Heal the Bay Blog

Rid Your Car of Goopy Old Motor Oil

You can help Heal the Bay simply by getting your next oil change through the Ford Community Changes program. Ford donates the cost of your next oil change toward our work protecting local waters from dangerous toxins.
Ford donates cost of your next oil change toward our work protecting local water

Thank You Thursday - 10.11.12

Heal the Bay has been fighting to protect our local waters since 1985 and we’ve made a lot of friends along the way who steadfastly support our efforts.
Amy Smart Rachel Pally Beach Report Card Riding Currents Aquarium

Feed the Sea Stars and Your Kids on Tuesdays

The animals at Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium get hungry. So do your kids. Why not feed them together?
Kids Eat Free Tuesdays Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

A Storm Drain Encounter of the Disturbing Kind

This morning, after listening to the rain fall on my roof all night and waking up to soggy streets, I put on my raincoat and trekked out to see what the stormdrains were pumping out onto the beaches. What I found was quite shocking — this being my …
first flush pico kenter stormdrain trash pollution plastic bags debris beach

Eco Surfin' Safari

Two avid surfers have set sail on a two-week expedition in a 22-foot, all-electric boat down the Californian and Mexican coasts. Their mission: Survey the health of the Southern California’s ocean waters and raise awareness about plastics in the se…
Testing water quality for Heal the Bay off Point Dume

You Stood Up for Clean Water

On Friday, October 5, Heal the Bay supporters and staffers packed a Metropolitan Water District meeting room to lend our voices to the fight to keep strong stormwater protections in place throughout Southern California.
Heal the Bay took the hearing by storm on October 5

Pick Your Favorite Instagram Photo!

Thousands of Angelenos braved the heat on Coastal Cleanup Day, ridding their neighborhoods and favorite waterways of harmful and unsightly trash while simultaneously capturing the moments on their Smartphones and cameras.
BEST SHOTS COASTAL CLEANUP DAY 2012 PHOTO photography instagram beach contest

Thank You Thursdays - 10.04.12

One of the many joys of working at Heal the Bay is making new friends and partners in our community.
Thanks Green Vets LA Natalie Maines Ford Community Changes UMeTime app yoga

Alamitos Bay Closed Following Sewage Spill

NBC LA reported today (10/3/2012) that a weekend sewage spill will likely keep Long Beach Alamitos Bay beaches shut down for at least two more days. A private sump pump that serves a residential community near the Cerritos Channel fail…
sewage spill Long Beach Alamitos Bay beach report card shut down

Oh Baby! New Shark Pup Arrives at SMPA

The baby swell shark at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium was developing in its egg for exactly one year when it broke free of the egg casing on Monday, October 1, 2012. For one whole year the tiny shark grew in its egg, living off a yolk, on display fo…
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Swell Shark Pup 2012