Beach Clean-up

by Julia Keane, Explore Ecology Environmental Educator On any given day at one of our school field trip beach clean ups, I hear at least one student comment on how many cigarette butts are [...]

The 34th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day on September 15, 2018 was a huge success. This year over 1,149 volunteers at 27 sites from Rincon Beach Park to Guadalupe Dunes came together to clean up Santa [...]

Whole Foods Market Santa Barbara and Explore Ecology are teaming up to clean Arroyo Burro Beach this Sunday, March 11th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Bring your friends and family for a morning of [...]

The beach needs our help! Every Sunday in February, Explore Ecology is holding a cleanup at a beach near you. Help us turn the tide on marine debris and pick up trash before it ends up in the [...]

Join us this Saturday, September 17, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm for Coastal Cleanup Day. Volunteers of all ages are needed to ensure that Santa Barbara County beaches and creeks stay [...]

Support young environmentalists on their quest to make the ocean a cleaner place by attending the Environmental Youth Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 16th, 11:30 am to 12:00 pm on the Kids [...]

  At Explore Ecology we know what kids like- exploring the natural world, creating art, making new friends and going on fun summertime adventures! Ecology Explorers Summer Camp is an [...]

Explore Ecology and our Art From Scrap and Watershed Resource Center programs are looking for volunteers who love art and the environment. If you want to make a positive difference, you will love [...]

It’s finally here! Rain is falling on the South Coast and it’s a good time to remember that litter in the street will enter storm drains and flow into a creek and the ocean. [...]

On Friday, January 18th, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm the AFS Gallery opens its doors to Plastic Planet an environmentally-themed art exhibition that features the work of artists Holly Mackay, Richard [...]