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Save Our Shores' Ocean News
July 2009
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Give a Gift to the Ocean
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You can reduce the amount of plastic waste showing up on our beaches! Donate today
and your gift will support our efforts to educate and encourage the use
of reusable bags, water bottles, utensils and coffee mugs!Donate today & Help Save Our Shores keep our beaches clean!
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Save Our Shores' Events |
Pollution Prevention is Patriotic:
Help SOS this July 4th and 5th
 We need your help to educate beach goers about the deadly impacts of
plastic trash and to spread the "Pack Your Trash" message:
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Aptos Parade is July 4th from 10am-noon, come show your support.
- Pollution Prevention is right after the parade from noon-4pm, we need volunteers to help pass out garbage bags to beach-goers so they remember to pack their trash.
- Star Spangled Beach Cleanup is July 5th from 7am-11am, come help us clean the beaches so the trash doesn't make it into the ocean.
To help out, please contact volunteer@saveourshores.org.
Save Our Shores Invites You to Our Annual
Toast to the Coast!
When: Friday, August 28th from 6 -10 pm
Where:The Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory in Santa Cruz
Purchase Entry Tickets for $25
Please join Save Our Shores for our Annual Toast to the Coast celebration on the beautiful Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz. The evening will feature live music, a generous spread of delectable food including appetizers by Michael's on Main, a beer and wine bar and fabulous door prizes.
$5 Raffle tickets are available for purchase for the grand prizes, and you don't need to be present to win.
We hope to see you there!
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Volunteer with Save Our Shores!
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- July 4th, noon-4pm: Pollution Prevention at select Santa Cruz County Beaches
- July 5th, 7am-11am: Star Spangled Beach Cleanup at select Santa Cruz County Beaches
- July 18th, 10am-noon: Beach Cleanup at Seabright State Beach
- July 25th, 10am-noon: Beach Cleanup at Montara State Beach in Half Moon Bay
For more information on events please visit our Calendar.
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Featured Ocean News
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Sea Lions Starving in Santa Cruz
There has been a flood of articles recently about California Sea Lions stranding themselves on beaches with exhaustion from starvation. This is a major problem that has many aspects: El Niņo, sea lion overpopulation, upwelling problems leading to less anchovies for food, pollution, runoff of fertilizers and other chemicals, etc.
An issue like this can really bring attention to the harm we are causing our oceans - it is time to think about the big picture and stop treating our ocean like a dump. Now is the time to get involved in efforts such as beach cleanups, pollution prevention and marine mammal rescue. If you see a marine mammal in distress please call 831.633.6298. To volunteer for Save Our Shores contact Kate at kate@saveourshores.org. To volunteer for the Marine Mammal Center in Moss Landing contact volunteer@tmmc.org.
Do sick sea lions signal a new El Niņo?
Marine Mammal Center deals with mass sea lion stranding
Pups popping up, many dying from starvation
Attention Small Businesses - Sea Otters Need
Your Help!
 In 2006, the bill AB 2485 was passed to create a voluntary check-off on
income tax forms to create a research fund to help the endangered sea otters of California.
California
taxpayers must contribute a minimum target amount each year to keep
the CA Sea Otter Fund alive. In 2009, that minimum is $262,500. Right
now
the Sea Otter Fund is in a precarious position - they have not yet met
the
minimum contribution requirement for 2009 and the majority of
individuals have
already finished filing their 2008 taxes. We are asking small
businesses that file individual California Form 540 tax returns to contribute to this important research.
A small contribution from every Californian
will go a long way towards helping to recover one of California's most
charismatic and wonderful species - the sea otter!
For more information, please visit this website.
Recent Santa Cruz Sentinel article: Sea otter population declines after years of recovery.
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Marine Videos
of the Month
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Check out our new 'Clean Picnic' Public Service Announcement for the Fourth of July pollution prevention!
Thanks to J. Nichols and his family for their great video debut and New Leaf Markets' donation of reusable products for our Clean Picnic baskets!
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Marine Tip of the Month
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This Fourth of July, pack a ocean-friendly picnic to the beach using
reusable bottles, plates, utensils and napkins with minimal food
packaging. Think about your impact on the ocean this holiday and buy reusable, not disposable, products.
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SOS Partner of the Month: MC Johnson
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When you see our amazing float in
the Aptos Parade on July 4th, you will now know who is behind the
magic, long time friend of Save Our Shores MC Johnson.
MC has helped us over the years with numerous projects including
our famous jellyfish and anemone costumes, the glass award we give out
at the Toast to the Coast, our Save Our Shores mugs and dishes and a
glass fish we have on display at the office - just to name a few. MC is
a gifted artist and a great innovator.
Thank you MC for your constant
support!
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Stay Updated With Save Our Shores!
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Save Our Shores thanks our many volunteers, sponsors, partners, and contributors for helping Save Our Shores continue our work of caring for the marine environment through Ocean Awareness, Advocacy, and Citizen Action!
The ocean and its inhabitants thank you too.
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Raffle Tickets $5
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Get your $5 Raffle Tickets for the Toast to the Coast celebration for your chance to win some awesome prizes!
Whoever SELLS the most raffle tickets wins a brand new HP Laptop!
TO BUY RAFFLE TICKETS OR PICK THEM UP TO SELL, email Michelle at info@saveourshores.org, or send a
check for how many tickets you want to buy at $5/ticket to Save Our Shores, 345 Lake Ave
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