Past Event – Volunteer & Take Action For Earth Day
This year we are celebrating Earth Day on Saturday April 20th with our volunteer actions, celebration and WhaleFest. But also all month long with our educational activities, Street to Beach cleanups and other events for adults and kids.
Volunteer Opportunities
Take Actions for the Planet for Earth Day
Saturday, April 20th 9AM to 11AM
Join our Organized Beach Cleanups and Habitat Restoration
We will have site captains at our monthly locations, please find the nearest location to you or the one you want to help at:
| Litter Cleanup | Meeting Location | Online Registration |
| Esplanade, Pacifica | Site Captains: Gail & Brittaney Meeting Location: top of the path/stairs on Esplanade Ave next to OceanAire Apartments. Park on Esplanade. | Sign up online here |
| Foster City Leo J Ryan Park | Site Captain: Shilpi, Nilu & Danny Meeting Location: Leo J Ryan Park, 650 Shell Boulevard, Foster City In the roundabout area of the small parking lot of the Senior Center side of the Recreation Center. (Parking available at the big parking lot on the main entrance side of the center) | Sign up online here |
| Linda Mar State Beach, Pacifica | Site Captains: Jim, Ana & Annabelle Meeting Location: southern end of the main parking lot (just north of Taco Bell). | Sign up online here |
| Montara State Beach, Montara | Site Captains: Janice & Iona Meeting Location: off Hwy 1 in the north lot of what was previously known as La Costanera Restaurant. | Sign up online here |
| Mussel Rock Beach, Daly City | Site Captains: Helen, Joe, Chris & Myrna Meeting Location: Mussel Rock carpark located at the lower coastal end of Westline Drive. | Sign up online here |
| Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay | Site Captains: Laurel, Julie, Alex & Melinda Meeting Location: 1 Johnson Pier, near the Harbor Master office. | Sign up online here |
| Roberts Road, Pacifica | Site Captain: Dig’it Dave Meeting Location: At the top of Roberts Rd, overlooking Linda Mar State Beach | Sign up online here |
| Rockaway Beach, Pacifica | Site Captains: Nicole, Sara & Vilka Meeting Location: SW corner of the North Beach parking lot, near the back corner of the Lighthouse hotel. | Sign up online here |
| Manor, Pacifica | Site Captain: Jim Meeting Location: Meet on the left hand side of the Manor Safeway entrance | Sign up online here |
| San Pedro Creek, Pacifica | Site Captains: Dave & Jacqueline Meeting Location: end of San Pedro Terrace Rd by the trail head. 751 San Pedro Terrace Rd, Pacifica. | Sign up online here |
| Sharp Park Beach, Pacifica | Site Captains: Pauline, Ellen & Deirdre Meeting Location: corner of Beach Blvd and Clarendon at the start of the Levee. | Sign up online here |
| Thornton Vista, Daly City | Site Captain: Cynthia, Rick & Myrna Meeting Location: Look for our site captains’ table after the roundabout on Thornton Beach Rd where the walkway starts. | Sign up online here |
| Habitat Restoration Linda Mar, Pacifica | Site Captains: Michael Meeting Location: east side of Highway 1 in the Community Center parking lot off Crespi Drive. | Sign up online here |
| Other Locations | Other group sites coordinated in advance with Jim (jim@pacificbeachcoalition.org). | Waiver coming soon |
| Street to Beach Cleanups | Done by yourself or with family and/or peers whenever is convenient for you. It can be around your neighborhood, at the beach, in a needy area, or anywhere you’d like. (More info below) | Sign up online here |
And then, don’t forget to come to our WhaleFest, an Earth Day celebration in Pacifica with special guests and speakers from 10:30AM to 1:30PM. Learn more!
Can’t Make It? You Can Still Take Action!
Your Day, Your Happy Place with Street to Beach Cleanups
Take advantage of Earth Day to volunteer and do your part and help the planet and the whales.
Litter Pick Up
- Join the Street to Beach cleanup volunteers and read our tips for a successful cleanup
- Community service hours
- Use the Clean Swell App
Gardening
- Plant native plants such as the Silver Lupines which are essential to the survival of the Mission Blue Butterfly (Earth Honoree 2022)
- Remove invasive weeds
- Plant native plants to your area, bigger patches will help attract pollinators
- Find alternatives to pesticides such as neem oil
- Compost your green waste and use it to build a healthy and biologically diverse soil
- If you can, leave some sections of your yard wild (to not remove dead plants, brown leaves etc…) this helps insects and birds
- Read these gardening tips from the California Native Plants Society
Habitat Restoration
- Remove invasive weeds
- Volunteer & learn at Pacifica Gardens
- Volunteer at the National Parks
- Propagate Native plants with Pacifica Gardens Native Plant nursery or San Bruno Mountain Watch
- Join a habitat restoration group event near you (check on Nextdoor and your local Land Trust or park)
Report your beach cleanups efforts with the Clean Swell app!
We have a lot in stock for you this year:
Celebrate at the WhaleFest >
Learn with our Teacher Toolkit >
Thank You To Our Sponsors
Invite Your Family & Friends To Join You
