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The largest volunteer effort in California, Coastal Cleanup Day is our day to give back to the ocean, beaches, and creeks that make Santa Barbara County such a wonderful place to live. Get outside, enjoy nature, and remove marine debris from our beaches and waterways.

Volunteers of all ages can participate at any of the 2023 cleanup sites. Pre-registration is not required, but is encouraged.  To register, click here.

Each site will have a captain on hand to provide necessary instructions and supplies. Please bring your own gloves, buckets, and other reusable cleanup supplies to lessen the plastic footprint of this event. If you don’t have any, we will have plenty of cleanup materials for everyone.

If you can’t make the cleanup on the 23rd, we encourage you to cleanup any time during the month of September. Be sure to record your data using the Clean Swell app and your cleanup will be included in Coastal Cleanup Day! Make sure to allow location services and add Explore Ecology as your group name. 

Coastal Cleanup Day is brought to you by Explore Ecology and our partner the County of Santa Barbara Resource Recovery and Waste Management, with support from Project Clean Water and the Cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Solvang. The California Coastal Commission organizes the statewide event and the international event is organized by the Ocean Conservancy.

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