Volunteer for Earth Day!
Thank you to the over 555 volunteers who cleaned up the earth for Earth Day 2012!
On Saturday, April 21st, a volunteer force to be reckoned with came together to prevent over 850 pounds of pollution from entering the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, littering our communities, and harming marine life.
Thank you to our volunteers and Supporters for making this possible! Hundreds of volunteers participated at three beach cleanups and four San Lorenzo River cleanups, which included three Adopt-a-Levee cleanups. With at least fifteen different school, civic, religious, and business groups participating, April 21 marked the single-largest Earth Day cleanup effort to hit Monterey Bay.
What to expect as an Earth Day volunteer: 
Earth Day Festival Volunteers: We need volunteers to make the Santa Cruz Earth Day Festival an eco-friendly, no-waste reality. A number of shifts and responsibilities are available to suit your fancy. Register via the online form below!
Beach Cleanup Volunteers: In Santa Cruz, meet us at Cowell/Main Beach or Manresa State Beach to clean up the earth! In Monterey, meet us in the parking lot of Wharf #2 to cleanup Del Monte Beach! Cleanups end at noon, all materials provided, but please bring your own
reusable buckets, gloves, bags, and water bottles to help reduce trash.
Individuals and groups welcome. For groups of 10 or more people, please
email volunteer@saveourshores.org.
San Lorenzo River Cleanup Volunteers: Meet Save Our Shores and the City of Santa Cruz at Water Street Bridge in San Lorenzo Park at 10am.Cleanup runs until 1pm, all materials provided. Individuals and groups welcome. For groups of 10 or more people, please email volunteer@saveourshores.org.
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Highlights from Earth Day 2011:
Thank you to the 300 volunteers who took action for Earth Day
in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Half Moon Bay.
Last year,over2,400 pounds of pollution were removed from just two Earth Day cleanup sites with the help of nearly 200 community volunteers.
And can you believe over 2,700 cigarette butts were found during our Cowell/Main Beach Earth Day cleanup in two hours alone? Another 800 were removed at the San Lorenzo cleanup. Volunteers at both sites combined also prevented 400 plastic bags from entering our Sanctuary that day.