Become one of the first volunteers trained for Heal the Bay's new volunteer program, MPA Watch! Get started by attending training sessions which include one classroom training and one field training.
Part 1 - Classroom Training (must attend one - RSVP form)
curated by Pulitzer Prize winning food critic, Jonathan Gold
In the third year celebrating Los Angeles cuisine, Jonathan has chosen a fresh new roster of the area’s tastes, as well as welcoming back a few tried and true favorite restaurants with brand new dishes making their debut. A sample of confirmed restaurants include: A Frame, Bistro LQ, Chichen Itza, Earlez Grille, Jitlada, La Casita Mexicana, Manilla Machine, Mayura Amrit, Meals By Genet, Mozza, Park’s BBQ, Slaw Dogs, Street, The Gorbals, Mo-Chica and Upstairs 2.
This is a great opportunity for you and your friends to do something great in honor of Earth Day and Earth Month. Get involved! Volunteers must be 12 years old or accompanied by a parent.
Bags and gloves will be provided. However, to help cut down on the number of bags we use for our cleanups, please bring a bucket or bag from home.
Registration is required...please do so today!
If you are bringing a group of 10 or more, please let us know:
Join us to celebrate the launch of Buy the Bay, a collaborative project that reframes our favorite beach experiences as a line of limited-edition art pieces, include All the Time in the World, The Perfect Wave and Beach Karma.
Come see the new work from artists including Khobe DeLucca, Anthony Ghiglia, Myles McGuinness, Tim Meraz, Eric Nyquist. Elizabeth Saveri and Blessing Yen. Plus, special musical performance by A Fine Frenzy.
aaron chang, gladstones and sbe for a mid-morning delight
Join us as we reveal the latest photographic gallery, with a view at Gladstone's Malibu.
Aaron Chang, Gladstones and sbe are unveiling an installation of Aaron Chang's world-renowned surf photography at Gladstones on November 14 from 11 AM to 2 PM. The installation will showcase Chang's impactful, large format prints capturing waves and epic surf shots from around the world, and a portion of sales of each print will be benefit Heal the Bay.
Interested in a great volunteer opportunity? Come join Heal the Bay’s Stream Team November 21st in Malibu Creek State Park where you will learn skills needed to join our water chemistry sampling team. Water chemistry volunteers meet the first Sunday of every month and the data collected is essential in protecting water quality in the Malibu Creek Watershed.
Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older and willing to make a long term commitment to our program.
Event is FULL - No more RSVP's are being accepted.
Note: Training will be canceled in the event of rain.
OptimisSport endurance swimming competition featuring a 12.6-mile course, to be held October 16th in Santa Monica Bay from the Manhattan Beach Pier to the Santa Monica Pier.
This is the inaugural year of the OptimisSport Distance Swim Challenge, an open-water endurance swim competition being held in the Santa Monica Bay on October 16, 2010. The competition has been designed to promote active and healthy lifestyles and to raise awareness about protecting water quality in our oceans.
All net proceeds from this event will go to Heal the Bay and other local charities that promote a healthy and active lifestyle, whether teaching us to take better care of our environment or to take better care of our bodies.
About the Event The OptimisSport Distance Swim Challenge will test the limits of some of the world's most highly-skilled endurance athletes—a 12.6-mile swim between Manhattan Beach and the Santa Monica Pier.
For those not ready to conquer the full 12.6 miles, there will be competitions in three other distances: 4.8-miles, 2.4-miles, and 1.2-miles. Teams will be able to compete in an 8-person 12.6-mile relay or a 4-person 4.8-mile relay.
Interested in a great volunteer opportunity? Come join Heal the Bay’s Stream Team November 21st in Malibu Creek State Park where you will learn skills needed to join our water chemistry sampling team. Water chemistry volunteers meet the first Sunday of every month and the data collected is essential in protecting water quality in the Malibu Creek Watershed.
