"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
Saturday, November 7, we had 40 volunteers commandeer Rockaway Beach and environs for the monthly cleanup. We had a large contingent from Stanford University and some great kids from Central Middle School, as well as several PBC members who pitched in prior to our annual planning meeting. In one hour, we collected 36 pounds of trash and 12 pounds of […]
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Fifty-five fifth-graders from The Nueva School in Hillsborough enthusiastically cleaned up the Rockaway Beach area, learned about the causes and effects of litter, and then worked at habitat restoration for two hours! Earth heroes making a difference!
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Sunday turned out to be a great success. Native plant seed balls were tossed onto the switchbacks and hillside, cape ivy was pulled from the rocks and native plant seedlings were given a new start at the base of the switch backs along the beach side of the path. We worked hard and had fun.
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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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Saturday, 24 October, 2015, was Make a Difference Day in Daly City when Public Works is helping clean up the city, and others help with shredding and recycling and giving gently used clothes and kitchenware to those in need. It was also the 4th Saturday, so Mussel Rock, a beauty spot in Daly City, held its regular cleanup. At 9am […]
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Went to Mussel Rock Beach today with my dog. Found about 100’+ feet of rope washed up and lots of small flat plastic pieces. I had to bundle up the rope like you see here to be able to haul it back up to the parking lot for disposal.
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Thank you to the 55 volunteers who came to Mavericks/HMB Yacht Club for the 2nd Coastal Cleanup Day! You were all incredible and we can’t thank you enough for your great attitude and enthusiasms all through the day. 434 lbs of trash, 28 lbs of recycles and ~400 lbs of tires & other weird metal scraps. Thank you for Lisa […]
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We arrived at 7:45 this morning to set up for Coastal Cleanup Day, 2015 to find NO PARKING. NONE! Why? A big surf competition, Surf Camp, whale-watchers, dog-walkers and just people loving our precious ocean environment! But beach heroes are not deterred by people problems; they are much more dedicated than that. So they came. From parking lots near and […]
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Thanks to all the volunteers who came to Rockaway Beach today. It was a stunning morning = clear and warm. 12 pounds of trash (mostly lightweight items – filled a large garbage bag. 5 pounds of recycles. 650 cigarette butts. Thanks, Pacificans.
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After almost 3 months of daily excitement surrounding sightings of whales fluking, spyhopping, breaching and spouting, we have had an influx of large flocks of birds, circling the bait balls as they move up and down the shore. Not surprisingly, this has brought lots of viewers to the car park at Mussel Rock. Unfortunately, they have left behind a lot […]
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