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Santa Barbara: Are you passionate about protecting our coastline? Join thousands of volunteers across Santa Barbara County on Saturday, September 21st, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, for Coastal Cleanup Day—a global day of action that empowers people around the world to become part of the solution to ocean pollution.
California's largest volunteer event, Coastal Cleanup Day (CCD) celebrates its 40th birthday this year. In 2023, Californians removed an astounding 188 tons of trash from beaches, inland sites, creeks, and rivers, while in Santa Barbara County, over 1,200 volunteers picked up 2.87 tons of litter. Let's make the 40th Anniversary of CCD our biggest cleanup yet!