The crew of laboratory volunteers that actually run the tests on the water samples is one aspect of our Water Quality Monitoring program that is not publicized as much as it should be. We have …

Plastic pollution is a big problem for San Diego’s beaches – in fact, you might call it a whale of a problem.  What better way to draw attention to it than with a whale made …

This is the sixth of a 10-part blog series examining the nature of ASBS, the threats they face and the actions we can take to protect these biological hotspots for future San Diegans. Last Saturday, …

I can fully declare the Coastkeeper boating outreach program is officially in action. After months of arming ourselves with knowledge about environmental issues involving and impacting the boating community, recruiting a team of five volunteer …

If you have lived in San Diego for any length of time, you have probably noticed that it doesn’t rain very often here.  Yet if you look around, you’ll find you’re surrounded by lawns and …

June 8th of 2011 was a good day for our ocean –people around the globe celebrated World Oceans Day, and we here in San Diego honored our coastline with celebrations of pollution prevention and marine …

Recent concerns over high levels of dissolved copper in San Diego Bay, likely due in part to leaching from boat hull paints, has led to calls for a new permitting process for in-water hull cleanings. …

This is the third of a 5-part blog series examining the nature of our local water supply and how to increase the reliability of our supplies now and into the future. Recently we posted a …

Let’s face the facts, sometimes it’s hard to get motivated for a gym sesh. But here in sunny San Diego we really don’t have an excuse to be inactive. Our county offers so many fun …

Hello friends, World Oceans Day, on June 8, is a day to celebrate the Big Blue and all it provides, from food and fun to fresh air and jobs. San Diego Coastkeeper is offering a …