Save Our Shores invites all who care about our beaches to put their gloves on and help out on July 4th and 5th with our annual Pollution Prevention is Patriotic event on July 4th and the Annual Star Spangled Beach Cleanup on July 5th. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and its inhabitants need our help to prevent trash on the beach from entering the water. Trash in the bay harms marine life, creates an eyesore, and can pose problems on the shore for locals and visitors alike. Save Our Shores facilitates beach and inland cleanups all year round and needs extra hands for one of the busiest beach days of the summer – please join us! 
Thursday, July 4th, is Pollution Prevention Day. We need volunteers to do outreach giving out bags, spreading the pollution prevention message, and reminding beachgoers to take care of their trash and recyclables after their festive beach day. Our outreach efforts will take place at Cowell and Main Beach, Twin Lakes State Beach, Seabright State Beach, Seacliff/Rio Del Mar Beaches, and Capitola City Beach from 12pm to 4 pm.
Friday, July 5th, is the Star Spangled Beach Cleanup, the second largest beach cleanup of the year. We call for volunteers to be at our beach sites from 8am-10 am for a public cleanup with our sites being Cowell and Main Beach, Twin Lakes State Beach, Seabright State Beach, Seacliff/Rio Del Mar Beaches, Capitola City Beach, Moran Lake Beach, Panther/Yellowbank Beach, and our West Cliff Drive street cleanup. Volunteers are also invited to visit and clean Davenport Main Beach for our Star Spangled XStream Cleanup on the same day, from 8am to 11 am.
Find out more and pre-register online at: http://www.saveourshores.org/what-we-do/july4-5.php. Our precious bay and all of its inhabitants are counting on us for its protection – let’s get involved in the solution!
For more information, please contact Rachel Kippen, Program Manager at Save Our Shores at 831-462-5660 Ex. 3 or [email protected]. You can always find us on the web at www.saveourshores.org.
ABOUT SAVE OUR SHORES:
Save Our Shores is the Central Coast leader in caring for the marine environment through ocean awareness, advocacy and citizen action. Our core initiatives are Clean Boating, Marine Debris and Ocean Awareness. Over the last 30 years SOS has been locally responsible for key accomplishments such as helping to establish the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, preventing offshore oil drilling and cruise ship pollution and bringing together diverse stakeholders to find common solutions to ocean issues. Today we focus on educating youth about our local watersheds, tackling marine debris on our beaches and rivers, supporting habitat conservation efforts, implementing our nationally renowned DockWalker program and providing our community with educated and inspired Sanctuary Stewards! For more information about Save Our Shores visit our interactive website www.saveourshores.org or call at (831) 462-5660.