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Giving Back for Earth Day This Year
 Earth Day takes place this year on Friday, April 22, but Save Our Shores will be celebrating all month long with beach cleanups in Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, and Monterey, a river cleanup in Santa Cruz and Earth Day Festivals in both Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. Because Save Our Shores works tirelessly throughout the year to protect and preserve the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, we're asking you to join us ~ get outdoors and Take Action for Earth Day this year! What will be your way of giving back for Earth Day this year? Who will you inspire to join you in your quest to protect the environment? Volunteers are needed on Saturday, April 16th, in Santa Cruz,: - From 10am-1pm for the San Lorenzo River Cleanup
- From 10am-12pm for the Cowell/Main Beach Cleanup
- Or all day long helping out at the Santa Cruz Earth Day Festival in San Lorenzo Park!
On Saturday, April 23rd, volunteers can join us for the Half Moon Bay Earth Day Cleanup & Celebration from 10am-Noon. Festivities continue into the afternoon.As you enjoy your time here on the Central Coast, consider what action you can take to protect and preserve our marine environment. Then Save the Date to volunteer for Earth Day this year.
Brews & Beer Tasting Event to Support SOS!
When: Saturday, March 12, from 12-3pm
Where: Whole Foods Market Capitola, 1710 41st Ave.  Join Save Our Shores on Saturday, March 12th for the Brews & Beers Tasting Event outside of the Whole Foods Market in Capitola!There will be some delicious beer and food tasting from local vendors, as well as from some of the best micro-breweries in the state. You won't want to miss this event. The first 200 attendees receive a free beer tasting glass - so grab your friends and family and get ready to indulge Santa Cruz style, all while supporting your favorite cause.
Your $10 tasting fee benefits Save Our Shores!
Jackson Browne: A Save Our Shores Ocean Hero "All the plastic the world has ever made is still out there," said Jackson Browne in his interview with the Santa Cruz Weekly. "Plastic was a big mistake, and we need to do something about it." Jackson Browne, environmental activist and world-famous musician for decades on end, kicked off his solo-acoustic tour here in Santa Cruz on February 23rd. Inspired by Jackson's more recent anti-plastic activism that raises awareness about critical ocean issues, Save Our Shores presented Browne with our Ocean Hero Award (with help from students at Gateway School). We also worked with the City of Santa Cruz to officially proclaim Feb. 23, 2011, as Jackson Browne Day in Santa Cruz, and were honored to be asked to table at the concert to spread locally our common quest to stop plastic pollution in our oceans. Jackson sang his new song about plastic pollution that night called If I Could Be Anywhere. He shared his stories and thoughts about plastic pollution, and urged the crowd to consider the negative impacts plastic creates in our environment. The Save Our Shores table was flooded by concert-goers eager to learn more about this issue on a local level, and we were happy to receive support on our petition to ban single-use plastic bags in each city and county bordering the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Davenport Gallery Celebrates Our Oceans
Come on out to the Davenport Gallery this month to experience different mediums of breathtaking art inspired by the ocean in the art show, Our Oceans. Called "a celebration of the natural beauty above and below the surface of the sea," Our Ocean features stunning underwater photography as well as ocean-themed paintings and sculptures. Our Oceans opens on March 2nd and continues through March 27th. Hours are 11am-5pm on Wednesdays - Sundays. The artists reception, held on March 12th from 3-6pm, will even include a guest marine mammal expert who will speak about whale migrations at 3pm! A portion of proceeds benefit Save Our Shores.
Presenting the 2011 Class of Sanctuary Stewards!
 Meet the talented, new team of Save Our Shores volunteers, gathered in the photo above for their very first Steward class on February 22. Make sure to say hello as you see them on our beaches and out in the community working on behalf of SOS to protect the Monterey Bay!
Welcoming Martel Andersen and Scott Malsom to the Save Our Shores Board You might recognize the names, as both Martel and Scott hail from the SOS Sanctuary Steward Class of 2009 and have gone above and beyond their volunteer commitments to this organization. We are all very excited to work with Martel and Scott to protect and preserve our marine environment on an entirely new level, and know they will each bring new perspective and experience to the Save Our Shores Board. Welcome!
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- March 12, 10am-Noon: Monterey Monthly Beach Cleanup at Lover's Point in Pacific Grove
- March 19th, 10am-Noon: Santa Cruz Monthly Beach Cleanup at Davenport Main Beach
- Save The Date for our Earth Day Volunteer Events in April!
Find Beach & River Cleanup info on our Event Calendar...
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Take Action!
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Ban Shark Finning!
Sign the Ocean Conservancy petition via the link below to support AB 376 to put an END to the shark fin trade in California. Shark populations have been dramatically decreasing in recent years. Some estimate that 70 million sharks are killed every year for shark fin soup alone, and some shark species have depleted over 80%!
Take Action for our sharks today! |
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Join the Human Race on May 7th! | |
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Thank you to our Online Donors!
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SOS thanks the following for their generous online gifts in February:
- Dayna Itano
- Theresa Rutledge, in honor of Eric Muller
- Peter Szydlowski, in honor of Nelson Wolfe
Become an online donor for March!
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Thanks you to our Community Fundraisers | Thank you to Walking Light Productions for choosing Save Our Shores as the donor recipient for your community fundraising event, The Ibsen Follies.
Keep up the great work! |
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SOS to Present at International Marine Debris Conference | Save Our Shores Executive Director Laura Kasa will present our marine debris data at the International Marine Debris Conference in Honolulu, Hi this month. We plan to report on the conference in more detail in next month's e-bulletin.
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Become a Member of Save Our Shores | 
Save Our Shores Members keep pollution prevention happening all year long. From beach and river cleanups to BaitTanks to local plastic bag bans, the ongoing work of Save Our Shores depends on the ongoing support from our Members.
Become a Member today! |
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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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