Palos Verdes Homes owners are invited to participate in the 40th annual Coastal Cleanup Day with Los Serenos de Point Vicente. This worldwide clean up program is held in more than 100 countries and is said to have the largest number of volunteers on the planet. California Coastal Cleanup Day was started in 1985 by the California Coastal Commission and is typically the third Saturday of September..
Coastal Cleanup Day has gained importance as debris has washed up on our coastline not only from old storm waste, but also our own local waste. Our local annual Coastal Cleanup Day is scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at RAT Beach in Torrance as the recent land movements have resulted in a closures of the trails leading to Abalone and Sacred Cove beaches. Los Angeles County alone has more than 60 sites participating in this clean up. Los Serenos de Point Vicente will combine efforts to help improve the health and safety of our coastline.
Palos Verdes homes owners have some of the cleanest beaches and we can all do our part to keep them this way. Heal the Bay reports every year on the Palos Verdes beaches and coves. Due to the heavy rains this year, we did not make the top Honor Roll list for California. Heal the Bay assigns weekly grades to more than 500 sites along the West Coast for summer dry-weather water quality and to another 60 locations that are on year round monitoring. Heal the Bay is a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to making Southern California coastal waters and watersheds safe, healthy and clean. They use science, education, community action and advocacy to pursue their mission.
Come and join neighbors and friends at Rat Beach and be a part of this largest volunteer day. You can participate in this worldwide event by volunteering right here in your own backyard while enjoying our beautiful coast at the same time. This year, event organizers are providing gloves, trash bags and refreshments. Disposal bags will be provided to hold recyclables and trash. No RSVP is needed. All volunteers are required to sign a waiver and volunteers under the age of 18 must have the appropriate liability waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian before they can participate.
To view the History of California Coastal Clean Up Day click here.
Rat Beach is located at 356 Paseo de la Playa, Redondo Beach. (RAT stands for right after Torrance). For more information call (310) 544-5260, or go to www.LosSerenos.org. There is a parking lot where you will be able to walk down to the beach.
To read my prior article on the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Abalone Cove Coastal Cleanup Day click here.
Photo courtesy of Los Serenos de Point Vicente
