Opportunities to participate will be updated here on a regular basis.
Upcoming Cleanups
- Join Save Our Shores cleanups
- Beach Cleanup @ Beer Can Beach (June 21 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am)
Beer Can Beach 900 Via Palo Alto, Aptos, CA
- Registration is required
- Meet Up Location: Please meet us at the top of the stairs to the beach at 900 Vía Palo Alto, Aptos, CA 95003.
- Facilities & Accessibility: There are no restrooms or drinking fountains on site. Street parking is limited, please plan accordingly. Please note that this location is not wheelchair accessible; there is a long staircase down to the beach.
- Holiday Cleanup @ Cowell & Main Beach (July 5 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am)
Cowell Beach 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA
- Registration is required
- Meet Up Location: Please meet us at the base of the stairs to Cowell Beach.
- Facilities & Accessibility: Restrooms and drinking fountains are available onsite. Metered parking is limited, so please plan accordingly.
- Holiday Cleanup @ Corcoran Lagoon Beach (July 5 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am)
Corcoran Lagoon Beach 20th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
- Registration is required
- Meet Up Location: Please meet us at the end of 20th Ave near the top of the stairs to the beach.
- Facilities & Accessibility: There are no restrooms available, and no drinking fountains on site. Parking is limited, so please plan accordingly. Please note this location is not wheelchair accessible, there are stairs and large rocks down to the beach.
- Join Coastal Watershed Council!
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River Health Day (July 12 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Generally, we will meet on the east riverbank between the Laurel Street bridge and the Branciforte Creek pedestrian bridge. Sometimes we will meet near Mike Fox Skate Park. 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. Please RSVP below to receive up-to-date location information. 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!
- San Lorenzo Park Neighbors (September 13 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm)
Meet at the duck pond at 10:30 am to join in!
Join the San Lorenzo Park Neighbors and the Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department for a morning of volunteer service to beautify San Lorenzo Park, followed by a concert!
Make a difference by picking up trash in the park, and help with special projects that may include painting, sanding benches, planting, weeding, raking, and or pruning.
Tools will be provided for volunteers, as well as water and coffee. Meet at the duck pond at 10:30 am to join in! Email us with questions at sanlorenzoparkneighbors@gmail.com.
Cleanups Accomplished