Volunteer on July 4th & 5th
Thank you, 2011 volunteers! On July 5th, 263 beach cleanup volunteers in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties worked together to prevent 1,657 lbs. of pollution from entering the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Only July 2nd and 4th we reached 4,850 people while spreading the Pollution Prevention message on our beaches. Read more in our blog post....
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Pollution Prevention is Patriotic over the Fourth of July Weekend
Year after year, traditions of picnics and fireworks bring thousands of people to the beaches in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties to celebrate the 4th of July. Unfortunately, these activities come hand in hand with single-use disposable products and trashed beaches. In 2008, in addition to our annual July 5th beach cleanup, we launched our Pollution Prevention is Patriotic efforts on July 4th. We're pleased to report our efforts are working! Because our volunteers now hand out thousands of trash and recycling bags on our beaches every 4th of July and spread the Pollution Prevention message, we've seen a steep decline in the amount of trash found polluting our beaches during our July 5th Star Spangled Beach Cleanups.
Be part of the solution with Pollution Prevention on July 4th!
Volunteers hit the beaches from 1-5pm to educate beach-goers how to properly dispose of and recycle their trash while handing out trash and recycling bags. This year, Save Our Shores volunteers handed out 1,650 bags to beach-goers and reached 4,850 people with their pollution prevention efforts!
- July 4th Pollution Prevention in Santa Cruz County: Main/Cowell Beach, Seabright Beach, Twin Lakes Beach, Moran Lake Beach, and Seacliff/Rio Del Mar Beach!
- July 4th Pollution Prevention in Monterey County: Del Monte Beach/Monterey Municipal Beach at Wharf #2!
The July 5th Star Spangled Beach Cleanup
The July 5th Star Spangled Beach Cleanup is the second largest beach cleanup of the year here on the Central Coast.
Lend a hand for the oceans and help stop thousands of pounds of pollution from entering the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary! In 2011, 263 Save Our Shores volunteers in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties worked together to remove 1,657 lbs. of garbage and pollution from our beaches on July 5th.
Volunteers gather on July 5th from 8-10am at our most impacted beaches!
In Santa Cruz:
- Davenport Main Beach
- Panther Beach
- Main/Cowell Beach
- Seabright Beach
- Moran Lake Beach
- Seacliff/Rio Del Mar Beach
In Monterey:
- Del Monte Beach/Wharf #2
- Monterey State Beach
- Carmel Beach
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