Calling all volunteers for Coastal Cleanup Day!

California Coastal Cleanup Day is the premier volunteer event focused on the marine environment in the country.
Coastal Cleanup Day is the highlight of the California Coastal Commission's year 'round Adopt-A-Beach program and takes place every year on the third Saturday of September, from 9 a.m. to noon.
This year, the event will be held on Sept. 20.
In 2007, more than 60,000 volunteers worked together to collect more than 900,000 pounds of trash and recyclables from our beaches, lakes, and waterways. California Coastal Cleanup Day has been hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the largest garbage collection” (1993). Since the program started in 1985, over 800,000 Californians have removed more than 12 million pounds of debris from the state's shorelines and coast.
Pre-register with your local Coordinator, or simply show up at any of our drop-in sites (which will be placed on the county contact pages as they become available).
For more information, contact (800) COAST-4U or coast4u@coastal.ca.gov.
Here is a list of locations and times to volunteer:
Long Beach
Help is needed at the 112th consecutive monthly “30-Minute Beach Cleanup” this Saturday at 10 a.m. This month's cleanup is being sponsored by University by the Sea. There is free parking at the start/finish point: 1 Granada Ave., Long Beach (Belmont Shore). All groups and individuals of all ages are welcome.
The “30-Minute Beach Cleanup” in Long Beach, presented by Justin Rudd's nonprofit 501c3 Community Action Team (C.A.T.), has collected thousands of bags of trash with the help of volunteers of all ages over the past nine years. The efforts have helped to keep our beaches clean and safe with volunteers helping just 30 minutes on the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m., rain or shine.
Door prizes (tickets from the Aquarium of the Pacific, gift cards from Aroma di Roma and coupons from Polly's Coffee) & refreshments from Duthie Power Services, and University by the Sea will be given immediately after the half hour cleanup.
Bags, gloves, refreshments, volunteer credit forms, door prizes and free parking are provided.
Volunteers may contact Rudd at Justin@JustinRudd.com or 562/439-3316.
Seal Beach
Save Our Beach conducts a monthly beach cleanup in Seal Beach from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 1st Street Beach Lot (corner of Ocean & 1st in the Rivers End restaurant parking lot) in Seal Beach.
Garbage bags and protective gloves will be provided.
For more information email kim@saveourbeach.org or call (562) 884-6764.
Bolsa Chica Wetlands/ State Beach
At the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, operations will begin at 7 a.m. to remove trash and debris while the tide is low. The cleanup will start at the North Lot at 3842 Warner Ave. in Huntington Beach. Tools and refreshments will be provided. Come with a hearty spirit, closed toe shoes, sunscreen and a hat.