermoFisher this week. 1173 cigarette filters, 38 pounds of trash/recycles removed, 1250 pounds of thistles pulled to make way for native vegetation from Rockaway District and removing thistle and the Headland. Thank you Team ThermoFisher! Thank you Salesforce team! Slowly but surely the Italian Thistle on the Rockaway Headlands is […]
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Our first cleanup in Monterey last Sunday was a success. We started the morning at 9AM with the Bamboo Reef staff who debriefed the scuba divers about the location and how to enter, where to drop and what to expect. After the 2 tank dives, our scuba divers found 4 LBS of trash, and mostly crayons that might come from […]
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Earth Day of Action & EcoFest 2019 were a blast! Here are the results of our actions. We can’t thank you all enough for your participation and for making our Earth Day incredible. For the first time this year, we had a Poo Patrol walking the streets of Pacifica to pick up plastic dog poo bags left behind. We also […]
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