Opportunities to participate will be updated here on a regular basis.
Upcoming Cleanups
- Join Save Our Shores cleanups
- Beach Cleanup @ Cowell Beach - Dr. Wallace J. Nichols Tribute (July 23 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
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, on the right side of the wharf entrance.
- Facilities & Accessibility: Restrooms and drinking fountains are available onsite. Metered parking in the lot is limited, surrounding streets have additional metered parking available, please plan accordingly.
- Beach Cleanup @ Cowell Beach (July 26 @ 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, on the right side of the wharf entrance.
- Facilities & Accessibility: Restrooms and drinking fountains are available onsite. Metered parking in the lot is limited, surrounding streets have additional metered parking available, please plan accordingly.
- Beach Cleanup @ Scott Creek Beach (August 2 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am)
Scott Creek Beach 2QQC+QR, Davenport, CA
- Registration is required
- Meet Up Location: Please meet us on the concrete platform at the entrance of the beach.
- Facilities & Accessibility: There are no restrooms available, and no drinking fountains on site. Parking is limited along Hwy 1, please plan accordingly. This location is not wheelchair accessible; there is a steep sandy path down to the beach.
- Beach Cleanup @ Cowell Beach (August 16 @ 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, on the right side of the wharf entrance.
- Facilities & Accessibility: Restrooms and drinking fountains are available onsite. Metered parking in the lot is limited, surrounding streets have additional metered parking available, please plan accordingly.
- Annual Coastal Cleanup Day (September 20 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Annual Coastal Cleanup Day returns for it’s 41st Anniversary on Saturday, September 20 from 9am-12pm at sites around the Monterey Bay. Annual Coastal Cleanup Day is an amazing opportunity to get outside with your fellow community members, clean up local habitats, and prevent trash from becoming harmful marine debris. We hope you will join the thousands of volunteers worldwide that will be participating this year! Stay tuned for volunteer registration to open later this summer!
- Join Coastal Watershed Council!
- 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.
- Join Grant Park Neighbors for community cleanups and fun!
- Saturday, August 23, 2025
- Saturday, September 20, 2025
- Saturday, October 11, 2025
- For more information, please visit grantparkneighbors.org
Cleanups Accomplished