Can't make it to Coastal Cleanup Day? Or, want to keep enjoying our coastal resources after the cleanup is done? Then you should check out our Coastweeks Calendar! Coastweeks takes place in the three weeks following Coastal Cleanup Day. You can participate in nature walks, restoration efforts, workshops, and more! Just visit our Coastweeks page to find an event that's right for you.

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California Coastal Cleanup Day For Yacht Clubs and Marinas

Ahoy! There are many actions boaters and anglers can take to ensure that safe and clean boating is part of their experience enjoying California waterways.

Results of more than 10 years of volunteer cleanup data indicate that 60 to 80 percent of shoreline trash comes from land-based sources. This debris can harm or kill aquatic organisms and also damage your vessel. Pollution also makes using the waterways less enjoyable for humans. Solving our water pollution problems requires everyone's involvement!

Boaters and boating facilities are known for being good stewards of the environment!

In 2011, California's boating community increased its contribution to the cleanup efforts. Working with the California Coastal Commission and the California Department of Boating and Waterways, two yacht clubs (Port Royal Yacht Club in Los Angeles County and Sequoia Yacht Club in San Mateo County) participated in California Coastal Cleanup Day and assisted the effort to further engage the boater community. Through this pilot program, information was collected to understand what needs and resources yacht clubs in particular require to participate in the Cleanup Event. Working along-side county-wide organizers Heal the Bay and the San Mateo County Water Pollution Prevention Program, the two yacht clubs organized participation from 63 enthusiastic volunteers and collected 1,267 pounds of trash and recyclables from the shoreline and on the water with non-motorized vessels.

Is your yacht club or marina ready to be part of the 2012 Coastal Cleanup Day?

Your yacht club or marina can easily be part of the state's largest volunteer and family-oriented event. To get involved follow these simple steps:

1. Contact the Statewide Coastal Cleanup Day Boating Program Coordinators:
   
   

   Vivian Matuk	Shannon Waters
   Environmental Boating Program Coordinator	Volunteer Coordinator, Public Education Program
   California Department of Boating and Waterways	California Coastal Commission
   California Coastal Commission	45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000
   45 Fremont Street, Suite 1900	San Francisco, CA 94105
   San Francisco, CA 94105	(415) 904-5214
   (415) 904-6905	swaters@coastal.ca.gov
   vmatuk@coastal.ca.gov

   
   
2. Read the Yacht Club and Marinas Site Captain Guide and view or download a slide show about trash in our waterways.
   

3. Become a Site Captain for your facility, work with us and your County Coordinator on planning your event

4. Participate in the event and be part of the solution to marine pollution! Download a Marina & Yacht Club Coastal Cleanup Day Invitation Flyer.