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Save Our Shores News & Events
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Thank You Annual Coastal Cleanup Day Volunteers!
On Saturday, September 17th, in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, 4,584 volunteers participated in Annual Coastal Cleanup Day 2011. At 81 different cleanup sites from Wadell Creek in the north to the Big Sur coast in the south, and spanning over 157 miles of beach, river, creek, slough, lake, and even underwater - our volunteers were a force to be reckoned with.
 The combined efforts in both counties cleaned up over 17,500 pounds of pollution, including over 23,000 cigarette butts and 4,300 plastic bags! A Proclamation declaring September 17, 2011, as Save Our Shores Day in the City of Santa Cruz was even presented to SOS at Cowell Beach. See our photo album...  A special thanks to the California Coastal Commission for managing the statewide effort, where more than 63,000 volunteers removed nearly 600,000 pounds of pollution on this one day in ocean protection history. And congratulations to all of the volunteers, Members, local leaders, and supporters who worked together to make Annual Coastal Cleanup Day such a huge success!
Read more in our blog post...
Meet us at the Monterey Beer Garden
Saving the ocean is hard work. Come take a beer break with us at Monterey Beer Garden - being held in beautiful Memory Gardens next to the Monterey Portola Hotel & Spa. Proceeds benefit Save Our Shores!
When: Sunday, October 9, 12-4pm
Where: Memory Gardens, Custom House Plaza, Monterey map
Who needs Octoberfest when you have the Monterey Beer Garden?
Come kick off the fall season with a proper beer drinking event - all in the name of ocean conservation.
Get your tickets today! Victory! Santa Cruz County Finally Bans the Bag  After 2 years of advocating for a ban on single-use plastic bags in Santa Cruz County, Save Our Shores is finally doing the victory dance.
In the words of Santa Cruz County Supervisor Mark Stone, who spearheaded the ordinance, "The detrimental impacts of single-use plastic bags are indisputable. From the oil needed to manufacture and transport bags around the planet to the massive amount of plastic trash destroying our oceans, threatening marine life, and contaminating our food web, this relic of the past is a wasteful contributor to pollution." Read more...
Two weeks ago today, SOS volunteers removed over 4,300 plastic bags from Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties during Annual Coastal Cleanup Day. It's up to the locals to Take Action to protect our environment from the blight of plastic pollution. Join the I Heart Clean Beaches team today!
Take Action to Ban the Bag in Monterey County
On Monday, October 3, from 6-8pm, advocate for the health of your marine environment by joining in on the round-table discussion for a plastic bag ban in the City of Monterey.
Local ordinances really do work, but they need the continual, echoing voice of support from the community. Come be a part of this local revolution, change policy for the better, and do away with disposable plastics that plague our environment once and for all. Sorry, plastic bags, but we're taking you down!
Meet us at Monterey City Council Chambers, 580 Pacific St., Monterey.
Dive the Bay Tests the Waters on October 15
 What do you get when a group of SCUBA divers come together to raise awareness about the growing number of threats to our ocean? It's called Dive the Coast.
On Saturday, October 15th, a test-run relay dive called Dive the Bay will take place out of Monterey aboard the Silver Prince. Divers will relay a float from one group to the next for a total distance of about 10 miles to test the waters for the larger, official Dive the Coast relay dive sometime in 2013. Visit divethecoast.com to learn more or join the discussion on the forum.
Our own Lauren Gilligan will join the divers on Oct. 15 to dive and raise awareness about Marine Protected Areas, our underwater state parks.
To reserve a space on the Silver Prince on October 15, call 204-0539 or email Charters@SilverPrinceCharters.com.
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Save Our Shores Volunteers Needed!
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- October 3, 6 - 8pm: Take Action for a plastic-bag-free Monterey at the Monterey City Council Meeting
- October 8, 10am - Noon: Monterey Monthly Beach Cleanup at Zmudowski State Beach
- October 15, 10 am - Noon: Santa Cruz Monthly Beach Cleanup at Panther Beach
- October 22, 10am - Noon: Half Moon Bay Fall Cleanup at Venice Beach and Creek for 'Make a Difference Day'
- October 29, 10am - Noon: San Lorenzo River Cleanup near Laurel Street Bridge, Santa Cruz
Visit our Cleanup & Event Calendar for more information...
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Take Action!
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Support Marine Protected Areas
Our oceans are in a state of rapid decline. Federally regulated Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) protect and conserve marine life and habitats for generations to come. They allow depleted, over-harvested species a chance to bounce back after decades of misuse and overharvesting.
That's why we need a solid network of Marine Protected Areas. Urge Governor Jerry Brown to take a leadership role on a statewide network of Marine Protected Areas for California, which will in turn set the stage for other states and nations to follow suit. Our oceans are one of the most valuable resources on the planet, and they desperately need your voice of support.
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Thank you for a Summer of Clean Beaches
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A big round of applause to our Sponsors for playing an integral role in providing clean shorelines to our community this season!
Champion Leaders: REI, New Leaf Community Markets, The Dream Inn
Circle of Champions: Hula School of Santa Cruz
Sanctuary Guardians: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Ecology Action, Granny Purps, Macy's
Sanctuary Benefactor: Seagate Technology, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Monterey Recycling Waste Management District, Good Times Santa Cruz, Plantronics, Granite Construction, Cornerstone Technology
Event Allies: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Eco Goods, Rotary Club of Santa Cruz, Pebble Beach Co., Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, Pacific Metrics, Monterey Regional Storm Water Management Group, Clement Hotel, Creme de Canna
Shoreline Heroes: Albert's Organics, Ristorante Avanti, Richard Schmidt Surf School, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Lisa and Richard Orser, Fred Keeley
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New Marine Protections for California |
On January 1, 2012, 49 new Marine Protected Areas will create the Southern California network of MPAs. The area will span from Point Conception in Santa Barbara County down to the U.S./Mexico border, protect 354 square miles of state waters, and account for about 15% of the waters in that region. Researchers will monitor the MPAs inside and out to help determine the effectiveness of the MPAs in meeting the goals of the Marine Life Protection Act. |
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Get Your Green Drink on October 6th! | |
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Thank you to our September Online Donors!
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SOS thanks the following individuals for their online gifts in September:
- Gerry Barett in honor of Nicholas' SW Bike Tour
- Crystal Birns
- Nina Granlund
- Jay Korte
- Jeffrey Larson
- Scott Pietka
- Mary Teer
Become an online donor in October!
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Become a Member of Save Our Shores | 
Members of Save Our Shores play a vital role in protecting the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. It takes a community to protect our Sanctuary - join us!
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Partner of the Month |
Save Our Shores thanks the Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay for choosing us as the donor recipient for Monterey Beer Garden on October 3rd. The Portola Hotel supports conservation and sustainable tourism, because we all play a role in protecting our oceans.
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Thank You |
| 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 2011! | 
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| SOS: Winner of Best Non-Profit of 2010! | 
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