Three Easy Ways to Save Our Shores
Before the End of 2011  

 

Tis the season to DOUBLE your impact for a healthy marine community by having your donation matched by Monterey County Gives OR the Sutherland Fund! Here's how:

1. Donate through Monterey County Gives: Your Donation will be MATCHED by the Monterey County Weekly's Community Fund! Find Save Our Shores under 'Environment & Sustainability.' 

 

2. Meet the California Challenge: Help Save Our Shores reclaim $100,000 in state and federal funding that was cut for 2012.

 

3. Donate through The Sutherland Fund: New Members who join by December 31st will have their membership gift DOUBLED by the Sutherland Fund!

  

Your year-end donation will rally 10,000 local volunteers to prevent 32,000 lbs. of pollution from entering our oceans AND train hundreds of students to become stewards of their marine world in over 155 classrooms a year!  

The Rewarding Life of a SOS Sanctuary Steward  

By Curtis Luckado, Steward Class of 2011 

        

"I had three goals for the summer of 2011. Do something that would benefit my local community, be outdoors as much as  possible, and hopefully learn something in the process. The Sanctuary Steward program allowed me to achieve all three. It wasn't until I was out of the Steward classroom and onto our local beaches that the true value of being part of Save Our Shores became shockingly clear.  

  

The most fulfilling moment for me as a Steward was on the 4th of July. As I walked around the beach passing out trash and recycling bags, all while encouraging beach goers to pack their trash, I was told on numerous occasions how much my efforts were appreciated, and how thankful they were for my being there." Read Curtis' full story ...  


Sanctuary Stewards are the volunteer leaders of Save Our Shores. Learn more and apply online today... 

  

 

Presenting our Brand NEW Adopt-a-Levee Program!

From the Tannery to the ocean, we are looking for groups to help spearhead the new Adopt-a-Levee program in Santa Cruz! In collaboration with the City of Santa Cruz, the Adopt-a-Levee program will be the first of it's kind here on the Central Coast.

Did you know river cleanups remove an average 3 times more debris from our watersheds than beach cleanups do? This means that Adopt-a-Levee groups will make a huge impact on the health of our marine environment by taking stewardship of the San Lorenzo River into their own hands. Each group must commit to at least 3 river cleanups before the end of June, 2012, and you can leave the rest to us!  

Are you up for a new challenge, Santa Cruz?

Contact emily@saveourshores.org or 831.462.5662 ext 5.  

Join the Discussion for a Monterey Bay 

Sanctuary Scenic Trail  

Don't let the Davenport to Seacliff coastal corridor get overlooked! Three upcoming workshops invite the public to engage in the planning process for a bicycle and pedestrian trail network in SC County. Though planning has been focusing on the rail line while the coastal corridor trail is getting lost in the dust. Find out more here... 

December 13, 6-8pm: Pacific Elementary School, Davenport  

December 14, 6-8pm: Simpkins Swim Center, Live Oak

December 15, 6-8pm: Watsonville Civic Bldg Community Room 

Call on Congress to Protect Bluefin Tuna    

  

 Take Action to protect bluefin tuna today!