Beach Clean-ups

Channelkeeper conducts periodic beach clean-ups to help keep trash from entering the ocean and to make our beaches cleaner and more enjoyable for local citizens and tourists alike. We adopted West Beach as part of the California Coastal Commission’s Adopt-a-Beach program in 2006. As the adopted parents, we conduct at least three or four clean-ups at beach each year. Volunteers are always appreciated to assist in our efforts! Check our calendar page for the next clean-up event.

Coastal Clean-Up Day 2010 is September 25th
Our beaches need your help on Saturday, September 25th for the 26th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. Please join Channelkeeper in cleaning up West Beach from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

 

Stream Clean-ups
Channelkeeper also conducts quarterly stream and river clean-ups through our Adopt-A-Stream program. Individuals, families, or businesses can volunteer to 'adopt' a stretch of stream in their neighborhood and commit to conducting at least four quarterly clean-ups of their adopted stretch each year. Volunteers also help collect valuable water quality data by conducting Rapid Trash Assessment surveys of their adopted site during each clean-up. Rapid Trash Assessment is a protocol developed by the State Water Resources Control Board as a means for citizen monitoring groups to systematically assess trash levels in streams in order to aid the development of water quality protection programs.


Our clean-up efforts are focused on Stream Team sites where we have identified a trash problem. However, we are expanding our clean-up efforts to additional creeks, beaches, and watersheds. If you live, work, or walk near a creek or beach that is littered with trash, please let us know by contacting us at   penny@sbck.org or calling 805.563.3377 ext. 0. Send us your photos, stories and observations, and we will look forward to cleaning up a creek near you!

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