"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
Big thank you to the 58 volunteers who came out for our special Earth Day cleanup at Pillar Point! We collected over 245 pounds of garbage, recyclables, and cigarette butts, including… – 2 tires – part of a 1970’s TV – 2 car headlights – 573 cigarette butts – 21 straws – 20 bottle caps – 2 pounds of beach […]
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Big thank you to the 62 volunteers who came out this holiday weekend to cleanup Pillar Point! We collected over 80 pounds of garbage, recyclables, cigarette butts, and even a destroyed iPhone! – 1 tire – 1 destroyed iPhone – 529 cigarette butts – 18 straws – 36 bottle caps – 1 Tennis ball – Fishing line and several old […]
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Expecting a rainy day, we were surprised that it remained dry and sunny at Mussel Rock! Thanks to Chris, Julie and Joe, fellow Mussel Rock Stars, who set up the cleanup signs and welcome site on time. I rolled in at 9am and welcomed everyone with a short discussion about where and where not to go, such as the homeless […]
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On a very cold February Saturday, we put on gloves and went to work to clean this ancient and beautiful site. Children read the Dolphin Earth Hero pledge from our 2017 PBC bookmarks. Skyline College joined us for the second time this year, making them an official Adopt a Beach group. There were over 30 volunteers who managed to find […]
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Big thank you to the 39 volunteers who braved the cold today to cleanup Pillar Point! We collected over 151 pounds of garbage, recyclables, cigarette butts, and even a cast iron pipe! – 40 pound corroded metal pipe – 421 cigarette butts – 10 straws – 65 bottle caps – 1 Tennis ball – 1/2 a fishing pole – 1 […]
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Big thank yous to the 36 volunteers who came yesterday to cleanup Pillar Point. We had incredible weather and towards the end the low tide allowed our volunteers to get the trash – usually inaccessible – stuck inside the jetty. – 66 pounds of wood – 166 cigarette butts – 17 straws – 37 bottle caps – 2+ Tennis balls […]
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Thanks to everyone who ventured out to join us today, even though temperatures were in the 40s when we began our Mussel Rock cleanup. Myrna and Chris greeted a large crowd of teenage volunteers (see photo) from St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Daly City and the Young Dreamers Network. These very enthusiastic volunteers met my new dog, Jordan, shown in […]
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A Google team came out for a Give Back outing on November 14th despite the weather not being in our favor. The pouring rain went on and on at Linda Mar Pacifica, but the volunteers decided to go on with the beach cleanup anyway. All the members got a lot of trash that had washed out of the San Pedro […]
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Today, a week earlier than usual, we held our monthly Mussel Rock Cleanup for November. Fortunately, it was a dry day, very crisp but sunny. 19 volunteers helped clean up the area. We were able to watch humpback whales spouting, birds flying in formation and coyotes hanging out. All of these creatures remind us how thankful we are to live […]
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Beach Cleanup on the 2017 Halloween Weekend Over our last October beach cleanup, we had an incredible turnaround! 63 incredible volunteers joined us and some came in numbers. We had Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Young Men’s Service League (YMSL), Central Middle School from San Carlos and students of Ocean and Hillsdale high schools. Together, we made a difference that […]
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