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“Sprinkle” Our Ocean with Cupcakes

What is better than treating your taste buds and saving our planet? With Earth Day around the corner, it is a good time to ponder what I am doing to reduce my footprint on the …

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Volunteering to become the heart and soul of Coastkeeper

“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.”– Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732 San Diego Coastkeeper’s Volunteer of the Year Amanda Sousa and Volunteer Hall of Fame inductee Taya Lazootin checking out …

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King Tides Make for Front Page News

If you’ve been following our blog, you know we’ve been tracking the recent King Tides. This naturally-occurring phenomenon swept onto the California coast February 16-18, giving us a glimpse of what changes projected sea level …

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The Electric Slide

Every day there’s a new techno-gadget that millions of people clamor to add to their arsenal. PS3, iPad, Kindle. Each one plugs in and powers up. These little additions to your daily energy use might …

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If Only We Knew: Bishop’s 6th Grade Hits the Beach with Gloves and Trash Bags

Christina Gaffney (’17) waved her latex-gloved hand at the black water and pieces of trash flowing from a storm drain at Mission Bay Park. “See that?” she said. “I want to help stop that.” In …

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Its A Skipper’s Life For Me

It has been seven months since I started at Coastkeeper, and it’s cool to look back and think how excited I was to start working for such an amazing organization. Back then, I think the …

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You take your car to work. I’ll take my bike.

That’s a slight spin-off of the Weezer tune ‘Surf Wax America’.  But for those of us who don’t start the day on dawn patrol, a morning bike ride to work is a great way to …

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It Takes a Village to Restore a Watershed

The Pueblo Watershed is full of diversity in every form possible.  Each neighborhood that stretches along Chollas Creek includes different ethnicities, religions, cultures, music and food.  Whether you’re crossing from North Park to City Heights, …

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The King Tides Are Coming

King Tides in San Francisco A couple of weeks ago, as I was riding my bike to work in the morning along the Pacific Beach waterfront path, I noticed that the tide waters reached all …

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Shocker! Cleanup data shows plastic still plagues San Diego beaches.

One of the best things about San Diego Coastkeeper’s beach cleanup program is the collection of data by our volunteers. While some volunteers find the idea of tallying up hundreds of cigarette butts or pieces …

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“Sprinkle” Our Ocean with Cupcakes

What is better than treating your taste buds and saving our planet? With Earth Day around the corner, it is a good time to ponder what I am doing to reduce my footprint on the …

Read More

Volunteering to become the heart and soul of Coastkeeper

“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.”– Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732 San Diego Coastkeeper’s Volunteer of the Year Amanda Sousa and Volunteer Hall of Fame inductee Taya Lazootin checking out …

Read More

King Tides Make for Front Page News

If you’ve been following our blog, you know we’ve been tracking the recent King Tides. This naturally-occurring phenomenon swept onto the California coast February 16-18, giving us a glimpse of what changes projected sea level …

Read More

The Electric Slide

Every day there’s a new techno-gadget that millions of people clamor to add to their arsenal. PS3, iPad, Kindle. Each one plugs in and powers up. These little additions to your daily energy use might …

Read More

If Only We Knew: Bishop’s 6th Grade Hits the Beach with Gloves and Trash Bags

Christina Gaffney (’17) waved her latex-gloved hand at the black water and pieces of trash flowing from a storm drain at Mission Bay Park. “See that?” she said. “I want to help stop that.” In …

Read More

Its A Skipper’s Life For Me

It has been seven months since I started at Coastkeeper, and it’s cool to look back and think how excited I was to start working for such an amazing organization. Back then, I think the …

Read More

You take your car to work. I’ll take my bike.

That’s a slight spin-off of the Weezer tune ‘Surf Wax America’.  But for those of us who don’t start the day on dawn patrol, a morning bike ride to work is a great way to …

Read More

It Takes a Village to Restore a Watershed

The Pueblo Watershed is full of diversity in every form possible.  Each neighborhood that stretches along Chollas Creek includes different ethnicities, religions, cultures, music and food.  Whether you’re crossing from North Park to City Heights, …

Read More

The King Tides Are Coming

King Tides in San Francisco A couple of weeks ago, as I was riding my bike to work in the morning along the Pacific Beach waterfront path, I noticed that the tide waters reached all …

Read More

Shocker! Cleanup data shows plastic still plagues San Diego beaches.

One of the best things about San Diego Coastkeeper’s beach cleanup program is the collection of data by our volunteers. While some volunteers find the idea of tallying up hundreds of cigarette butts or pieces …

Read More