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San Diego Creek Shows High Levels of PFAS Over the past several months, we participated in a study with Waterkeeper Alliance to determine how polluted our waterways are with “forever

Cover Photo: Western Snowy Plover chick The Santa Ana River Mouth is home to two species of bird that are protected by the Endangered Species Act: the California Least Tern

A new, or rather newly investigated, pollutant has begun to populate our water systems more and more. Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are made up of carbon-fluorine bonds. These strong bonds allow

In lieu of Kids Ocean Day in 2021, Coastkeeper and other participating organizations hosted a virtual art competition to maintain the event’s spirit while staying cautious of the pandemic.  This

Image: The Santa Ana River from the Huntington sideBasar, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Santa Ana River drains the largest watershed basin in Southern California, an area

Photos & Blog by Amanda Armstrong, Communications Intern ’22 Growing up in Central California, I had always wondered what it was like to grow up right near the beach. Of

Image by Taychilla from Unsplash Guest Blog by Zach Norton at Marine Depot Direct Plastics are among the most environmentally harmful of all man-made materials, and for several reasons. For

On April 21, 2022, Orange County Coastkeeper hosted Retiring Offshore Rigs: A Decommissioning Workshop to Clear the Horizon. This hybrid event focused on reigniting the conversation around responsibly ending California’s