"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
We had only 1 new volunteer (Lorrie Epling), but we were a team of 6 Mussel Rockstars and possibly additional PBC Ambassadors. If you want to adopt your area, the Ambassadors, as you will be called, are given grabbers and shirts from the PBC. The Mussel Rockstars are Paxton Christner, Jeff Christner (famous for finding the only legitimate Japanese Tsunami […]
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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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This year, we donated a $500 scholarship to Reed Blount who has been helping us for years. We are so happy to be helping the younger generation, it is a great for us to give back! Here are a few word from Deirdre Martin who had the incredible pleasure to meet and be with Reed over the years. ” I […]
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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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We are proud to have FNB Norcal as our Harbor Seal Sponsor. FNB NORCAL (the “Family Bank”) provides us with a $1000 contribution that allows us to make our Earth Day of Action EcoFest a fun day for the entire family. Their generous donation mostly goes toward the rental of the stage, the center piece of the EcoFest, so it is […]
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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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Pacific Beach Coalition 2017 Successes Some Numbers: 2013/14* 2015 2016 2017 Volunteers 11,894 11,603 12,283 12,327 Trash in LBS 18,244 16,475 15,032 19,509 Recycle in LBS 4,814 2,370 3,509 4,943 Green Waste in LBS 11,608 23,789 38,878 49,122 Cig. Butts Didn’t Count 95,594 172,443 157,672 Beach Plastic in LBS 101 * April 2013 through Nov 2014 Our Actions: […]
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What an incredible day. Last Saturday was almost like an Earth Day or Coastal Cleanup Day type of beach cleanup! We had an incredible turnout: 72 volunteers; and we picked up so much trash: 516 lbs. These 516 pounds included 70 lbs of recycle, 4 large tires, one 20 lbs blankets, a long plastic tube, metal grills and other indescribable […]
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Thank you, Paint A Bucket Contest participants. The results are amazing. We had 30 wonderfully varied painted buckets on display for Earth Day, and they were surely the most popular attraction at EcoFest! Our judges had reviewed all buckets in each category, and had many spirited discussions to arrive at their final decisions. It was difficult, to say the least, to […]
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