Calling all beach lovers! Be part of the solution to ocean pollution on Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 21st.
The largest volunteer effort in California, Coastal Cleanup Day is the day to give back to the ocean, beaches, and creeks that make Santa Barbara County such a wonderful place to live. Get outside, enjoy nature, and remove marine debris from our beaches and waterways.
Volunteers of all ages can participate at any of the 2024 cleanup sites. Pre-registration is not required, but is encouraged. Everyone who pre-registers will automatically be entered in a drawing for prizes from local businesses who care about the earth!
Each site will have a captain on hand to provide necessary instructions and supplies. You can bring your own gloves, buckets, and other reusable cleanup supplies to lessen the plastic footprint of this event.
Last year volunteers picked up over 2.87 tons of trash. Let’s see if we can beat that record!
If you can’t make the cleanup on the 21st, we encourage you to clean up any time during the month of September and your cleanup data will be included as part of the Coastal Cleanup Day results!
Coastal Cleanup Day is brought to you by Explore Ecology and our partner the County of Santa Barbara Resource Recovery and Waste Management, with support from the Cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Solvang. The California Coastal Commission organizes the statewide event and the international event is organized by the Ocean Conservancy.
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
302 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, US
Explore Ecology empowers our community to protect and preserve the environment and educates and inspires the next generation of environmental stewards.
Explore Ecology is an environmental education and arts nonprofit located in Santa Barbara, California. We work with over 30,000 children a year, inspiring them to engage with the natural world, think critically, and experience the value of environmental stewardship. Explore Ecology programs include the Art From Scrap Creative ReUse Store and Gallery, Environmental Education, Watershed Resource Center, and School Gardens.
The mission of Explore Ecology is to promote a greater understanding of the connections between people and their environment and to encourage creative thinking through hands-on environmental education and artistic expression. We empower our community to protect and preserve the environment through environmental education and creative exploration.
Multiple locations Santa Barbara, CA 93101
September 5, 2024
