Heal the Bay Blog

Blue Demon, Jr. Takes on Trash at Lake Balboa

Who is that masked hombre? Mexican luchador and pro-wrestler Blue Demon, Jr. will make an appearance at the Lake Balboa Park site in Van Nuys on Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday, September 15 at 9 a.m.
Blue Demon, Jr. Lake Balboa Park Van Nuys Coastal Cleanup Day 2012

State Senate Drops Plastic Bag Ban

While AB 298, the proposed bill to ban single use plastic bags, did not pass the California state legislature last month, the coalition of support for plastic pollution prevention has progressed incredibly.
Plastic Bag Ban Update - In Water Tree

The L.A. River Up Close and Personal

I don’t get a ton of opportunity to get out from behind my desk to romp in the creeks and watersheds that we protect. But this Friday afternoon was going to be the exception, as I was joining our Education Department for a kayaking tour of the Los …
Kayaking down the LA River with LA Conservation Corps

First 100 Volunteers at Bay Street Site Receive Jazz Concert Tickets

Heal the Bay and California Greenworks Inc, have joined forces to thank Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers with a FREE concert ticket for EarthFest L.A. 2012!
First 100 Volunteers at Bay Street Site Receive Jazz Concert Tickets

Rave Reviews for Heal the Bay, Sundance Benefit

The box office tallies are in: Heal the Bay and Sundance’s Movie Night to benefit clean oceans and rivers Wednesday night was a smash hit. Sundance Cinemas’ about-to-launch Sunset theater complex in West Hollywood welcomed more than 400 film fans…
Sundance Cinemas Sunset 5 Heal the Bay Benefit Watershed

Beach Water Clear in Ore. and Wash.

Just in time to head to the shore for the Labor Day weekend, Heal the Bay’s end-of-summer 2012 Beach Report Card for Oregon and Washington shows mostly A’s and B’s, with just a few spots that need improving. This is the third year that Heal the…
Oregon State Archives

Cyclists: New Mountain Bike Site Added for CCD

Come help Mountains Restoration Trust and Heal the Bay clean areas that are hard to reach on foot!
Mountain Bike Stream Team Restoration at Malibu Creek State Park

CCD 2012: Introducing the Bay Street Site

Bay Street has been added as one of the Coastal Cleanup Day sites in Southern California. 
Coastal Cleanup Day Bay Street Beach Inkwell

What Are Those Black Clumps on the Beach?

One of our Facebook fans recently posted the following question on the Heal the Bay Facebook page: “I was walking along Dockweiler Beach from Marina del Rey towards El Segundo, and I couldn't help but notice black sticky roundish clumps all along t…
tar ball natural oil seeps Santa Monica Bay Dockweiler Beach

A Super Staffer Shares Her Story

In January 2005, after a month of being holed up in our tiny Santa Monica apartment and listening to the rain fall incessantly outside, I knew I had to get out and do something productive with my time. I was still adjusting to my new surroundings af…
Sylvie Makara volunteer Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Key to the Sea naturalist