Cleanups To Date

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

Upcoming Cleanups

  • December 12 (9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)
    Show your Holiday spirit for Mother Earth and join us for a Community Cleanup in Watsonville
    near Rolling Hills Middle School in Watsonville
    • Meet at 255 Holm Road
    • Parking lot of church of Latter Day Saints
  • Join Save Our Shores for these winter cleanups
    • 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!
    River Health Day

    Date: December 14, 2024
    Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Location: Santa Cruz Riverwalk

    All ages and abilities welcome. Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. See Below for additional information and dates:

    Call (831) 464 9200 x104, or email CWC River Ecologist Kaiya Giuliano-Monroy with any questions before the event. RSVP for this and other River Health Day events.

    Sign up for the day you would like to volunteer!*
    • Sat, December 14th 10:00 a.m.-12:00pm
    • Sat, January 11th 10:00 a.m.-12:00pm
    • Sat, February 8th 10:00 a.m.-12:00pm
  • Every Monday Main Beach Cleanup in front of Board Walk at 8:00AM (join us!)

    "We really need the community to step up and help clean Main Beach, especially after Memorial Day. Today we found two dead sea birds, a dead sea otter pup along with what we regularly pick up, numerous cans, food packaging waste and cigarette butts."
    - citizen activist Donna Maurillo

Cleanups Accomplished

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Salsipuedes Creek Levee Cleanup

August 24, 2023
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On August 24th, under the early morning overcast, volunteers gathered on the levee of Salsipuedes Creek in Watsonville, for another south county cleanup.

A special thank you to Celeste Gutierrez and Ramon Gomez of 4th District Supervisor Felipe Hernandez’s office who organized this event.

Participants of the Trash Talkers Coalition, including Christine and Bob Lyons representing of Watsonville Wetlands Watch, community member Karen Osmundson, Sergeant Nick Solano of Santa Cruz County Sheriffs,staff from the Santa Cruz County Department of Community Development and Infrastructure, and team members of Watsonville Works, used pickers donated by Cal Trans’ Clean California Department to clean up litter and debris.

The levee is used regularly by community members as a walking trail and offers shelter and habitat to birds and other wildlife.  It is in everyone’s interest to keep this area clean and safe.

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Volunteers pick up trash along Salsipuedes Creek Levee in Watsonville.
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Team members from Watsonville Works join Ramon Gomez, Chief of Staff for 4th District Supervisor Felipe Hernandez, Sergeant Nick Solano, and workers from the Santa Cruz County Department of Community Development and Infrastructure for a photo after the cleanup.
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