Countdown to Coastal Cleanup Day 2026

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Help us remove thousands of pounds of trash from the coastline!

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Donate to Heal the Bay

Your gift to Heal the Bay holds polluters accountable, keeps our beaches, rivers, and watersheds safe, healthy and clean, and inspires thousands of students each year to become environmental stewards.

Support Our Work

Give with confidence and support award-winning science, education, advocacy, and community action.

This September, Start Where You Are:

  • We removed 19,000 lbs of trash in 2 hours last year. What will the 2026 impact be? Join us for Coastal Cleanup Day!
  • Bring Back the Beach Gala, celebrate 40+ years of impact. Purchase tickets & become a sponsor.
  • Why is LA’s most iconic beach failing its water quality tests? We’re solving the Santa Monica Pier’s years-long water quality mystery. Read the blog.
  • Save Sunflower Sea Stars from extinction. Heal the Bay Aquarium supports a critical effort to restore this endangered species. Watch The Comeback.

Our Impact

Beach and neighborhood cleanups are just the beginning. Heal the Bay staff work to mobilize LA’s diverse communities to protect our coastline, restore our waterways, and speak out for clean water policy across our watersheds.

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Get Involved

Ripples become waves. When you volunteer with us, your generous time supports ocean and freshwater areas in LA County ensuring they are safe, optimizes how we manage our local water supply, and takes action for equitable access to clean water and green space.

 

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Visit Our Aquarium

Steps from the ocean, an underwater wonderland awaits. Our kid-friendly Heal the Bay Aquarium at the Santa Monica Pier features 100+ species of marine life that live right offshore.

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Summit to Sea

When we “Heal the Bay” we start farther inland than you might think. Take an interactive trip with us as we follow water’s journey from the Sierras to the Santa Monica Bay.

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