There are plenty of ways that you can get involved with the Pacifica Beach Coalition, and we are always looking for extra hands to help out. View our calendar for upcoming activities.
VOLUNTEER
Monthly Beach Cleanups
We organize beach cleanups every month, and everyone is welcome to join. Unless otherwise noted, we meet three Saturdays each month from 9 - 11am.
1st Saturday - Rockaway Beach: Meet at the seawall next to Nicks.
2nd Saturday - Sharp Park: Meet at the start of the levee on Beach Blvd at Clarendon.
3rd Saturday - Linda Mar State Beach: Meet at the south end of the main parking lot just north of Taco Bell.
4th Saturday - Mussell Rock: Meet at the end of Westline Drive at the Mussell Rock car park.
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Monthly Habitat Restoration
Every month we have organized habitat restoration activities and everyone is welcome to join.
We meet on the fourth Sunday of every month from 10am - Noon.
Meet at the Pacifica Community Center parking lot, corner of Hwy 1 and Crespi Drive. After 10am, cross Hwy 1 at the stoplight, go north on the bike path to join the restoration activities.
For more information contact: PickitupPacifica@gmail.com
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Earth Day
For over 40 years, Earth Day (April 22) has inspired and mobilized individuals and organizations worldwide to demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection and sustainability. The Pacifica Beach Coalition has been organizing Earth Day activities since 2005, and it we've made a tremendous impact. The goals of our Earth Day event are to:
- Provide citizens an opportunity to improve beaches, shorelines, watershed areas, and streets by removing litter or non-native plants;
- Provide hands on experience to volunteers who will see and pick up the excessive amounts of plastics and cigarette butts found on the beaches and streets while learning how harmful this litter is to our wildlife and native habitat;
- Inspire and educate the volunteers on actions they can do daily to make everyday Earth Day;
- Provide an opportunity for businesses to show their support of the earth and a clean city to the citizens of the Bay Area and the Earth Day volunteers.
If you would like to stay up to date about our Earth Day plans and other programs, join our mailing list or contact PickitupPacifica@gmail.com.
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California Coastal Cleanup Day
Held every September, the California Coastal Cleanup Day is the premier volunteer event focused on the marine environment in the country. In 2010, more than 80,300 volunteers worked together to collect more than 1,100,000 pounds of trash and recyclables from our beaches, lakes, and waterways. The California Coastal Commission organizes this statewide cleanup on the same day as the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup Day, making it one of the largest volunteer events of the year. The Pacifica Beach Coalition organizes local cleanup activities in support of California Coastal Cleanup Day.
If you would like to stay informed about our plans for California Coastal Cleanup Day and other programs, join our mailing list or contact PickitupPacifica@gmail.com.
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Summer Clean Beaches Campaign (led by HOPE Services)
With the increased use of our beaches over the summer months and the decrease in groups and volunteers available to clean the beaches, it is a real challenge to keep them clean. To meet this challenge, the Pacifica Beach Coalition has partnered with HOPE Services in Half Moon Bay to clean the beaches in Pacifica over the summer months. Through HOPE's Community Based Activity Program, the Pacifica Beach Coalition has hired several young adults to clean 4 beach sites in Pacifica. This program is designed to give people with a wide range of developmental disabilities the opportunity to participate in community service. Members of the community are invited to join the cleanups as the beaches can use all the help they can get and the young adults of HOPE relish the opportunity to work and socialize with the community at large.
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Adopt a Beach
The Pacifica Beach Coalition, in partnership with the California Coastal Commission, has launched the Pacifica Adopt-A-Beach program. The program is a great way for your organization, business, school, or community group to take action and help keep our beaches clean. Groups can choose any of the 5 beaches in Pacifica or Mussel Rock to adopt. Participants make a commitment to cleaning their beach at least three times a year, although school groups can fulfill their obligation with a single cleanup. Groups are encouraged to re-adopt at the end of the year. The Adopt-A-Beach program fosters feelings of pride and ownership as volunteers begin to care for "their" beach. The Pacifica Beach Coalition supplies all cleanup equipment and training for the cleanups. A Pacifica Beach Coalition volunteer will provide your group with a brief marine debris presentation prior to your first cleanup.
For more information on the Adopt-A-Beach program please contact Lynn Adams at 650-355-1668 or send an email to PickItUpPacifica@gmail.com.
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Schedule Your Own Cleanup
When you're inspired to cleanup at
the beach or other site on your own, we'd like to
hear from you.
The
numbers through organized events of the Pacifica Beach Coalition are already
impressive (see Past Results). Pacifica has
led the way for the rest of the Coastside in its environment-restoring program.
We'd like to add and document your efforts with this downloadable Trash
Collection Report Form. Please fill it out and email it to PickItUpPacifica@gmail.com.
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Become a Student Liaison
The Pacifica Beach Coalition welcomes students into the Coalition to become liaisons to their schools. It is our hope for students from all of the schools to join together to plan activities and projects that will educate and engage students within their schools to take action to improve the health of the ocean and improve habitat for wildlife. To sign up, write to PickitupPacifica@gmail.com
Info needed: Name- first and last, parents name, phone number, email address, grade level, school
Throughout the year, PBC is involved with a number of advocacy-related activities, such as our work with the organization 350.org to address the global climate crisis, and our involvement with efforts such as Hands Across the Sand to join hands for a clean energy future. To learn about our calls to action, join our online community on Facebook, join our mailing list, or visit our website regularly.
BECOME A MEMBER
Become a member or join our Beach Cleanup Committee. Membership fees are: General $10, Children $5, Contributing or family $25, Business $100.
We meet one Tuesday each month at different locations in Pacifica. Let us know if you are interested in beach clean-ups, marine ecology education, or Pacifica State Beach facilities.
Membership fees can be paid via PayPal or check. Please make your check payable to Pacifica's Environmental Family/PBC and mail to:
Pacifica's Environmental Family
601 Beaumont Blvd, Pacifica, CA 94044
SPREAD THE WORD
Join our online community and mailing list to keep up to date on programs and activities and help spread the word!
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DONATE NOW
Donate now. Your generosity and support helps keep Pacifica beautiful, and the wildlife thanks you too.
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