Green Coalition to Partner with the California Coastal Commission. On Saturday, September 19, from 9 A.M. through noon, the Ojai Valley Green Coalition invites the public to join them in partnering with the California Coastal Commission in its
25th annual Coastal Cleanup Day. That morning, valley residents will remove litter from various locations around the City of Ojai. Ojai volunteers are asked to sign in at 8:45 A.M. at the Rotary Community Park parking lot, at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 150 (also known as “the Y”) in Ojai.
The annual Coastal Cleanup Day will be taking place at more than 750 locations around the state, and will result in 1,100 miles of the California coastline as well as another 1,000 miles of inland shorelines being cleared of trash and debris by volunteers.
The Coastal Commission estimates that 60 to 80 percent of the debris on California beaches originates from inland and then washes out to the ocean. Last year more than 70,000 volunteers collected more than 1,600,000 pounds of trash and recyclables from California’s beaches, lakes, and inland waterways.
Coastal Cleanup Day takes place every year on the third Saturday of September, is the nation’s premier volunteer event focused on the marine environment, and offers a way for students, neighbors, families, and service groups to join together, have fun, and show community support for the stewarding of shared natural resources.
For further information on this event, call (805) 653-8445
