L.A. COUNTY WRAP-UP SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 CONTENTS

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GRATEFUL FOR OUR SPONSORS OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN

CCD 2018 wouldn't have been possible Our Captains and Co-Captains mean the without their support. world to us! Coastal Cleanup Day simply couldn't happen without them. pg.7 pg.11

WE CLEANED THE BEACH CONNECTIONS

From inland to wetland, see the results of "Can you hear me now?" Heal the Bay's this year's cleanups, our top 5 sites. social media reach. CCD 2018| PAGE 2 COASTAL CLEANUP DAY COORDINATORS

Eben Schwartz of the Coastal Commission organized the statewide effort in California. The first coastal cleanup in California occurred in 1985 and has flourished ever since. Each year, the Coastal Commission tasks local coordinators within California's counties to oversee and ensure the success of their cleanup sites.

Heal the Bay has served as the Coastal Cleanup Day Coordinator for 29 years. We have led the local effort and created a community of environmental stewards as part of our efforts to keep our waters and watersheds healthy. We love being able to clean our beloved , but it brings us great pleasure to support local neighborhood cleanups as well. Coastal Cleanup Day is the perfect link between Heal the Bay’s science, education, community 3 E G A P | 8 1 0 2 D C C action, and advocacy efforts that support the organization’s overall environmental mission.

T H A N K Y O U !

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SPECIAL THANKS TO: CCD 2018 | PAGE

Grace Kim Luis Rodriguez Coastal Greg Donnan Maria Moncada Gretchen Boria Perez Martin Betz Haley Feng Melissa Aguayo Heather Henderson Melissa Munguia Cleanup Day Isabel Delgado Betz Melodie Grubbs Isha Shah Miguel Luna Jasmine Elbarbary Mikol Greene Jay Fodor Mithsy Hernandez Jean Garrett Nick Shattuck Site Captains Jen Mascolo Nicolette Escobar Jeremy Joo Nonalisa Reynoso Jeremy Wolf Patrick Tyrrell Jerry Flores Presilla Kim Ji Hyun Park Reymundo Bravo Ji Sun Park Rich Thomas Ji Won Kim Robert Hardcastle Joan Satt Robert Santo Addison Davis Claire Thibodeaux Johanna Hackett Roger Waiters Alexandra Tower Claire Wiegand John Readyhoff Ron Orr Alic Abrego Danielle Furuichi John Reyes Sara Ford Ana Schmidt Darcey Nourayi John Thomlinson Seha Kim Ann Dalkey David Weeshoff Joleen Deatherage Shannon Ross Art Liem Dayana Molina Jonilyn Brown Shea Cunningham Art Salter Deborah Gregory Joshua Castro Shirley de Man Ayten Kahya Denise Reyes Joy Cernac Simone Jackson Beatriz Perez Devon Corlew Joyce Fredericks Siva Paramanandam Beth Beltramo Diego Ortiz Ju Hee Kim Tarry Kang Branden McBirney Dolores Gamble Julie Coll Terumi Toyoshima Brett Bovard Don Nipper Karalyn Ramon Themis Glatman Brian Debbie Edgar Angulo Karen Barnett Yesenia Cruz Brittany Goldsmith Eliana Bono Kat Zimmerman Brittany Gutierrez Elijah Pak Kelly Chang Brittney Olaes Ellen Vahan Kelly Kelly Brooke Davis Enjoli Ferrari Kevin McNulty Carl Carranza Eric Frasco Keyla Treitman Carly Clark Erik Sode Kyle Delicata Caroline Kim Erin Politz La Mer Barko Casper Richardson Fallon Rabin Lauren Bergloff Catherine Vargas Frank O'Brien Lauren Padick Christie Woo- Frankie Orrala Lendi Slover Thibodeaux Geoff Walsh Leslie Cortez Cindy Castañeda Gisselle Martinez Lois Brunet COASTAL CLEANUP DAY 2018 TOTALS

LOS ANGELES COUNTY 13,464 volunteers

ABOVE: CCD VOLUNTEERS POSE WITH MARINE DEBRIS PICKED UP AT SURFRIDER BEACH IN 78 cleanup sites MALIBU. 29.8 tons of trash

Over 13,000 volunteers got a dose of Vitamin Sea across 74 sites in L.A. County

STATE OF CALIFORNIA 57,812 volunteers 252 tons of trash Over 47,000 lbs of recyclables

ABOVE: CCD CAPTAIN AND VOLUNTEERS STRIKE A POSE AFTER THEIR CLEANUP AT WILL ROGERS. CCD 2018| PAGE 6 COASTAL CLEANUP EDUCATION DAY

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 425 2nd through 5th grade students from the greater L.A. region ventured to our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium for a day of education and fun at our 14th annual Coastal Cleanup Education Day. With the amazing support from the CA Coastal Conservancy & the City of Santa Monica, students participated in hands-on activities to learn about the ocean, marine life, and ocean pollution. Kids rotated through four stations led by dedicated Heal the Bay staff and volunteers, along with our Key to the Sea partners Roundhouse Aquarium, The SEA Lab, and USC Sea Grant.

Through this educational field trip, we hope to foster the future generation of ocean stewards. For some students, this was their first time visiting the beach, and we helped inspire them to take care of what they love!

Beach Exploration: Students dug in the sand and looked for animals beneath their feet, while Ambassador School of Global learning how important the beach is to Education the ocean ecosystem and how we depend on it in our daily lives. Castelar Elementary Exploring kelp and sand crabs students learned about marine animals and their Christopher Dena Elementary natural habitat. First Street Elementary Santa Monica Pier Aquarium: Holmes Elementary Students got “up close and personal” with local animals found in the Santa Kennedy Elementary Monica Bay—an opportunity to meet and respect our local critters, encouraging Soto Street Elementary future stewards for our ocean environment. Weigand Avenue Elementary

Marine Debris Cleanup: After interacting with aquarium animals and learning the threats organisms face from pollution, students participated in their own cleanup for a chance to make a difference! Hard at work, they collected 7 E G A P | 8 1 0 2 D C C nearly 1,600 cigarette butts—yuck!

Fatal Food Relay: In this race, students' fate lies in the hands of the unmarked bags they are racing after. Each bag contains either seafood or “fatal food." This relay shows how easily and unknowingly animals mistake trash for food. CCD 2018| PAGE 8 it out of our waterways and storm drain system. Win, win. these inland sites, we improve the health of the neighborhoods and keep participants collected over 42,260 Balboa Lake, and Arroyo Seco had over cleaning up their local neighborhoods. Avalon Gardens, Compton Creek, Heal the Bay & partners hosted 29 The key to preventing ocean pollution starts with healthy neighborhoods. healthy neighborhoods...... Healthy environment lbs of trash. By removing trash from inland sites to engage communities in 2,412 volunteers combined, and CCD 2018 | PAGE 9 Confluence Confluence

Avalon Gardens Gardens Avalon Wash Pacoima Bowtie River LA Dunes LAX Seco Arroyo River LA Pounds per Volunteer per Pounds 91 10vol 36 65 vol 65 35 vol 35 74 vol 74 170 100 vol 210 598

Pacoima Wash LA River-Arroyo Seco Confluence LAX Dunes Avalon Garden LA River Bowtie total pounds of trash total pounds

5,948 5,980 6,485 6,740 7,480

# VOLUNTEERS TOP 5 FOR CCD 2018 Santa Monica Pier North North Pier Monica Santa Pier Venice Beach County Torrance Beach State Dockweiler Pier Beach Manhattan

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587 1,276 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP & AWARENESS EDUCATION PROGRAM

Thanks to LA Sanitation for the opportunity to partner with these amazing organizations to broaden the reach of Coastal Cleanup Day:

Grant Housing & Economic Development, Compton Creek Anahuak Youth Sports Association, LA River - Arroyo Seco Confluence TreePeople, Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park LA Waterkeeper, Dockweiler State Beach Ballona Creek Renaissance, Ballona Creek - Overland Avenue Friends of , Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve Surfrider South Bay Chapter, Redondo County Beach Audubon Center at Deb's Park, Elysian Valley Gateway Park Pacoima Beautiful, Pacoima Wash Koreatown Youth & Community Center, Hoover Street Elementary School California Greenworks, Hyde Park Boulevard

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Horn shark egg. Leave it. Bag it or leave it? Moon snail egg mass. Trash Quiz Trash Dried kelp. Leave it. Leave it. IT TAKES A COMMUNITY!

This event cannot be done without local support Agencies LA Sanitation, LA County Board of Supervisors, LA County Department of Public Works, LA County of Department of Beaches and Harbors, Water Replenishment District of Southern California Corporations American Honda Motor Co, Inc, Chase Bank, Crystal Casino, Dive N' Surf Inc, E3 Vehicles Inc, Eco Dive Center, Esprit Marina Del Rey, Gruen Associates, Japan Business Association of Southern California, Kaiser Permanente Walking Group, KIND Snacks, Recreational Equipment, Inc, Schuchart/Dow Inc, Terranea Resort, Universal Studios LA County Communities Oak Park, City Council Districts of Los Angeles City of Agoura Hills, City of Compton, City of Culver City, City of Hawthorne, City of Hermosa Beach, City of Long Beach, City of Los Angeles NGO's City of Malibu, City of Manhattan Beach, City of Anuhak Youth Sports Association, Mountains Palos Verdes Estates, City of Pasadena, City of Restoration Trust, National Charity League, Alpha Phi Rancho Palos Verdes, City of Redondo Beach Omega – Greater LA, Antelope Valley Desert Divers, City of Santa Monica, City of Torrance, Marina Malibu Divers, Arroyo Seco Foundation, Audubon Del Rey Center at Deb's Park, Ballona Creek Renaissance, Schools BikeCulverCity, Black Surfers Collective, California Echo Horizon School, Oak Park Unified School Greenworks, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, California District, Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences, Bell Yacht Club, Del Rey Yacht Club, El Dorado Nature Gardens High School, Santa Monica College, Center, Friends of Ballona Wetlands, Grant Housing California State University, Northridge and Economic Development, Keep the Esplanade State of California Beautiful, Kiwanis International, Los Angeles California Coastal Commission, Coastal Waterkeeper, Korean Youth & Community Center, Conservancy, Department of Fish & Wildlife, Los Serenos De Point Vicente, Marine Mammal Care Department of Parks & Recreation, State Parks Center, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Foundation Pacoima Beautiful, PAVA World, Roundhouse Marinas/Yacht Clubs Aquarium, Save Our Shores, Sierra Club, Santa Monica California Yacht Marina, King Harbor Marina, King Conservancy, Surfrider, South Bay Cares, Tree People, Harbor Yacht Club, Port Royal Yacht Club, The Bay Foundation, The Neighborhood Church, The Redondo Beach Marina, Redondo Beach Yacht SEA Lab, The SeaChange Agency, The Watershed Club, Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club Project,Trails4All, Waterfront Education We Volunteers! SAVE THE DATE COASTAL CLEANUP DAY 2019

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 will be our 30th Anniversary coordinating Los Angeles County's Coastal Cleanup Day efforts. Plan to be a part of this special event. HEALTHEBAY.ORG/CCD