Vote for Save Our Shores as Best Non-Profit

The polls are open for the Good Times Santa Cruz's Best Of poll:
Vote for Save Our Shores as Best Non-Profit in the 'Best of the Rest' category!

Save Our Shores is so well regarded around Monterey Bay because our communityis growing more and more each year! Our Stewards and volunteers are absolutely amazing, and our Supporters bring a great deal of protection to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and surrounding communities. THANK YOU!! We would not be able to do it without you. Cheers to a most successful 2012 in the Save Our Shores family!!

Help us Meet the California Challenge for 2012!

Did you hear the news? We need to reclaim $100,000 in state and federal funding that was cut from our programs for 2012. This means your favorite non-profit needs your support more than ever before! Please help!

DONATE today to keep your local beaches clean, your Sanctuary protected, and your school children education about the marine ecosystem.
ACT NOW to donate to Save YOUR Shores!

Now Recruiting for the 2012 Class of Sanctuary Stewards

Sanctuary Stewards are the volunteer leaders of Save Our Shores. They run beach cleanups, staff community events, provide Marine Education Programs in our schools, and contribute their many talents and experiences to the SOS team throughout the year.

Each February, a new class of Stewards begin a dynamic spring training session where they learn the skills and knowledge they need to start an exciting season of leadership on behalf of the marine environment. Sanctuary Stewards are the backbone of Save Our Shores. Learn more and APPLY ONLINE today!
Read about the rewarding life of a Sanctuary Steward in this blog post...

More featured news and events from SOS...

SOS In the News

12-16-2011: SOS Coalition hands out thousands of reusable bags

12-13-2011: Save Our Shores holds first Bring Your Own Bag Day

10-28-2011: Laura Kasa, Saving Our Shores One Ban at a Time

10-201-2011: Bottled water prohibited by City employees

10-5-2011: 17,000 pounds of debris removed from Santa Cruz and Monterey

10-4-2011: Beach cleanup totals are in and they are ugly

9-21-2011: TV News: Capitola to discuss expanding polystyrene ban

9-17-2011: Volunteers remove garbage, debris as part of Annual Coastal Cleanup Day

9-17-2011: SOS Removes Eight Tons of Trash from Area Beaches

9-13-2011: Santa Cruz County bans plastic bags

8-23-2011: Huffington Post: Grandma, What Was Styrofoam?

8-18-2011: Environmentalists say, 'No Butts'

8-3-2011: Save Our Shores Announces Local Ocean Hero Awards

7-20-2011: Environmentalists renew push for plastic bag ban

7-4-2011: These Patriots Spent the Holiday Preventing Pollution

7-3-2011: Sea Creatures Take to Ocean Street to Remind Tourists to Save Our Shores

6-26-2011: TV News: Hands Across The Sand on the Central Coast

6-25-2011: Demonstrators link hands to protest offshore drilling

6-11-2011: How politics shaped a Sanctuary, by Dan Haifley

4-11-11: Earth Day Spirit, Santa Cruz Style

3-15-11: Pollution in the Harbor...

2-15-11: The Defender: Jackson Browne's Anti-Plastic Campaign...

Latest SOS Blog Posts

Catch the Award-Winning Film The End of the Line on March 13th
21 February 2012, 10:56 pm

The Marbled Murrelet Benefits from MPAs
17 February 2012, 8:15 pm

How to Help the EPA Document the TRUE State of the Environment
16 February 2012, 11:58 pm

How to Make the Ocean Your Valentine!
14 February 2012, 7:47 pm

Legendary Oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle Comes to Santa Cruz February 16th
9 February 2012, 7:39 pm

Vote for Save Our Shores in the GT Best Of Poll!
7 February 2012, 6:07 pm

SOS Videos

July 5th, 2011 Beach Cleanup

SOS BaitTank Commercial PSA

July 4th PSA

July 5th Video

MPA PSA

SOS General Video

Plastic Bag Video Contest Winner

Plastic Bag Video Contest 2nd Place

Our Big Blue Landfill

Climbers Cleanup of Aptos Creek