Join Us at Different Locations to Restore our Beaches and Shorelines! We proudly organize beach or creek cleanups at least once a week from Daly City to Half Moon Bay. Aside from our Monthly Adopt-a-Beach cleanups, we also organize other field and education programs, special events and cleanups such as: Tsunami Debris Beach Cleanups Earth Day of Action Post 4th […]

Each year, the Pacific Beach Coalition holds our annual Surf Movie Benefit in partnership with Pedro Point Surf Club of Northern California. This popular event delivers education as big as the waves and storylines of the feature films themselves, and gives opportunity for audience members to meet directors, producers, surfers and other members of the cast and crew. Proceeds from […]

  Our Partners Make ‘Earth Day Every Day’ Possible To achieve our mission, the Pacific Beach Coalition is fortunate to partner with a wide spectrum of supporters who generously give to our volunteer-driven field and education programs throughout the year.   By contributing to our efforts to build a dedicated community of Earth Heroes and coastal stewards, they make it […]

Waves of gratitude for our generous sponsors. Their support helps make our monthly cleanup and habitat restoration events and annual days of action — Earth Day, EcoFest, and California Coastal Cleanup Day — possible. 2025 Recology of the Coast, City of Pacifica, Daly City, County of San Mateo, North Coast County Water District, Peninsula Clean Energy, Taco Bell, Safeway, and […]

Pacific Beach Coalition (PBC) is led by a Board of Directors comprised of corporate and community leaders who donate their time and talent to running PBC’s current education and field programs in the most impactful and rewarding way. Board of Directors Jim Fithian (Chair) is our cofounder and has been an active volunteer member since 1997, having established our first […]

2025 Candid Platinum Seal: We’re pleased to share that we upgraded from a Gold Seal to a Platinum Seal this year. Candid is a nonprofit that provides the most comprehensive data and insights about the social sector. Candid provides information in Foundation Directory that helps nonprofits find funders to support their work. Clean California: Just once piece can ruin the picture. Clean […]

We believe that every coastline is worth protecting, every piece of plastic removed from our shores is a step toward a cleaner ocean, and every person who joins us is a beacon of hope for our planet’s future. This important work is only made possible because of you! When you make a donation, we welcome you into the Coastal Guardians […]

When you join the award-winning Pacific Beach Coalition, you find yourself part of something special! We’re a growing community of ‘Earth Heroes’ teeming with passion for protecting and preserving the health of our ocean, beaches, wildlife, and coastal environment. Together we’re a powerful force for positive change, building and delivering a model for sustainable environmental stewardship and kinship among all […]