Cleanups To Date

Opportunities to participate will be updated here on a regular basis.

Upcoming Cleanups

  • Join Save Our Shores for these winter cleanups
    • Watsonville Wetlands Watch
      Word Wetlands Day 2025
    • Beach Cleanup @ Corcoran Lagoon Beach (January 11, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am)
      • Registration is required
      • Meet Up Location: Please meet us at the end of 20th Ave at the top of the stairs that lead to the beach
      • Facilities & Accessibility: There are no restrooms or drinking fountains on site. Parking is limited, so please plan accordingly.
    • Beach Cleanup @ Capitola Beach (January 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am)
      • Registration is required
      • Meet Up Location: Please meet us in the Esplanade Park at 120 Monterey Ave.
      • Facilities & Accessibility: There are restrooms and drinking fountains available on site. Paid parking in the village is limited, additional large parking lot available at 426 Capitola Ave, please plan accordingly.
    • Beach Cleanup @ Hidden Beach (January 25, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am)
      • Registration is required
      • Meet Up Location: Please meet us by the benches overlooking the beach near the end of the path, past the playground.
      • Facilities & Accessibility: There is a porta potty on site, no drinking fountain available. Parking is limited in park lot, please plan accordingly. Overflow parking available on neighborhood streets, Save Our Shores has been informed by the County of Santa Cruz the permit parking only signs on neighborhood streets are not valid or enforced.
  • Join Coastal Watershed Council for River Health Days this spring!
    A fun, family friendly way to help clean and protect our San Lorenzo River.
    • River Health Day @ San Lorenzo River (March 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
      • Registration is required
      • Meet Up Location: East riverbank between the Soquel Ave and Laurel Street bridges
      • Facilities & Accessibility: Free parking is available in the CWC parking lot at 107 Dakota Ave. Paid parking is also available on Dakota Avenue or across the river in downtown Santa Cruz. The closest parking garage is at 601 Front Street.
    • River Health Day @ San Lorenzo River (April 12, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
      • Registration is required
      • Meet Up Location: East riverbank between the Soquel Ave and Laurel Street bridges
      • Facilities & Accessibility: Free parking is available in the CWC parking lot at 107 Dakota Ave. Paid parking is also available on Dakota Avenue or across the river in downtown Santa Cruz. The closest parking garage is at 601 Front Street.
    • River Health Day @ San Lorenzo River (May 10, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
      In conjunction with the Pitch In Initiative All-Santa Cruz Cleanup Day. Come join us!
      • Registration is required
      • Meet Up Location: East riverbank between the Soquel Ave and Laurel Street bridges
      • Facilities & Accessibility: Free parking is available in the CWC parking lot at 107 Dakota Ave. Paid parking is also available on Dakota Avenue or across the river in downtown Santa Cruz. The closest parking garage is at 601 Front Street.

Cleanups Accomplished

Cowell Beach Cleanup

April 30, 2023

Student Organizers Casey Christiansen from the Government and Community Relations’ Community Engagement Group along with the Theta Sorority worked together in support of National Volunteer Month.

20 USCS Students participated in this local cleanup, preventing nearly a 12 bags of litter and debris from entering the ocean. Way to go!

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