Today, we met 3 new Mussel Rock Stars: Eric J, Milo J and Cole R. What do you do to become a Mussel Rock Star? Either attend 3 monthly cleanups in a row or go above and beyond the volunteer role. A father and his son, and his son’s teenager friend, from Linda Mar, all found a homeless person’s camp […]

Big kudos to the 20 volunteers, who collected 70 lbs trash, 1500 cigarette butts, and 1 lb recyclables!

We had a lot to celebrate today: So many faithful Mussel Rockstars, (a growing group of 15), who come out in rain or shine to beautify this area. I used funds from recycling to give out some fun gifts my husband found that were not made of plastic. Imagine! Some 5 years ago, it was just me! Now, there were […]

What a great Memorial Day cleanup at Mussel Rock this weekend! You showed up in numbers and we even had a bit of sun. Our 40 volunteers removed trash and cigarette butts from the parking lot, trail and beach. Well done! We also had the special visit of Edward Schrank. Edward, a head and neck cancer survivor from chemical exposure […]

The Landfill Making Its Way Towards the Ocean Another great report from our Mussel Rockstar Jeff. “Some photos I took at the Mussel Rock Cleanup today. Good turnout of volunteers, nearly 40 I think, and over 200 lbs of trash. I will comment on each photo individually. Toward the area of the “regular” landfill, lots of water runoff areas were […]

“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly ocean” Arthur C Clarke 23 February 2019 Multiple Projects, Ongoing! While Chris, in the foreground, held down the fort with 37 volunteers in the field, Helen walked a mile along Westline Drive, dragging an industrial magnet. The magnet picked up ferrous metal bottle caps, screws and nails. To […]

We used our new popup tent for the first time; I purchase such items with proceeds from recycling of cans, glass and plastic bottles, both picked up during cleanups and from my household collection. The tent was a big hit on such a gloriously sunny day. The spring flowers were abundant and attracted plenty of busy bumble bees. 21 volunteers […]

We had only 1 new volunteer (Lorrie Epling), but we were a team of 6 Mussel Rockstars and possibly additional PBC Ambassadors. If you want to adopt your area, the Ambassadors, as you will be called, are given grabbers and shirts from the PBC. The Mussel Rockstars are Paxton Christner, Jeff Christner (famous for finding the only legitimate Japanese Tsunami […]

Expecting a rainy day, we were surprised that it remained dry and sunny at Mussel Rock! Thanks to Chris, Julie and Joe, fellow Mussel Rock Stars, who set up the cleanup signs and welcome site on time. I rolled in at 9am and welcomed everyone with a short discussion about where and where not to go, such as the homeless […]