"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
All year long, we receive stories of gratitude from people who join in our mission to end litter and become better stewards of the coast. Here’s what some of our amazing volunteers and educators are saying. “Thank you so much for the devoted work you do in the community to preserve our ocean and protect the coastal wildlife and habitat […]
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A shootout to the Gatepath group, who volunteered at Go Native Nursery for the morning. Because the weather was so uncertain (rain – no rain??), they chose to work inside and stay dry, instead of working on the exposed beach bluffs. One of things that they got to see was to watch newly seeded purple needlegrass seeds. When first watered, […]
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Pacific Beach Coalition 2016 Successes, So Far… Some Numbers: 2013/14* 2015 2016 Volunteers 11,894 11,603 12,283 Trash in LBS 18,244 16,475 15,032 Recycle in LBS 4,814 2,370 3,509 Green Waste in LBS 11,608 23,789 38,878 Cig. Butts Didn’t Count 89,162 136,662 Cig. Butts (Pots) Didn’t Have Pots 3,733 32,372 EcoPots Didn’t Have Pots 2,699 3,409 * Since April 2013 […]
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TerraCycle is an innovative environmental company, located near Boston, that recycles many different products normally destined for the waste stream into products that can be reused. Brigades of volunteers collect them and ship them to their company free of charge. Cigarette butts, ash, and silver paper inserts, collected by cigarette butt brigades are recycled, into guitar picks, jewelry, and ash trays. Since […]
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Words from our dear Patty: “Earth Day Habitat Restoration at Rockaway with Deacon Noel & the Confirmation Teens from Good Shepherd. Thank you for all your hard work!”
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Words from Dig it Dave, our Roberts Road Site Captain: “This Earth Day I got to wear many hats. I got Team Dig It together to clean up Roberts Road. Sharon Van Huystee Martinez my other half did a great job organizing the team, sorting, and calculating. It was nice to see that we didn’t have much trash to pick […]
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Report from our Mussel Rock volunteer Jeff Christner: “Did a quick post Earth Day hike around Mussel Rock at low tide today and the beach was mostly accessible, albeit with some dangerous climbing over some of the sea wall rocks. Found a sea lion, who I thought was dead at first, but I think he was just resting, he soon […]
Read moreWe are looking for Site Captains at Fort Funston to lead beach cleanups. if you would like to help cleanup this beach on a more regular basis please contact us today! We would love for you to join our team. About Ft. Funston Beach:Fort Funston is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The 200 ft high bluffs on the most […]
Read moreHigh School sophomore gives back to his community By Jean Bartlett Features Correspondent Oct 21, 2015 Reed Blount, 15, is a sophomore at Terra Nova High School. His big focus at school is art. He considers his ability to draw portraits of people to be his best art skill. “I love art and history,” Reed said. “I plan to take […]
Read moreOcean find confirmed as tsunami debris By Jean Bartlett Features Correspondent Posted: 09/16/2015 photo by Helen Nicely On July 25, 2015, Paxton and Jeff Christner retrieved… ( Helen Nicely ) Every fourth Saturday of the month, father and son, Jeff and Paxton Christner, participate in the monthly Mussel Rock cleanup. The two Pacificans began picking up trash at Mussel […]
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