The Beach Needs You On Coastal Cleanup Day
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 beautiful! When you volunteer for Coastal Cleanup Day (CCD), you’re not only cleaning the beach, you’re also joining the largest volunteer effort in California. Be part of the solution this Saturday and join us at your favorite beach.
Volunteers can enter a contest to win two tickets to Norah Jones at the Santa Barbara County Bowl if they download the Clean Swell App on their phones before CCD. See details above.
Bring your own cleanup supplies to help make this a waste-free event. Reusable buckets are especially great for beach cleanups. If you don’t have supplies, don’t worry, we have a lot!
Take photos and win prizes in our Countywide Photo Contest!
For more information visit www.sbprojectcleanwater.org/ccd or contact Mariana Cruz by phone at (805) 884-0459 x18 or email: Mariana@ExploreEcology.org. Invite your friends to attend on Facebook by visiting: https://www.facebook.com/SBCoast.
In Santa Barbara County, Coastal Cleanup Day is organized by Explore Ecology and Project Clean Water, with the help of many non-profits, businesses, governmental agencies and generous individuals.
Joey is grateful to have grown up with an abundance of nature around him and is happiest in the water or in the sun. From a young age, Joey felt a responsibility to take care of the Earth in return for all the ways she has taken care of him. This led Joey to pursue a degree in
I love coming to work and getting pets from everyone. In my spare time, I like to sleep, eat, hike, and explore nature. Did I say eat and sleep?
Emma Serr is an artist and a student studying Studio Art at SBCC. Emma has a background in art and customer service, having worked as a camp counselor at sewing camp and assistant for sewing events and classes, and display manager and cashier in previous positions, and was recently a nanny to several young children. Emma first found us as a customer who loved what Art From Scrap represents!
Veronica grew up in San Diego and spent her last four years in San Luis Obispo studying Animal Science at Cal Poly. As an undergrad she learned lots about livestock, agriculture, and wildlife. Veronica is very passionate about conservation and sustainable agricultural practices. Veronica has spent many summers working in environmental education at various zoos and museums and loves introducing kids to the plants and animals that coexist with us. In her free time, she likes to sit at the beach and read, take dance classes, roller skate, and walk around fancy neighborhoods to look at the houses.
Lu’s love of all things Earth began at James Madison University in Virginia, where they got their Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Lu has a Master’s degree in Spatial Ecology- the study of how creatures interact across landscapes- from East Carolina University, where they studied rock pools along a river and the critters that dwell in them. Lu is thrilled to be teaching budding scientists about the Earth and why it’s important for us to protect and preserve the environment. 
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Jenny joined Explore Ecology first as an Environmental Educator, then as a Program Coordinator, and most recently moved into the newly created Programs, People & Culture position. Prior to Explore Ecology Jenny worked in science research and consulting, however her passion has always been science education and outreach. Jenny loves all things related to the ocean, especially free diving, and enjoying the beauty and wonder that is the underwater world. Her greatest life passion is traveling, which she hopes to do more of again soon.
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