Save Our Shores News & Events
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Is Your Life Too Plastic?
Join us for Bag It On Weds, Nov. 17th!
When: Weds, Nov. 17th, from 7-9pm
Where: The Del Mar Theater downtown Santa Cruz
We are excited to bring the hilarious, award-winning film Bag It to Santa Cruz. You'll have a chance to Take Action to ban single-use plastic bags throughout Santa Cruz County & meet Jeb, the film's star (pictured at right), who will share his experiences filming Bag It.
Bag It follows Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world & takes a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics. Jeb's journey starts with simple questions. And what he learns quickly grows far beyond plastic bags. Check out a preview of the film here...Save a couple bucks by planning ahead ~ Purchase your $5 pre-sale tickets online today! Tickets will be $7 at the door.
*Save Our Shores thanks Ecology Action for their support of Bag It, as well as the County of Santa Cruz, New Leaf Community Markets, The Dream Inn, and Chico Bags!
Vote for the Environment on Nov. 2nd:
Vote YES on Proposition 21. NO on Proposition 26. Save Our Shores supports YES on Prop. 21!
California State Proposition 21 will help secure vital funding for our under-funded State Parks and beaches by establishing a new $18 annual vehicle license surcharge. California drivers would then receive FREE day-use admission to all of our amazing California State Parks all year long! Passage of Proposition 21 will secure at least $250 million annually in necessary funding for our backlogged State Park system.
Save Our Shores supports NO on Prop. 26!
Passage of Proposition 26 would change California's Constitution so that the fees placed on big polluters for degrading the environment would be redefined as taxes, instead. This change to our State's law would make it much more difficult to hold big polluters accountable for their messes. Get out and vote on Nov. 2nd! Look up polling places here...
An In-Depth Look at Coastal Cleanup Day 2010
Coastal Cleanup Day 2010 was a huge success. After crunching the numbers we've come up with a more in-depth look at the results. Note:
totals are for Sept 25th, 2010 only, and include trash & recyclables.
Santa Cruz County's 3 Dirtiest Beaches:
Moran Lake Beach: 718 lbs. collected
Panther Beach: 573 lbs. collected
Palm Beach: 340 lbs. collected
Monterey County's 3 Dirtiest Beaches:
Monterey Municipal/Del Monte Beach at Wharf 2: 230 lbs. collected
Monterey State Beach: 228 lbs. collected
Carmel Beach: 216 lbs. collected
Santa Cruz County's 3 Dirtiest Inland Sites:
Felton Covered Bridge: 2,219 lbs. collected
West Struve Slough at PVHS: 1,205 lbs. collected
Aptos Creek at Aptos Village Park: 1,013 lbs. collected
Monterey County's 3 Dirtiest Inland Sites:
Elkorn Slough: 2,030 lbs. collected
Upper Carr Lake: 535 lbs. collected
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge: 250 lbs. collected
Top items collected include: Over 6,000 plastic bags, 2,000 plastic beverage bottles, 5,600 plastic caps and lids, 12,500 food wrappers, 300 fishing line pieces, 35,000 cigarette butts, and over 40 appliances like washers, refrigerators and bed frames.
TEDx Great Pacific Garbage Patch Event on Nov. 6th
 In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. On Saturday, November 6th, TEDx will tackle the topic: Plastic Pollution is Affecting the World.
Tune in to see environmental leaders from around the world like Anna Cummins, Captain Charles Moore, Chris Jordan, Ed Begley Jr., and our own Wallce "J" Nichols address one of the most critical topics of our time: plastic pollution.
Find out all about the TEDx Great Pacific Garbage Patch here...
Gault Elementary Students Expose "Death Caps"
As part of the Ocean  Protectors program, a collaborative effort between Save Our Shores and O'Neill Sea Odyssey, a group of eager 4th grade students from Gault Elementary School removed over 200 items they dubbed "death caps" from Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz this fall.
Death Caps are plastic caps separated from single-use bottles. "We call them death caps because they float in the water and are often mistaken for jellies and are eaten by fish and birds," said Gault Elementary School Teacher Buzz Gray. The students say one solution is to design plastic bottle caps to stay on the bottle with a tether.
Ocean Protectors is a marine debris and storm water education program that includes beach cleanups, hands-on marine debris education, and a fun storm water education program onboard the Team O'Neill catamaran.
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Join the 2011 Class of SOS Sanctuary Stewards
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From Awareness to Action
Want to to take your commitment to ocean advocacy to the next level? Apply for the 2011 class of Sanctuary Stewards and become a volunteer leader of Save Our Shores' beach cleanups, outreach efforts, and environmental education programs. Our Stewards receive a dynamic spring training session that provide them with the knowledge and skills they need for an exciting year of leadership on behalf of our ocean and marine environment. Apply to be a Sanctuary Steward today!
If you are interested in applying or have questions, contact Andrew Hoeksema, Coordinator of Volunteer Programs, andrew@saveourshores.org.
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Save Our Shores Volunteers Needed!
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- November 13th 10am-Noon: Monterey Monthly Beach Cleanup at Salinas River State Beach
- November 20th, 10am-Noon: Santa Cruz Monthly Beach Cleanup at Seacliff State Beach
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Take Action!
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TAKE ACTION to Support Marine Protected Areas!
Sign our Care2 petition to the California Fish and Game Commission to extend the benefits of marine protection to Southern California. Marine Protected Areas, or MPAs, help create a legacy of ocean conservation that will sustain a healthy ocean and successful fishing industry for decades to come. A well-informed network of Marine Protected Areas is the key to a vital ocean ecosystem, and they need your support today!
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SOS DockWalker Program Named 4th Best in California
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Did you know Americans alone spill about 180 million gallons of oil into the water each year? That's 16 times the amount of oil spilled during the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989.
The DockWalker program works to inform boaters on how to safely discard of their used oil. DockWalkers educate boaters about small oil spills, teach them how to use absorbent pads, and point out the oil collection services available in our harbors.
The Save Our Shores DockWalker program of 2010 recently received the #4 ranking in all of California!
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Come out to the Surfrider Cafe on Wednesday, December 1st to Support Save Our Shores!
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Surfrider Cafe, located at 429 Front Street in Santa Cruz, is holding a benefit for Save Our Shores on Wednesday, December 1st, from 11am-11pm.
Join us for a fun, informal evening in Santa Cruz where a portion of the proceeds from the entire day will go toward Save Our Shores.
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Support Save Our Shores
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Want to help SOS keep oil drilling out of the Monterey Bay, to inform boaters how to prevent small oil spills, to educate the youth & public about plastic pollution AND help keep our beaches clean?
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Member Perk:
Our friends at Kayak Connection here on the Santa Cruz Harbor are offering a great, new Member perk: Become a new Member of Save Our Shores and receive 1/2 off of your kayak and stand up paddle board rentals from Kayak Connection! | |
Thanks for your support!
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Thank You
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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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SOS: Winner of Best Non-Profit of 2010!
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