"Shake Your Tail - Save a Whale"
Be an Ocean Warrior – Saturday, April 18th From 8:15 to 9am Practice on the Beach with Elyse All levels, ages & species welcome (love the 4 foots) Meet at Ocean Beach Entrance, Taraval and the Great Hwy. Dress in layers, easy to move in clothes, bring a beach towel and/or yoga mat. About the teacher: Elyse Hochstadt revels in the […]
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I went by Park Mall today and noticed that the dumped furniture has been removed, I assume at the direction of the ownership group. Vast improvement. Thanks to whoever was responsible for this. However, this site continues to be the resting place of windblown trash from the Park Mall area. This trash has several sources: Ortega School and Terra Nova […]
Read moreRalph and Sandy helping out The beautigul days just keep coming when it comes to Rockaway Beach cleanups. Not a great turnout, but a group of hard core volunteers swept the beach clean. Thanks to Ralph, Sandy and Ginny and of course Nikki and Beezer who sniffed out every possible piece of trash. Totals: Weight […]
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Today, a great group of kids from 7 Tepees Youth Program cleaned Linda Mar Beach. The boys and girls did a wonderful job and were very enthusiastic. Many thanks to these great kids and their teachers for helping to save the lives of countless birds, fish and other wildlife that inhabit our beaches and ocean. totals: Trash: 32 […]
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20 boys and 4 instructors from Town’s School for Boys in San Francisco joined us at Linda Mar State Beach for a 2 hour cleanup. Although it was an overcast, somewhat chilly day, the boys were cheerful and picked up a goodly amount of trash. 35 pounds of regular trash, 8 pounds of recycling and 750 cigarette butts were […]
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Free Composting Giveaway on April 25th Recycling Yard: 1046 Palmetto Ave, Pacifica Time: 8:00am – 12:00pm (or until supply is gone) Each resident may bring 2 – 30gal cans to collect compost. Only cans will be filled, no boxes or bags. Be prepared to show proof of Pacifica residency…IDs will be checked —- Free Shredding Event on July 25th Recycling […]
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The County of San Mateo RecycleWorks Program is offering free courses as part of the RecycleWorks Volunteer Academy for residents, employees and business owners in San Mateo County. These courses provide participants with knowledge about conserving resources and a unique opportunity to promote environmental awareness in San Mateo County through volunteering time back to the program. How to sign-up for the […]
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Thank you to those who made it a big turnout of over 25 volunteers. We were gifted with amazing weather (sun and no wind) and low tide for a change, but not a lot of trash. The plan was to clean for 1 hour, then our geologist, Bob Mclaughlin arrived and gave a detailed explanation of the maps from his […]
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This is a two class periods long activity for 6-8 graders. OBJECTIVE: Students will understand the following: 1. Bees use the pollen from flowers as food. 2. When they land on flowers to collect pollen, they spread pollen from one flower to another. 3. Many plants cannot grow unless they are cross-pollinated by insects such as bees. 4. Because […]
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A well-known sunflower characteristic is that the flowering heads track the sun’s movement, a phenomenon known as heliotropism. Most new varieties have heads that droop down to face the ground as the plants mature. This helps reduce damage from birds and from diseases that could occur if water collected in the sunflower heads. OVERVIEW: Students will have an opportunity […]
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