Coastkeeper Events & News

 

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February 11, 2012: Monthly Beach Cleanup, Huntington State Beach

Invite your friends and family out to this monthly event to keep our beaches clean and to learn more about coastal conservation and desalination. We will be at Huntington State Beach between Magnolia and Newland. Once you enter at Magnolia, head north towards Newland and look for the Coastkeeper flag, by LIFEGUARD TOWER #11.

Parking is free, just tell the parking staff you’re with Coastkeeper! Don’t forget your closed-toe shoes, hats, glasses, sunscreen, and lots of water. Please RSVP to jackie@coastkeeper.org, and we hope to see you there!

  • Waiver of Liability Form- We’ll have waivers at the site to sign, but volunteers under age 18 need to have a parent or guardian sign their form. If this is you, please print up the form and bring a signed copy!
  • Aerial Map
Volunteers at Garden Day!

Garden Volunteer Days:

Work out your green thumb at our Garden. We are in the midst of a busy fall planting season, so we need as much help as we can get! Come on our own or plan a group event. Weekday and weekend opportunities are available.

In the News/ Press Releases

Recent Events
Our Second Annual Wine & Dine at Sandy’s Beach Grill in Huntington Beach was a huge hit! Almost 100 guests met under the pier to sample complimentary drinks and delicious hors d’oevres, visit with friends and make new connections. Attendees also got a sneak peak of the new Coastkeeper video, and heard about our latest projects and achievements from Executive Director Garry Brown.And best of all, we raised our fundraising target to $40,000, and our fantastic supporters met the challenge! Thanks to our amazing community for your dedication to our cause. Coastkeeper is especially grateful to Sandy’s for generously hosting this event for the 2nd consecutive year.

Coastal Playground cleanup at Bolsa Chica State Beach

 August 6: Coastal Playground Cleanup

Thanks to the awesome company Coastal Playground, the OCC Circle K club and Coastkeeper volunteers for spending a Saturday cleaning Bolsa Chica State Beach!   The team of 25 picked up over 1,800 pieces of debris, including high numbers of small plastic pieces, and unusual items such as glow sticks, cement and an aerosol spray can.  You can support  Coastkeeper in style by purchasing a Coastal Playground t-shirt!

- What did we pick up? Coastal Playground Cleanup Summary (pdf)

PIMCO Cleanup 2011- by the Santa Ana River

July 30: 2nd Annual PIMCO Cleanup

Coastkeeper sends a big “THANK YOU” to PIMCO employees and their families for helping clean Huntington State Beach at the Santa Ana River Mouth. The cleanup team collected over 1600 pieces of styrofoam and almost 500 plastic pieces, 200 food wrappers and over 100 plastic bottle caps, and of course the random Hot Wheels, chopsticks, tennis balls, Legos, light bulbs and flip flops. Wow! Almost all of the trash was land-based. The message? Clean up our own cities and streets to keep our ocean clean! Stay tuned for more photos.

- What did we pick up? PIMCO 2011 Cleanup (pdf)
- Check out the PIMCO 2011 Photo Gallery!

875 kids, 150 adults = one cute flat fish!

Kids Ocean Day: June 7, 2011

Coastkeeper is proud to announce the success of our 4th Annual Kids Ocean Day. As the OC coordinators of this statewide event, Coastkeeper brought 875 local elementary students to Huntington State Beach. After a cleanup, our students and over 150 volunteers, teachers and chaperones joined together as a flat fish asking for “clean seas please!”  Thanks to all who donated their time and resources to make Ocean Day happen.

- Coastkeeper’s Ocean Day page
- “Kids Ocean Day: Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup”- Orangecounty.com article and photos
- Check out Kids Ocean Day Aerial Art from across the state!


Past events