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A Common Vision for a Plastic Bag-Free
Santa Cruz County
Save Our Shores is on a mission to ban single-use plastic bags around Monterey Bay and we need your help! Santa Cruz county could very well become the first California county with a comprehensive ban on single-use plastic bags. In order for this to happen, each of the four incorporated cities within Santa Cruz County - Santa Cruz, Capitola, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville - AND the County of Santa Cruz must each enact separate laws to deal with the single-use plastic bag blight.
The County of Santa Cruz led the charge locally by accepting the draft Single-Use Bag Reduction Ordinance this past April. The City of Santa Cruz soon followed, and the City of Capitola is currently working a similar Ordinance. It's said that Scotts Valley and Watsonville are in the 'beginning stages' of a plastic bag ban, so we started a petition to help speed things up a bit. The petition below calls for each municipality of Santa Cruz County to each accept a ban on single-use plastic bags.
Help us spread the word and sign the petition below! A plastic bag-free Santa Cruz county will be your reward, and a healthier, happier Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary will follow.
Last month, Save Our Shores set out to form a new alliance around the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to combat plastic pollution. It's called the Central Coast Sanctuary Alliance, and it already includes well over twenty environmental organizations such as Surfrider Monterey and Santa Cruz, the Plastic Pollution Coalition, Ecology Action, Defenders of Wildlife, the Clean Ocean Projects, and many more!
The goal of the Central Coast Sanctuary Alliance is to create a marine environment free of plastic bag litter. Stay tuned to saveourshores.org for updates on this exciting new alliance.
Now Accepting Applications for the 2011 Class of Sanctuary Stewards
Want to to take your commitment to the ocean to the next level? Apply for the 2011 class of Sanctuary Stewards to become a volunteer leader of Save Our Shores' beach cleanups, outreach efforts, and 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.
Interested in applying or have questions? Contact Andrew Hoeksema, Coordinator of Volunteer Programs, andrew@saveourshores.org.
SOS Packs the Del Mar for the Bag It Movie Event
 On Wednesday, November 17th, over 400 people came out to watch the award-winning film Bag It at the Del Mar Theater in downtown Santa Cruz and hear from Jeb Berrier, the star of the film. Save Our Shores staff, volunteers, members, Kirby School kids, Bag Monsters and the Santa Cruz blue community gathered for a comical, in-depth look at the many effects our disposable plastic lifestyles can create. We gathered over 215 petition signatures in support of a single-use plastic bag ban throughout Santa Cruz County, and a great time was had by all.
If you missed Bag It with Save Our Shores at the Del Mar, you can support the film's release by requesting it on Netflix!
Check out our photo album from the night on our facebook page...
Huge Victory in Fight Against Offshore Oil Drilling
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar just announced that NO new oil drilling leases will be granted for the next five years for the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts, as well as the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. This news comes after constant debate on new oil leases in the post-BP oil spill climate, where opposition to new offshore oil leases has been increasing since the spill began in April. A victory for environmentalists, clean energy, and animals alike, the recent news is a step forward in the right direction. Read more...
Stop by SOS During the Lighted Boat Parade
The Save Our Shores office will be open to the community this Saturday, Dec. 4th, for the annual Lighted Boat Parade on Santa Cruz Harbor. Come on by to sip warm tea and sample cookies while catching up with your Save Our Shores community. The parade begins at 5:30pm. We'll see you there!
The End of the Line Film Screening in Half Moon Bay
 Join Save Our Shores and your blue ocean community for a Half Moon Bay movie event addressing the state of our oceans: The End of the Line. The End of the Line is the first major documentary to reveal the worldwide problem of overfishing and poor fisheries management, which is leading to a potentially catastrophic decline in fish populations and ocean health. Based on a book written by Charles Clover and filmed around the world, The End of the Line shows us that fishing with modern technology has put us in a dire situation where we are very close to destroying entire ocean ecosystems. A panel discussion will follow the film. |
Save Our Shores Volunteers Needed!
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- December 11th 10am-Noon: Monterey Monthly Beach Cleanup at Marina State Beach.
- December 16th, 7-9:30pm: Save Our Shores screening of The End of the Line in Half Moon Bay.
- December 18th, 10am-Noon: Santa Cruz Monthly Beach Cleanup at Laguna Beach.
- Become a Save Our Shores Sanctuary Steward and Take Action for the health of our marine environment all year long!
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Take Action!
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TAKE ACTION for Marine Protected Areas - Deadline Dec. 6th!
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!
TAKE ACTION to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags Throughout Santa Cruz County!
Save Our Shores is working with our newly formed Central Coast Sanctuary Alliance to ban single-use plastic bags all around the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Join the effort and help us spread the word by signing the petition below and forwarding it on to your netrworks!
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Come out to the Surfrider Cafe TODAY (Dec. 1st) to Support Save Our Shores!
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Surfrider Cafe at 429 Front Street in Santa Cruz is hosting an all day fundraising fiesta for Save Our Shores today, Dec.1st, from 11am-11pm.
A portion of the proceeds from the entire day go toward Save Our Shores ocean conservation programs that benefit the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Join the I heart Clean Beaches crew for a casual lunch or dinner in support of a great cause!
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Consider the Gift of a Save Our Shores Membership |  | |
Do you know someone who wants to help Save Our Shores keep oil drilling out of the Monterey Bay, inform boaters on how to prevent small oil spills in local waters, educate the youth about plastic pollution AND help keep our beaches & rivers clean?
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Birdies for Charity
Pledge Drive for
Save Our Shores
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Birdies for Charity is a fun way for charities and non-profits like Save Our Shores to cash-in on the birdies made during the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tournament.
Similar to a walk-a-thon, and based on the total number of birdies made by PGA TOUR professionals during the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Birdies for Charity will give Save Our Shores' ocean conservation programs a financial boost with a twist!
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Why I Save Our Shores by Dave Zaches |
"Save Our Shores' work for the oceans and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
reminds us that there is so much beneath that pretty blue surface that we don't see. The fish, plants, and marine mammals all play a huge role in sustaining life, even on land. Save Our Shores rallies kids, parents, and the community to help clean up our beaches and waterways all year long - AND they make it fun!
Save Our Shores, best to you and to our community for the
holidays & 2011." -Dave Zaches, Monterey Save Our Shores Supporter since 1995 | |
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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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