3,717 Cigarette Butts Off Pillar Point
Our 45 volunteers from Pillar Point picked up 3717 cigarette butts in 2 hours during Coastal Cleanup Day, the record for this location. They did an amazing job!
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Dig It Dave & Team Killed It at Roberts Road
Another Coastal Cleanup Day success at Roberts Road thanks to the Dig It Team. You guys always have the greatest group pictures! Keep up the good work 🙂
Read moreAugust Mussel Rock Cleanup-in Honor of Henley
On this overcast but partly sunny Saturday, 16 volunteers arrived at the Mussel Rock car park finding that it needed a little love. Several volunteers have cleaned up in the week prior, but there were still corners that needed improvement. We picked up a total of 99 pounds of trash, including a Japanese plastic pallet, which was reported to the […]
Read moreFree Resources For Teachers
As you begin the school year, here’s a reminder of some of the free resources and programs the California Coastal Commission has available for classroom teachers, parents, troop leaders, after-school and camp counselors… for anyone who wants to share the wonder of the ocean and encourage coastal stewardship in our kids. Please check out the links below and email us […]
Read morePAST EVENT: Whale Town, Why Humpbacks Come to Pacifica
Special Whale Event: Why the humpbacks come to Pacifica? Join Pacific Beach Coalition, Environmental Educator / Oceanic Society Naturalist Nicole Larson and Izzy Szczepaniak, Biologist, Golden Gate Cetacean research for an evening of whales! Why have the whales come to Pacifica? What do they eat and why are they so close to shore? Who are the other whales we see? […]
Read morePast Event: Saving Seals and Sea Lions – Wed. 31st
Join SF Bay ACS Chapter and Pacific Beach Coalition for: “Behind the Bark: Saving Seals and Sea Lions in California” Wednesday August 31st Time: 7pm Location: Pacifica Library, Pacifica $5 Donation goes toward SF Bay ACS Student Research Grants The Marine Mammal Center is the World’s largest marine mammal hospital, responsible for rescuing an average of 600-800 […]
Read more1433 Cigarette Butts and 85 Volunteers
85+ volunteers came to the Pillar Point beach cleanup on Saturday and removed 143 lbs of litter & 64 lbs of recycle from the beach, including 1433 cigarette butts, aren’t they amazing?! Thank you Apple, thank you YMSL, thank you circleK, thank you UCSJ and thank you to all my other incredible volunteers, you ROCK!!
Read more2016 Mid-Year Numbers Are In!
Number of cigarette butts: Number of incredible volunteers: Number of pounds for greenwaste: Number of pounds for yucky trash: Number of pounds for recycle: WELL DONE!! Numbers as of July 18th, 2016.
Read more34 Volunteers at Mussel Rock Beach Cleanup
We were a big group of 34 volunteers today! There were 12 women and girls from Job’s Daughters (see photo) as well as a group of mathematicians from Sunnyvale. Thanks to Christine Burr who told me about the mathematicians. We saw whales spouting and spyhopping during the cleanup on a bright sunny day at Mussel Rock. There was mostly light […]
Read moreWe Won! Envirotoken 2016 at New Leaf HMB
Yes, we won this year Envirotoken at the New Leaf in Half Moon Bay! What Are Envirotoken? Reminder: Whenever you reuse a grocery bag at New Leaf, you receive a 10¢ Envirotoken to donate to the non-profit of your choice. At the request of longtime customer, Ron Goodman, New Leaf started the Envirotoken program in 1993 with a twofold […]
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