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- No events scheduled for February 11, 2024. Jump to the next upcoming events.
Heal the Bay Aquarium will be closed to the public on Saturday, January 11, and Sunday, January 12, 2025.
To support families affected by the recent devastating fires, Heal the Bay Aquarium is hosting a Free Day Camp for children this weekend. This special camp is designed to provide a safe, engaging, and educational environment for kids while parents and caregivers manage the challenges brought on by this crisis. To learn more and register, click here.
Thanks to your generous support, Heal the Bay has accomplished award-winning successes for our coastal waters. As we continue our journey into 2025, we invite you to stand with us and help fuel our mission.
Every contribution makes a difference in preserving and protecting our precious marine environment. Join us in riding the wave of change!
Due to the ongoing Franklin Fire, we regret to inform you that the eDNA sampling event (12/14/2024) and Sea Star Solstice (12/15/24), have been cancelled.
Stay safe and stay out of the water for 72 hours after rainfall!
November 17, 9 AM – 1 PM
Honor Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month with a day of service at the sacred Kuruvungna Springs. Discover the rich history and ongoing preservation efforts with watershed coordinators from the Safe Clean Water Program and the Gabrielino-Tongva Foundation.
Find out if your favorite watering hole is on the honor roll or flunking out.
Our coastline is shrinking, but what can Los Angeles do about it?
Knowledge is power. Attend the discussion panel of the year at Hermosa Beach Community Center, “Rising Tides: Exploring LA’s Readiness for Sea Level Rise,” to find out.
Join Heal the Bay in celebrating the transformative power of reusable alternatives at our Nothin But Sand Beach Cleanup this Earth Month! Every gloved hand on the sand, every advocate trained, and every dollar raised brings us closer to a plastic-free future.
Registration filled? Don’t worry – just bring your own buckets and gloves to join us on the sand!
Looking for more ways to make an impact? Donate to help end plastic pollution for good.
Dance all night under the stars while benefiting Heal the Bay!
Looking to get activated this April? Join our “Reusable is Beautiful” Earth Month activities to help you ditch single-use plastic and keep our oceans healthy.
Every year, billions of pounds of single-use plastic flood our oceans, threatening the health of our planet. This month and every month, Heal the Bay is committed to raising awareness about choosing reusable options over single-use plastic and keeping our waterways clean, safe, and beautiful for everyone.
So what are you waiting for? Plan your Earth Month now!
Heal the Bay mobilizes thousands of volunteers each year to pick up trash at beaches and in our watersheds in Los Angeles County. Cleanups are the last defense against marine pollution. We actively use data collected by volunteers (like total trash and the types of trash in each area) from local cleanups to educate businesses and communities, support environmental legislation, and advocate for the health of our waterways. In addition to picking up trash and debris at the beach, we encourage cleanups at any accessible outdoor location in Greater LA’s watersheds.
FIND OUR NEXT BEACH CLEANUP LOCATION
Saturday, March 16, 2024 | 10 AM – 12 PM
💧 Volunteers must avoid the water and wet sand
🌴 The cleanup will be limited to low-risk surrounding areas in accordance with the closure of the inner beach
🐟 For your safety, the tide pool tour is canceled
As always, staff will assist you with questions or concerns to ensure everyone has a safe, fun, and productive cleanup!
On Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in eight Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms combined with “very dangerous” winds have increased the chances of potentially dangerous flash flooding and rough surf, with flood watches in effect across the area.
1) Stay out of the water for 72 hours after rainfall. Rainfall will bring accumulated pollution to our waterways and shores.
2) Tune into local news stations to keep up-to-date on changing weather conditions and road closures.
3) Know before you go. Check out the local water quality grades at beachreportcard.org or the River Report Card.
4) Check the local forecast, including tide levels! Don’t get washed away! We use: NOAA Local Tides and Currents.
5) Join the Storm Response Team. Once conditions are safe, check out how to do your own storm response cleanup.
Join Heal the Bay for a full day of beach fun on February 17, 2024, for a Nothin’ But Sand beach cleanup, followed by a guided tide pool exploration and a wildlife tour of the local wetlands at the Salt Marsh Open House! We’ll be on the sand rain or shine — so be sure to dress accordingly!
🪣BEACH CLEANUP
10 AM – 12 PM @ CABRILLO BEACH
🐚TIDE POOL FUN
12 PM – 1 PM @ POINT FERMIN
🦆OBSERVE WILDLIFE AND TOUR NEARBY WETLANDS
1 PM – 3 PM @ SALINAS DE SAN PEDRO WETLANDS
Are you looking to dive into a career in marine science, environmental organizing, or non-profit operations? Heal the Bay is looking for motivated interns who want to make a difference in their communities. Gain hands-on experience, work with passionate experts, and make a splash at Heal the Bay.
Don’t wait, applications are due by January 31, 2024! Click here to learn more and apply.
1) Stay out of the water for 72 hours after rainfall. Rainfall will bring accumulated pollution to our waterways and shores.
2) Tune into local news stations to keep up-to-date on changing weather conditions and road closures.
3) Know before you go. Check out the local water quality grades at beachreportcard.org or the River Report Card.
4) Check the local forecast, including tide levels! Don’t get washed away! We use: NOAA Local Tides and Currents.
5) Join the Storm Response Team. Once conditions are safe, check out how to do your own storm response cleanup.
⚠Weather Notice⚠: We are prepared to carry out our cleanup rain or shine!
Kick off the New Year with Heal the Bay at Zuma Beach, 3000 Zuma Access Road, Malibu, CA 90265, at TOWER 2, for a beach cleanup with a big impact. Register today to reserve your bucket and we’ll SEA you on the Sand!
Enjoy crafts, explore our virtual exhibit “Underwater Treasure”, and experience wet and wild hands-on education with Heal the Bay and our fishy friends as we celebrate Marine Protected Areas, better known as underwater parks, that preserve the biodiversity and abundance of the amazing ocean right here in Santa Monica.
✅ Volunteer Orientation must be completed in order to participate in MPA Watch, become a Beach Captain, attended Aquarium Volunteer Training, and join Speaker’s Bureau.
1) Stay out of the water for 72 hours after rainfall. Rainfall will bring accumulated pollution to our waterways and shores.
2) Tune into local news stations to keep up-to-date on changing weather conditions and road closures.
3) Know before you go. Check out the local water quality grades at beachreportcard.org or the River Report Card.
4) Check the local forecast, including tide levels! Don’t get washed away! We use: NOAA Local Tides and Currents.
5) Join the Storm Response Team. Once conditions are safe, check out how to do your own storm response cleanup.
Give a gift for good to protect our precious watershed and help keep our coastal waters safe and clean all year round. Whether it be Corporate and Foundation Giving, Partnerships, Stock Donations, Donor Advised Funds, Estate Plans, Donations and Sponsorship Opportunities, you can make a lasting impact with your year-end contribution today. Contact Us.
Dive into a weekend of fun with festive happenings for everyone!
This Saturday, October 21, 2023, | 10 AM – 12 PM
BEACH CLEANUP: Join us on Venice Beach at Washington for a special celebration of environmentalism in Los Angeles’ Latinx communities! We hope to “SEA” you on the sand for an awesome autumn beach cleanup, RAFFLE PRIZES, and more! Click the link in our bio for registration and details 🌊Venice Cleanup Event sold out? You’re still welcome to join us. Just bring your own cleanup supplies. Ready… set, SIGN UP >>.
Thank you to all who joined our Los Angeles County Cleanups on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Check out the full Coastal Cleanup Day 2023 wrap-up and get the latest stats as sites continue to report their trash hauls!
Sites are filling up fast! Make sure you and your clean-up crew are registered :Coastal Cleanup Day 2023 Tickets, Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite
📜Registration lines will be LONG! Expedite your registration! Make sure your digital waivers are signed>>Coastal Comm – Waiver – California Coastal Cleanup Day Liability Waiver – DocuSign + COASTAL CLEANUP DAY WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND EXPRESS ASSUMPTION OF RISK (ca.gov)
🤳Download the Clean Swell app to record and share your trash haul : Trash Free Seas: Clean Swell® App – Ocean Conservancy
🌞Have your reusable water bottle + plenty of sun protection ready
🪣IF POSSIBLE bring your own cleanup supplies as sites reach max volunteer capacity and supplies run low. Checkout our #CCD Supplies Checklist Heal the Bay (@healthebay) • Instagram photos and videos
🎶Save the 2023 Cleanup Spotify Playlist to get in the groove> Coastal Cleanup Day 2023 Playlist – playlist by Heal the Bay | Spotify
📸Get ready to take pics on Saturday and tag us @healthebay #CoastalCleanUpDay2023
Saturday, August 26, 2023 | 6 PM – 9PM
Heal the Bay Aquarium, Santa Monica
*Light refreshments will be served throughout the night from our donation-based beverage bar.
Summer fun has left THOUSANDS of pounds of beachgoer TRASH on the coastline. Help us cleanup the beach and protect our precious coastal waters.
The Beach needs your help!
This Saturday, August 19, 2023 | 10 AM – 12 PM | Torrance Beach
Join us this Saturday for our August Nothin’ But Sand Beach Cleanup!
Event sold out? You’re still welcome to join us. Just bring your own cleanup supplies. Ready… set, SIGN UP >>.
Sign Up For Site Captain Training
Join Heal the Bay + the Safe Clean Water Program team in partnership with the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission for a special FREE screening of the documentary Paya: The Water Story of the Paiute.
Come for this award-winning documentary and stay for a discussion panel of indigenous representatives from the Tongva Land Conservancy and Owens Valley Indian Water Commission.
Dockweiler Youth Center | Thursday, July 27 · 6 – 7:30pm PDT
This Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 10 AM – 12 PM
BEACH CLEANUP: Join us at Will Rogers State Beach for a special 🌟 Plastic Free July edition of our monthly Nothin’ But Sand cleanup featuring: The Great Green Bin Games. 4th of July fun brought thousands of beachgoers to the California Coastline, and unfortunately, thousands of pounds of trash. Help us provide immediate relief to our marine life neighbors. Event sold out? You’re still welcome to join us. Just bring your own cleanup supplies. Ready… set, SIGN UP >>.
Nature is Queer! Celebrate Pride all year!
Heal the Bay’s Annual Beach Report Card and River Report Card has been published!
Download the reports to find out which beaches and rivers had perfect water quality grades, and which made the TOP 10 Beach Bummer lists.
Join Heal the Bay at our biggest event of the year!
Bring Back the Beach Annual Gala
Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 5:30pm
Jonathan Club Santa Monica
Sip on custom-crafted beverages, savor a gourmet dinner, and win coveted auction prizes at our Awards Ceremony alongside hundreds of leaders from the business, political, entertainment, and environmental communities.
Support Heal the Bay and our mission to care for our California Watersheds from summit to sea and celebrate the environmental wins of the season with us on the sand!
Streamed, Saturday, January 21, 2023, 12 PM PT @ Manhattan Beach Pier
The New Year is a perfect time to reenergize your commitment to conservation with a more interconnected approach. What is Holistic Environmental Stewardship? How are beach cleanups and drought solutions connected? Join Heal the Bay and special guests from the Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples at our January Nothin’ But Sand Cleanup to find out how you can nourish your relationship with water during California’s drought.
Through all the unique challenges of these past two years, our work has persisted, grown, and strengthened. We want you to know that Heal the Bay is here for good.
Heal the Bay has stewarded the protection and restoration of our coastal waters and watersheds in Southern California since 1985, and we’re not stopping anytime soon! This Giving Tuesday, November 29, join us in celebrating the continuance of our work to keep our waters safe, healthy, and clean by making a donation and sharing Heal the Bay’s mission.
November 20, 2022 | 3 PM- 4 PM @ Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park Machado Lake
Drought can be a scary subject for many Angelenos, but there is so much WE CAN DO to understand and combat the effects of these abnormally dry periods. What is drought? Is natural? Is it harmful? Is it a human problem or outside of our control? Let’s demystify the drought and empower each other.
We are teaming up with Jack Johnson on his 2022 Summer Tour as an All At Once Non-Profit Partner! Support Heal the Bay’s mission to protect coastal waters and watersheds by October 15 and Jack Johnson’s Foundation will match your gift.
All At Once, Jack’s social action network, promotes sustainable & equitable food systems, plastic free initiatives, healthy watersheds and more. To celebrate our partnership, the Johnson Ohana Foundation is generously matching donations contributed to Heal the Bay at the Jack Johnson concert or directly to our organization now – October 15 2022, up to a total of $2500. Make a donation today and it will be doubled by the Johnson Ohana Foundation!
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Tracy Quinn is joining Heal the Bay as our new CEO! Read our press release about why this big news upholds our commitment to science-based advocacy. View a farewell letter from Shelley Luce. Share this news with your networks via LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Photo by Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register, via Associated Press.
A massive and dangerous sewage spill happened late last week in Carson. Millions of gallons of raw sewage flowed through residential areas, into storm drains, in the Dominguez Channel, and out to the ocean. Some OC beaches and LA beaches are closed and will remain so until daily testing for bacterial pollution shows contaminants have been reduced to an allowable level. Heal the Bay is calling on officials and agencies to increase water quality monitoring during emergencies and to prevent sewage spills from happening by rapidly updating aging infrastructure.
Together, we have the power to heal our waters. We’re grateful for our donors who continue to support our mission of protecting the coastal waters and watersheds in Greater Los Angeles. Join us by making your Year-End Gift to Heal the Bay by December 31.
Reduce your Capital Gains Tax by donating stock directly to Heal the Bay before the December 31 deadline. To learn more, please contact Sheila McSherry, Associate Director at Heal the Bay by email.
Heal the Bay is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Heal the Bay’s Tax ID number is 95-4031055.
To make your holiday shopping a little easier, we’re offering free shipping at Heal the Bay Shop for orders $75+. If you are looking for a stress-free, last-minute gift, check out our Gift Cards with instant delivery.
Give a donation to provide hands-on learning experiences for 10,000 local students. Your gift funds marine science education field trips and inspires lifelong environmental stewards who will protect our future from oil spills, plastic pollution, and the impacts of climate change.
A unique gift for the young scientist
Just for our Heal the Bay community, we’re giving you 10% off Heal the Bay Aquarium Winter Science Camp on January 3-7, 2022 when you sign up by Thursday, November 25. Select Redeem Coupon and enter code EARLY to apply your special discount.
To help with your holiday shopping, we’re offering free shipping on all items* at Heal the Bay Shop until December 31. Choose from Heal the Bay apparel, Aquarium goodies, and eco-friendly household items. Your purchase supports our mission.
*Excludes Collaborations that are sold offsite.
Make a donation to Heal the Bay before midnight tonight (Sept. 30) and your donation will be matched 100%, thanks to our Board Members.
Our rare gift matching opportunity is quickly coming to a close. We’re more than halfway to reaching our $20,000 fundraising goal! Can we count on your support?
2,735 volunteers joined us on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 35 beach, river & inland sites in Los Angeles County, California for our 32nd Annual #CoastalCleanupDay. From 9 am til Noon, volunteers covered 50+ miles of area on land & underwater—removing 5,051 pounds of trash & 156 pounds of recyclables!
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS, DONORS AND PARTNERS FOR MAKING COASTAL CLEANUP MONTH A BIG SUCCESS SO FAR!
Make a donation to Heal the Bay and now through September 30 your donation will be matched 100% up to $20,000 thanks to generous Heal the Bay Board Members.
Heal the Bay just introduced NEW freshwater legislation alongside Asm. Bloom! Our goal is to protect public health at popular freshwater recreation areas. Speaking of water, watch our LA River Advocacy Training video on Facebook to learn more about the LA River Master Plan. Sign up for Volunteer Orientation to get involved and stay tuned for our Earth Day announcements coming soon.
A delicious night of food, fun, and facts awaits! Chefs @ Home is a virtual fundraiser for Heal the Bay streaming on Facebook and YouTube at 5pm on Sunday, Nov. 22. Chefs, special guests, and experts will share favorite fall meals and discuss how food choices impact the environment. Donations are encouraged. View gift baskets and register.
“This has been a year of hardship and heartbreak. Many people are lamenting its losses and eager to get out of 2020 and into the new year. I have felt the deep pain of the pandemic, the wildfires, and the unpredictable politics of this unprecedented year. But I am seeing something else too: I see progress. I see change. I see a new future ahead of us…”
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