"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
Team Two of the Genentech Give Back crew started their internships by taking a trip to Pacifica, cleaning the Rockaway beaches and waterfront and removing weeds along the bike path descending to Linda Mar State Beach. Fun was the first order of business, oh and meeting each other! But then this team got down to business collecting 14 pounds of plastic […]
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Was that recovered buoy from the Tsunami? Where did the other buoy and styrofoam piece come from? Genentech Giveback Team One took time out of their week to come to Pacifica and help Sharp Park. Along the way, they recovered some suspect pieces, thousands of pieces of plastic trash, and 725 cigarette butts, 14 bottle caps, 10 straws, a broken […]
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Sunshine from start to finish …bagels and juice to kick off the day and pizza, tacos, and lots of refreshments at the Surf spot to finish the day… what a great day of work! And a GREAT day for Sharp Park Beach and Rockaway bluff as well! Forty two pounds of trash doesn’t seem like much but when you add the […]
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Forty five Thermo Fisher Earth Heroes came to Linda Mar State Beach on Monday, June 1st and showed her lots of love! Sixty pounds of trash, 16 pounds of recycles was collected from the beach, walkway, and 3 parking areas (So lot, Taco Bell, and Main Lot) and an estimated 1000 pounds of weeds were collected and sent to their […]
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This easy to print Bee Activity Worksheets includes: 1. Search word 2. Bee vocabulary 3. Crossword puzzle 4. Bee challenge 5. Puzzle 6. Bee Tic Tac Toe 7. Coloring pages Click here to get the print friendly version.
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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 […]
Read moreKeeping Butts Off Our Beaches – Northern California’s First Smoke-Free Beaches & Pier [City of Pacifica Ordinance Effective Oct 2006] Why It Matters: In 2005-2006, building on the momentum from the huge wave of Southern California coastal cities restricting smoking on beaches, Pacific Beach Coalition member Susan Danielson-Senning led a successful smoke-free beaches campaign, making Pacifica the first community in Northern […]
Read moreFireworks on Our Beaches [Restrictions Effective Jul 2013] Why It Matters: Our age-old patriotic tradition of exploding packages of toxic chemicals in the air is not without its environmental drawbacks. Fireworks debris pollutes our ocean, and can adversely impact water quality, air quality, and wildlife through debris and toxic contaminant pollution. Our Earth Heroes have collaborated with civic groups and […]
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Alfonso, one of our newest Earth Heroes, ran the 2015 Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon on Saturday, February 1st. This amazing 23-year old decided to raise funds for the Pacific Beach Coalition to support more learning experiences through our programs and events. He setup a Go Fund Me account to collect more than $2,050 which will go the Pacific Beach Coalition to continue to provide stewardship opportunities […]
Read moreBook a Corporate Give Back for Your Team Partner with us for private corporate team-building experiences. Participants get out to the coast, receive environmental education, and help protect the beaches and ocean. It’s a great way to give back to the environment and community. Our corporate volunteer programs support teams of all sizes and include beach cleanups and native habitat […]
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