"Shake Your Tail - Save a Whale"
Saturday, November 7, we had 40 volunteers commandeer Rockaway Beach and environs for the monthly cleanup. We had a large contingent from Stanford University and some great kids from Central Middle School, as well as several PBC members who pitched in prior to our annual planning meeting. In one hour, we collected 36 pounds of trash and 12 pounds of […]
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Our PBC member Nancy has been very involved in the cigarette butts campaign and we can’t thank her enough for her determination and creativity! Her latest art is definitely Avant-garde… A huge butt in a flower pot with a strong message – well done!
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Thank you to Longboard Margarita Bar for installing a collection bucket which is working. Almost 300 filters collected in the bucket instead of on the ground in less than a week!
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Fifty-five fifth-graders from The Nueva School in Hillsborough enthusiastically cleaned up the Rockaway Beach area, learned about the causes and effects of litter, and then worked at habitat restoration for two hours! Earth heroes making a difference!
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The California King Tides Project help people visualize how sea level rise will impact their lives. Via smartphones and social media, we invite you to document “king tides” – the highest high tides of today, which will be the average water levels of the future. Everyone is welcome to participate! Our shores are constantly being altered by human and natural processes […]
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The Charlie Brown Tree event has become: Escape to the Headlands – Pedro Point Headlands Thanksgiving Sunday, November 29th Please Mark your Calendars! Plan your Thanksgiving Weekend Escape! The Pacifica Land Trust would like to invite the public to Escape to the Headlands, the Pedro Point Headlands that is, on Sunday, November 29th from 10am to 2.00pm. Kick off […]
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Sunday turned out to be a great success. Native plant seed balls were tossed onto the switchbacks and hillside, cape ivy was pulled from the rocks and native plant seedlings were given a new start at the base of the switch backs along the beach side of the path. We worked hard and had fun.
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The first confirmed sighting of an endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle this season occurred on Saturday, Aug. 15th near Pedro Point in Pacifica, Calif according to Sea Turtle Island Restoration Network. Leatherbacks, like the one spotted, migrate across the entire Pacific Ocean, over 6,500 miles each way, to feed on jellyfish along our Pacific Coast. Captain Roger Thomas of the […]
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This fish crate, found on the rocks/rip-rap area on July 25th, 2015 during the monthly Mussel Rock cleanup, has been confirmed by NOAA and the Japanese Consulate as being from the 2011 Japanese Tsunami. It should be noted that many possible/probable debris have washed up in the Bay Area, but few have the proper markings to be confirmed. Below is […]
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Fall is underway, and as temperatures drop and the rains (hopefully) begin to roll in, there are a number of garden tasks to complete now that will prepare your space for Winter and even Spring. Around the bee hives – Check for colony size and combine small ones. Come spring it is better to have one live colony than two dead […]
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