"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
It was a gorgeous day at Montara beach Jan 11th, when 28 Earth Hero’s from all over the Bay Area picked up 60 pounds of trash, 14.5 pounds of recycling, 91 cigarette butts and 6 plastic straws. Special thank you this month to our junior site captain Ben, our naturalist Julie, and PBC’s Lynn Adam’s who stepped in at the […]
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Up-cycled and low-waste decorations, costumes and treat ideas for you and your family to celebrate Halloween.
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18 Earth Heroes came out on a cold and blustery December morning to clean Montara Beach. Many volunteers reported this was the cleanest beach they had ever seen…yet together we were able to remove 29 pounds of trash, 6.5 pounds of recycling, and 110 cigarette butts from the beach and bluffs! In addition, we were able to rescue a 40 […]
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Fun Facts About Wisdom Now thought to be at least 70 years old and hatched 40 or more chicks, she just hatched another chick on Feb 1st 2021. And because Wisdom is probably 70 years it means that she has logged over 3 BILLION miles! Sporting the red ankle band Z333, she is at least 70 this year, the oldest-known […]
Read moreAlbatross PBC’s Earth Hero Honoree 2020-2021 The North Pacific albatrosses are large seabirds from the genus Phoebastria in the albatross family. They are the most tropical of the albatrosses, with two species (the Laysan and black-footed albatrosses) nesting in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one on sub-tropical islands south of Japan (the short-tailed albatross), and one nesting on the equator (the waved albatross). When roosting, they choose isolated sites and lay one egg, with both parents incubating and raising the […]
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Our 2019 Butt Blitz came to an end on the Coastal Cleanup Day weekend and we finally got all the numbers in… 91,421 cigarette butts collected all around the Peninsula. Beyond San Mateo County While we thought it was only going to be a San Mateo county initiative, YOU (=incredible Earth Heroes) took it beyond our county limits. Palo Alto, […]
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Thank you ThermoFisher team! What a great job done by ThermoFisher this week. 1173 cigarette filters, 38 pounds of trash/recycles removed, 1250 pounds of thistles pulled to make way for native vegetation from Rockaway District and removing thistle and the Headland. Thank you Team ThermoFisher! Thank you Salesforce team! Slowly but surely the Italian Thistle on the Rockaway Headlands is […]
Read moreList of Tips to Organize Your Own Cleanups Leading your own beach cleanups, street cleanups, park cleanups and/or neighborhood is a great way to take care of the place you love and give back to your community. We understand that becoming a site captain can be a lot of commitments. So, here is a list of tips that should help […]
Read moreBeach cleanups cancelled due to COVID-19 regulations BUT you can still volunteer for our Street to Beach Cleanups program. Check it out! About Dunes Beach:Half Moon Bay State Beach is a single state park made up of four beaches: Francis Beach, Venice Beach, Dunes Beach, and Roosevelt Beach. It’s a favorite spot for sunbathing, picnics, surfing, fishing, and camping. North of Venice […]
Read moreOrganize your own cleanup or habitat restoration in or near your neighborhood The Pacific Beach Coalition, in partnership with the California Coastal Commission, coordinates the Adopt-A-Beach program at 10 sites along the San Mateo County coast. As one of our most popular field programs, it is a great way for individuals, organizations, businesses, schools, or community groups to “take action” […]
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