"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
We had approximately 40 volunteers, 3 returning from last month, who wanted credit for school in Fremont, others came as regulars or a result of seeing an Allied Waste article about the Mussel Rock Stars. We picked up approximately 60 pounds of recyclables and 600 lbs of trash: 404 lbs on the day, 35 lbs of new leather shoes prior […]
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Last Saturday was quite a day at Pillar Point, we had sun, showers and a beautiful rainbow. Volunteers showed up in numbers (40) despite the rain and in less than 2 hours they picked up 226lbs of trash including 28lbs of recycling. They found rings and nets used to catch crabs, a portable potty from a RV (yuk), a plastic […]
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“Went to Mussel Rock beach today at low tide.The first photo shows the “sand bar” area on the beach now, quite a bit of sand has recently been redeposited in this area. Also found some fishing gear/ropes and lots of caps from various types of bottles that you can see in the second photo. The last photo shows a close […]
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On a bright sunny day, 16 volunteers from Charles Schwab donned buckets and bags to clean Linda Mar beach. What a pleasant bunch of people. They performed their task enthusiastically and after an hour of cleanup tramped up the hill for habitat restoration with Lynn. The results: 30 bottle caps, 10 straws, 185 cigarette butts, 6 pounds of recyling and 16 […]
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I was driving north on the Great Highway one beautiful Saturday morning… I was shocked and saddened. Every can was overflowing and surrounded by a lot of garbage. It was heartbreaking. I had to do something. I parked near Judah and walked up with bags, a bucket and a pick-up stick to tackle the […]
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What a beautiful day for a cleanup. Bright, sunny and warm. Saturday’s cleanup at Linda Mar included 24 students from Stanford University, 18 students from St. Veronica’s parish and 28 volunteers for the tsunami program (no tsunami debris was found). We had 82 folks show up and wow did they ever have enthusiasm. Totals for the day: 25 pounds for […]
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A special thank you to Cindy and Claudia who joined me today, a gorgeous Pacifica day. Together we picked up 6 full buckets of trash including over 500 cigarette butts. I cleaned up the basic area and they ventured down Manor and along Esplanade. They and I received many welcomed “Thank Yous” ….and Cindy was given $5 by a grateful […]
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This month’s Rockaway cleanup slid in nicely between two major storms and took on a distinctly international flavor! Jim, Ana and Lynn hosted great returning volunteers and a group of 12 people from truly around the world. Global Ties is an organization through the US State Department that hosts trips to the US for global non-profits and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). We […]
Read moreGoals of Earth Day of Action – Bay Area Remove litter and help people to see and learn about pollution prevention; Teach about the importance of improving native habitat through hands-on education and gardening; Engage, inspire, and educate all ages on actions everyone can do daily to make everyday Earth Day; Build community by working together with a common purpose […]
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Last Saturday was by far the most beautiful day of the year for multiple reasons: – An incredible weather – 45 volunteers came including members of the YMSL and the Masterworks Chorale – 256 lbs of trash were collected (including 22 lbs of recycling) It looks like everyone had a lot of fun and was impressed by the amount of […]
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