healthebay.org

Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site.

# Heal the Bay

Environmental Nonprofit Protecting Ocean & Watersheds in Greater Los Angeles, California

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://healthebay.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](https://healthebay.org/blog/)
- [Heal the Bay's 2025 Wrapped](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-2025-wrapped/) - Heal the Bay reflects on 40 years of ocean protection, climate resilience, community action, and what’s next for LA’s coast.
- [Protect What's Endangered This Giving Tuesday](https://healthebay.org/protect-whats-endangered/) - This Giving Tuesday, support Heal the Bay, meet our animal ambassadors, and learn how your gift helps keep our coast healthy and resilient.
- [Thank You for Showing Up for Our Coast](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-2025/) - You showed us what resilience looks like this year. Thank you for supporting the science, education, and advocacy that help protect our coast.
- [Petition: Investigate DDT and Forever Chemicals](https://healthebay.org/ddt-angler-petition/) - Heal the Bay is urging the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to call for new testing and update safety standards to protect our local anglers.
- [Progress, Setbacks, and the Work Ahead for California’s Environmental Legislation](https://healthebay.org/legilsative-wrapup-2025/) - Explore Heal the Bay’s 2025 environmental policy tracker to see which key bills advanced, which stalled, and what’s next for California’s ocean and waterways.
- [Embrace and Commit to "No Bag November": A Sustainable Step Forward with Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/no-bag-november/) - In the not-so-distant past, disposable plastic bags were a ubiquitous sight, fluttering in the wind and littering our streets, waterways, and beaches. But Los Angeles took a pioneering step in 2014 and implemented a city-wide bag ban in grocery stores. The state of California soon followed, after dozens of districts across the state banned single-use
- [It's #SharkWeek, Every Week!](https://healthebay.org/shark-week-every-week/) - At Heal the Bay Aquarium, we believe that there are 52 Shark Weeks in a year, so we're keeping all the #SharkWeek learning going. It’s important to share and teach facts, not fear, as we all work towards protecting our ocean environment and the animals that call it home. Shark conservation is a 24/7 job,
- [19,000 Pounds of Trash Removed on Coastal Cleanup Day 2025](https://healthebay.org/coastal-clean-up-day-2025-wrap-up/) - Coastal Clean Up Day 2025 made waves of impact across LA! From the mountains to the beaches, YOU showed up for your Earth, your city, and your community.
- [Annual Beach and River Report Cards 2024-2025](https://healthebay.org/report-card-2024-25/) - Learn more about ocean and freshwater bacterial pollution trends with Heal the Bay's 2024-2025 Beach and River Report Cards.
- [Still No Global Plastics Treaty: Local Action More Critical Than Ever](https://healthebay.org/global-plastics-treaty-2025/) - United Nations led talks in Geneva aimed at crafting the first legally binding treaty to stop plastic pollution ended in deadlock last week.
- [A Dream Project: Multi-Benefit Inell Woods Park Opens in South LA](https://healthebay.org/inell-woods-park/) - Getting a water-smart recreation area built in marginalized South L.A. was no walk in the park. But Heal the Bay persevered. Seventeen years ago, residents of South L.A. began working toward a vision: to transform a long-overlooked lot into a vibrant community space. Heal the Bay’s Meredith McCarthy joined that effort as a committed partner,
- [LA Fires, Six Months Later](https://healthebay.org/la-fires-six-months-later/) - Heal the Bay CEO Tracy Quinn reflects on progress, recovery, and resilience on the six-month anniversary of the Palisades Fire.
- [Saving Tidewater Gobies: Rescue After Palisades Fire](https://healthebay.org/tidewater-goby-rescue/) - Discover how Heal the Bay and partners are rescuing endangered tidewater gobies and restoring habitats devastated by the Palisades fire.
- [Heal the Bay Releases Annual Beach Report Card Honor Roll and Beach Bummers Lists](https://healthebay.org/beach-report-card-2024/) - Summer is officially here – the peak season for swimming outdoors. Heal the Bay releases its annual scientific report on bacterial-pollution rankings for hundreds of beaches in California. Download Beach Report Card For more than 30 years, Heal the Bay has assigned annual “A-to-F" letter grades for 700 beaches from Washington State to Tijuana, Mexico,
- [Blue Ribbon Commission Releases Post-Fire Climate Resiliency Recommendations](https://healthebay.org/blue-ribbon-commission-release/) - The report recommends ways to create a sustainable recovery from the 2025 LA wildfires and ensure Greater LA is better prepared for future climate disasters.
- [WILDFIRE AFTERMATH: ARE OUR BEACHES SAFE?](https://healthebay.org/wildfire-sand-quality/) - Heal the Bay has been monitoring all incoming data on beach sand and ocean water to determine any potential impact on human health.
- [WILDFIRE AFTERMATH: IS OUR WATER SAFE?](https://healthebay.org/wildfire-water-quality/) - In the aftermath of the Los Angeles megafires, there is an increased risk of dangerous debris and pollutants reaching the Santa Monica Bay and its shoreline. Heal the Bay has been monitoring all incoming water quality data from the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board to determine any potential impact on human health. UPDATE
- [Ash to Action: Heal the Bay's Post-Fire Water Quality Investigation](https://healthebay.org/ash-to-action-water-quality/) - Looking for more than water quality? Find more Ash to Action Updates HERE. SEE OUR THE LATEST POST-FIRE WATER QUALITY UPDATES: April 10, 2025 Post-fire ocean advisories were just lifted, but is it finally safe to swim in the coastal waters? March 27, 2025 Heal the Bay's post-fire water quality data and analysis is live!
- [California Domoic Acid Crisis: Causes, Impact, and What’s Next](https://healthebay.org/domoic-acid-outbreak-2025/) - Discover the facts on California's toxic algae blooms and how these events affect the health of marine animals and humans.
- [Celebrating Earth Month 2025](https://healthebay.org/earth-month-2025/) - Celebrate Earth Month with Heal the Bay! Fun, inspiring activations are happening all month for everyone – individuals, families, schools, and more! Grab your reusable water bottle, sunscreen, and friends for climate action fun near you! Heal the Bay Earth Month 2025 Calendar of Special Events SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF EVENTS
- [FAQ on EPA Hazardous Waste Site at Topanga Beach](https://healthebay.org/faq-epa-waste-site-at-topanga-beach/) - Heal the Bay strongly disagrees with the selection of State land in close proximity to Topanga Creek and Lagoon as the US EPA’s Palisades Fire hazardous material staging area, where materials will be sorted and repackaged before they are sent to permitted waste collection facilities. The site chosen is an area of cultural and ecological significance,
- [Petition: Investigate Health Impacts of Southern California Offshore DDT Dumpsite](https://healthebay.org/ddt-petition-2025/) - State Water Resources Control Board: Investigate Health Impacts of Southern California Offshore DDT Dumpsite We, the undersigned, urge the State Water Resources Control Board to take immediate action to protect the health of California’s communities by studying the impacts of the Southern California offshore DDT dumpsite as new standards are developed for waters that support
- [Heal the Bay CEO Tracy Quinn Appointed to the Los Angeles County Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire Safe Recovery](https://healthebay.org/blue-ribbon-commission/) - Heal the Bay CEO Tracy Quinn was recently appointed as one of the leaders on the LA County Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire Safe Recovery.
- [Topanga EPA Hazardous Waste Site: February 2025 Update](https://healthebay.org/topanga-epa-feb-2025/) - Our February update on the EPA work in the Pacific Palisades Burn Zone.
- [Boeing vs the Regional Water Board: A Win for the Environment](https://healthebay.org/boeing-vs-the-regional-water-board-a-win-for-the-environment/) - Polluters are being held accountable in the upper watershed!
- [How Fires Impact Ocean Water Quality](https://healthebay.org/fire-updates-january-2025/) - January 4, 2026 The latest news about how the Palisades fire impacts ocean-water quality and beach access in L.A. County.
- [From Wildfires to Erosion](https://healthebay.org/wildfire-erosion-ocean/) - This weekend, Greater LA could see rain. If precipitation comes it will be welcome relief for firefighters, but it also brings a new challenge: erosion.
- [Plastic Begone: Heal the Bay's Year of Action](https://healthebay.org/plastic-begone-heal-the-bays-year-of-action/) - You’ve heard us say it time and time again: plastic pollution is a HUGE problem for both people and the planet. This one fact says it all: By 2050, there may well be more plastic in the sea by mass than fish if we don’t curb our addiction to single-use plastics. Heal the Bay is
- [What is “aquaculture” and how can it save our oceans?](https://healthebay.org/aquaculture/) - Reimagining the Ocean and Protecting the Planet with Heal the Bay's Aquaculture Program Pollution, climate change, and over-fishing have all played a role in the dramatic decline of marine life in our oceans, contributing to food scarcity and poverty in coastal communities across the globe that rely on fishing for food and their local economy.
- [Big Wins! Making Waves of Change in 2024](https://healthebay.org/big-wins-2024-highlights/) - Reflecting on a Year of Progress Heal the Bay achieved significant accomplishments in 2024 in safeguarding our waters, preserving biodiversity, and raising awareness about the importance of environmental conservation. Through our collective efforts and with your unwavering support, we worked tirelessly to create cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable coastal waters and watersheds for Los Angeles
- [Our 2023-2024 River Report Card](https://healthebay.org/our-2024-river-report-card/) - Which freshwater sites in L.A. made the grade in our annual pollution rankings? Heal the Bay today released its annual ranking of freshwater summer recreation areas in Los Angeles County based on levels of fecal indicator bacteria. Twenty-two (or 64%) of 35 sites received A+, A or B grades for summer 2023. Those high marks
- [Beach Report Card 2024: Water Quality at California Beaches Dips in 2023-24](https://healthebay.org/water-quality-at-california-beaches-dips-in-2023-24/) - Climate change, aging infrastructure cited in Heal the Bay’s annual Beach Bummer list. Heal the Bay issued its 34th annual Beach Report Card today, issuing A-to-F grades to more than 700 beaches along the Pacific Coast based on levels of bacterial pollution in 2023-2024. The lower the grade, the greater the chance of ocean-goers getting
- [Coastal Cleanup Day 2024 - Wrap Up](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-day-2024-wrap-up/) - Check out the full 2024 Coastal Wrap-Up Book: DOWNLOAD THE 2024 WRAP-UP BOOK Check out our Coastal Cleanup Day Highlight Stats! Updated September 27, 2024, 3:00 PM Los Angeles County Numbers (Heal the Bay Sites) 6,983 Volunteers cleaned 62 Sites, Removing 19,209.47 Pounds of trash from our coastline and waterways! According to the California Coastal
- [Capture King Tides to Understand Sea Level Rise](https://healthebay.org/capture-king-tides-december-2024/) - Join community scientists in California to observe and document the King Tides on December 13, 2024. This extreme high tide event provides a glimpse of what we face with climate-driven sea level rise. Your images will contribute to a better understanding of how to adapt to and combat the climate crisis. Get a glimpse of last
- [The 2024 Heal the Bay Holiday Guide](https://healthebay.org/2024-heal-the-bay-holiday-guide/) - Bamboo Utensil Set Limited Edition Coastal Cleanup Day Cotton Canvas Tote Bag Limited Edition Heal the Bay Coastal Cleanup Bandana Turkish Towel The Heal the Bay holiday gift guide. Become a Heal the Bay Aquarium member Aquadopt an Aquarium Member Spread ocean-friendly cheer with more guides from Heal the Bay: Read Part ONE of
- [Stream Team Summer 2024: The Next Wave of Water Quality Researchers](https://healthebay.org/stream-team-summer-2024/) - Freshwater sites in L.A. County suffer from fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) pollution, indicating harmful pathogens that can lead to serious illness. FIB pollution often stems from urban runoff, illegal discharges, and leaks from failing wastewater systems. In response to the lack of publicly available information, Heal the Bay launched monitoring efforts in 2014, culminating in
- [Listening to the Land: Water Quality Training with Sacred Places Institute](https://healthebay.org/water-quality-training-with-sacred-places-institute/) - From the desk of the Heal the Bay Water Quality Team. Heal the Bay recently hosted the Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples for a day of hands-on water quality testing and training to share our knowledge on the contaminants in LA’s freshwater, test for pollutants, and assess the ecosystem to protect public health. This
- [Heal the Bay wins a California Nonprofit of the Year Award](https://healthebay.org/nonprofit-of-the-year-2024/) - (Los Angeles) – Heal the Bay is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2024 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin of District 42. Heal the Bay is one of more than one hundred nonprofits that will be honored by their state senators and assemblymembers for their outstanding contributions to the communities
- [Storm Response Cleanups – Joining Our Last Line of Defense](https://healthebay.org/storm-response-cleanups-joining-our-last-line-of-defense/) - Storm drains dump untreated, unsafe water on our beaches – Heal the Bay’s Storm Response Team gives you the safety guidelines to get out a cleanup and stop the trash before it reaches our marine life neighbors at the coastline. UPDATE 11/14/2024 2024 RECAP Los Angeles saw extreme weather swings in 2024. Early on, the
- [Heal the Bay's 2024 Voter Guide](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-2024-voter-guide/) - October 29,2024 -- There are exciting propositions that could lead to important environmental change on California's general election ballot this year. We created this voter guide to help you make the most informed vote possible on the environmental issues facing California and Los Angeles. On November 5 (or earlier, if you're voting by mail), cast
- [CCD 2024: A Real Pick Me Up](https://healthebay.org/willrogers/) - Coastal Cleanup Day 2024 brought out a true rainbow coalition of participants: 6,983 Volunteers cleaned 62 Sites, removing 19,209.47 Pounds of trash from our coastline and waterways! These amazing efforts are only possible with your support. “Protect what you love.” It’s a mantra I preached to our supporters during my tenure as Heal the Bay’s
- [HEAL THE BAY SUES BIG PLASTIC](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-sues-big-plastic/) - Heal the Bay Sues Big Plastic Heal the Bay today took historic legal action to put an end to one of the existential threats facing our local beaches and ocean – plastic pollution. We have joined a coalition of leading environmental groups in filing a lawsuit against ExxonMobil, the world’s largest producer of single-use plastic
- [LA Commits $20 Million For 2021 Hyperion Sewage Spill](https://healthebay.org/la-commits-20-million-for-2021-hyperion-sewage-spill/) - Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant near El Segundo. Photo by Brittany Murray via LA Waterkeeper Heal the Bay is encouraged that the City of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $20.8 million to make much-needed improvements at its Hyperion Water Reclamation Facility, the site of the 2021 sewage spill that saw 12.5 million gallons of untreated
- [Heal the Bay, NRDC and LA Waterkeeper Have A "Vision" for the Safe, Clean Water Program](https://healthebay.org/swcp-vision-2045/) - Heal the Bay, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Los Angeles Waterkeeper have worked together to develop a “Vision 2045” report with bolder goals and recommendations for the County's Safe, Clean Water Program. Ladera Park is one of many successful greening projects funded by the Safe, Clean Water Program, but Los Angeles needs more
- [A Fresh Take on Water Quality Monitoring](https://healthebay.org/a-fresh-take-on-water-quality-monitoring/) - Local college students keep residents safe by conducting bacterial tests at freshwater sites throughout L.A. County. The entire greater L.A. watershed – from the mountain to the sea – is all connected. The health of the ocean cannot be separated from the health of the inland waterways that feed it. Unfortunately, despite the popularity and
- [Strawless Summer Kick Off - Plastic Straw Pollution Solutions for L.A. County](https://healthebay.org/strawless-summer-kick-off/) - L.A. doesn’t have to suck. The relentless traffic, all the annoying wannabes, and the really, really long lines for literally everything. (Seriously, I just wanted a cold brew & cronut!) Okay, fine. These things do suck! But, they don’t define us. Diverse communities, vibrant businesses and a beautiful environment – this is what makes greater
- [The Community-Powered American Dream:  Interview with Dr. Mona, Flint Water Crisis Whistleblower](https://healthebay.org/flint-water-crisis-interview-dr-mona/) - Looking for a good read this summer? Talia Walsh, Heal the Bay's Associate Director of Communications, has a new book recommendation just for you! Children's doctor, immigrant and mom, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha captured national attention as the whistleblower for the Flint Water Crisis. In her new book titled, “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story
- [Exploring LA’s Water Legacy in the Owens Valley](https://healthebay.org/exploring-las-water-legacy-in-the-owens-valley/) - When you turn on the tap, do you know where your drinking water comes from? The typical Angeleno has no idea that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power imports nearly a third of its water from the distant Owens Valley, known by the indigenous Paiute people as Payahuunadü, “The Land of the Flowing
- [Making Waves at the Capitol](https://healthebay.org/making-waves-at-the-capitol/) - Heal the Bay’s policy team recently joined hundreds of advocates from across the state in Sacramento for California Ocean Day. Come along with us to learn more about how our team shapes legislation and how supporters like you can help Heal the Bay protect shorelines up and down the coast. What is California Ocean Day?
- [Stay Informed: Daily Beach Water Quality Predictions Now Available Online](https://healthebay.org/stay-informed-daily-beach-water-quality-predictions-now-available-online/) - Daily Beach Water Quality Predictions Are Now Online For the tenth straight summer, Heal the Bay is posting daily water quality predictions for California beaches on our Beach Report Card with NowCast. To make these predictions, we use computer models that examine correlations between environmental conditions (such as temperature, rain, and tide) and historical bacteria
- [The Raw Truth: The Real Deal About Sewage Spills](https://healthebay.org/the-raw-truth-the-real-deal-about-sewage-spills/) - What caused last month’s sewage spill in the Bay? Over 30,000 gallons of raw sewage discharged unintentionally into Ballona Creek and then into the ocean on May 8-9. The spill forced full closures along Dockweiler Beach and Venice Beach, two of the most popular shoreline spots in greater L.A. The culprit was root blockage in
- [Swim Up Hill with Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/swim-up-hill/) - Jamal Hill, Paralympic swimmer and educator based in Los Angeles, believes the next US Olympic Games champion is 5 years old right now and waiting for their first swim lesson. To reach them, and many others, Jamal has a goal to teach one million people to swim. His own love for swimming began at a
- [Rising Tides: Is LA Ready for Sea-Level Rise?](https://healthebay.org/rising-tides-is-la-ready-for-sea-level-rise/) - Our South Bay town hall detailed how coastal cities can best protect themselves. Remnants of a bluff-top apartment building in Pacifica that crumbled to the beach, where rocks form a barrier against the rising sea. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times). The ocean is moving in. But unlike most unwanted guests, sea level rise is
- [Celebrating 34 Years of Amazing Volunteers](https://healthebay.org/celebrating-34-years-of-amazing-volunteers/) - Heal the Bay thrives because of our amazing volunteers. We are only able to celebrate those achievements because of the time, dedication, and support that our volunteers so graciously donate. On March 21, 2024, Heal the Bay celebrated the incredible volunteers and supporters at our annual Super Healer Awards and Volunteer Party. Our dedicated volunteers
- [Celebrating Earth Month 2024: Reusable Is Beautiful](https://healthebay.org/earth-month-2024/) - Celebrate Earth Month and all things reusable with Heal the Bay! Join our "Reusable is Beautiful" Earth Month activities to help you ditch single-use plastic and keep our oceans healthy. Every year, billions of pounds of single-use plastic flood our oceans, threatening the health of our planet. This month and every month, Heal the Bay
- [Black History is Environmental History](https://healthebay.org/black-history-is-environmental-history/) - Take time to commemorate this Black History Month and learn about the African American environmentalists who helped shape our environmental history. Advocating for Environmental justice is a pillar of Heal the Bay's decades-long mission, but environmental justice cannot exist without racial justice. The historical reality is staggering: Black communities in the US have borne the
- [Top Romantic Beaches, Rivers, and Parks to Visit this Valentine's Day](https://healthebay.org/romantic-beaches-rivers-parks-in-california-for-couples/) - The only thing our Water Quality Scientists love more than "Safe Clean Water", is love! Here’s Heal the Bay's list of the cuddliest spots for couples, friends, first dates, and everything in between, along the local California shoreline. Forget crowded restaurants and overpriced (environmentally unfriendly) roses: Unveil the perfect Valentine's Day with sparkling waters and
- [A Clean Start In Ventura 2024](https://healthebay.org/a-clean-start-in-ventura-2024/) - Heal the Bay and Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation have been collaborating to reduce impacts to the Santa Clara River Estuary from the Ventura Water Reclamation Facility since 2011, following a legal settlement (consent decree) with the City of Ventura. After more than a decade of scientific studies, bureaucratic negotiations, infrastructure planning, and a lengthy permitting process,
- [Capture King Tides to Understand Sea Level Rise](https://healthebay.org/capture-king-tides-in-january-to-understand-sea-level-rise/) - Join community scientists in California to observe and document the King Tides on February 9, 2024. This extreme high tide event provides a glimpse of what we face with climate-driven sea level rise. Your images will contribute to a better understanding of how to adapt to and combat the climate crisis. Get a glimpse of last
- [New Year Super Surf Pounds Coast: Crushing the Stoke](https://healthebay.org/new_year_super_surf/) - "Large waves at the Manhattan Beach Pier draw onlookers on Saturday. The pier was closed to the public due to the high surf." (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) Waves of Waves in a Future of Climate Change From the Desk of Meredith McCarthy, Director of Campaigns & Outreach and a Heal the Bay leader
- [2023 Water Quality Successes: River Report Card Upgrade and Summer Stream Team](https://healthebay.org/2023-water-quality-successes-river-report-card-upgrade-and-summer-stream-team/) - As we head into a new year, we're reflecting on the debut of our upgraded River Report Card (RRC) with an intuitive letter grading system, and celebrating the achievements of our 2023 Summer Stream Team. These two programs are at the forefront of our efforts to keep LA's waters safe and enjoyable for all. A
- [Making Waves in 2023 and Celebrating All We Have Achieved Together](https://healthebay.org/making-waves-in-2023-and-celebrating-a-year-of-accomplishments/) - Reflecting on a Year of Progress Heal the Bay achieved significant accomplishments in 2023 in safeguarding our waters, preserving biodiversity, and raising awareness about the importance of environmental conservation. Through our collective efforts and with your unwavering support, we worked tirelessly to create cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable coastal waters and watersheds for Los Angeles
- [Heal the Bay's Sustainable Holiday Tips: PART TWO](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-sustainable-holiday-tips-part-two/) - From the Desk of Meredith McCarthy, Director of Campaigns & Outreach, Heal the Bay leader for over 20 years, and professional mom working hard to thrive during this busy holiday season. From our beach cleanups to our policy work on single-use plastics, Heal the Bay is tackling the waste crisis. With the holiday season upon us, there
- [Heal the Bay's Sustainable Holiday Tips: PART ONE](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-sustainable-holiday-tips-part-one/) - Between all the shopping, shipping, baking, and making this Winter how can anyone keep their holidays green? Check out our THREE-PART Sustainable Holiday Tips just in time to keep you on the "NICE" list this December! From the Desk of Meredith McCarthy, Director of Campaigns & Outreach, Heal the Bay leader for over 20 years, and
- [Heal the Bay's Sustainable Holiday Tips: PART THREE](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-sustainable-holiday-tips-part-three/) - From the Desk of Meredith McCarthy, Director of Campaigns & Outreach, Heal the Bay leader for over 20 years, and professional mom working hard to thrive during this busy holiday season. From our beach cleanups to our policy work on single-use plastics, Heal the Bay is tackling the waste crisis. With the holiday season upon us, there
- [The Holiday Gift Guide](https://healthebay.org/the-holiday-gift-guide/) - Holiday shopping doesn't need to be stressful (or unsustainable!). The staff at Heal the Bay are here to help you find unique, sustainable, & local gift ideas for everyone on your list. Check out the guide below, curated by members of the Heal the Bay team! Food Huggers The Iceflow Flip Straw Tumbler, Stanley Upcycled
- [Angler Outreach Program Celebrates 20 Years of Impact](https://healthebay.org/angler-outreach-program/) - Heal the Bay's Angler Outreach Program Manager, Frankie Orrala, shares the program's positive impacts and successes from over the last 20 years. Heal the Bay’s Angler Outreach Program (AOP) is celebrating 20 years! This program is designed to educate pier and shore anglers in Los Angeles and Orange County about the risks of consuming fish
- [Angler Outreach Program Celebrates 17 Years of Impact](https://healthebay.org/angler-outreach-program-17-years-of-impact/) - Heal the Bay's Angler Outreach Program Manager, Frankie Orrala, shares the program's positive impacts and successes from over the last 17 years. Heal the Bay’s Angler Outreach Program (AOP) is celebrating 17 years! This program is designed to educate pier and shore anglers in Los Angeles and Orange County about the risks of consuming fish contaminated
- [Heal the Bay's 2023 Legislative Wrap-up Guide](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-wrap-up-guide-to-environmental-wins-and-losses-in-californias-2023-legislative-season/) - Heal the Bay closely monitors the progress of bills that impact California’s ecosystems and communities each legislative calendar year, and this season has been a rollercoaster ride ranging from game-changing victories in water conservation to ongoing waste and toxin battles. Let’s take a deep dive into the outcomes of key legislation and what it means
- [Heal the Bay Aquarium Joins the Wildlife Confiscation Network to Provide Care and Welfare for Animals Confiscated from Illegal Wildlife Trade. ](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-aquarium-joins-wildlife-confiscation-network-socal-pilot-program-to-provide-care-and-welfare-for-animals-confiscated-from-illegal-wildlife-trade/) - When marine animals are seized in illegal animal trafficking cases, those animals must be cared for by certified Aquariums and Zoos until a verdict can be rendered. That’s where Heal the Bay steps in. From the desk of Laura Rink, Associate Aquarium Director of Operations, Heal the Bay Aquarium. Heal the Bay Aquarium is officially
- [Coastal Cleanup Day 2023 - Wrap Up](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-day-2023-wrap-up/) - Check out the full 2023 Coastal Wrap-Up Book: DOWNLOAD THE 2023 WRAP-UP BOOK Check out our Coastal Cleanup Day Highlight Stats! Updated September 27, 2023, 3:00 PM Los Angeles County Numbers (Heal the Bay Sites) 47 Cleanup Sites Reported 7, 337 volunteers 1, 646 volunteers who brought their own cleanup supplies 16,211 pounds of trash
- [Storm Response Team… Unite!](https://healthebay.org/storm-response-team/) - Ready to take the next step? Complete the virtual training to be added to Heal the Bay's Storm Response Team. Watch the Training Video Stay safe and follow our extended self-guided cleanup safety tips for post-storm and atmospheric river conditions. DOWNLOAD Our Self-Guided Cleanup Tips Fall in Los Angeles means earlier evenings, vibrant sunsets, thicker
- [Heal the Bay 2022 Volunteer Impact Report is LIVE](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-2022-volunteer-impact-report-is-live/) - Wrapping up our 2023 Heal the Bay Volunteer Season with a look back at our 2022 achievements. Heal the Bay thrives because of the work and dedication of our amazing volunteers. 2022 was an especially incredible year for our volunteer program as initiatives that were suspended by COVID protocols in 2020 were reenergized by our
- [LA City Council Declares October 20, 2023 “Heal the Bay Day”](https://healthebay.org/la-city-council-declares-october-20-2023-heal-the-bay-day/) - Heal the Bay was honored by the Los Angeles City Council for the impactful role of both the Angler Outreach Program and Heal the Bay Aquarium on October 20 2023 with the official declaration of Heal the Bay Day. Heal the Bay staff have been glowing with pride since Los Angeles City Council officially declared
- [The Life and Legacy of Cindy Montañez](https://healthebay.org/life-and-legacy-of-cindy-montanez/) - It is with heavy heart that we mourn the passing of Cindy Montañez (January 19, 1974 - October 21, 2023). Successful nonprofit leaders typically embrace one of two types of advocacies -- either grassroots or grasstops. Grass-toppers exert extra influence on campaigns by mobilizing influential politicians and high-profile movers-and-shakers. Grassrooters, on the other hand, rely
- [Calling for Accountability at the Santa Susana Field Lab](https://healthebay.org/calling-for-accountability-at-the-santa-susana-field-lab/) - The LA Regional Water Board approved an agreement for one of the nation’s most polluted sites. Concerns about transparency, accountability, and loopholes in this agreement leave the public vulnerable to continued contamination from the Santa Susana Field Lab. LATEST UPDATE OCTOBER 19, 2023 We called for accountability. The Regional Board listened. In August 2022, The
- [Toxic Domoic Acid Delays California Spiny Lobster Season Opening (in LA and Orange Counties)](https://healthebay.org/domoic-acid-delays-california-spiny-lobster-fishery-opening-in-la-and-orange-counties/) - Latest Update October 17, 2023 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has decided to rescind the previous delay after tests showed spiny lobsters no longer pose a significant risk for domoic acid exposure in LA and Orange Counties. This decision was made after samples from Oct. 2 and 9 indicated domoic acid levels
- [Success From Summit to Sea in September 2023](https://healthebay.org/success-from-summit-to-sea-in-september-2023/) - Coastal Cleanup Month 2023 was a big success for Heal the Bay! Thank you to all our Healers who made this amazing month possible. Join us for a look back at all we accomplished in September of 2023, from Summit to Sea, and get ready for all we have to look forward to in October
- [Remembering the Life of Mark Abramson](https://healthebay.org/remembering-the-life-of-mark-abramson/) - SEPTEMBER 13, 1967 – SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of Mark Abramson. He was a tremendous force for nature and integral to many of Heal the Bay's cornerstone programs. Mark was a wonderful character with an extraordinary record of accomplishments and accolades. But rather than simply listing them
- [Heal the Bay Releases Annual Beach Report Card & River Report Card 2022-2023](https://healthebay.org/beachreportcard2022-2023/) - Summer is officially here – the peak season for swimming outdoors. Heal the Bay releases its annual scientific reports on bacterial-pollution rankings for hundreds of beaches in California and dozens of freshwater recreation areas in Los Angeles County. Download Beach Report Card Download River Report Card SUMMARY For more than 30 years, Heal the Bay
- [10 razones por cual visitar el Acuario del Muelle de Santa Mónica](https://healthebay.org/10-razones-por-cual-visitar-el-acuario-del-muelle-de-santa-monica/) - ¡Vengan a disfrutar de las actividades familiares y aprender más acerca de la vida marina local! 1. ¡Los niños de 12 años o menor entran gratis! y el precio para adultos es de solo $12 dólares. ¡En grupos de 10 o más cada persona entra por $9! 2. Con alrededor de 100 especies de animales
- [Beach Wheelchair Rentals Available at Heal the Bay Aquarium near Santa Monica Pier](https://healthebay.org/beach-wheelchairs-santa-monica-pier/) - Beaches are one of the great treasures in Los Angeles, and they should be accessible to everyone. Heal the Bay Aquarium has beach wheelchairs available to rent for free at the Santa Monica Pier. Complimentary manual beach wheelchair rentals are available for two hours, and a valid photo ID is required as collateral during
- [Heal the Bay Releases Annual Beach Report Card & River Report Card 2021-2022](https://healthebay.org/beachreportcard2021-2022/) - Summer is officially here – the peak season for swimming outdoors. Heal the Bay releases its annual scientific reports on bacterial-pollution rankings for hundreds of beaches in California and dozens of freshwater recreation areas in Los Angeles County. SUMMARY California beaches had excellent water quality in summer 2021, according to the thirty-second annual Beach Report
- [The Marine Life Protection Act is A Success: Takeaways from the 2023 MPA Decadal Review](https://healthebay.org/marine-protected-areas-work-the-2023-mpa-decadal-review/) - After a decade of volunteer surveys and scientific review, we now know that Marine Protected Areas are working, but inclusivity and climate resiliency must be considered to ensure the full benefits of these precious sanctuaries for all. Nearly 24 years ago, the state of California passed the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), forever changing the
- [Heal the Bay Presents Queers on the Pier](https://healthebay.org/queers-on-the-pier/) - We're celebrating Pride Month with an aquatic-themed virtual drag show! Join us for the first-ever Queers on the Pier on Friday, June 25 at 7PM PT. Buy My Ticket Be prepared to have your wigs snatched by an amazing cast of performers and celebrate inclusivity in environmental spaces through representation and aquatic-themed drag art and
- [Bring Back the Beach Gala 2023](https://healthebay.org/2023-bring-back-the-beach-gala-recap/) - See the full Gala Photo Album (Michel Guyon & John Salangsang of Line8 Photography) What a night!! Thank you to all who were a part of the celebration. Your generous support of the Bring Back the Beach 2023 Gala enables Heal the Bay to continue (and expand) our mission to make coastal waters and watersheds
- [Nick Gabaldón Day 2023](https://healthebay.org/nick-gabaldon-day-2023/) - Nick Gabaldón Day will take place on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 9AM - 4:30PM. Sign up for FREE Surf Lessons or REGISTER to Volunteer. Celebrating Nick Gabaldón Nick Gabaldón (1927-1951) was a pioneering surfer of Mexican- and African American descent. He was the first documented surfer of color in the Santa Monica Bay. Gabaldón’s
- [Los Angeles Puts a Fork In Plastic](https://healthebay.org/los-angeles-puts-a-fork-in-plastic/) - Plastic pollution is a major problem in Los Angeles because plastic makes up the majority of LA County’s litter, according to a UCLA report commissioned by LA County’s Sustainability Office. LAist recently reported that about 85% of plastic is NOT recycled, "instead, it fills up landfills or ends up in the street and gets flushed
- [Appreciating 33 Years of Amazing Volunteers](https://healthebay.org/appreciating-33-years-of-amazing-volunteers/) - Heal the Bay thrives because of our amazing volunteers. We are only able to celebrate those achievements because of the time, dedication, and support that our volunteers so graciously donate. Each and every volunteer is instrumental to the success of our organization whether educating the public, reaching out to communities, aiding in aquarium care, or
- [Q&A: What You Need to Know about the July 2021 Sewage Spill & Beach Closures in the Santa Monica Bay](https://healthebay.org/july-2021-sewage-spill-in-santa-monica-bay-and-beach-closures/) - This is a developing story and we will update information as new details come to light. UPDATE: 6:30 PM Pacific Time On April 19, 2023. The City of LA/LA Sanitation & Environment has responded to the April 7 deadline from the Regional Water Board and did not accept the fine or waive the hearing. They
- [Celebrating Earth Month From Summit to Sea In 2023](https://healthebay.org/celebrating-earth-month-from-summit-to-sea-in-2023/) - Earth Month is here! Heal the Bay is excited to celebrate this April from #Summit2Sea. Our waterways are precious and care for them is an essential part of keeping the Earth healthy. This April, make time to honor and care for them, from the San Fernando Valley to Mulholland all the way to the sands
- [One-Year Anniversary of the Hyperion Plant Spill](https://healthebay.org/the-one-year-anniversary-of-the-hyperion-plant-spill/) - It's been a year since the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant sewage spill. Where are we now? LATEST UPDATE APRIL 6, 2023 Late last week, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board announced a tentative fine of $21.7M to the City of LA for the July 2021 sewage spill at the Hyperion Treatment facility. The
- [Commit to Conservation Part 3: Solutions to California’s Water Supply – It’s All About Infrastructure](https://healthebay.org/commit-to-conservation-part-3-solutions-to-californias-water-supply-its-all-about-infrastructure/) - California's major infrastructure was built in the 20th century, but neither our laws nor conveyance systems were designed to address the challenges faced by climate change in the 21st century. Here’s everything you need to know about that infrastructure from the Heal the Bay Climate Action Team in Part 3 of our 3-part series, Commit
- [Commit to Conserve Part 2: Drought or Flood? – Water Supply in California](https://healthebay.org/commit-to-conserve-part-2-drought-or-flood-water-supply-in-california/) - Drought or flood? Can both be true at the same time? Yes, and here’s what you need to know with Heal the Bay CEO Tracy Quinn in Part 2 of our 3-part series, Commit to Conservation. RECENT DRAMATIC STORMS, known as atmospheric rivers, have caused major damage including flooding, mudslides, and sinkholes. Up in the
- [In Memoriam-Remembering Dr. Aliza Lifshitz - Cherished Heal the Bay Wavemaker and former Board of Governors Member](https://healthebay.org/remembering-dr-aliza-lifshitz/) - In Memoriam- Remembering a Heal the Bay Wavemaker - former Member of the Board of Governors, Dr. Aliza Lifshitz, physician, health broadcaster, and author. Aliza Lifshitz M.D. (la Doctora Aliza) passed away on November 5, 2022, in Los Angeles, leaving behind a legacy of advocacy and empathy that will be missed. She was a beloved
- [In Memoriam- A Tribute to a True Wavemaker and Beloved Board Member ](https://healthebay.org/in-memoriam-a-tribute-to-a-true-wavemaker-and-beloved-board-member/) - Long-time friend of Heal the Bay, and former Board Member, Nancy Akers passed away in December 2022, leaving behind an impressive legacy of social consciousness and environmental stewardship. Heal the Bay will be forever grateful for the generosity, entrepreneurship and environmental stewardship of former Board Member Nancy Akers. When the Akers Family launched one of
- [2022 Wrap-up: California State Legislation Ebbs and Flows](https://healthebay.org/2022-wrap-up-california-state-legislation-ebbs-and-flows/) - Heal the Bay sails into 2023 celebrating a host of new local legislative policy successes, including LA's citywide polystyrene ban. But what did Californians gain as a whole in 2022 environmental policy? Take a look back at this year's wins and losses in California state legislation with Heal the Bay Coastal and Marine Scientist Emily
- [Commit to Conservation Part 1: Setting the Stage - Aridity in California](https://healthebay.org/commit-to-conservation-part-1-setting-the-stage-aridity-in-california/) - In Part 1 of our 3-part series, Commit to Conservation, Heal the Bay Water Quality Scientist Annelisa explains how smart water practices like recycling and conservation can help ensure the human right to water and the rights of nature, even as California becomes more arid. MANY FOLKS LIVING IN CALIFORNIA are all too familiar with
- [Marking 50 Years of the Clean Water Act](https://healthebay.org/marking-50-years-of-the-clean-water-act/) - The Clean Water Act revolutionized water protection law and has resulted in multiple cleanup success stories. However, as of March 2022, the goals of the Clean Water Act are not being met, and there is still much work to be done to achieve fishable, swimmable, drinkable water across the US. LIVING IN A WATER-SCARCE region
- [Los Angeles County Teams up With Heal the Bay to Keep Waterways Clean](https://healthebay.org/los-angeles-county-teams-up-with-heal-the-bay-to-keep-waterways-clean/) - Sponsor Spotlight: We'd like to send a huge wave of thanks to Heal the Bay's featured Coastal Cleanup Day 2022 sponsor, Water for LA. Learn more about how Water for LA is empowering residents to be part of LA County's water supply solution. THE FUTURE of Los Angeles County depends on a water-literate public that
- [5 Bills that Need Your Support Before the End of California Legislative Season](https://healthebay.org/5-bills-that-need-your-support-before-the-end-of-california-legislative-season/) - 💥 Action Alert: We need your calls of support to pass these 5 bills before the end of the California Legislative Season. UPDATE 09/06/2022: ALL 5 of these bills were passed! Thanks for your support in helping California protect communities and waterways. Now it’s up to Governor Newsom to sign them into law! IT'S THAT
- [Equitable Beach Access Depends on Peer-reviewed Science](https://healthebay.org/equitable-beach-access-depends-on-peer-reviewed-science/) - MPA Watch Reflections: Jasmine Islas spent her Spring 2022 MPA Watch Internship with Heal the Bay exploring the rabbit hole of factors impacting skewed representation at Los Angeles beaches. The dead end she arrived at points to important action items for the science community. LIVING IN CALIFORNIA, I have been spoiled with the beauty and
- [Behind the Grade: Big Rock Beach](https://healthebay.org/behind-the-grade-big-rock-beach/) - A view of Big Rock Beach from above / BeachReportCard.org. -- It’s National Water Quality Month, and to celebrate we’re sharing with you a little-known LA County beach spot that shines when it comes to water quality. Big Rock Beach Big Rock Beach received an A+ in our most recent Beach Report Card—the highest grade
- [Where is it safe to swim in LA this summer?](https://healthebay.org/where-is-it-safe-to-swim-in-la-this-summer/) - Heal the Bay's Beach and River Report Cards have you covered for selecting the perfect swimming spot this summer 2022. THE WARM SUMMER WEATHER in our region is inspiring many Angelenos to cool off at local beaches and swimming holes. Heal the Bay is here with the latest water quality grades AND a list of
- [What the Passage of SB 54 means for California’s Plastic Pollution & Waste Crisis](https://healthebay.org/sb54-california-plastic-pollution-waste-crisis/) - Watch Tracy Quinn, our CEO on Spectrum News 1 discussing SB 54. HEAL THE BAY IS ENCOURAGED to share that California has taken a major step forward in addressing the plastic pollution and waste crisis with the passage of Senate Bill 54 (SB 54) in the California State Legislature, followed by Governor Newsom signing it
- [Nick Gabaldón Day: Celebrating 10 Years of Partnership](https://healthebay.org/nick-gabaldon-day-celebrating-10-years-of-partnership/) - (From left) Jeff Williams, Andrea Kabwasa, and Rick Blocker attend Nick Gabaldón Day at Bay Street Beach -- June 18, 2022. CELEBRATING OUR 10TH YEAR in partnership with Black Surfers Collective (BSC) and The Surf Bus Foundation, we only have to thank Rick Blocker. For over 50 years Rick has been a powerful advocate for diversity
- [Beach Report Card with NowCast - Summer 2022 Update: Daily Beach Water Quality Predictions](https://healthebay.org/beach-report-card-with-nowcast-summer-2022-update-daily-beach-water-quality-predictions/) - FOR THE EIGHTH STRAIGHT SUMMER, Heal the Bay is posting daily water quality predictions for California Beaches on our Beach Report Card with NowCast. To make daily predictions, we use computer models to examine correlations between historical bacteria concentrations and environmental conditions (such as temperature, rain and tide). Our NowCast models then predict with a
- [Healing Our Watersheds: A Recap of Coastal Cleanup Month 2021 ](https://healthebay.org/recap-coastal-cleanup-month-2021/) - View Photo Album As the tide turns on Coastal Cleanup Month, our big waves of gratitude and appreciation roll in for all who took part. We embarked on Coastal Cleanup Month with the mission of Healing Our Watersheds together. Even though it was another year of uncertainty due to the pandemic, our Coastal Cleanup Month participants still made an impact while keeping one
- [Raising, Researching, and Releasing a Baby Giant Sea Bass](https://healthebay.org/giant-sea-bass/) - Mike Couffer has been working alongside Heal the Bay Aquarium to research giant sea bass, the largest bony fish local to LA waters. In this blog, Mike recounts his research on these fish and their uniquely identifying spots, as well as our Aquarium's journey raising and releasing a giant sea bass. Early in the morning
- [How to Make Public Comments & Advocate for Clean Water](https://healthebay.org/how-to-make-public-comments-advocate-for-clean-water/) - Are you ready to advocate for your community? Your region? Your planet? Share your passion with decision-makers using this “how-to” on crafting and delivering written and oral comments. Annelisa Moe, Water Quality Scientist at Heal the Bay (who's given her fair share of public testimony on local environmental issues) shares tips on how to make
- [Meet Our New CEO: Q&A with Tracy Quinn](https://healthebay.org/meet-our-ceo-qa-with-tracy-quinn/) - Photos by Nicola Buck What does “Heal the Bay” mean to you? To me, Heal the Bay is about protecting what you love. I find it inspiring that Dorothy Green chose the name Heal the Bay because it conveys hope. Fighting to change policies that don’t adequately protect people and wildlife is challenging—at times heartbreaking—and
- [The Best Los Angeles Beach for Your Zodiac Sign](https://healthebay.org/the-best-los-angeles-beach-for-your-zodiac-sign/) - AS THE YEAR CONTINUES on through May, the weather begins to warm, melting away the worries of the winter and bringing us into the joys of the spring! The level of sunshine spikes, encouraging us to go out and play, and what better way to ring in the rising heat than by going to the
- [Spring Into Action for Earth Month 2022](https://healthebay.org/spring-into-action-for-earth-month-2022/) - Earth Month is here and Heal the Bay is excited to celebrate all April long with in-person volunteer activities and hands-on training events, plus live virtual discussions and educational opportunities. Let’s learn and grow, go outside to do some good, and celebrate our amazing blue planet together because every day is Earth Day. Individuals, households,
- [A Farewell from Dr. Shelley Luce](https://healthebay.org/farewell-from-dr-shelley-luce/) - LEADING HEAL THE BAY has been one of the most wonderful and toughest experiences of my life. I am so fortunate to have worked alongside this team for the last five years. We play a critical role in protecting precious water and open space, and it is an honor to be part of it. Heal
- [Tracy Quinn Appointed to CEO of Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/tracy-quinn-appointed-ceo-heal-the-bay/) - PRESS RELEASE Upholding its dedication to science-based advocacy, the environmental group Heal the Bay today announced Tracy Quinn as its new CEO. Quinn joins the Santa Monica-based nonprofit from the Natural Resources Defense Council, where she served as the Director of California Urban Water Policy. During her tenure, Quinn was a widely respected voice on
- [Nick Gabaldón Day 2022](https://healthebay.org/nick-gabaldon-day-2022/) - Nick Gabaldón Day will take place on Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 9AM - 4:30PM. Nick Gabaldón (1927-1951) was a pioneering surfer of African American and Mexican American descent. He was the first documented surfer of color in the Santa Monica Bay. Gabaldón’s passion, athleticism, discipline, love, and respect for the ocean live on as
- [El Boletín de Calificaciones de Playas 2022](https://healthebay.org/el-boletin-de-calificaciones-de-playas-2022/) - Resumen ejecutivo Las calificaciones durante la temporada seca de verano fueron excelentes en todo el estado, 94 % de las playas de California recibiendo calificaciones A y B, lo cual está a la par con el promedio de cinco años. Las calificaciones durante la Temporada Seca de Invierno estuvieron ligeramente por debajo del promedio con
- [El Boletín de Calificaciones de Ríos 2022](https://healthebay.org/el-boletin-de-calificaciones-de-rios-2022/) - Resumen ejecutivo Heal the Bay se enorgullece en publicar el cuarto informe anual del boletín River Report Card. Este informe proporciona un resumen de las calificaciones de la calidad del agua en áreas recreacionales del condado de Los Ángeles (L.A.) durante el 2021. Los ríos, arroyos y lagos del condado de L.A. reciben multitudes de
- [Heal the Bay Releases Annual Beach Report Card & River Report Card 2021](https://healthebay.org/beachreportcard2021/) - Heal the Bay releases scientific reports and annual bacterial-pollution rankings for hundreds of beaches in California and dozens of freshwater recreation areas in Los Angeles County during 2020 - 2021. The thirty-first annual Beach Report Card study assigns A-to-F letter grades for 500 California beaches based on levels of fecal-indicator bacterial pollution in the ocean
- [Take our 2022 Challenge - Spring Into Climate Action](https://healthebay.org/take-our-2022-challenge-spring-into-climate-action/) - THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE consists of various habitats including kelp forests, estuaries, wetlands, rocky reefs, and rocky intertidal zones (also known as tide pools). All of these habitats are vital natural resources that support thriving ecosystems, which in turn support healthy communities; provide economic and recreational value; and offer a natural form of climate resilience by
- [Nick Gabaldón: Honoring a True Surf Pioneer](https://healthebay.org/nick-gabaldon-day/) - Nick Gabaldon Day, June 3, 2017 welcome and on-land paddle out ceremony. Participants surround a replica of a painting of Nick Gabaldon by Richard Wyatt. Photography by Elizabeth Espinoza, Martin Luther King Recreation Center, Los Angeles. Adults pictured, standing, left to right: Eric Griffin, director of Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center; Albizeal Del Valle,
- [FAQ: How the Woolsey Fire Will Affect the Bay](https://healthebay.org/faq-how-the-woolsey-fire-will-affect-the-bay/) - November wildfires in California exacted a terrible toll, from the horrific devastation of the Camp Fire up north to the destruction wreaked by blazes in the greater Malibu area. Here we provide a detailed FAQ about how the Woolsey Fire affected the Santa Monica Mountains area, what the future holds for our region’s largest natural
- [Inell Woods Park Open House Event](https://healthebay.org/inell-woods-park-open-house-event/) - Come learn more about the future Inell Woods Park. We’re co-hosting an Open House there with the City of Los Angeles on Saturday, October 16 at 11 am to 1 pm. You are invited (see flyer below for details)! Heal the Bay is committed to improving water quality in Los Angeles County’s watersheds through the
- [Celebrating our Out-of-This-World 2021 Volunteers](https://healthebay.org/celebrating-our-out-of-this-world-2021-volunteers/) - At Heal the Bay we love our volunteers to the moon and back! After a two-year pandemic hiatus, we could not wait to celebrate those individuals that give so much to Heal the Bay with an out-of-this-world party at the Heal the Bay Aquarium. The Heal the Bay 32nd Annual Volunteer Appreciation Party Our volunteers
- [DIY Neighborhood Cleanup, Scavenger Hunt & More](https://healthebay.org/diy-neighborhood-cleanup-scavenger-hunt-more-1/) - Emely Garcia, our Beach Programs Manager, rounds up some do-it-yourself activities to celebrate Earth Month while continuing to practice physical distancing. Did you know that 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day? Amidst all of the changes, we are thinking of ways we can celebrate during the entire month of April, and hope you
- [Kick Cigarette Butts off the Beach for Good](https://healthebay.org/kick-cigarette-butts-off-the-beach-for-good/) - Cigarette filters made from single-use plastic are a huge environmental problem, butt (pun intended), upcoming California legislation offers the first steps toward a solution. Cigarette Butts are the #1 thing we find at our Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanups. Heal the Bay cleanup volunteers have removed a total of 953,756 cigarette butts from beaches in
- [Tides of Change Thanks to Big Decisions in 2021 for LA's Coast](https://healthebay.org/the-tides-of-change-for-2022-thanks-to-big-decisions-for-coastal-waters-in-2021/) - UPDATE 3/1/2022 Another ocean water desalination plant has been proposed for construction in Huntington Beach. This project has also been opposed by the environmental community and by the public for years. Poseidon will be applying for a coastal development permit to build their ocean water desalination plant with the CA Coastal Commission. This meeting was
- [Heal the Bay’s Top 3 Organizational Goals for 2022](https://healthebay.org/goals-2022/) - Heal the Bay’s mission is to protect local coastal waters and watersheds through science, education, advocacy, and action. We are dedicated to making progress for clean water in LA. Our top goals this year include exciting outcomes for our communities. In 2022 we are building our first-ever stormwater park in South LA, ramping up public
- [What We Know (and Don’t) About the Oil Spill in Orange County](https://healthebay.org/oil-spill-in-orange-county-california/) - We are heartbroken and outraged. Crude oil spilled from a pipe into the ocean near Huntington Beach, Orange County in October 2021. Here's how to take action. This oil spill has taken place in unceded Acjachemen and Tongva ancestral waters. LATEST UPDATE as of 2/8/22 The government agencies responding to the oil spill announced last
- [Which Ocean Animal in LA are you Most Compatible with Based on your Zodiac Sign?](https://healthebay.org/which-ocean-animal-in-la-are-you-most-compatible-with-based-on-your-zodiac-sign/) - Marine animals aren’t so different from us! They work and play in many of the ways we do. They all have their own unique personalities, but have you ever wondered which ones you share a special connection with based on your astrological sign? Just in time for Valentine's Day, this article will answer the burning
- [The Future of California MPAs: Insights from the Experts](https://healthebay.org/the-future-of-california-mpas-insights-from-the-experts/) - Like a national or state park on land, Marine Protected Areas, or MPAs, conserve and protect wildlife and habitats in the ocean. Here in California, we have a unique and science-based network of 124 MPAs all up and down the coastline. This network exemplifies a new kind of MPA science, designed to not only conserve
- [A Glimpse of the King Tide this Winter](https://healthebay.org/a-glimpse-of-the-king-tide-this-winter/) - Thank you to all who rushed to the beaches of Southern California on December 4-5, 2021 and January 2-3, 2022 to help us document the King Tide. Your observations were vital to preparing Los Angeles for a future affected by climate change. The culminating point of the King Tide gave us a glimpse of what
- [Water Quality Highlights in the Lower LA River from 2021](https://healthebay.org/lower-la-river-water-quality-2021/) - On warmer days when people are spending time outdoors in Los Angeles, Heal the Bay is there too, collecting water samples from rivers, creeks, and streams. Our River Report Card has issued water quality grades for freshwater recreation sites throughout LA County since 2017. The grades are based on levels of bacterial pollution in the
- [When the Rain Comes, the Ocean Needs Our Help](https://healthebay.org/when-the-rain-comes-the-ocean-needs-our-help/) - Our winters bring increased rainfall in the Los Angeles region. During this season, when many don't usually flock to the beach like during warmer months, our Storm Response Team is our ocean's first responder after major rain events. Winter Storms in LA The biggest storm of the 2021-2022 winter season, as of yet, arrived in
- [Carson Sewage Spill Update in December 2021](https://healthebay.org/carson-sewage-spill-update-december-2021/) - Cabrillo Beach is seen empty after the city of Long Beach closed the beaches due to a report of a spill of between two and four million gallons of untreated sewage into a canal in Carson, in Long Beach, California, US. December 31, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. (REUTERS / DAVID SWANSON - stock.adobe.com)
- [Texas Company Indicted for Orange County Oil Spill Devastation](https://healthebay.org/texas-company-indicted-for-orange-county-oil-spill-devastation/) - (Photo Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP, NPR) A federal grand jury has filed charges against the Houston-based oil company responsible for the Orange County Oil Spill that dumped 25,000 gallons into the Southern California ocean coastline. Is this a step forward for environmental justice, or just barely enough? Amplify Energy and two of its subsidiaries were charged on
- [Urge California to Take Action on Shameful History of Toxic DDT Dumping in Ocean](https://healthebay.org/urge-california-to-take-action-on-shameful-history-of-toxic-ddt-dumping-in-ocean/) - Barrel containing industrial toxic waste found off the coast of California. (David Valentine / ROV Jason) It’s hard to believe that it has been just over a year since the LA Times broke the shocking story of large-scale and widespread dumping of DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) waste in the deep waters of the San Pedro Basin, off the coast
- [3 Holiday Gifts from Heal the Bay (No shipping required)](https://healthebay.org/holiday-gifts-no-shipping-required/) - Our gift guide below features some goodies, that give back to Heal the Bay's mission, which can be delivered instantly or picked up locally. All proceeds support our work to keep the coastal waters and watersheds of Greater Los Angeles safe, healthy, and clean. Heal the Bay Gift Card Need a last-minute gift for the
- [Heal the Bay Hosts ONE Water Day Event](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-hosts-one-water-day-event/) - On December 3, 2021 our local water agency leaders gathered together to discuss the major water challenges impacting Greater Los Angeles and how to solve them at Heal the Bay’s first-ever ONE Water Day event. ONE Water Day at Will Rogers State Beach The sun was shining, the DJ was playing the hits, and our
- [Environmental Wins (and Losses) from the California Legislature in 2021](https://healthebay.org/successes-and-failures-california-legislature-2021/) - 2021 was a turning point for environmental legislation in California. Following a legislative season of major challenges for the environment during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, our assemblymembers and senators were able to push through some exciting new laws and regulations this year to tackle plastic pollution, water quality, and climate change. Despite some successes,
- [Demands for Action at the COP26 Global Climate Summit](https://healthebay.org/demands-for-action-cop26-global-climate-summit/) - An aerial view over the Scottish city of Glasgow, looking eastwards up the River Clyde. Global leaders met in Glasgow at COP26 from Oct. 31 - Nov. 13, 2021, to discuss the climate crisis and how to address it. Failed promises and delayed action in the face of immediate impacts led many attendees and observers
- [The Journey of Our Released Giant Sea Bass and How Oil Spills Impact Future Generations of Fish](https://healthebay.org/released-giant-sea-bass-journey-and-how-oil-spills-impact-future-generations-of-fish/) - Laura Rink, Associate Director of Aquarium Operations shares an update on where our released Giant Sea Bass is swimming in the Santa Monica Bay and the impacts of the recent oil spill on fish eggs. When an animal is released into the wild, there are assumed risks. Transport logistics to the release, acclimation into a
- [Fishy Fest Celebration at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/fishy-fest-celebration-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium/) - Get in the spirit of the season and celebrate Fishy Fest at Heal the Bay Aquarium on October 30 and 31 from Noon – 4pm. Heal the Bay Aquarium, located beach level at the Santa Monica Pier, has a fun and family-friendly event planned both days, including activities that honor the unique holidays of Halloween and Día de los Muertos (Day of
- [River Report Card Summer 2020 Recap](https://healthebay.org/river-report-card-2020-recap/) - Luke Ginger, Water Quality Scientist at Heal the Bay, recaps a tough summer for water quality monitoring at LA County's freshwater recreation areas, and outlines the urgent need for equitable, climate-resilient communities in the face of a health pandemic, extreme heat, unprecedented wildfires, and beyond. Heal the Bay concludes another summer of freshwater sampling and
- [Learning About LA’s Vibrant Community of Anglers](https://healthebay.org/vibrant-community-of-anglers/) - Heal the Bay’s Angler Outreach Program, through the EPA’s Fish Contamination Education Collaborative (FCEC), has been visiting eight Los Angeles County and Orange County piers throughout the last 17 years, talking to anglers about fish contamination and how to stay safe and healthy. Many anglers come to the coast to catch fish to eat for themselves and
- [Join us for Latino Conservation Week](https://healthebay.org/latino-conservation-week/) - Heal the Bay is proud to join Latino Outdoors and partners in the celebration of Latino Conservation Week, July 18- 26 2020. Latino Conservation Week (LCW) is an annual initiative presented by the Hispanic Access Foundation to highlight the Latinx experience in outdoor stewardship and environmentalism. Since its launch in 2014, LCW has had tremendous
- [California Freshwater Bill AB1066 Rolls Forward](https://healthebay.org/california-freshwater-bill-ab1066-rolls-forward/) - Heal the Bay is excited to announce that Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB1066 into law (on Friday, October 8, 2021), a new environmental policy that protects public health and water quality at California’s recreational rivers, lakes, and streams. Inland water recreation areas, where people swim, boat, and wade in water, should have the same health
- [Oil Spill Aftermath: Take Action Against Big Oil](https://healthebay.org/oil-spill-take-action/) - (Image by Last Chance Alliance) The recent oil spill near Orange County is a painful reminder of the dangers associated with fossil fuels. Oil spills, air pollution, and single-use plastic waste are all preventable impacts from the fossil fuel industry. There is simply no safe way to drill. The only solution is a just transition
- [Lo que sabemos y no sabemos sobre el derrame de petróleo en Orange County](https://healthebay.org/lo-que-sabemos-y-no-sabemos-sobre-el-derrame-de-petroleo-en-orange-county/) - Estamos desconsolados e indignados. Este fin de semana se vertieron al océano 126.000 galones de petróleo crudo de una tubería cerca de Huntington Beach, en Orange County. El derrame de crudo ha tenido lugar en las aguas ancestrales no cedidas de los pueblos Acjachemen y Tongva. LO QUE SABEMOS Comenzó con informes de miembros de
- [Take Action Against Plastic Pollution: Call Your Reps](https://healthebay.org/take-action-against-plastic-pollution-call-your-reps/) - UPDATE 10/5: Good news - Gov. Newsom signed SB 343, AB 1276, and AB 962 into law! Thanks for making your voice heard. Action Alert! Support Heal the Bay's top 3 California plastic-reduction bills. Call your reps and help get these environmental bills to the finish line. Learn about the bills, contact your representatives, and
- [Public Comment Period Closes for Offshore Drilling Plan](https://healthebay.org/public-comment-offshore-drilling/) - 65 Days have passed since the White House first announced their new offshore drilling plan — a dangerous proposal that places nearly all U.S. coastal communities, businesses and wildlife at risk. Since then, so much has happened. The list of critical issues that require our nation's unfettered attention and tactful action is long. Our efforts
- [9 Water Quality Deadlines Extended: When Will LA Finally Get Clean and Safe Water?](https://healthebay.org/water-quality-deadlines-extended/) - The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board chose to delay clean water progress by extending the deadlines polluters have to reduce their stormwater pollution, up to 6.5 years in some cases. Their decision allows the continued discharge of pollutants from across LA to drain through our communities and into the Pacific Ocean. UPDATE 9/30/2021
- [2018 ‘Bring Back the Beach’ Gala Is a Real Breeze](https://healthebay.org/gala-recap-2018/) - Please browse Flickr for images from the Gala and our Blue Carpet. The fates shone on Heal the Bay last night at our annual “Bring Back the Beach” Annual Awards Gala. After a week of May Gray, the sun gloriously took over at the Jonathan Club in Santa Monica. Under a gentle breeze and the
- [Black Surfing Assn. Readies Special Paddle Out](https://healthebay.org/black-surfing-assn-readies-special-paddle-out/) - Today’s guest blogger is Tony Corley, the founder of the Black Surfing Association, which is partnering with the Malibu Surfing Association on a special paddle out this Saturday, Feb. 28 to honor the legacy of Nick Gabaldon. The Black Surfing Association has been in existence since 1975. This grouping of surfers was the first of its
- [Thank You Thursday: June 2015](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-june-2015/) - June 24, 2015 -- We love celebrating Nick Gabaldón Day each May, recognizing the first documented surfer of African-American and Mexican descent, and showcasing the heritage of the historical African-American beach site in Santa Monica, formerly referred to as the "Inkwell." Gabaldón’s legacy and his passion for the ocean has inspired many surfers of color
- [Looking Back on Big Wins in 2015](https://healthebay.org/looking-back-on-big-wins-in-2015/) - December 17, 2015 -- 2015 was truly a year of extremes for the Bay. From defeating a dangerous proposal to drill for oil in Hermosa Beach to holding city agencies accountable following a sewage spill at Hyperion, Heal the Bay defended its title as the premier protector of Los Angeles’ ocean and watersheds. It was
- [Lessons From L.A. Beaches' Checkered Past](https://healthebay.org/lessons-from-l-a-beaches-checkered-past/) - Programs director Meredith McCarthy says the shared history of L.A.’s beaches isn’t always black and white. “History is messy.” That’s what local historian Alison Rose Jefferson told me when we started planning a day to honor Nick Gabaldón. By designating a day to commemorate Nick, we celebrate our shorelines and also recognize the struggle for
- [Thank You Thursday | June 19, 2014](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-june-19-2014/) - Heal the Bay couldn't have produced last Saturday's amazing Nick Gabaldon Day without the support, generosity and guidance of a number of co-presenters and community partners. First and foremost, we thank the Black Surfers Collective for providing their inspiring vision and on-the-ground organizing skills in co-producing the event. And if it wasn't for the Surf
- [Reclaiming L.A.’s Beaches as Communities of Color](https://healthebay.org/reclaiming-l-a-s-beaches-as-communities-of-color/) - Most surfers know Bay Street beach for its easily-accessible, often fun waves. But on June 1 we’ll be celebrating more than just a sweet surf spot. We’ll be honoring the memory of Nick Gabaldon, an ocean pioneer, the first documented surfer of African American and Mexican descent. Aside from being where Gabaldon experienced the ocean for the first
- [Thank You Thursday - 6.6.13](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-6-6-13/) - World Oceans Day on June 8 provides us with the welcome excuse to celebrate the vast water body that links us all. We hope you find a way to honor the sea this week! Last weekend, we honored the legacy of ocean lover Nick Gabaldon, who perished while surfing at the Malibu pier in June
- [Riding Waves, Breaking Barriers](https://healthebay.org/riding-waves-breaking-barriers/) - "The myth that surfing is a white boy sport is absurd.” So say the filmmakers behind White Wash, a documentary focused on shattering the surfer-dude stereotype. Using rare archival footage, interviews with historians and professional surfers such as Buttons Kaluhiokalani, director Ted Woods traces the history of black surfing from its origins in West Africa
- [Heal the Bay Year in Review: 2019](https://healthebay.org/year-in-review-2019/) - Oh, what a year! We reflect on some of our favorite milestones from this past year. A huge thank you goes out to our bold and dedicated Heal the Bay community. We would not have achieved these victories without your ongoing support. Take a swim down memory lane with us and replay 6 unforgettable moments
- [Commemorate Juneteenth: Events in Santa Monica](https://healthebay.org/juneteenth-events-santa-monica/) - Juneteenth commemorates the promise of freedom and recognizes the achievements of African American and Black people, while truthfully acknowledging and reflecting on the time in American history when enslaved people were freed nationwide. Take part in a Juneteenth activity near you. Now, let's learn more about this holiday and its connection to the coast. The
- [TAKE ACTION: Proposed Legislation Will Protect Public Health at Freshwater Recreation Sites (AB1066)](https://healthebay.org/legislation-to-protect-public-health-at-freshwater-swimming-and-recreation-sites/) - UPDATE: The AB1066 bill has passed and is heading to the Governor's desk to sign! Thank you for making your voice heard on behalf of clean freshwater in California. Heal the Bay and Assembly Member Richard Bloom Introduce Legislation to Protect Public Health at Freshwater Swimming and Recreation Sites in California We are so excited
- [Heal the Bay Lanza El Mes De Limpieza Costera 2021](https://healthebay.org/lanza-el-mes-de-limpieza-costera-2021/) - Heal the Bay celebra su 32nd aniversario albergando la mayor limpieza voluntaria en el condado de Los Angeles. La organización medioambiental sin ánimo de lucro Heal the Bay hace una llamada a las personas voluntarias del condado de Los Angeles para que se unan al evento de limpieza más grande del mundo - El mes
- [Another Record-breaking Fire Season in California](https://healthebay.org/another-record-breaking-fire-season-california/) - Wildfires rage in California year after year, with increasing frequency and intensity. This is driven by the climate crisis creating hot, dry conditions for wildfires to start, spread, and burn out of control. Spring comes earlier, melting snow more quickly, and reducing water availability during summer, which is lasting longer with more extreme temperatures. Less frequent but
- [LA Regional Water Board Votes to Allow Continued Degradation of Waterways](https://healthebay.org/la-regional-water-board-allows-degradation-of-waterways/) - The Los Angeles Regional Board has neglected their mission – to protect and enhance our water resources – by making polluting easier for dischargers rather than requiring action. The job of holding polluters accountable will once again fall on us. GET UPDATES AND ACTION ALERTS The discharge of polluted stormwater in Los Angeles is regulated by
- [8 Reasons to Expand Marine Protected Areas in California](https://healthebay.org/expand-marine-protected-areas-california/) - Eight years have passed since Marine Protected Areas started to officially be implemented in California. Forest Leigh Curtis, MPA Watch & Outreach Associate at Heal the Bay, calls out eight reasons why we should expand our network of Marine Protected Areas. Even though we can’t visit our local MPAs and beaches in LA right now,
- [Toxic Fish? How to Safely Eat Fish Caught in LA ](https://healthebay.org/toxic-fish-safely-eat-fish-caught-in-la/) - Heal the Bay's MPA Watch and Outreach Associate, Forest Leigh Curtis, breaks down the science behind pollution bioaccumulation in marine ecosystems, and how local anglers can safely consume fish. The first time that I was told that the skin of fish caught near Los Angeles could be toxic to eat, the scientist in me was intrigued. Because it is said that
- [Heal the Bay and World Surf League Catch a Wave for Good](https://healthebay.org/world-surf-league-catch-a-wave-for-good/) - On the heels of the 17-million-gallon sewage spill in the Santa Monica Bay on July 11-12, Heal the Bay and the World Surf League—two Santa Monica-based organizations—are partnering to expand Heal the Bay’s Beach Report Card with NowCast to give beachgoers more information, more swiftly, about potential risks from poor ocean water quality at California’s
- [Preguntas y respuestas: Qué necesita saber sobre el vertido de aguas residuales de Julio 2021 y los cierres de las playas de la bahía de Santa Monica](https://healthebay.org/preguntas-y-respuestas-que-necesita-saber-sobre-el-vertido-de-aguas-residuales-de-julio-2021-y-los-cierres-de-las-playas-de-la-bahia-de-santa-monica/) - Esta es una historia en desarrollo y les mantendremos actualizados a medida que vayamos teniendo más información. ¿Cuándo sucedió el vertido? El vertido de aguas residuales comenzó el 11 de Julio de 2021 a las 7 pm y paró sobre las 5 am del 12 de Julio de 2021. La Oficina de Saneamiento de la
- [El Boletín de Calificaciones de Playas](https://healthebay.org/el-boletin-de-calificaciones-de-playas/) - Resumen ejecutivo Las playas de California tuvieron una excelente calidad de agua durante los meses de verano del 2020. De más de 500 playas en todo el estado, el 93% obtuvieron buenas calificaciones (A y B). Las precipitaciones del año pasado estuvieron drásticamente por debajo del promedio, lo que generalmente conlleva a una mejor calidad
- [El Boletín de Calificaciones de Ríos](https://healthebay.org/el-boletin-de-calificaciones-de-rios/) - Resumen ejecutivo Heal the Bay desarrolló el Boletín de Calificaciones de Ríos (River Report Card) para brindar información de fácil manejo sobre la calidad del agua a las personas que visitan las áreas recreacionales de agua dulce en el condado de Los Ángeles. Debido a que no existe un requisito estatal para el monitoreo de
- [Taking LA By Storm: Reducing Stormwater Pollution and Advocating for Clean, Equitable Water](https://healthebay.org/stormwater-pollution-and-advocating-for-clean-water/) - The Los Angeles Regional Board has neglected their mission – to protect and enhance our water resources – by making polluting easier for stormwater dischargers rather than requiring action. It’s time to remind them of their responsibility to regulate stormwater pollution and protect LA communities. Register for our Stormwater Advocacy Training on Wednesday, June 30
- [Freshwater Friday: Safe to Swim in Malibu Creek?](https://healthebay.org/freshwater-friday-safe-to-swim-in-malibu-creek/) - Aug, 5, 2016 -- Staff scientist Katherine Pease launches our Freshwater Friday blog post, providing weekly updates on the latest bacterial exceedances at popular recreational zones Heal the Bay’s inaugural study of Los Angeles River microbial water quality that we published last week and last year’s study on swimming holes in the Santa Monica Mountains
- [Freshwater Friday: Safe to Swim in Malibu Creek?](https://healthebay.org/freshwater-friday-safe-to-swim-in-malibu-creek-2/) - For 2017 grades, please see our River Report Card. Heal the Bay’s inaugural study of Los Angeles River microbial water quality that we published July 27, 2016 and last year’s study on swimming holes in the Santa Monica Mountains called for more readily available public water quality information. The public has a right to know
- [Celebrating Labor Day at the River or the Beach?](https://healthebay.org/celebrating-labor-day-river-beach/) - Most people view Labor Day weekend as the last celebration of summer and a final opportunity to enjoy a relaxing water adventure either at the beach or the river. A last hurrah before settling into the fall season. With that in mind, now is a good time to deliver a friendly reminder about water quality
- [Advisory: Stay Out of L.A. River This Weekend](https://healthebay.org/advisory-stay-l-river-weekend/) - Update (9/10/17): Bacteria levels remain very high in Sepulveda Basin. Most sites also exceed regulatory limits in Elysian Valley, although amounts of bacteria are lower than earlier this week. Based on these latest sampling results, we still recommend avoiding water contact with the L.A. River. Heal the Bay is urging the general public to avoid
- [Imagine L.A. Without .... Nelson Chabarria](https://healthebay.org/imagine-la-nelson-chabarria/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6X3KNF_QP0&feature=youtu.be Nelson Chabarria always dreamed of being a chemist. Then life got in the way. With his Koreatown family needing help to make ends meet, Nelson had to hang up his lab coat and love of science after graduating from Los Angeles High in 2001. He took a job working in L.A.’s Garment District. Some
- [Behind the Scenes: Water Quality Monitoring in the L.A. River](https://healthebay.org/water-quality-monitoring-la-river/) - (Heal the Bay's River Report Card Team - From Left to Right: John Silva, Christopher Zamora, Dr. Katherine Pease, Vanessa Granados, Yuris Delcid and Nelson Chabarria) Revitalizing the L.A. River is one of our big goals for 2018. But what is water quality monitoring really like in this increasingly popular outdoor area? Heal the Bay's
- [Boletín Informativo de Ríos 2018](https://healthebay.org/boletin-informativo-de-rios-2018/) - Las áreas acuáticas para nado y recreación en el condado de Los Angeles brindan oportunidades importantes para quienes disfrutan y valoran la naturaleza de nuestros ríos y arroyos. Desafortunadamente, existe poca información o notificación pública de la calidad del agua por parte del estado. Como resultado, carecemos de datos estandarizados y la información disponible para
- [A Summer of Freshwater Sampling in LA](https://healthebay.org/freshwater-sampling-la-2019/) - Blaire, Olivia, and Luke collecting storm drain samples along the Elysian Valley. Luke Ginger, Water Quality Scientist at Heal the Bay, recounts the latest season of freshwater monitoring, reveals the disappointingly poor water quality grades, and explains what this means for public health and the future of the LA River. The summer of 2019 marked
- [Spotlight: Meet Our Freshwater Sampling Team](https://healthebay.org/freshwater-sampling-team/) - Our team at Frogspot in Elysian Valley. The LA River's soft, mud-bottom sections are capable of supporting vegetation and wildlife. In the summer of 2019, Heal the Bay's team of water quality monitors spent many sunny days gathering freshwater samples from Malibu Creek State Park and the LA River, and testing them for bacterial-pollution in
- [How Clean is the Water at Your Favorite Freshwater Swimming Hole?](https://healthebay.org/how-clean-is-the-water-at-your-favorite-freshwater-swimming-hole/) - Heal the Bay's annual River Report Card Rates 28 Freshwater Recreation Sites in Los Angeles River, San Gabriel River, and Malibu Creek Watersheds 2020 so far has been the year of making the best of it. When it comes to freshwater resources in L.A. County, we don't have many, but we do love our rivers
- [Heal the Bay Launches "The River Report Card"](https://healthebay.org/heal-bay-launches-river-report-card/) - Today we begin publishing regular water quality grades for freshwater recreational zones across greater L.A. Staff scientist Dr. Katherine Pease explains why the work is so important, and some interesting people helping us do it. Last summer, Heal the Bay released a landmark study of water quality that showed that bacterial pollution continues to plague
- [River Report Card Grades Freshwater in L.A.](https://healthebay.org/river-report-card-2018/) - A day spent enjoying the waterways of L.A. County should not make anyone sick. Heal the Bay today released the annual River Report Card, which assigns water quality color-grades of Red, Yellow, or Green for 27 freshwater sites in Los Angeles County. Grades are based on levels of bacteria monitored in 2018 and prior years.
- [Fishing at Long Beach's Pier J](https://healthebay.org/fishing-at-long-beach-pier-j/) - There are new spots for fishing at Pier J in Long Beach. Here's what anglers need to know about fishing in the red zone. The pandemic has brought many changes to our lives, and Pier J is no exception. This beautiful spot has a spectacular view of the Long Beach marina, and now features new infrastructure from which to
- [Nuevas oportunidades de pesca en Pier J de la ciudad Long Beach](https://healthebay.org/nuevas-oportunidades-de-pesca-en-pier-j-de-la-ciudad-long-beach/) - Nuevas oportunidades de pesca en Pier J de la ciudad Long Beach: lo que debes saber sobre la pesca en la zona roja. La pandemia ha traído muchos cambios a nuestras vidas y Pier J no es una excepción. Este hermoso lugar que tiene una vista espectacular de la marina de Long Beach ahora cuenta
- [NowCast Daily Beach Water Quality Predictions Now Online](https://healthebay.org/nowcast-daily-beach-water-quality-predictions-2021/) - For the seventh straight summer, Heal the Bay is posting daily water quality predictions for California Beaches at the Beach Report Card with NowCast. To make daily predictions, we use computer models to examine correlations between environmental conditions (such as temperature and tide) and historical bacteria concentrations. Our NowCast models then predict with a high
- [Heal the Bay Intern Alerts California Wildlife Center to Rescue Distressed Seal Pup](https://healthebay.org/intern-rescues-seal-pup/) - Photo credit: Ashlee Malyar, Marine Mammal Volunteer Heal the Bay MPA Watch intern, Alex Preso, saw a distressed seal pup while conducting beach surveys, and helped it get the care it needed by alerting the California Wildlife Center. Alex shares what happened, plus the "Do's" and Don't's" of helping a marine mammal in distress. At
- [Rainbow Harbor Piers in Long Beach, a place where you have to be careful what you fish](https://healthebay.org/rainbow-harbor-piers-in-long-beach-be-careful-what-you-fish/) - Photo by Frankie Orrala (April 16, 2021) This month, through our Angler Outreach Program, we’re spotlighting Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach. Rainbow Harbor is an area with three mini piers located south of downtown Long Beach, right at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. Like many other local piers, it is a beautiful place for
- [Rainbow Harbor Piers en Long Beach, un lugar donde debes tener cuidado con lo que pescas](https://healthebay.org/rainbow-harbor-piers-en-long-beach/) - Photo by Frankie Orrala (April 16, 2021) Rainbow Harbor es un área con tres mini muelles ubicados al sur del centro de Long Beach, justo en la desembocadura del río Los Ángeles. Como muchos otros muelles locales, es un hermoso lugar para pasear, con lugares cercanos para comer y disfrutar de la pesca. Tiene una
- [Heal the Bay Aquarium Reopening](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-aquarium-reopening/) - Yes, that’s right. We’re reopening Heal the Bay Aquarium! Come visit our outdoor patio experience on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25 from 12pm to 4pm for our Aquarium’s Earth Day Celebration. VISIT The health and safety of our community and staff are our number one priority. When you plan a visit, follow our COVID-19 guidelines and reserve your
- [Take Climate Action On Earth Day and Every Day](https://healthebay.org/take-climate-action-on-earth-day-and-every-day/) - Exciting advancements are happening right now when it comes to tackling the climate crisis. Global action continues to move forward with the Paris Climate Accord, as the US re-enters this agreement with a renewed focus on climate justice. California continues to push climate progress with legislation like SB467, which would ban the most dangerous types
- [LA examina con atención la basura que genera la comida para llevar y cómo reducirla con #DejaElDesperdicio](https://healthebay.org/deja-el-desperdicio/) - Funcionarios electos de Los Angeles están tomando acción legislativa para reducir la basura que se genera con la comida para llevar tras un gran incremento en el consumo del plástico de un solo uso. ¿Pero qué significa "Deja el desperdicio"? ¿Y cómo ayuda a luchar contra la contaminación por plástico? Vamos a verlo. Deja el desperdicio es el
- [All You Need to Know about Fishing at Seal Beach Pier in Orange County](https://healthebay.org/fishing-at-seal-beach-pier/) - This month, through our Angler Outreach Program, we're spotlighting Seal Beach Pier in Orange County. Seal Beach Pier, located in Orange County, is one of the longest wooden piers in California. It was built at the beginning of the last century and has suffered damages caused by storms and a fire in 2016 that destroyed
- [Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre la pesca en Seal Beach Pier en el condado de Orange](https://healthebay.org/la-pesca-en-seal-beach-pier-en-el-condado-de-orange/) - Seal Beach Pier, ubicado en el condado de Orange, es uno de los muelles de madera más largos de California. Fue construido a principios del siglo pasado y ha sufrido daños provocados por tormentas y un incendio en 2016 que destruyó un restaurante ubicado al final del muelle. Afortunadamente, la mayor parte del muelle se
- [LA Takes a Hard Look at Takeout Trash + How to #SkipTheStuff](https://healthebay.org/skip-the-stuff/) - Elected officials in Los Angeles are taking legislative action to reduce takeout trash after a steep increase in single-use plastic consumption. But what does it mean to "Skip the Stuff"? And how does it help fight plastic pollution? Let's dive in. Skip the Stuff is the latest legislative push through Heal the Bay's plastics work
- [All-Star Heal the Bay Volunteer Awards](https://healthebay.org/2020-volunteer-awards/) - Usually this time of year, we are hosting our annual volunteer party (and eating donuts!) to celebrate Super Healers - an elite squad of Heal the Bay volunteers who have gone above and beyond. Even though we still can't gather, we still can recognize and thank our volunteers. Let's celebrate our 2021 Super Healers! The
- [Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Yes, the Order Matters.](https://healthebay.org/reduce-reuse-recycle-the-order-matters/) - Image by Maja7777 Heal the Bay Intern, Yamileth Urias, explores the nuances of a classic environmental slogan. As children, we are taught to reduce, reuse, and recycle. At some point in our lives, many forget about the first two R’s, reduce and reuse, and mostly rely on the last R-- recycle. As plastic pollution becomes
- [Una visión audaz: Nuestros objetivos para 2021](https://healthebay.org/nuestros-objetivos-para-2021/) - En 2021, vamos a abordar una de las grandes amenazas para nuestras aguas costeras y cuencas fluviales en Los Angeles y sus alrededores. Los siguientes tres objetivos representan las áreas clave del enfoque de este año: Acción climática urgente Qué estamos haciendo: Estamos pasando a la acción de forma urgente, por el clima y para empoderar a la gente,
- [Bold Vision: Our 2021 Goals](https://healthebay.org/2021-goals/) - In 2021, we’re tackling the biggest threats to coastal waters and watersheds in Greater LA. The following three goals represent our key areas of focus this year: Take Urgent Climate Action What we’re doing: Taking urgent climate action by empowering people, demanding systemic change, and advocating for multi-benefit solutions that build toward an equitable, sustainable,
- [5 Women Environmentalists Who Changed the World](https://healthebay.org/women-environmentalists/) - We're celebrating International Women's Day and Women's History Month by shining the spotlight on five environmentalists who inspire us. Women of color are impacted by environmental issues like water pollution and climate change impacts at disproportionate rates as a result of systemic inequity and injustice.1 Racism and a lack of access to education, economic status,
- [Long Beach’s Belmont Pier, the Busiest Fishing Pier](https://healthebay.org/belmont-pier-fishing/) - Spotlighting Belmont Pier in Long Beach, a busy fishing spot, and Heal the Bay's Angler Outreach Program. Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier is located in Long Beach near the Belmont Shore neighborhood. The current pier opened in 1967 and is 1,800 feet long. At the end of the pier, there is a large hexagonal area with two
- [Belmont Pier de Long Beach, el muelle de pesca más concurrido](https://healthebay.org/belmont-pier-de-long-beach/) - Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier está ubicado en Long Beach, cerca del vecindario Belmont Shore. El muelle actual se inauguró en 1967 y tiene 1.800 pies de largo. Al final del muelle, hay una gran área hexagonal con dos "alas" que se extienden 120 pies desde cada lado, lo que le da al muelle una forma
- [New Book: The Big Beach Cleanup by Charlotte Offsay](https://healthebay.org/the-big-beach-cleanup-book-charlotte-offsay/) - The Big Beach Cleanup is a new book written by Charlotte Offsay. Heal the Bay asked the author about her process, discoveries, and single-use swaps at home in this Q&A. Join Charlotte Offsay & Heal the Bay for a virtual book reading + live animal feeding on Saturday, March 6. Learn More Q: How did
- [Ballona Wetlands Restoration Takes Exciting Step Forward](https://healthebay.org/ballona-wetlands-restoration-takes-step-forward/) - Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! The Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve has the potential to be the most special wildlife area in Los Angeles - a rare remnant of the vast plain of marshes that once covered much of the LA basin. But the ecosystem is severely degraded, and getting worse. Much of the current Reserve is dried out
- [Hermosa Beach Pier, A Quiet Fishing Spot in Santa Monica Bay](https://healthebay.org/hermosa-beach-pier-fishing/) - Hermosa Beach Pier before COVID-19 pandemic The Hermosa Beach Pier is one of the quietest piers for fishing within the Santa Monica Bay. It is surrounded by beautiful beaches, bars, and restaurants. It is a very straightforward pier with no vendors or restaurants, few people walking, few anglers, and a beautiful view to see the
- [Muelle de Hermosa Beach, un lugar de pesca tranquilo en la bahía de Santa Mónica](https://healthebay.org/muelle-de-hermosa-beach-un-lugar-de-pesca-tranquilo-en-la-bahia-de-santa-monica/) - Hermosa Beach Pier antes de la pandemia El muelle de Hermosa Beach es uno de los muelles más tranquilos para pescar en la bahía de Santa Mónica. Está rodeado de hermosas playas, bares y restaurantes. Es un muelle muy sencillo sin vendedores ni restaurantes, poca gente caminando, pocos pescadores y una hermosa vista para ver
- [MPA Enforcement Is Live in California](https://healthebay.org/marine-protected-area-enforcement/) - The California Department of Fish and Game is actively enforcing the new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), citing a Southern California person early Jan. 15 for poaching dozens of lobsters inside an MPA. According to a media release from the Department of Fish and Game (DFG), this is the first major violation that DFG wardens have
- [You're Invited to 'Honor the Ocean' and MPAs at Zuma](https://healthebay.org/youre-invited-to-honor-the-ocean-and-mpas-at-zuma/) - From native storytelling to underwater ROV exploration, this weekend's Marine Protected Area celebration at Zuma has plenty to offer, writes guest blogger Melina Watts. When ocean systems are allowed to function, the beauty of the sea generates life and vitality. Marine Protected Area are protected underwater parks and have become a powerful tool for healing
- [Las sillas de ruedas para la playa ya están disponibles en el Acuario de Heal the Bay bajo el muelle de Santa Mónica](https://healthebay.org/las-sillas-de-ruedas-para-la-playa/) - Las playas son unos de los grandes tesoros de Los Angeles, y deberían ser accesibles para todos. El Acuario de Heal the Bay dispone de sillas de ruedas para la playa de alquiler gratuito desde el 26 de Diciembre de 2020 en el muelle de Santa Mónica. Estas sillas de ruedas manuales para la playa son de
- [Reflecting & Learning: Environmental Policy Woes in 2020](https://healthebay.org/environmental-policy-woes-2020/) - Failure is not defeat when we hold ourselves accountable, learn, improve, and move forward together. Our Science and Policy team highlights some environmental policy woes in Part 2 below, and in Part 1 we reflect on wins from the past year. In a year like 2020, it is worth the time to celebrate our environmental
- [Making Progress: Environmental Policy Wins in 2020](https://healthebay.org/environmental-policy-wins-2020/) - 2020 was a long and difficult year. At times it felt like we were going backwards. In this 2-part series, our Science and Policy team highlights some forward-moving progress and setbacks on the environmental policy front in California. We review our wins in Part 1 below, and in Part 2 we reflect on policies woes
- [LA no puede esperar otra década para lidiar con los compuestos tóxicos en nuestro océano](https://healthebay.org/los-compuestos-toxicos-en-nuestro-oceano/) - Necesitamos su ayuda para hacer responsables a los contaminadores y a sus aliados políticos. Una reciente investigación del LA Times destapó que la corporación contaminadora Montrose no solo vertió medio millón de barriles con residuos contaminados con DDT en la bahía, el doble de lo estimado, sino que junto a agencias del gobierno escondieron el vertido cerca
- [Gotitas Del Saber - Online Educational Series en Español](https://healthebay.org/gotitas-del-saber/) - El reciente cierre de las escuelas significa que gran parte de los estudiantes no reciban la educación diaria necesaria. En estos momentos en los que todos debemos practicar el distanciamiento físico es necesario hacer buen uso de toda nuestra energía y capacidad cerebral e innovar para darle a nuestros estudiantes más oportunidades para seguir aprendiendo
- [Muelle de Redondo Beach, un muelle de pesca favorito en la bahía de Santa Mónica](https://healthebay.org/muelle-de-redondo-beach-un-muelle-de-pesca-favorito-en-la-bahia-de-santa-monica/) - El sur de California ofrece una variedad de muelles con todo tipo de actividades para los lugareños y visitantes, además de servir como lugares privilegiados para la pesca deportiva y de subsistencia. Anteriormente hablamos del muelle de Venice como un favorito de la pesca local. Ahora dirigimos nuestra atención al muelle de Redondo Beach, un
- [Redondo Beach Pier, a Favorite Fishing Pier in Santa Monica Bay](https://healthebay.org/redondo-beach-pier-favorite-fishing-santa-monica-bay/) - Southern California offers a variety of piers with all kinds of activities for locals and visitors. Piers also serve as prime spots for sport and subsistence fishing. We previously highlighted Venice Pier as a local fishing favorite. Now we turn our attention to Redondo Beach Pier, a pier favored by anglers for mackerel fishing throughout
- [Get the Vote Out 2020](https://healthebay.org/vote/) - UPDATE: Originally published on October 6, 2020. Last update on December 21, 2020 with the election results. Download Graphics and Share Voter Guide 2020 Results Yes on Prop 16: Affirmative Action / State of California Notes: Failed A success in Los Angeles County, but didn't gain enough support from California voters to pass. The
- [DDT Dumping near Catalina: Q&A with Shelley Luce](https://healthebay.org/ddt-dumping-near-catalina/) - Heal the Bay's Communications team sat down with Shelley Luce, Heal the Bay CEO and discussed her reaction to the in-depth story in the Los Angeles Times uncovering DDT dumping near Catalina that happened more than three decades ago. What is your reaction to the recent LA Times article on DDT pollution in the Bay? I
- [Barriles de DDT cerca de la isla Catalina: Preguntas y respuestas con Shelley Luce](https://healthebay.org/barriles-de-ddt-cerca-de-la-isla-catalina/) - El equipo de comunicaciones de Heal the Bay conversó con Shelley Luce, directora ejecutiva de Heal the Bay, y discutió a fondo su reacción a la historia del diario Los Angeles Times que descubrió el vertido de barriles con DDT cerca de la isla Catalina que ocurrió hace más de tres décadas. ¿Cuál es tu
- [We Are Here For Good](https://healthebay.org/we-are-here-for-good/) - A Note from our CEO As the year comes to a close, we feel energized for what’s ahead. 2021 will not be business as usual. There is too much at stake. Now is our chance to take bold action for present and future generations. Climate change must be slowed or much will be lost. Heal
- [From Summit to Sea, Together We Made Coastal Cleanup Month a Huge Success](https://healthebay.org/ccm2020wrap/) - As the sun sets on Coastal Cleanup Month, we are looking back with gratitude and appreciation for everyone who participated in a cleanup, helped us spread the word, raised funds, and joined a virtual event over the course of the month. At a time when it’s easy to feel isolated from one another, it is
- [Knowledge Drops Science Education Webinar Series Archive](https://healthebay.org/knowledge-drops/) - Recent school closures mean many students are not getting the daily science education they need. We need to practice physical distancing at this time, and we also need to put our brainpower and creative energy to good use, so students can learn about our environment remotely. Heal the Bay created the online science education webinar
- [Part 2: Equality, Equity, and Justice](https://healthebay.org/equality-equity-justice/) - In their previous blog post, Heal the Bay Outreach Coordinator Danielle Furuichi discusses their journey to the environmental justice movement, sharing key concepts and context about environmental justice issues. They also share the role each one of us can play through transformative action. Here, they dive into a visual illustration of what equality, equity and
- [Part 1: My Journey to Environmental Justice](https://healthebay.org/my-journey-to-environmental-justice/) - Danielle Furuichi, Heal the Bay's Outreach Coordinator, shares their personal journey in the environmental justice movement, and how each and every one of us must have a unique role in transformative action. Read part two of this blog post. When I first started my journey in the environmental field, my idea of environmentalism was
- [Get a Glimpse of the Future: King Tides 2020](https://healthebay.org/king-tides-2020/) - Surfrider Beach Third Point, Malibu. Photo by The California Coastal Commission On November 15-16 and December 13-15, 2020, head to the beach during the King Tides to catch a glimpse of what our future coast will look like with sea level rise. King Tides occur when the Moon aligns with the Sun, and is also
- [Changes are Coming to the L.A. River](https://healthebay.org/changes-to-la-river/) - Sign up for our "Knowledge Drops - Wait, what's happening to the L.A. River?" webinar on December 3 When I first visited Los Angeles in 2015, I was not interested in seeing the Hollywood Walk of Fame or the Hollywood Sign. Instead, I asked my local friends to take me directly to the L.A. River.
- [Aprendiendo sobre la vibrante comunidad de pescadores de Los Angeles](https://healthebay.org/aprendiendo-sobre-la-vibrante-comunidad-de-pescadores-de-los-angeles/) - El Programa Educacional Pesquero de Heal the Bay, a través del Grupo Educacional sobre Contaminación de Peces (FCEC, por sus siglas en inglés) de la EPA, ha estado visitando ocho muelles en los condados de Los Ángeles y Orange durante los últimos 17 años, hablando con pescadores sobre la contaminación de peces y cómo mantenerse
- [Time to Heal: Reflecting on 2020](https://healthebay.org/time-to-heal-reflecting-on-2020/) - A Note from our CEO This has been a year of hardship and heartbreak. Many people are lamenting its losses and eager to get out of 2020 and into the new year. I have felt the deep pain of the pandemic, the wildfires, and the unpredictable politics of this unprecedented year. But I am seeing
- [Reimagining our Adopt-A-Beach Program](https://healthebay.org/adopt-a-beach-2020/) - Beach Programs Manager, Emely Garcia, highlights how Heal the Bay is relaunching our Adopt-A-Beach cleanup program to be a safe, fun, and refreshing summer challenge. For more than 20 years, Heal the Bay’s Adopt-A-Beach cleanup volunteers have worked together to keep LA County’s natural and coastal resources heathy and safe. Our Adopt-A-Beach program gives passionate
- [Call your Representatives to Fight Big Plastic](https://healthebay.org/call-your-representatives-to-fight-big-plastic/) - California is on the cusp of passing a transformative bill to reduce plastic pollution, and we need your help to get there. Last year, California State Senators and Assemblymembers came together and introduced a pair of identical bills to address plastic pollution. Known as the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, Senate Bill
- [Parting Ways Over Climate](https://healthebay.org/parting-ways-over-climate/) - A note from Heal the Bay President & CEO, Dr. Shelley Luce SoCalGas has supported Heal the Bay’s programs since 1991. For nearly 30 years they have helped to fund our student curriculum, beach cleanup efforts, and bring students to our aquarium. It’s never been a problem before. We rely on the philanthropy of companies
- [Si quieres hacer olas, tienes que meterte en el agua](https://healthebay.org/votar/) - Si quieres hacer olas, tienes que meterte en el agua. Con la temporada de votaciones sobre nosotros, utilice estos prácticos recursos para crear su océano de cambio. Asegúrese de estar registrado para votar Seguimiento de su boleta Sumérjase en la Guía de votación de Heal the Bay (a continuación) Encuentre un lugar de votación de
- [A Heal the Bay Halloween at Home](https://healthebay.org/halloween-at-home/) - What’s spookier than Halloween? Plastic pollution! Trash in the ocean and in our neighborhoods, especially single-use plastic waste, negatively impacts public health, water quality, our food supply, marine ecosystem health, and our carbon footprint. Plastic is made from fossil fuels, and toxic pollution from its extraction, development and manufacturing disproportionately impact People of Color and
- [Spotlight on Venice Pier, a Favorite Fishing Location in Santa Monica Bay](https://healthebay.org/spotlight-on-venice-pier/) - Heal the Bay's Angler Outreach Program Manager, Frankie Orrala, highlights the history and significance of Venice Pier. The Santa Monica Bay, spanning from Point Dume in Malibu to the Palos Verdes Peninsula, offers spectacular beaches and fabulous scenic views, as well as fishing piers. Several piers stretch out into the bay, in Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice, Manhattan
- [DIY Neighborhood Cleanup, Scavenger Hunt & More](https://healthebay.org/earth-month-activities-neighborhood-cleanup-scavenger-hunt/) - Emely Garcia, our Beach Programs Manager, rounds up some do-it-yourself activities to celebrate Earth Month while continuing to practice physical distancing. Did you know that 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day? Amidst all of the changes, we are thinking of ways we can celebrate during the entire month of April, and hope you
- [El muelle de Venice, un lugar de pesca favorito en la bahía de Santa Monica](https://healthebay.org/el-muelle-de-venice/) - La bahía de Santa Mónica, que se extiende desde Point Dume en Malibú hasta la península de Palos Verdes, ofrece playas espectaculares y fabulosas vistas panorámicas, así como muelles de pesca que las convierten en destinos deseables para quienes disfrutan de la pesca. Varios muelles se extienden a lo largo de la bahía, en Malibú,
- [Get a Grip on Your Garbage With a Home Waste Audit](https://healthebay.org/get-a-grip-on-your-garbage-with-a-home-waste-audit/) - The consumption of single-use plastic has surged exponentially during the pandemic. Safety concerns make it more challenging to use a reusable cup at our local coffee shop and many stores have policies that complicate bringing your own bag. With everything else in the world feeling a bit defeating, this is the perfect time to double
- [Coastal Cleanup Month: Spotlight on Regional Ambassadors](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-regional-ambassadors/) - For the first time ever, Coastal Cleanup Day has transformed into Coastal Cleanup Month, a month-long event to celebrate our watersheds and coastline with decentralized cleanups, educational programming, and virtual events. Every single one of us makes an impact no matter where we are in Los Angeles County. The mission of Coastal Cleanup Month, beyond
- [Plastic Pollution Reduction Bills: No Vote, No Go](https://healthebay.org/sb54-ab1080-fail-to-pass/) - Bills Fail to Pass the California Legislature in 2020 It is with a heavy heart that we share that SB 54 and AB 1080, two plastic pollution reduction bills known as The California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, did not pass. These bills would have taken on Big Plastic by reducing single-use plastics
- [Increase in Angling and Harvesting in Palos Verdes Sparks Public Health Concern](https://healthebay.org/palosverdesfishing/) - Photo by Frankie Orrala In the far southwest of Los Angeles County is the Palos Verde Peninsula. This area is known for its ​​spectacular ocean views and high-priced mansions, but just offshore is an area of ​​highly contaminated sediment. The contaminated sediment lies in the Pacific Ocean at depths of 150 ft. or greater, too
- [17 Años de Éxito del Programa Educacional Pesquero de Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/17-anos-de-exito-del-programa-educacional-pesquero/) - El Programa Educacional Pesquero de Heal the Bay (AOP, por sus siglas en inglés) es un programa educativo dirigido a los pescadores de muelles y zona costera de los Condados de Los Angeles y Condado de Orange sobre los riesgos de consumir pescado contaminado con toxinas como el dicloro-difenil-tricloroetane (DDT) y los bifenilos policlorinados(PCBs). AOP es
- [Pescado saludable durante esta cuarentena](https://healthebay.org/pescado-saludable-durante-esta-cuarentena/) - Mantenerse saludable durante la pandemia de COVID-19 es extremadamente importante. No solo debemos practicar pautas de distancia social y buen saneamiento, sino que debemos prestar atención a los alimentos que llevamos a nuestra mesa. Siga leyendo para aprender cómo comer pescados saludables y sostenibles ahora y en el futuro. La pesca en los Estados Unidos
- [How to Find Healthy and Sustainable Seafood in California](https://healthebay.org/healthy-sustainable-seafood-california/) - Due to COVID-19, the recent closure of all Southern California piers was a major issue for subsistence anglers. As piers now begin to reopen, Heal the Bay’s Angler Outreach Program Manager, Frankie Orrala, gives tips on consuming seafood that is healthy and sustainable. Staying healthy during COVID-19 is extremely important. Not only should we accommodate social
- [¿Por qué no debo comer la piel de un pescado capturado en Los Ángeles?](https://healthebay.org/por-que-no-debo-comer-la-piel-de-un-pescado-capturado-en-los-angeles/) - La primera vez que me dijeron que la piel de ciertos peces capturados cerca de Los Ángeles era tóxica para comer, me intrigó. Nunca había escuchado que la piel humana desempeñara un papel de "depósito de toxinas", y me preguntaba qué propiedades especiales tenía la piel del pescado que le permitían albergar estas toxinas. Mi
- [Aumento de la pesca y la recolección en Palos Verdes genera preocupación para la salud pública](https://healthebay.org/pescandoenpalosverdes/) - Foto de Frankie Orrala En el extremo suroeste del condado de Los Ángeles se encuentra la península de Palos Verdes. Esta área es conocida por su espectacular vista al mar y sus grandes mansiones, pero cerca de la costa hay un área de sedimentos altamente contaminados. El sedimento contaminado se encuentra en el Océano Pacífico a profundidades
- [FAQs: New Act to Drastically Reduce Plastic Pollution in California](https://healthebay.org/new-policies-reduce-plastic-pollution-california/) - So, you heard California wants to eliminate single-use plastics? Here’s what you need to know and how you can help. Ready to take action? Urge our representatives to pass new policies by signing the Plastic Petition. The California Senate and Assembly introduced two bills in 2019 that plan to drastically reduce plastic pollution. These bills
- [Daily Beach Water Quality Predictions Now Online](https://healthebay.org/nowcast/) - For the sixth straight summer, Heal the Bay is posting daily water quality predictions for California Beaches on our Beach Report Card with NowCast. A day at the beach should not make anyone sick. That's why health officials across the state sample water at the beach weekly during the summer. And when officials detect high levels
- [From Beginning to End: Tracking Marine Debris Data](https://healthebay.org/tracking-marine-debris-data/) - Photo by Mayra Vasquez. Courtesy of Los Angeles County. Beach Programs Manager Emely Garcia shares where marine debris and ocean pollution start, and how Heal the Bay uses community science, data collection, and science-based advocacy to develop solutions. Ocean pollution begins at our front doors. Each year thousands of pounds of trash and plastic waste are discharged
- [Take Action: Bring the Plastic Pollution Fight to the VOTERS](https://healthebay.org/bring-the-plastic-pollution-fight-to-the-voters/) - California has long been a leader in fighting plastic pollution, and our leadership can have rippling impact. When we banned single-use plastic bags in 2016, we were the first state to do so. Now, eight states have done it. It's up to us to continue to push solutions to an issue that is devastating our
- [Actividades del Mes de la Tierra: limpieza de vecindario, búsqueda del tesoro y más](https://healthebay.org/actividades-del-mes-de-la-tierra/) - Emely Garcia, nuestra Gerente de Programas de Playas, resume algunas actividades que podemos hacer para celebrar el Mes de la Tierra mientras continuamos con las prácticas de distanciamiento físico. ¿Sabías que 2020 marca el 50 aniversario del Día de la Tierra? En medio de todos los cambios, estamos pensando en todas las formas que podamos celebrarlo durante todo
- [Let's Take LA by Storm](https://healthebay.org/lets-take-la-by-storm/) - Heal the Bay Water Quality Scientist, Annelisa Moe, shares how we can save a precious water resource, hold polluters accountable, and stay updated on all things stormwater. Each year, Los Angeles County wastes 100 billion gallons of stormwater as it flows through our streets, into our rivers, and out to the ocean. But it gets
- [Annual Beach Report Card 2020](https://healthebay.org/beachreportcard2020/) - Our 30th Anniversary of the annual Beach Report Card: Thirty years ago people were getting sick from going in the ocean, and there was no way for them to know when or where they were at risk. Heal the Bay introduced the Beach Report Card in 1990-1991, a tool to help keep the public safe
- [The Top 10 Beach Bummers in California 2020](https://healthebay.org/beachbummers2020/) - Every year, Heal the Bay staff scientists assign A-to-F letter grades to beaches all along the California coast. These grades are based on bacteria pollution and help inform public health. This year, 92% of 500 California beaches received an A or B grade for the busy summer season. However, several beaches are on our list
- [Heal the Bay Response to COVID-19](https://healthebay.org/covid-19/) - To do our part in reducing the spread of COVID-19, Heal the Bay is following guidelines from the Los Angeles County Department of Health and suspending all public programs, including programming at Heal the Bay Aquarium effective immediately. Heal the Bay Aquarium is temporarily closed and all Heal the Bay public program activities are suspended
- [Heal the Bay x K-Swiss: The Garibaldi Shoe](https://healthebay.org/kswiss-garibaldi-shoe/) - Heal the Bay’s Advancement Special Events Manager, Inés Ware, kicks off our latest collaboration with K-Swiss and how it represents a very special fish in the Pacific Ocean. Heal the Bay x K-Swiss is back with another ocean-inspired shoe! This time around it is all about the Garibaldi, our beloved California State Marine Fish.
- [Boo, Beach Bummers!](https://healthebay.org/beach-bummers-list-2019/) - Every year, Heal the Bay staff scientists assign A-to-F letter grades to beaches all along the California coast. These grades are based on bacteria pollution and help inform public health. This year, 94% of 500 California beaches received an A or B grade for the busy summer season. However, several beaches are on our list
- [World Oceans Day 2020: Take Action](https://healthebay.org/world-oceans-day-2020/) - Take Action for Our Ocean Our ocean needs our help—from fighting for environmental justice and urgently addressing the climate crisis that impacts People of Color and low-income communities at disproportionate levels, to blocking a new federal attack on Marine Protected Areas that dampens progress for wildlife biodiversity, to stopping fossil fuel development and single-use plastic
- [Heal the Bay's Online Auction is Live](https://healthebay.org/annual-online-auction/) - Inés Ware, our Advancement Special Events Manager, dives into how Heal the Bay is adapting fundraising programs and focusing on virtually connecting with supporters, including the launch of new live videos and a shift to an all Online Auction. This year has been one for the books. However, as we brace for a challenging fundraising
- [Heal the Bay Bring the Beach Home #bringthebeachhome](https://healthebay.org/bring-the-beach-home/) - Although we can’t be at the beach with friends and family at this time, the beaches are still there, along with all the marine life and memories we cherish - and Heal the Bay is still here protecting them. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to spread knowledge and share our passion
- [Heal the Bay Earth Month Virtual Events Calendar](https://healthebay.org/earth-month-2020-virtual-events-calendar/) - Earth Day is Every Day! Earth Day 2020 may just be a few days away on Wednesday, April 22... but we protect our waters every day! Get involved, be inspired, and learn something new all throughout April. Join us this month for special guest social media takeovers, new blog posts, live videos from Heal the Bay
- [53 Stormwater Capture Projects Up for Funding: Make Your Voice Heard](https://healthebay.org/stormwater-capture-projects/) - Annelisa Moe, our Water Quality Scientist, explains the potential of LA's rainfall, and how every individual can take part in voicing which stormwater capture projects should get Measure W funding. Like all those across the country who can, I have been practicing responsible physical distancing and staying #SaferAtHome, only leaving the house to buy food
- [Hello Climate Change, Goodbye LA Beaches](https://healthebay.org/climate-change-la-beaches/) - Luke Ginger, Water Quality Scientist at Heal the Bay, discusses our disappearing Los Angeles County beaches due to climate change, and what we can all learn from the COVID-19 pandemic as local beaches begin to reopen. Luke fights for the environment’s rights by advocating for water quality regulation and enforcement. But he’s also looking out
- [EPA Rollbacks Threaten Public Health During COVID-19 Pandemic](https://healthebay.org/epa-rollbacks-threaten-public-health-during-covid-19-pandemic/) - Sign Petition On March 26, in response to lobbying from the oil and gas industry, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced rollbacks on enforcement of regulations during the COVID-19 response. These rollbacks put public health at risk by letting industries off the hook for their legal requirements to control their pollution. Communities that are
- [Glow Up: Bioluminescence & Biofluorescence in the Bay](https://healthebay.org/biofluorescence-santa-monica-bay/) - Laura Rink, Heal the Bay Aquarium’s Associate Director of Operations, deepens our understanding of biofluorescence in the Santa Monica Bay and shares how local ocean animals get their glow on. When you think about a rainbow, what comes to mind? A beautiful archway of color after a rain? A favorite multi-colored candy? A representation of
- [Fighting Big Plastic from My Living Room: A Cry for Action ](https://healthebay.org/fighting-big-plastic-from-my-living-room/) - Emily Parker, Coastal and Marine Scientist at Heal the Bay dives into how to fight Big Plastic from your living room during the COVID-19 pandemic while staying safe, protecting your community, and supporting struggling local businesses. Update: California Governor Gavin Newsom temporarily suspends the statewide plastic bag ban on April 23, 2020 in response to
- [Pt 2: A Deeper Look at the Climate Crisis](https://healthebay.org/climate-crisis/) - In part two of this two-part blog post, our Heal the Bay team dives into the causes and impacts of climate change. Check out part one. Why is it critical for us to make a strong commitment to climate action now? Well, to start, we are emitting 152 million tons of green-house-gas (GHG) pollution into
- [Pt 1: Take the Climate Action Challenge Every Day](https://healthebay.org/climate-action/) - In part one of this two-part blog post, our Heal the Bay team encourages you to take climate action on Earth Day and every day. Check out part two. We have all been impacted by COVID-19. Thousands have lost their lives and millions more have lost their livelihoods. During these devastating times, something has happened
- [Sustainable Shopping Tips for Earth Day](https://healthebay.org/sustainable-shopping-tips-earth-day/) - Our Advancement Special Events Manager, Ines Ware, shares some handy sustainable shopping tips for this Earth Day. Earth Day is around the corner (literally, it’s tomorrow) and what better way to celebrate than by implementing sustainable shopping practices into your daily life. One person may not be able to do everything but everyone can do something.
- [Thoughts from Our CEO: California's Snowpack in 2020](https://healthebay.org/california-snowpack-2020/) - Even though it is raining (and snowing) this week across the region, this season's California snowpack is still well below the historical average for the start of April. Millions of Californians rely on this critical source of water for drinking and irrigation. A small snowpack points to the urgent need for us to conserve and
- [Wild for Los Angeles: Coastal Cleanup Day 2019 Results](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-day-results-2019/) - Volunteers remove trash at the Arroyo Seco Confluence. View Photo Album This year, we celebrated our 30th anniversary as the LA County coordinator for Coastal Cleanup Day. It has been an honor for Heal the Bay to steer this annual event since the 90s, especially with such vibrant community support. Shelley Luce, Heal the Bay
- [Meet Our 2020 Super Healers](https://healthebay.org/2020-super-healers/) - We recently honored 24 individuals at our annual Volunteer Party. Our Super Healers are a passionate group of Heal the Bay volunteers who went above and beyond in the past year with their dedication to the conservation of our coastal waters and watersheds. We could not continue our mission without their unique and exceptional contributions.
- [Bold Vision: Our 2020 Goals](https://healthebay.org/2020-goals/) - We’re tackling the biggest threats to the Bay by harnessing The Power of Water in 2020. The following three goals represent our key areas of focus this year: Sound the Alarm for Climate Action What we’re doing: Mitigating the life-altering impacts of climate change by empowering people to make smart choices now to
- [Una visión audaz: Objetivos para 2020](https://healthebay.org/una-vision-audaz-objetivos-para-2020/) - Nos enfrentamos a las mayores amenazas para la bahía utilizando El Poder del Agua en 2020. Los siguientes tres objetivos son las áreas clave para este año: Grito de alarma por el cambio climático Qué estamos haciendo: Mitigando los impactos del cambio climático que alteran la vida empoderando a los ciudadanos a tomar
- [From Signature to Veto: California's Environmental Bills in 2019](https://healthebay.org/california-environmental-bills-2019/) - 2019 has been a thrilling legislative season in California. From plastics bills that steadily move us toward a culture of reusability in the state, to improved coastal access for all Californians, our state government has made some major headway in passing environmental bills. Heal the Bay has been closely tracking and advocating for the most
- [We're Wild About Whales](https://healthebay.org/were-wild-about-whales/) - Every year, our Aquarium celebrates its love for whales - just in time to mark the annual migration of the Pacific gray whale. Pacific gray whales undergo a gargantuan 10,000-mile roundtrip journey between the Arctic and Mexico each year. These gentle giants breed and give birth in the warm Baja waters in late fall/early winter
- [Our Top Instagram Posts from 2019](https://healthebay.org/top-instagram-posts-2019/) - From e-scooters to aerial art and more, feast your eyes on some epic highlights from a busy year. Alex Choy, Heal the Bay's Communications Manager, lists our most-engaged Instagram posts from Heal the Bay's Instagram account in 2019. As the manager of our social media channels, I get to see incredible events, people and
- [Stand Up Against Neighborhood Drilling in LA](https://healthebay.org/stand-up-against-neighborhood-drilling-in-la/) - Image from STAND-L.A. Facebook page Meredith McCarthy, Operations Director at Heal the Bay, highlights the STAND-L.A. coalition and why the City of LA must take action now to protect public health and the environment, including investing in good green jobs, protecting our children’s health, buffering communities and phasing out fossil fuels. The STAND-L.A. coalition is
- [De la firma al veto: Legislación ambiental de California en 2019](https://healthebay.org/legislacionambiental-de-california-2019/) - 2019 ha sido una temporada legislativa emocionante en California. Desde proyectos de ley en torno al plástico que nos mueven incesantemente hacia una cultura de reaprovechamiento, hasta mejoras en el acceso costero para todos los californianos. Nuestro gobierno estatal ha logrado grandes avances en la aprobación de leyes ambientales. Heal the Bay ha estado abogando
- [L.A. City Hall Announces Straws On Request 2021 Initiative](https://healthebay.org/plastic-straws-on-request-los-angeles/) - Big news today from City Hall. Single-use plastic straws may be phased out of Los Angeles restaurants and food establishments by 2021. L.A. City Councilmembers Mitch O'Farrell and Nury Martinez announced the citywide Straws-on-Request initiative. “Straws on request is another step by the L.A. City Council to remove more trash from our waste-stream, a waste-stream
- [New Report Assesses Progress in Managing LA's Stormwater](https://healthebay.org/stormwater-report/) - Recent ‘first flushes’ from around LA in November 2019. From left to right: Long Beach (by Jim LaVally), Santa Monica (by Katherine Pease), Ballona Creek (by Patrick Tyrrell). As winter rains quench the LA region, local stormwater pollution issues surface and wreak havoc on water quality. Heal the Bay releases its first-ever Stormwater Report—a groundbreaking
- [2019: How to Tackle the Biggest Threats to the Bay](https://healthebay.org/2019-how-to-tackle-the-biggest-threats-to-the-bay/) - SINGLE-USE PLASTIC It’s estimated that there will be more plastic by mass than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050. What we’re doing: Advocating for a ban on single-use plastic in the State of California and the City and County of Los Angeles. Following the model that propelled the statewide plastic bag ban in 2014, we are
- [Thank You Thursday 3-20-14](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-3-20-14/) - The folks at apparel company Horny Toad have supported Heal the Bay in many ways over the years, and we’re thrilled to be featured on their website in celebration of World Water Day, coming up March 22nd. They love us for our dedication to improving the health of the ocean – and we love them
- [The Secret Life of LA Stormwater](https://healthebay.org/secret-of-la-stormwater/) - Winter rains in Los Angeles County flush an enormous amount of pollution into our storm drains from our streets, sidewalks, and neighborhoods. Where does this pollution end up? Who is responsible for monitoring and regulating it? And what’s next in the efforts to reduce it? Join Annelisa Moe, Water Quality Scientist at Heal the Bay,
- [Add Your Voice to the Safe, Clean Water Program](https://healthebay.org/safe-clean-water-program/) - Image from safecleanwaterla.org Appointed community representatives are meeting to determine the first slate of stormwater projects in LA County that will receive funding from Measure W. Annelisa Moe, Water Quality Scientist at Heal the Bay, shares how you can get involved in the decision-making process. “I can’t believe it’s raining!” I heard a man
- [RALLY ALERT: Last Chance to Oppose Ocean Desal in LA](https://healthebay.org/oppose-ocean-desalination-in-la/) - Nancy Shrodes, Associate Director of Policy and Outreach at Heal the Bay, shares our top five reasons for opposing an ocean desalination plant in the Santa Monica Bay. Join our Anti-Desal Rally on November 18 — this is our LAST CHANCE to speak out against the proposed $480-million dollar plant that will literally suck the
- [Coastal Cleanup Education Day 2019 Recap](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-education-day-2019/) - Heal the Bay hosts hundreds of field trips to Heal the Bay Aquarium and the beach each year. We always kick off the new school year with the biggest field trip of them all: Coastal Cleanup Education Day! The entire Heal the Bay team takes part in this special day for hundreds of local students
- [Recap: The Global Climate Action Summit in California](https://healthebay.org/recap-global-climate-action-summit-california/) - Amanda Wagner, Heal the Bay's watershed research fellow, recently attended Gov. Brown's Global Climate Action Summit 2018 as an official youth delegate from UCLA. Despite negative headlines about climate, she left feeling enthusiastic. The Global Climate Action Summit, recently held in San Francisco by California Gov. Jerry Brown, brought together NGOs, governments, and private companies
- [And That's A Wrap: 2019 Bring Back the Beach](https://healthebay.org/gala-recap-2019/) - Photo by Dan Do-Linh And just like that another Heal the Bay Gala has come and gone. Yesterday, Heal the Bay welcomed hundreds of guests to the ultimate beach party. Our annual Bring Back the Beach Gala recognizes the fearless leaders who have helped make real progress toward a healthier natural environment in L.A, and
- [No Vote, No Go! Plastic Pollution Reduction Act Stalls Until 2020](https://healthebay.org/california-plastic-pollution-reduction-act-stalls/) - The California legislative season has officially ended and the transformative waste reduction policies, SB 54 and AB 1080, did not pass. However, they did not fail either! The bills were never voted on, so they are still eligible for votes starting in January 2020 and throughout the 2020 session. We know this isn’t the news
- [Strawless Forever](https://healthebay.org/strawless-forever/) - As Strawless Summer comes to a close, Heal the Bay would like to thank all of our partners and community advocates for making this campaign possible. In America, food and drinks are routinely served with a side of plastic. One coffee comes with a cup, sleeve, lid, stirrer, straw, sugar packet and cream. A breakfast
- [Make it a Strawless Summer All Year](https://healthebay.org/make-strawless-summer-year-round/) - Summer is coming to an end, but our #StrawlessSummer Campaign is a pledge you can keep all year round. We are thrilled to be joined by local businesses like Pono Burger, The Misfit, Ingo's Tasty Diner, Bareburger Organic, Laurel Tavern, Hermosa Beach Fish Shop, Beckers Bakery & Deli, Brother's Burritos, Tallulas and Watermans Safehouse for our "Straws-Upon-Request" campaign. These businesses are leading
- [Take the Plastic Pledge](https://healthebay.org/plastic-pledge/) - Here’s a snapshot of one of the biggest issues facing our oceans and waterways – and what you can do to make a difference. Take the Plastic Pledge It’s estimated that there will be more plastic by mass than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050. This Earth Month, Heal the Bay is launching the Plastic Pledge
- [Big Moves for the Bay: 3 Environmental Updates in L.A.](https://healthebay.org/new-california-environmental-policies/) - (Photo of Santa Monica Bay taken by Lidia Grande-Ruiz on February 16, 2019.) Los Angeles decision-makers, and leaders throughout California, announced three major initiatives this February. The moves could dramatically shift our region and state toward a sustainable future. What a month for our natural environment! And, no, we don’t mean this crazy weather. Our
- [Why You Should Visit Our Aquarium this Winter](https://healthebay.org/visit-aquarium-winter-los-angeles/) - What are some of the reasons you should visit Heal the Bay's Aquarium under the Santa Monica Pier this February? REASON #1. Life is over-whale-ming. Life can whale-y be crazy sometimes! So, give yourself the gift of time outside to decompress and connect with nature. We are so lucky to be able to do this during
- [Coastal Cleanup Day 2019: Site Locations in Los Angeles County](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-day-2019-locations/) - It's time for Coastal Cleanup Day 2019! Looking to give back and create cleaner and more vibrant communities alongside thousands of your neighbors? Join us on Saturday, September 21 for our biggest cleanup of the year. It's Heal the Bay's 30th year coordinating Coastal Cleanup Day in Los Angeles County. For our anniversary, we'll be
- [Meet the Coastal Cleanup Day Poster Artist: Aaron Gonzalez](https://healthebay.org/meet-aaron-gonzalez/) - Meet the local artist and illustrator behind our 2019 Coastal Cleanup Day poster, and get a glimpse of the process all the way from brainstorm to sketchbook to print. We love the final product and the journey it took to get here, thanks so much Aaron! Give us some background on yourself and this project.
- [Community Gathering and Vigil In Memory of Conception ](https://healthebay.org/conception-community-gathering-vigil/) - Heal the Bay extends our deepest sympathies to all of those who experienced loss in the destruction of the dive boat Conception near Santa Cruz Island on Monday, September 2. The diving community is a close-knit group of passionate people who truly love and appreciate the ocean. Our thoughts are with the families and friends
- [Call Your Rep to Support the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act](https://healthebay.org/action-alert-california-circular-economy-plastic-pollution-reduction-act/) - Photo by: Kids Ocean Day California is on the cusp of passing a transformative bill to reduce plastic pollution, and we need your help to get there. In February of this year, a small group of California State Senators and Assemblymembers came together and introduced a pair of bills to address plastic pollution. Known as
- [A Day in the Life of an Aquarist](https://healthebay.org/aquarist-life/) - Ever wonder what it's like to be an Aquarist at Heal the Bay Aquarium? Laura Rink, Associate Aquarium Director of Operations, spills on a day in the life. A jack (fish) of all trades is a fitting description for what it takes to run the operations of a Heal the Bay Aquarium under the Santa
- [Measure W Moving Forward! Safe, Clean Water Program Implementation](https://healthebay.org/measure-w-safe-clean-water-program-implementation/) - Prioritizing water quality, nature-based solutions, sustained community engagement, equity, and good local jobs! Los Angeles County made history last November when voters overwhelmingly approved Measure W (the Safe, Clean Water Program) to revamp our outdated stormwater system! And this vote did not come a moment too soon. In the 2018-2019 rain season, 18.8 inches of
- [Heal the Bay Honors Green Leaders at Annual Gala on May 23, 2019](https://healthebay.org/gala-honorees-2019/) - Los Angeles leaders Sheila Kuehl and KROQ to be feted on the sand in Santa Monica We're excited to announce our honorees for the Bring Back the Beach Annual Awards Gala 2019 on the evening of Thursday, May 23 at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica, California. Now in its second decade, Heal the
- [Announcing the Annual Beach Report Card 2019](https://healthebay.org/beach-report-card-nowcast-2019/) - Heal the Bay is stoked to release the 29th annual Beach Report Card, because a day at the beach shouldn't make anyone sick. This report assigns A-to-F letter grades for 500 California beaches, based on weekly levels of bacterial pollution in the ocean. So, what did our staff scientists find? Here are our major takeaways:
- [6 World Oceans Day Events in Los Angeles](https://healthebay.org/world-oceans-day-events-los-angeles/) - World Oceans Day is on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Heal the Bay shares a roundup of fun ocean-inspired events in the Los Angeles area that you won’t want to miss! On World Oceans Day people around the globe come together to honor our oceans, which cover over 70% of Earth’s surface and sustain one million species
- [Kids Ocean Day 2019](https://healthebay.org/kids-ocean-day/) - An aerial view of Kids Ocean Day 2011 Thousands of kids are coming together on May 23 for the 26th annual Kids Ocean Day! Sparking a love for nature in young kids sets them up for a lifetime of appreciation and respect for our oceans, watersheds and natural environment. Plus, they love digging their toes
- [19 Reasons to Go to the Beach](https://healthebay.org/19-reasons-to-go-to-the-beach/) - The perfect spot for a beautiful walk, throwing a frisbee, de-stressing, digging your toes in the sand, volunteering, and much, much more. With warm weather on the way (and the beach just a Metro ride away) there are plenty of reasons to go to the beach - check out our list of things to do
- [15 Types of Beach Trash Found in L.A. (in Emoji)](https://healthebay.org/beach-trash/) - Talia Walsh, Heal the Bay communications associate director, shares this year's preliminary list of beach trash finds in Los Angeles, California. Coastal Cleanup Day is an annual community volunteering effort that reveals insights about the nature of ocean pollution. The 2018 Coastal Cleanup Day event in L.A. County brought together 13,464 individuals who removed over
- [Heal the Bay's Earth Month 2019 Events Calendar](https://healthebay.org/earth-month-2019-events/) - From community science to clean water, volunteers are needed to protect our natural environment. We're announcing our Earth Month 2019 calendar with hands-on events and volunteer opportunities, happening in Los Angeles County throughout the month of April. Our special Earth Month event series celebrates, protects, and improves our neighborhoods, coastal waters, rivers, creeks, and beaches
- [NowCast Team Reflects on a Not-So-Dirty Summer](https://healthebay.org/team-reflects-on-a-not-so-dirty-summer/) - After its second season predicting water quality in California, Heal the Bay’s NowCast program will hibernate until 2017. It's a fitting moment for reflection by our fabulous beach water quality scientists, Ryan Searcy and Leslie Griffin. Many would say that there are two distinct seasons in Southern California: summer and not-summer. By this way of
- [Matthew King Exit: Favorite Media Moments & People - Part II](https://healthebay.org/matthew-king-exit-part-ii-favorite-media-moments-people/) - After 11 years at Heal the Bay, Communications Director Matthew King is hanging up his keyboard. Before he heads off for a career sabbatical, he offers a series of stories about his favorite moments and lessons learned. Communications Directors have a special role at nonprofits. We work with every department and try hard to give
- [Communications Director Matthew King Exits Heal the Bay - Part I](https://healthebay.org/communications-director-matthew-king-exits-heal-the-bay/) - After 11 years at Heal the Bay, Communications Director Matthew King is hanging up his keyboard. Before he heads off for a career sabbatical, he'll offer a series of posts this week about his favorite moments and lessons learned. Being the Communications Director for Heal the Bay is one of the easiest jobs in L.A.
- [Matthew King Exit: Aloha to Colleagues - Part III](https://healthebay.org/matthew-king-exit-aloha-to-colleagues-part-iii/) - After 11 years at Heal the Bay, Communications Director Matthew King is hanging up his keyboard. Before he heads off for a career sabbatical, he offers a series of posts about his favorite colleagues and lessons learned. Readers, thanks for putting up with this extended farewell. (I feel like Cher or Elton John a bit.)
- [Calling for Sustainable Shopping AND Policy Change](https://healthebay.org/sustainable-shopping/) - Sustainable shopping is not just a trend - it may help save the world. However, the biggest impact we can make is creating comprehensive environmental policy that ensures equitable access to sustainable choices. One person can make a difference. One business can make a difference. And, so can we, as one community. For Women's History
- [Giving Up Single-Use Plastics for Lent](https://healthebay.org/giving-up-single-use-plastics-for-lent/) - Meredith McCarthy, our Operations Director, is going plastic-free for 46 days. Pray for her soul. Each year my faith tradition gives me the gift of a 46-day reflection period called Lent. I think of it as a spring cleaning of the soul. The season starts today, Ash Wednesday. The ashes are a sign of repentance,
- [Meet Our 2019 Super Healer Volunteers](https://healthebay.org/super-healer-volunteers-2019/) - Heal the Bay relies on dedicated volunteers to pursue our mission. Each year, we host an awards party to recognize stellar individuals who go above and beyond in their volunteer roles. Here are our 2019 Super Healer volunteers. Super Healers inspire others in the community, they bring amazing energy to Heal the Bay, they are
- [Happy #NationalVolunteerWeek - Meet Our Super Healers](https://healthebay.org/national-volunteer-week/) - #NationalVolunteerWeek starts on April 15 and we're getting an early start on saying thanks to the awesome Heal the Bay and Santa Monica Pier Aquarium volunteers who go above and beyond! Our work at Heal the Bay wouldn’t be possible without our volunteers. Every year we host an awards party to recognize our most dedicated
- [El Niño Checklist: Are You Ready?](https://healthebay.org/el-nino-checklist-are-you-ready/) - WHAT TO DO ON YOUR PROPERTY Keep water from collecting on your property. Make sure to regularly clean out leaf clutter and other debris that may have been collecting on your roof, gutters and downspouts. Clogs can create serious blockages that will be a lot harder to deal with once rains actually come. Also, make
- [Measure W: Myths vs. Facts](https://healthebay.org/measure-w-myths-vs-facts/) - This November, voters in L.A. County will decide whether to approve Measure W, a public funding measure to capture, treat and reuse stormwater throughout the region. Through a modest parcel tax, $300 million in funds would be made available for cities to build a lattice of nature-based projects throughout the region, such as green streets,
- [2018: Our Favorite Moments From a Busy Year](https://healthebay.org/2018-our-favorite-moments-from-a-busy-year/) - Taking L.A. By Storm We helped lead the charge to pass Measure W in the November election, securing funds for a lattice of stormwater-capture parks throughout L.A. County. Instead of flowing uselessly to pollute the sea, 100 billion gallons of runoff will be captured and reused each year. California Doesn’t Suck On the heels of
- [Bring Back Ballona](https://healthebay.org/bringing-ballona-back/) - Photos of Ballona Wetlands on September 16, 2017 by Nicola Buck. Excuse the pun, but today marks a watershed moment for one of our region’s most important natural places -- the Ballona Wetlands. After years of delay, state and federal authorities released restoration plans Monday for the beleaguered 600-acre Reserve in the Playa del Rey
- [Chasing Clear Water: Underwater Ocean Photography with Chris DeLorenzo](https://healthebay.org/chris-delorenzo-interview-underwater-ocean-photography/) - Imagine what the rush of a wave looks like from underneath. The powerful pressure culminating, viciously spinning around you, and vanishing before the very eye. Chris DeLorenzo, LA and NY based photographer, captures the essence of a breaking wave in his current exhibit "Breath of Disruption" at Gallery 169 in Santa Monica. His collection of
- [Get Daily Pollution Forecasts for Winter Surf Breaks](https://healthebay.org/get-daily-pollution-forecasts-for-winter-surf-breaks/) - Thanks to NowCast, today is a good day for surfers who paddle out in Southern California’s prime wintertime waves and want to stay healthy. For the first time, Heal the Bay staff scientists are running our NowCast water-quality predictions from December through March for a select few surf breaks. NowCast predictions are the best water
- [Winter Holiday Events at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/winter-holiday-events/) - December is the Month of the Seahorse at our Aquarium! From frosty, festive seahorse-themed winter holiday events all along the Santa Monica Pier, to our month-long seahorse feeding and crafts exhibit at the Aquarium, our Pacific Seahorses are the sparkling (sea) stars this season. To learn what Pacific Seahorses eat and how they thrive, come
- [Recap: Honor The Ocean Event](https://healthebay.org/honor-the-ocean-2018/) - We are blessed to live in a place where we are rich in history, diversity and ecology. And we should take every opportunity granted to us to celebrate this. This past fall, the Los Angeles County Marine Protected Area (MPA) Collaborative Network hosted the 2nd annual Honor the Ocean event at Zuma Beach in the
- [Heal the Bay President Named to Coastal Commission As An Alternate Member](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-president-named-to-coastal-commission/) - HTB chief Shelley Luce talks about her appointment and shares her philosophy about protecting our state’s most precious natural resource. California is blessed with more than 1,100 miles of coastline. The ocean is a defining feature of our geography, our culture and our economy. We are proud of its beauty, and we depend on it
- [The Water Power Box](https://healthebay.org/water-power-box/) - Heal the Bay is partnering with HOVE Social Good to show how easy it is to make an impact simply by choosing goods intended to effect change. We all want to get out there every day to help remove pollution spilling into our waters. Whether that means volunteering at a cleanup, taking water quality samples
- [Beach-Inspired SoCal Style that Gives Back](https://healthebay.org/coastal-co-box/) - Heal the Bay is excited to announce its partnership with Coastal Co. and Pledgeling, which recently caught the attention of the NY Times. As passionate surfers in the Southland, Coastal Co. founders Kevin Tighe II and Mark Healey often see plastic pollution in the water and on the beaches. This year, they decided to take
- [L.A. City Council Getting Aggressive About Plastic Waste](https://healthebay.org/los-angeles-city-council-plastic-waste/) - “We cannot recycle our way out of our plastics problem. The only way is to eliminate its use in the first place.” - L.A. City Councilmember Paul Krekorian. The City of Los Angeles has long been a leader on environmental issues. The city’s plastic bag ban took effect in 2014, following years of advocacy by
- [Announcing Heal the Bay's 2019 Events](https://healthebay.org/events-2019/) - We have just released our 2019 Events Calendar. In addition to our BIG monthly Heal the Bay cleanups that happen on the third Saturday of the month, we're offering monthly Volunteer Orientations on the second Monday of the month. Another exciting opportunity that's new in 2019 is our weekly Sand Crab Science activity happening every Wednesday
- [Action Alert: Vote Yes on Measure W in Los Angeles County](https://healthebay.org/measure-w-los-angeles/) - Measure W is a water-quality funding measure on the November 6, 2018 ballot in Los Angeles County. Heal the Bay encourages you to VOTE YES ON W. Help us spread the word: Take part in an upcoming Measure W event -and- get the facts about this modest parcel tax that would increase our region's local
- [#UnderwaterParksDay 2018 at Santa Monica Pier Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/underwater-parks-day/) - Have you ever wondered what lies beneath the surface of our big beautiful Pacific Ocean? Ever pondered what animals lurk in the deep, both big and small? But there’s just one hitch – you don’t know how to SCUBA dive or have the nerve to brave its chilly waters. Celebrating #UnderwaterParksDay with "Underwater Treasure" Well,
- [Nosing Into Staph Infections at the Beach](https://healthebay.org/nosing-into-staph-infections-at-the-beach/) - Heal the Bay scientist Ryan Searcy explains why you may see people on the shore donating their body to science. Heal the Bay knows a thing or two about water quality. We’ve provided water-quality tools to millions of California beachgoers, helping them make decisions about which beaches are safe to visit. The most important monitoring
- [New Snapchat Lenses: Whale, Jellies and Dolphin, Oh my!](https://healthebay.org/new-snapchat-lenses-ocean-animals/) - L.A.'s wildlife is taking over just in time for the midterm elections. In this critical vote on November 6, L.A. County voters will decide on candidates, propositions and measures. There's one item on the ballot that will directly impact local ocean wildlife and a thriving ocean: Measure W! Check out our new series of Snapchat
- [Yes On W in L.A.: Some True Grass-Roots Marketing](https://healthebay.org/yes-on-w-some-true-grass-roots-marketing/) - All political ads and posts are paid for by Heal the Bay and L.A. Waterkeeper. Environmental groups face two challenges getting attention during election season – limited funds and limited attention spans. It hasn’t been easy rallying the electorate for Measure W, the countywide initiative to raise $300 million for increased stormwater capture in greater
- [Voter Guide November 2018 - Los Angeles County](https://healthebay.org/voter-guide-november-2018-los-angeles-county/) - The Heal the Bay team created this brief voter guide for the November 6, 2018 midterm election in Los Angeles County. Did you know? California is one of a few states that allows "Conditional Voter Registration". This means you can register to vote conditionally all the way through Election Day on November 6. Contact the
- [A Storm Is Brewing: Time to Vote Yes on W](https://healthebay.org/a-storm-is-brewing-time-to-vote-yes-on-w/) - A word to the wise: Avoid water contact at Los Angeles County beaches for at least 72 hours, following last night's surprise storm. All that lightning provided a beautiful show, but the accompanying rain did a number on our beaches. The county’s 2,800-mile storm-drain system is designed to channel rainwater to the ocean to prevent
- [Victory! Malibu Opens Wastewater Treatment Facility](https://healthebay.org/victory-malibu-opens-wastewater-treatment-facility/) - Heal the Bay is celebrating a major victory in the hard-fought fight to clean up chronically polluted beaches in Malibu -- the opening of the Malibu Civic Center Treatment Facility. Malibu is one of the most breathtaking and desirable places to live in Southern California, but it has held a dirty little secret – septic systems in
- [A Peek at Heal the Bay's New Strategic Plan](https://healthebay.org/a-peek-at-heal-the-bays-new-strategic-plan/) - Heal the Bay got its start as an all-volunteer organization in 1985, birthed in the Westwood living room of founding president Dorothy Green. Since then, Heal the Bay has matured into one of Southern California’s most effective environmental organizations, fueled by science, advocacy, community engagement, and education. To ensure that we remain focused and that
- [FAQ: Why We Need to Restore the Ballona Wetlands](https://healthebay.org/faq-why-we-need-to-restore-the-ballona-wetlands/) - Apr. 15, 2016 -- This summer the state of California is expected to release an Environmental Impact Report detailing various options for restoring the degraded Ballona Wetlands near LAX. Here we answer commonly asked questions about how to protect this critical habitat. What are the Ballona Wetlands? The Ballona Wetlands are located between LAX and
- [Garcetti's Tips on How to Be an Effective Advocate](https://healthebay.org/garcettis-tips-on-how-to-be-an-effective-advocate/) - Heal the Bay staff-members are still buzzing about Al Gore’s recent Climate Reality Leadership Corps training, held at the end of August in Los Angeles. Key members of our outreach team attended the conference, learning how to talk to people about how the climate crisis affects them personally. The training included discussions with business leaders,
- [Rays of Sunshine in Santa Monica Bay](https://healthebay.org/rays-of-sunshine-in-santa-monica-bay/) - Apryl Boyle, our chief aquarist, celebrates a misunderstood species in our local waters. If you’ve spent significant time in Santa Monica Bay during the summer, you’ve probably seen or bumped into a ray in the ocean shallows. At times I’ll be surfing, look down, and see several swim by that are looking for their next
- [Ocean-Friendly Bills on Gov. Brown's Desk](https://healthebay.org/ocean-friendly-bills-on-gov-browns-desk/) - As summer winds down, our science and policy team has stayed busy tracking water- and ocean-friendly bills as they pass through the California legislature. Staff scientist Mary Luna provides a recap: Plastic Straws AB 1884 (introduced by Assemblymembers Calderon and Bloom) would prohibit a food facility from providing a single-use plastic straw to a consumer,
- [Día de Limpieza Costera 2018](https://healthebay.org/dia-de-limpieza-costera-2018/) - Este 15 de septiembre es el evento de voluntariado más grande del mundo!!! Es el Día de Limpieza Costera 2018. ¡Te invitamos a acompañarnos para que juntos hagamos historia! Este evento anual ha sido reconocido por el Libro Guinness de los Records como “La mayor recolección de basura” y es coordinado por Heal the Bay
- [Protecting What We Love - Sharks in Santa Monica Bay](https://healthebay.org/protecting-sharks/) - Apryl Boyle, Heal the Bay’s resident shark guru, says that when it comes to apex predators all you need is love! When people watch the 1975 movie “Jaws” one of two things usually happens. They become completely terrified to go in any body of water, including their bathtub, or they are motivated to learn more
- [Averting a Fecal Coliform Crisis at CA Beaches](https://healthebay.org/averting-a-fecal-coliform-crisis-at-ca-beaches/) - Staff scientist Ryan Searcy takes a closer look into the state’s decision not to drop fecal coliform regulations at California beaches. It’s an important example of our advocacy at work, and how collaboration with regulatory agencies can lead to better environmental policies. Advocating for sound, science-based environmental policies is often both frustrating and rewarding. In
- [California Weakens Beach Water-Quality Protections](https://healthebay.org/california-weakens-beach-water-quality-protections/) - A day at the beach shouldn’t make anyone sick. So it’s a bit perplexing to Heal the Bay that the state of California has just decided to weaken water-quality protections for the millions of people who visit our shoreline each year. Last week the State Water Resources Control Board approved new standards for bacteria levels
- [Santa Monica Strengthens Polystyrene Ban](https://healthebay.org/santa-monica-strengthens-polystyrene-ban/) - Santa Monica often sets the stage for the rest of Southern California when it comes to curbing consumer practices that trash our oceans and neighborhoods. In 2007, the Santa Monica City Council passed its first ordinance regulating the use of polystyrene, the type of foam typically used in fast-food and drink packaging that has become
- [NowCasting: Our New App to Predict Water Quality](https://healthebay.org/nowcasting-our-new-app-to-predict-beach-pollution/) - Aug. 2, 2016 -- A day at the beach shouldn't make you sick, writes Ryan Searcy, our new beach water quality modeler. He's totally stoked about NowCasting -- our new method for predicting pollution levels at popular beaches. Curious what the weather in Big Bear will be like this weekend? Whether there will be good
- [Beach Report Card 2017-18: Banner Year for Water Quality](https://healthebay.org/beach-report-card-2018/) - Heal the Bay today released our 28th annual Beach Report Card, which assigns yearly A-to-F water-quality grades for more than 400 beaches statewide based on levels of harmful bacteria. Our staff scientists put a ton of work into this comprehensive county-by-county survey of pollution along the California shoreline. We encourage you to geek out on
- [Un mar de plástico](https://healthebay.org/un-mar-de-plastic/) - Los mares y océanos son fundamentales para la vida y el equilibrio de nuestro planeta, pero lamentablemente, cada año terminan en el mar grandes cantidades de plástico, siendo una problemática muy importante. En el 2010 se estimó que entre 4.8 y 12.7 millones de toneladas de plástico entraron al mar. Sin embargo, la producción de
- [ACTION ALERT: 3 Ways to Save Stormwater in L.A.](https://healthebay.org/action-alert-save-stormwater/) - 1. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD Attend the Public Hearing The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will decide July 17 (formerly July 10) whether to place a public funding measure (The Safe, Clean Water Program) on the November ballot to increase stormwater capture throughout our region. The measure would raise $300 million for such
- [Heal the Bay's June Voter Guide](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-june-voter-guide/) - Heal the Bay's science and policy department recommends the following votes on ballot measures that directly affect the health of Southern California shorelines and inland waterways. YES on Proposition 68 A vote to authorize $4 billion in general obligation bonds for parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection.
- [Why We're 'Camera Trapping' Along the L.A. River](https://healthebay.org/camera-trapping-along-l-river/) - Wildlife along our inland waterways are getting ready for their Heal the Bay close-ups, writes staff scientist Dr. Katherine Pease. If you live in L.A., you know it’s not too hard to find its wild side. We all know our share of party animals. But let’s talk about the real-life fauna -- the wildlife that
- [Sarah Sikich Says Aloha to Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/sarah-sikich-says-aloha-heal-bay/) - Vice president Sarah Sikich exits Heal the Bay this week after 13 amazing years of service to our coastline and inland waterways. She's moving to Carpinteria with her husband and young daughter, taking on a new challenge as a Director of Development for Principal and Leadership Gifts at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She'll
- [¡Involúcrese con Heal the Bay este Mes del Planeta!](https://healthebay.org/involucrese-con-heal-bay-este-mes-del-planeta/) - ¡Involúcrese con Heal the Bay este Mes del Planeta! Celebre el Planeta con nosotros y diviértase aprendiendo de todas las criaturas marinas locales que habitan nuestras costas. DISFRUTE Noche de Película en el Acuario Viernes, Abril 13, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Los estudiantes del Club Heal the Bay tendrán una noche de película este viernes 13
- [BioBlitz in Malibu Lagoon with iNaturalist](https://healthebay.org/bioblitz-malibu-lagoon-inaturalist/) - (Photo by: Jessica Weinberg McClosky) Heal the Bay is taking part in the third annual City Nature Challenge! The competition runs from April 27-30, so you can make observations the entire weekend. The City Nature Challenge is a four-day competition between major cities to see who can make the most observations of nature, identify a
- [Happy Earth Month 2018](https://healthebay.org/earth-month-2018/) - Earth Day is April 22, and we're celebrating with a month full of events in greater Los Angeles. In honor of Earth Month, here's a snapshot look at the biggest challenges facing our oceans – and what you can do this month and year-round to make a difference. PLASTIC: It’s estimated that there will be
- [Hacer su parte: ¡Mes del Planeta!](https://healthebay.org/que-onda-el-cambio-climatico/) - ¡FELIZ MES DEL PLANETA! En honor al Mes del Planeta, les ofrecemos una lista breve cual contiene los retos más desafiantes que enfrentan nuestros océanos – y lo que se puede hacer este mes y el resto del año para hacer una diferencia. PLASTICO Se estima que habrá más plástico que peces en los océanos
- [Un jarro de agua fría para la EPA](https://healthebay.org/un-jarro-de-agua-fria-para-la-epa-2/) - Por Matthew King | traducido por Beatriz Lorenzo | 25 enero 2017 La semana pasada el nuevo gobierno ordeno la congelación de los fondos para las becas y los contratos con la EPA. El director de comunicaciones Matthew King repasa cinco formas en las que esta directiva podría dañar la bahía. Estos son tiempos revueltos y extraños en Washington
- [Un jarro de agua fría para la EPA](https://healthebay.org/un-jarro-de-agua-fria-para-la-epa/) - Por Matthew King | traducido por Beatriz Lorenzo | 25 enero 2017 La semana pasada el nuevo gobierno ordeno la congelación de los fondos para las becas y los contratos con la EPA. El director de comunicaciones Matthew King repasa cinco formas en las que esta directiva podría dañar la bahía. Estos son tiempos revueltos y extraños en Washington
- [Win a Free Week of Summer Camp](https://healthebay.org/win-a-free-week-of-summer-camp/) - Enter the "My Perfect Ocean" art and writing contest and win free enrollment to a Heal the Bay summer science camp. This contest is open to three age categories from Kindergarten up to high school age. Entries must be received by May 15. The “My Perfect Ocean” contest is being held in honor of World
- [A Swell Gift Idea for Mother's Day](https://healthebay.org/a-swell-gift-idea-for-mothers-day/) - Mother’s Day is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate motherhood than to adopt one of the swell sharks at our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium? Adult female swell sharks, their developing swell shark pups still incubating in egg casings and newborn shark pups are all available for fostering through the Aquarium’s Aquadoption
- [Heal the Bay Gala Honorees Set](https://healthebay.org/gala-honorees-2018/) - Party People, we’ve got some good news to share about our huge gala next month. We’ve got an eclectic list of honorees for our annual “Bring Back the Beach” bash, drawing from the worlds of politics, entertainment and media. We’re super stoked to salute the good work of three leaders who embody the spirit of
- [Mirando hacia atrás: Los Resultados de la Limpieza Costera 2016](https://healthebay.org/mirando-hacia-atras-los-resultados-de-la-limpieza-costera-2016/) - Estamos todos preparados para el Día de la Limpieza Costera, mañana es el día. Cada año, con la ayuda de nuestros voluntarios, recogemos datos para calcular los resultados. Como es un evento global, se puede ver los resultados de aquí, el condado de Los Ángeles, pero también se puede ver los resultados de otros lugares
- [Estamos en la Ofensiva de Salvar el Arroyo de Compton](https://healthebay.org/estamos-en-la-ofensiva-de-salvar-el-arroyo-de-compton/) - Queridos científicos y naturalistas ciudadanos, es hora de cargar los móviles. Katherine Pease, nuestra científica de las cuencas hidrográficas, les manda una invitación para hacer un BioBlitz con ella por algunas horas el sábado, 26 de agosto. El arroyo de Compton es una joya de verde y azul, dividido por dos autopistas ruidosas, estacionamientos
- [¡Sí queremos un Río en Los Ángeles, es nuestro deber limpiar el agua!](https://healthebay.org/si-queremos-un-rio-en-los-angeles-es-nuestro-deber-limpiar-el-agua/) - Escrito por Steve Lopez de LA Times -- translado del Inglés por Heal the Bay Nelson Chabarria dice que su amor para la química empezó en una clase en la preparatoria de Los Ángeles, pero no tenía la oportunidad de seguir una carrera. Su familia necesitaba ayuda en pagar las facturas, y se puso a
- [Los Angeles: Capturando, Conservando, y Reutilizando](https://healthebay.org/los-angeles-capturando-conservando-y-reutilizando/) - ¿Sabían que 86% del agua de Los Ángeles es importada de otras áreas? Esto significa que el agua cual toma, usa para bañarse, e incluso usa para regar sus plantas, no es agua local. Los Ángeles enfrenta grandes desafíos para garantizar el subministro de agua para los 4 millones habitantes de la ciudad. Siendo una
- [Malibu Stops Sucking - Which City Is Next?](https://healthebay.org/malibu-stops-sucking/) - This week the City of Malibu took California a step closer to the sipping point by enacting an ordinance banning the distribution of polymer and bioplastic plastic straws. The new law also prohibits local establishments from giving out plastic and bioplastic stirrers and cutlery. Restaurants have until June 1 this year to transition to more
- [El Reporte del Río: ¿Están Seguras las Zonas Recreativas del Agua Dulce?](https://healthebay.org/el-reporte-del-rio-estan-seguras-las-zonas-recreativas-del-agua-dulce/) - Lo más importante aquí en Heal the Bay es la calidad de agua y la salud pública. Creemos que usted tiene el derecho de saber de la calidad de agua en las zonas recreativas de aguas dulces, antes de llegar, especialmente si usted tiene planes de visitarlas. Nuestro nuevo programa del verano convierte lo que creemos
- [Heal the Bay lanza “El Reporte del Río”](https://healthebay.org/heal-bay-lanza-el-reporte-del-rio/) - Hoy empezamos de publicar notas de la calidad de agua de las zonas recreativas de agua dulce que existan aquí en Los Ángeles. Nuestra científica Dr. Katherine Pease nos explica por qué este labor es importante y nos habla de la gente interesante que nos está ayudando de completarla. El verano pasado, Heal the Bay
- [El Día de la Limpieza Costera 2017](https://healthebay.org/el-dia-de-la-limpieza-costera-2017/) - Regístrese para El Día de la Limpieza Costera 2017 Miles de personas limpiarán las playas, los ríos, los parques, las escuelas, y las cuencas hidrográficas por todo el estado de California (un medio millón de personas por todo el mundo) en el sábado el 16 de septiembre -- El Día de la Limpieza Costera, el
- [¡Defienda sus playas favoritas!](https://healthebay.org/defienda-sus-playas-favoritas/) - El 4 de enero el gobierno público un plan cual propone permitir la perforación petrolífera de la mayoría de las costas en los Estado Unidos. De acuerdo con el plan, se abrirían las costas de California para la perforación de gas y petróleo en 2019. En California la perforación petrolífera es sumamente impopular desde el
- [7 Fun Things To Do At The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Camp](https://healthebay.org/aquarium-science-camp-los-angeles-santa-monica/) - When school is out, camp is in. Whether it’s during spring break or summer vacation, our aquarium camp at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium offers the perfect balance of fun and learning for your child in an environment that fosters interaction with 100 species of marine life. Wondering what your child can expect at camp?
- [Ballona Wetlands Restoration: Our Draft EIR Comments](https://healthebay.org/ballona-wetlands-restoration-draft-eir-comments/) - After months of thorough reading, analysis and discussion, Heal the Bay and our fellow Wetlands Coalition members this week submitted formal written comments on the Ballona Wetlands restoration project. Heal the Bay strongly supports Alternative 1, a plan that would reconnect land and sea, create the most wetland habitats and provide ample trails and overlooks
- [Help Bring Back Ballona: Speak Up at Nov. 8 Public Meeting](https://healthebay.org/ballona-restoration-public-meeting/) - Bay lovers, here’s your one big chance to make your voice heard about the planned restoration of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve in Playa del Rey. As we’ve been telling you, this highly degraded ecosystem is one of the few remaining coastal wetlands left in greater L.A. It needs some TLC – a lot of
- [Celebrando Underwater Parks Day 2018](https://healthebay.org/celebrando-underwater-parks-day-2018/) - ¿Has pensado explorar lo que existe bajo la superficie de nuestro Océano Pacífico y de los animales acuáticos que lo habitan? El único problema es que ¡no podemos bucear sin equipo, ni permanecer por largo tiempo en aguas frías! Celebrando #UnderwaterParksDay Este sábado 20 de enero, en el acuario del muelle de Santa Monica, vengan
- [Year In Review 2017: Take a Swim Down Memory Lane](https://healthebay.org/year-in-review-2017/) - It's been a hot year, but these 7 memories helped us keep our cool. 7. Marching for Science, NOT Silence. Fighting Federal rollbacks with 50,000 Angelenos. Watch Facebook LIVE video > (Photo Credit: Austin Francalancia) 6. Skipping the Straw. Empowering local business patrons to reduce plastic pollution in our seas. See campaign
- [Our Big Three Policy Goals for 2018](https://healthebay.org/2018-policy-goals/) - Since 1985, we’ve partnered with people like you – volunteers, donors and advocates — to make Southern California safer, healthier and cleaner. And 2018 will prove no different. As another year closes we’ve been reflecting on all our wins in 2017. But now we look ahead to this New Year. We’ll be hosting cleanups, educating
- [Imagine L.A. Without ... Katie Teshima](https://healthebay.org/imagine-la-katie-teshima/) - Katherine Teshima (on the left) and her friend near the Redondo Beach Pier. Maayong adlaw, or good day to the Heal the Bay community! My name is Katie, and I thought the best way to begin introducing myself was with a greeting in the language I’ve been speaking for the past 15 months. I’m currently
- [Imagine L.A. Without ... Ken Seino](https://healthebay.org/imagine-la-without-ken-seino/) - Through the end of December, we will share the stories of amazing people whose lives have been changed by Heal the Bay. Now they are changing our region for the better. Please make your Year-End Gift today to support the work of these water warriors. Ken Seino almost died surfing at Malibu’s fabled First Point. First
- [Remembering the 'Sludge Judge'](https://healthebay.org/remembering-sludge-judge/) - In a guest blog post, Mark Gold, our former president, reflects on the lasting legacy of the late jurist Harry Pregerson -- a man who truly healed the Bay. When one thinks about the esteemed and distinguished career of U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Harry Pregerson, his leadership on environmental protection is not
- [Imagine L.A. Without Our Favorite Places](https://healthebay.org/imagine-la-without-favorite-places/) - Shelley enjoying a session in North L.A. County Heal the Bay president Shelley Luce reflects on a very special place in L.A. – and in her heart. As I write this note, I’m on a long highway, headed to Yosemite for the holidays with my family. I’m surrounded by mountains, but my mind is on
- [California Adopts Nation's First Trash Policy](https://healthebay.org/california-adopts-nations-first-trash-policy/) - Gov. Brown took a bold and necessary action to restrict California's water use, writes Heal the Bay vp Sarah Sikich. But there's much more to be done. April 2, 2015 -- - See more at: https://healthebay.org/blogs-news/scoring-gov-browns-urgent-drought-directive#sthash.dJaX6i7D.dpuf Gov. Brown took a bold and necessary action to restrict California's water use, writes Heal the Bay vp Sarah
- [Hyperion Update: One-Mile Outfall No Longer In Use](https://healthebay.org/hyperion-update-one-mile-outfall-no-longer-in-use/) - Sept. 21, 2015 -- Each day, the Hyperion Treatment Plant discharges hundreds of millions of gallons of treated wastewater into Santa Monica Bay. Thanks to the work of Heal the Bay 30 years ago, this effluent is now cleansed and sanitized to a “secondary treatment” level that greatly minimizes the amount of pollutants
- [Biodiversity Blossoms, BioBlitz Report Reveals](https://healthebay.org/biodiversity-blossoms-bioblitz-report-reveals/) - July 14, 2016 -- This past spring Heal the Bay hosted our first-ever BioBlitzes at two of Los Angeles' remaining wetlands: Malibu Lagoon and Ballona Wetlands. BioBlitzes bring people together to rapidly (over a period of a few hours) catalogue and identify plant and animal life in biodiverse areas. Wetlands are unique and critical ecosystems
- [Culver City Bans Styrofoam & Polystyrene Used By Food Providers](https://healthebay.org/culver-city-bans-styrofoam-polystyrene-used-food-providers/) - UPDATE: On May 8, Culver City's City Council voted unanimously to adopt the single-use polystyrene ban. The ban goes into effect on November 8, 2017. https://twitter.com/M_Sahli_Wells/status/862054286741487616 Earlier this week, the City of Culver City took the first step to join other local municipalities to pass a ban on two types of plastics which wreak havoc
- [Coastal Cleanup Day: A Real Pick-Me-Up](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-day-real-pick/) - Participating in our biggest volunteer event is guaranteed to lift your spirits, writes aquarium staffer and veteran organizer Randi Parent. This will be my 13th year as a Heal the Bay staff member rolling up my sleeves to organize our biggest volunteer event of the year -- Coastal Cleanup Day -- on Saturday Sept. 16.
- [Naturalists, Charge Your Smartphones: It's a BioBlitz!](https://healthebay.org/naturalists-charge-your-smartphones-its-a-bioblitz/) - Mar. 15, 2016 -- This April and May, Heal the Bay invites you to play an active role in the documentation and preservation of the diverse flora and fauna that call our wetlands home during our "Blitz the Bay" events. Ready...set...BioBlitz! On April 30 and May 14, Heal the Bay will host two "Blitz the
- [Restoring Ballona Wetlands: The Fight Over Iceplant](https://healthebay.org/restoring-ballona-wetlands-the-fight-over-iceplant/) - Mar. 23, 2016 -- The Coastal Commission made the right decision to support removal of invasive iceplant in the always contentious Ballona Wetlands, writes staff scientist Katherine Pease. Iceplant, the green succulent plant found flanking our freeways, is well-known to many Angelenos. It’s also highly invasive and problematic, now that it’s taken over significant areas
- [BioBlitzing the Ballona Wetlands](https://healthebay.org/bioblitzing-the-ballona-wetlands/) - May 18, 2016 -- Last Saturday's Ballona Wetlands BioBlitz was a biodiversity bonanza! Citizen Science Coordinator Catherine Hoffman masterminded the successful "wildlife scavenger hunt" and shares some highlights below. Last Saturday, over 90 people joined us at the Ballona Wetlands for our second Blitz the Bay event! These citizen scientists came from across Los Angeles to
- [How We Can Save L.A.'s Remaining Wetlands](https://healthebay.org/how-we-can-save-l-a-s-remaining-wetlands/) - Heal the Bay is synonymous with the ocean. We surf it, we swim it, we dive it, we fish it, and we work day in and day out to make it cleaner, healthier and more productive for Southern California. But the ocean is just part of the picture: Our local wetlands, endangered and often overlooked,
- [Still More Delays: The Ballona Boondoggle](https://healthebay.org/still-more-delays-the-ballona-boondoggle/) - October 11, 2016 -- Watershed Scientist Katherine Pease, Ph.D., weighs in on the latest setback affecting the future of the Ballona Wetlands. Way back in 2003, the State of California purchased the Ballona Wetlands, protecting one of our last remaining coastal wetlands in Southern California. Despite being protected, the Ballona Wetlands have been severely impacted
- [Principles of Wetland Restoration Website Unveiled](https://healthebay.org/principles-wetland-restoration-website-unveiled/) - Dec. 7, 2016 --Dr. Katherine Pease, Heal the Bay’s wetlands scientist, takes the wraps off a new website to guide the restoration of L.A.’s few remaining wetlands. In April 2015, Heal the Bay, along with partners Friends of Ballona Wetlands, Surfrider Foundation, and Los Angeles Waterkeeper, released a comprehensive, scientific set of principles for wetland
- [A Big Chill For The EPA](https://healthebay.org/epa-freeze/) - The new administration ordered funding freezes of EPA grants and contracts yesterday. Communications Director Matthew King examines five ways this directive could harm the Bay. UPDATE 2/1/17: Today members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works boycotted the vote to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to lead the U.S. Environmental
- [A Look Ahead at Heal the Bay's 2017 Campaigns](https://healthebay.org/2017-goals/) - Heal the Bay has been making Southern California safer, healthier, and cleaner since 1985. Using the best science and grassroots community action, we mobilize campaigns that have lasting impact on our shorelines and neighborhoods. Here’s a sneak peek at the year ahead: Thriving Oceans Our local waters should be teeming with wildlife, not trash. Rethink
- [California's Summer 2017 Beach Water Quality Grades Announced](https://healthebay.org/california-summer-2017-beach-water-quality/) - Summer 2017 beach water quality grades are in. Heal the Bay's Science Policy and Programs team report the latest findings, and encourage you to visit the California coast this fall. Most of us might think that the hot days of summer beach-going season are over after Labor Day Weekend. However, many local Angelenos and tourists
- [California Sharks: You Are One Lucky Fish](https://healthebay.org/california-sharks-one-lucky-fish/) - We are lucky to live in sunny Los Angeles where millions of tourists and locals converge along the lovely shores of the Santa Monica Bay to enjoy paradise. It's a mixed bag on the beach, where hordes of visitors come to bathe and sun themselves. Why? Well, they know just how good we have it.
- [Coastal Cleanup Day ’17: Some Real Finds](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-day-17-real-finds/) - Spending time with some exceptional students at the 28th annual Coastal Cleanup Day serves as a real pick-me-up for Communications Director Matthew King. After 10 years at Heal the Bay, I’ve become a bit jaded about our cleanups. I see the same mounds of trash every time I head to a site – cigarette butts,
- [FAQ: Why We’re Gushing About Stormwater Bill SB 231](https://healthebay.org/faq-gushing-stormwater-bill-sb-231/) - As California’s legislative session nears its end, an important water bill passed out of the Assembly last Thursday, giving us hope that cities will soon find it easier to finance much-needed stormwater projects. SB 231, led by state Sen. Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), is now headed to the Governor’s desk. We believe it’s a great step
- [Wonder Woman](https://healthebay.org/wonder-woman/) - Mentoring is a powerful thing. Here we catch up with our former teen advocate Zola Berger-Schmitz, left, who has blossomed into a Georgia eco-warrior. Heal the Bay is thrilled that our own volunteer and super healer, Zola Berger-Schmitz, will be honored this week at the influential 2017 Women in Green Forum with the Youth Trailblazer
- [A Blitz to Save Compton Creek](https://healthebay.org/blitz-save-compton-creek/) - Attention citizen scientists and naturalists, it’s time to charge your mobile devices. Our watershed scientist Katherine Pease is inviting you to BioBlitz with her for a few hours on Saturday, Aug. 26. Compton Creek is a small gem of green and blue, bisected by noisy freeways, crumbling parking lots, aging shopping malls and a high-rise
- [KTLA 5 and Sharon Lawrence Honored at Heal the Bay Annual Awards Gala](https://healthebay.org/annual-awards-gala-2017-honorees-ktla5-sharon-lawrence/) - Advocates form the backbone of our work at Heal the Bay. Where would we be without passionate people and organizations rising up, speaking out and taking action? At this year’s Bring Beach the Beach: Annual Awards Gala on Thursday, May 18 at the iconic Santa Monica Pier, we are excited to honor two of our most
- [What This Election Means For the Bay](https://healthebay.org/what-this-election-means-for-the-bay/) - UPDATE: 4:14 p.m., Nov. 10, 2016: While California waits for the last 3 million mail-in votes to be counted, it is projected by a number of influential media outlets that Proposition 67 will PASS! Once the Secretary of State declares the results official, the plastic bag ban will go into effect immediately. This makes California
- [Farewell to Longtime Ally and Fellow Advocate, Lewis MacAdams](https://healthebay.org/farewell-longtime-ally-fellow-advocate-lewis-macadams/) - Nov. 30, 2016 -- After nearly 30 years guiding the influential Friends of the Los Angeles River, Lewis MacAdams has decided to hand over the reins. Here, longtime ally James Alamillo, Heal the Bay’s urban programs manager, reflects on our shared history. Heal the Bay and the Friends of the Los Angeles River (FOLAR) both
- [Why Are There Still Plastic Bags at the Grocery Store?](https://healthebay.org/still-plastic-bags-grocery-store/) - Dec. 8, 2016 -- Way back in the old days (before Nov. 8, that is) your trip to a grocery store in California frequently ended with two options: paper or plastic. Since then, voters across the state passed Proposition 67, and California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags. Now
- [As a Large Storm Rolls into L.A., Runoff Issues Flood My Mind](https://healthebay.org/large-storm-rolls-la-runoff-issues-flood-mind/) - Dec. 16, 2016 -- Once again, rain is falling throughout the Los Angeles Basin. Angelenos are expected to experience heavy rainfall during winter months. This weekend's storm is predicted to generate an inch or two of precipitation throughout the basin, with some areas receiving as much as four inches. How much water is that? The County of Los
- [10 Big Questions About L.A. Rain & The California Drought](https://healthebay.org/questions-los-angeles-la-rain-california-drought/) - Is all this rain a good or a bad thing for greater Los Angeles? It all depends on your point of view, explains Communications Director Matthew King. As a surfer, I hate the rain. As a Californian, I love it. The recent series of downpours has kept me out of the ocean for weeks. I’ve
- [L.A. Kings Give Back to Their Kingdom](https://healthebay.org/l-a-kings-give-back-to-their-kingdom/) - The L.A. Kings and Heal the Bay are lacing up their flip-flops for a multi-site beach cleanup on Jan. 25. Here, communications director Matthew King muses about sports stars on the sand. OK, I’ll admit it. I’ve become a little jaded after participating in dozens of beach cleanups. As a Heal the Bay staffer, I
- [10 Romantic Beaches In California For Couples](https://healthebay.org/romantic-beaches-california-couples/) - Leslie Griffin, Heal the Bay’s chief water quality scientist and Beach Report Card manager, likes to kiss and tell. Here’s her list of the cuddliest spots for couples along the California shoreline. Wanna enjoy a long walk on the beach? I know it sounds like a line, but this lovers’ activity is a cliché for
- [The Annual Beach Report Card 2017 Release](https://healthebay.org/annual-beach-report-card-2017/) - Much-needed winter storms may have relieved California's historic drought, but all that rain came at some cost – poor beach water quality. Bacterial pollution at some of California’s most popular beaches spiked dramatically in 2016-17, according to Heal the Bay’s 27th annual Beach Report Card, which the nonprofit released today. 2017 Beach Report Card (full
- [2016-2017 Beach Bummer List](https://healthebay.org/2016-2017-beach-bummer-list/) - Heal the Bay analysts assigned A-to-F letter grades to 416 beaches along the California coast for three reporting periods in 2016-2017, based on levels of weekly bacterial pollution. Some 96% of beaches received A or B grades during the summer. But pockets of fecal bacteria still trouble our waters and threaten the health of millions
- [Dr. Shelley Luce Appointed CEO of Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/dr-shelley-luce-appointed-ceo-of-heal-the-bay/) - Ex-chief of Environment Now Foundation to broaden our reach and impact. Affirming its commitment to science-based advocacy, Heal the Bay today named Dr. Shelley Luce as its new president and CEO. Luce joins us from the Environment Now Foundation, where she served as executive director and helped fund innovative clean water and forest protection programs
- [H is for Humanity](https://healthebay.org/yes-on-measure-h/) - Along the L.A. River, Heal the Bay's communications director Matthew King comes face to face with our civic shame – our growing homeless population. Fortunately, a solution is at hand on the March 7th ballot in L.A. County: Measure H. #YesOnH A stocky Latino man rubs the sleep from his eyes. Yawning deeply, he stretches
- [How You Can Help A Weakened US EPA](https://healthebay.org/us-epa-budget-2018/) - The environment took a big hit in Washington D.C. this week, writes Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay’s Vice President. Today, we're launching the first of three actions you can take to fight back locally. Stay tuned for two more actions in the coming days. If you’re a scientist or a clean water advocate, it’s hard
- [Celebrate the Ocean: Earth Month Events in Los Angeles](https://healthebay.org/earth-month-los-angeles-events/) - L: South Bay. C: Underwater in SoCal by Chris DeLorenzo. R: Rocky Point at Mugu Beach. Our excitement for Earth Day can’t be contained to just 24 hours – that’s why we’re celebrating our environment all month long. Of course it goes without saying, every month is Earth Month at Heal the Bay, but April will
- [How to Turn the Tide on Climate-Related Erosion](https://healthebay.org/turn-tide-climate-related-erosion/) - Climate change is real. We could lose two-thirds of our beaches in L.A. by 2100, writes Heal the Bay vice president Sarah Sikich. As a surfer, scientist, and unabashed fan of romanticized sunset walks on the beach, my heart sunk as my news feed was blasted with a double whammy of bad beach news this
- [How to Help the Ocean This Earth Day](https://healthebay.org/help-ocean-earth-day/) - In honor of Earth Day, we break down the three biggest challenges our seas are facing and outline practical steps you can take to help turn the tide. Sip smarter Here’s a troubling thought: It’s estimated that there will be more plastic by mass than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050. In the last
- ["Nature's Revolt" Video: Watch Our Animated Response to Climate Change Deniers](https://healthebay.org/natures-revolt-video/) - Heal the Bay has found a unique way to draw attention to the new administration’s attack on climate change science – a sea turtle with a ninja star. The inspiring March for Science at cities around the nation has concluded, but the fight for rationality and reason lives on. Many scientists and researchers working in
- [“Bring Back the Beach” Brings It to Santa Monica Pier](https://healthebay.org/bring-back-beach-santa-monica-pier/) - More than 700 walked the planks at our annual awards gala ... and lived to tell the tale, reports Communications Director Matthew King. “And remember: Mermaids smoke seaweed!” With that offbeat reminder, actress and honoree Sharon Lawrence brought Heal the Bay’s 26th annual “Bring Back the Beach” gala last night to a funny, fitting close.
- [FAQ: Should You Be Scared About More Sharks in the Bay?](https://healthebay.org/faq-scared-sharks-bay/) - Update: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has issued a reminder that White Sharks are a protected species under both state and federal fisheries laws and regulations. An increase in shark sightings in Southern California – and even some beach closures – have raised long-standing concerns among many ocean users. Here staff scientist
- [Snapshot CalCoast 2017 in Los Angeles](https://healthebay.org/snapshot-calcoast-2017/) - Snapshot CalCoast 2017 Ever wanted to be a scientist? Now is your chance! The California Academy of Sciences is teaming up with the Marine Protected Area Collaborative Network for Snapshot CalCoast 2017! From June 23rd-July 2nd, teams across California will head to tide pools in marine protected areas (MPAs) to discover, photograph, and identify intertidal
- [Are You a Member of Heal the Bay Yet?](https://healthebay.org/are-you-a-member-of-heal-the-bay-yet/) - August 26, 2015 -- This year, Heal the Bay celebrates three decades of protecting Los Angeles’ greatest natural resource. Yeah, it's a big deal. To help us get the word out, we collaborated with two creative ad agencies to create a summer campaign to honor our mission and rally our supporters. Here’s some details about
- [Aquadopt for the Dads and Grads in Your Life](https://healthebay.org/aquadopt-for-the-dads-and-grads-in-your-life/) - In honor of dads and grads and in celebration of the male seahorse’s unique role in childbirth, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium’s seahorses are available for aquadoption. Fostering a seahorse through the Aquarium’s Aquadoption program is a special way to connect with an animal; leave the actual daily care to Aquarium staff while you can
- [Sikich Promoted to Vice President of Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/sikich-promoted-to-vice-president-of-heal-the-bay/) - Nov. 4, 2014 -- We've got some exciting news to share: Veteran environmental advocate Sarah Abramson Sikich has been promoted to vice president of Heal the Bay. Sikich, who most recently served as our Director of Science and Policy for Coastal Resources, will now focus on broadening Heal the Bay’s partnerships with diverse stakeholders to
- [Memo to Antonio … continued](https://healthebay.org/memo-to-antonio-continued/) - Yesterday, I outlined my top three green initiatives that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa should tackle in the remainder of his second term. Here’s a look at some other environmental issues that he should make a priority: Fast-track city approval of a Stream Protection Ordinance in 2010. The Department of Public Works has spent three
- [Life Lessons](https://healthebay.org/life-lessons/) - Gov. Schwarzenegger gave his State of the State speech yesterday. A pretty depressing topic, to be sure. However, he did rightly focus on the need to improve California’s education system. His most powerful statement asked, “Why are we spending more on prisons than education?” Why indeed.Read more» (Spouting Off Blog at Wordpress)
- [Bay Day](https://healthebay.org/bay-day/) - The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission hosted a daylong conference yesterday on the overall state of the bay. The well-attended event at LMU blended science and policy, focusing on such topics as marine debris, climate change, invasive species, contaminated fish risk communication, beach water quality and marine protected areas.Read more» (Spouting Off Blog at Wordpress)
- [Steamed With the L.A. Times](https://healthebay.org/steamed-with-the-l-a-times/) - The Los Angeles Times finally ran its long-awaited article on the state’s proposed rule to phase out California’s ecologically devastating once-through cooling power plants over the next 12-14 years. Not surprisingly, reporter Jill Leovy missed the point.Read more» (Spouting Off Blog at Wordpress)
- [Fish Fight](https://healthebay.org/fish-fight/) - My brother Jonathan Gold, the food writer, will moderate a panel Wednesday night on sustainable seafood at the Skirball Center. Zocalo is putting on the free event. The other panelists will be renowned seafood chef Michael Cimarusti, from Providence, and Logan Kock, the chief buyer and seafood encyclopedia from Santa Monica Seafood. Read more» (Spouting
- [Day and Night](https://healthebay.org/day-and-night/) - Wednesday was a rewarding whirlwind: An extraordinary afternoon in the Compton Creek, a stimulating evening roundtable at the Skirball, and an after-hours meal in Venice. A few weeks ago, the federal Environmental Protection Agency reached out to Heal the Bay to let us know that chief Lisa Jackson would be visiting the L.A. area and that
- [Playing Politics with MPAs](https://healthebay.org/playing-politics-with-mpas/) - Sanity was restored last week to the California State Fish and Game Commission’s efforts to establish a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Southern California. The Schwarzenegger administration has long made it a priority to meet the requirements of the Marine Life Protection Act, which calls for establishing a statewide network on MPAs. Read more»
- [MPAs: Blood, Sweat & Tears](https://healthebay.org/mpas-blood-sweat-tears/) - Guest blogger Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay’s director of coastal resources, offers some advice on navigating the backroom battles of environmental policy-making. She served on a stakeholder panel that helped negotiate a highly contentious network of marine protected areas in Southern California. The California Fish and Game Commission made history last month by adopting the first
- [Picture Perfect](https://healthebay.org/picture-perfect/) - We were once again grateful to have received many beautiful images and video of the ocean and its inhabitants for our 2nd annual Underwater Parks Day Photo and Video Contest.When looking to highlight the marine life that is so alien to many Southern California residents, these entries offer just a glimpse of the diversity that
- [We often hear of Marine Protected Areas but don't really think of what it means](https://healthebay.org/we-often-hear-of-marine-protected-areas-but-dont-really-think-of-what-it-means/) - In the case of Kiribati, and most nations that set aside marine areas for conservation, they are restricting commercial fishing while allowing subsistence fishing and sustainable development. The nation of Kiribati has created the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) conserves, one of the world's last intact corel reef archipelago ecosystems with eight coral reefs, two
- [A Well-Earned MPA Victory!](https://healthebay.org/a-well-earned-mpa-victory/) - After two years of marathon stakeholder negotiation sessions, endless contentious public hearings and reams of studies and environmental documents, the California Department of Fish and Game today finally established a network of Marine Protected Areas in Southern California, passing a slightly revised version of the Integrated Preferred Alternative by a 3-2 vote. The final vote reflects
- [Marine Protected Areas Approved for Southern California](https://healthebay.org/marine-protected-areas-approved-for-southern-california/) - In a history-making decision for ocean protection, the California Fish and Game Commission approved a collection of Marine Protected Areas for Southern California. The decision, made on December 15, 2010 in Santa Barbara, is the final step in a multi-year collaborative process to establish a network of safe havens for marine life throughout the region
- [Maps of Recently Approved MPAs](https://healthebay.org/maps-of-recently-approved-mpas/) - If you've been following the news about Marine Protected Areas, you might know that a map of these critical portions of protected habitat was recently approved for Southern California. This means that once the MPAs go into effect in mid-2011, fishing will be restricted or prohibited in specific areas along the coastline. If you're interested in
- [A Matter of Balance](https://healthebay.org/a-matter-of-balance/) - How do you balance environmental conservation and food supply and income from fishing? A network of marine protected areas in Fiji designated in 2005 was re-looked at after locals objected to some of the closings. Both sides worked together on the project of redesigning the areas. Dr. Stacy Jupiter, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society
- [HtB Board Member to Join Coastal Commission](https://healthebay.org/htb-board-member-to-join-coastal-commission/) - Attorney and Heal the Bay board member Dayna Bochco is expected to serve a four-year term with the Calfornia Coastal Commission. Bochco also sits on the City of Los Angeles’ Measure O Citizen Oversight Committee. Her leadership has been instrumental in establishing marine protected areas in Southern California, abating stormwater pollution in Los Angeles and
- [MPAs Get a Chance to Work](https://healthebay.org/mpas-get-a-chance-to-work/) - Yesterday, the California Department of Fish and Game boldly approved the official initiation of the Southern California Marine Protected Area (MPA) network. Despite the ongoing threat of litigation from fishing industry opponents, the Commission approved the October 1st start date by a 4-1 vote. This means that the SoCal MPA network requirements will be enforceable
- [One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish](https://healthebay.org/one-fish-two-fish-red-fish-blue-fish/) - Today's guest blogger is Dana Roeber Murray, a Heal the Bay staff scientist who works on coastal resource protection issues. Cold, salty water hits my face as I begin to breathe through my regulator - tiny bubbles floating up to the surface as I exhale. As I descend, light filters through the amber-hued blades of
- [Misinformation About MPAs](https://healthebay.org/misinformation-about-mpas/) - It has come to Heal the Bay’s attention that some kayaks in the Malibu area have been tagged with a notice that states they are not allowed to be moored or placed on the beach within the newly established marine protected areas (MPAs) near Point Dume. These tags contain inaccurate information and are of unknown
- [Mark Gold to Exit Post at Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/mark-gold-to-exit-post-at-heal-the-bay/) - SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan.10, 2012) – Heal the Bay president Mark Gold announced today that he is stepping down from the environmental organization to accept a position at the University of California at Los Angeles as associate director of its Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Gold, a 23-year veteran of Heal the Bay, is
- [Calling All Stewards of the Sea](https://healthebay.org/calling-all-stewards-of-the-sea/) - Heal the Bay volunteers who helped make the new marine protected areas (MPAs) a reality can now join our new citizen scientist program, MPA Watch. Staff scientist Dana Murray, who manages the program, says you don’t need to be an expert to lend a hand. “We had many supporters and people who worked hard to
- [Heal the Bay unveils new management team](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-unveils-new-management-team/) - Medina Rodriguez named Board chair; Exec Director Hall assumes top staff post SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2012) – Community leader Stephanie Medina Rodriguez has been appointed to a two-year term as chairman of Heal the Bay’s board of directors as part of a new management team announced today by the regional environmental group.
- [Vols Sought to Survey MPA Sanctuaries](https://healthebay.org/vols-sought-to-survey-mpa-sanctuaries/) - Who wouldn’t want a job that involves strolling along some of the most beautiful beaches in L.A.? It’s not a paid gig, but you get to help protect what you love – the ocean! Heal the Bay is now training volunteers to help monitor our new marine protected areas (MPAs) in Point Dume and Palos
- [The Passing of a True Coastal Hero](https://healthebay.org/the-passing-of-a-true-coastal-hero/) - Today’s guest blogger is Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay’s coastal resources director California lost a coastal hero this week, but it is a life to be celebrated. After a long battle with lung cancer, Peter Douglas passed away. I found out about this loss Tuesday morning, on my way to a meeting to celebrate our
- [Heal the Bay Earns Top Tourism Award](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-earns-top-tourism-award/) - June 4, 2012 The California Travel Association (CTA) will bestow its annual Tourism Stewardship of the Year award this week to Heal the Bay, recognizing us for doing the most to “protect, preserve, restore, improve, expand, or otherwise enhance California’s natural, cultural, or historical treasures.” In honoring Heal the Bay, the CTA noted our education
- [A Gift to California's Coast](https://healthebay.org/a-gift-to-californias-coast/) - June 7, 2012 Today's guest blogger is Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay's coastal resources director Just in time for World Oceans Day, the Fish and Game Commission in a 3-0 vote, designated new marine protected areas (MPAs) along the North Coast (CA/OR border to Alder Creek near Point Arena in Mendocino County). This is a
- [Calif approves new marine protected areas off north coast, finishing statewide network](https://healthebay.org/calif-approves-new-marine-protected-areas-off-north-coast-finishing-statewide-network/) - California created another group of ocean protection zones on Wednesday, putting the finishing touches on a vast network of protected areas that dot the sea from Mexico to the Oregon border. The Fish & Game Commission voted unanimously to approve the new zones off the state’s far north coast from Point Arena in Mendocino County
- [Zola at 15: From Super Healer to Eco-Hero](https://healthebay.org/zola-at-15-from-super-healer-to-eco-hero/) - June 12, 2012 — Most teenagers don’t even know what a Marine Protected Area (MPA) even is. Then there's Zola Berger-Schmitz, who at age 13 earned a prestigious Heal the Bay Super Healer award for her tireless work to help establish MPAs off the California coast. Now 15, Zola was recently honored for her environmental
- [Citizen Beachwalkers Unite!](https://healthebay.org/citizen-beachwalkers-unite/) - It’s a tough job to stroll along two of the most remarkable beach areas in California, but someone’s got to do it. Why not you? On July 24 and 28, Heal the Bay is training volunteers to help monitor marine protected areas (MPAs) in Malibu and Palos Verdes. Volunteers collect observational data on coastal uses
- [A Dive Like No Other, Thanks to New MPAs](https://healthebay.org/a-dive-like-no-other-thanks-to-new-mpas/) - Thousands of tiny golden fish dart out of the way as I kick through the kelp forest — it’s amazing that they’re already learning to swim from predators at an early age. As I round the edge of a large rocky reef fringing Santa Cruz Island, I am enveloped yet again in a cloud of
- [A Seismic Victory for Marine Life](https://healthebay.org/a-seismic-victory-for-marine-life/) - Good news from last week’s California Coastal Commission hearing, as the commissioners unanimously denied Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s proposal for seismic testing in the Point Buchon State Marine Reserve. About 200 people filled the hearing room — environmentalists, fishermen, tribes, local residents, and others – all speaking out with concerns about the proposed testing.
- [Thank You Thursday - 12.6.12](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-12-6-12/) - Today we celebrate how hard work does pay off. Nineteen marine protected areas (MPAs) will become effective December 19, completing the statewide network of MPAs in California’s coastal regions. Last year we rejoiced as the MPAs along the south coast became effective, and now the state will boast a suite of MPAs all the way
- [Preparing Youth for Bag-Free Future](https://healthebay.org/preparing-youth-for-bag-free-future/) - As Angelenos head toward a reusable future, with L.A. City Council moving forward on an ordinance banning plastic single-use bags that’s expected to be approved in spring 2013, Heal the Bay staff decided it was time to refresh our approach to our sixth annual Day Without a Bag (DWAB) campaign. Held the third Thursday in
- [Things to Do with HtB for MLK Day of Service](https://healthebay.org/things-to-do-with-htb-for-mlk-day-of-service/) - "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year on the federal holiday marking Dr. King’s birthday, Americans celebrate his legacy by working together to serve our neighbors and communities, making the third Monday of January more than just a day of sales at
- [Signs of Progress Along Our Coast](https://healthebay.org/signs-of-progress-along-our-coast/) - Planting one of the first MPA signs along Los Angeles' coast felt like it'd been a long time coming. California lays claim to the only statewide network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), or underwater parks, where ocean wildlife can thrive with less disturbance from humans. Yesterday our Coastal Resources Director Sarah Sikich and I, along with
- [We Know Where We're Headed in 2013](https://healthebay.org/we-know-where-were-headed-in-2013/) - As representatives of Heal the Bay, we often get asked: “Is the bay healed yet?” People know we’ve been at this a long time (more than 25 years). While the answer is a qualified “yes,” we still work every day to fulfill our mission to make southern California’s coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica
- [MPAs: An Ocean Legacy Like a String of Pearls](https://healthebay.org/mpas-an-ocean-legacy-like-a-string-of-pearls/) - It’s been a long road – more than 12 years – but, California’s statewide network of coastal marine protected areas (MPAs) is now complete. As of Dec. 19, 2012, the final piece of the coastal MPA network (along the North Coast) is effective. Our state’s marine life will now have safe haven along about 16%
- [Climate Changing: Time to Adapt to the New Abnormal](https://healthebay.org/climate-changing-time-to-adapt-to-the-new-abnormal/) - Climate change is happening now. Here in Los Angeles- not just in the Arctic. In our backyards, our ocean, our mountains, our beaches. Of course it’s important to keep reducing carbon emissions, but at this point climate change is occurring – we don’t have a choice, we need adapt to the change. Investing time and
- [5 Years In, State MPAs Are Thriving](https://healthebay.org/5-years-in-state-mpas-are-thriving/) - Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay's director of coastal resources and Dana Roeber Murray, Heal the Bay marine scientist, recently attended a conference in Monterey that examined how well marine protected areas are functioning off California's coast. Heal the Bay has played a critical role in establishing MPAs in Southern California. Here Sarah shares lessons learned
- [Big Win for Whales Off Our Coast](https://healthebay.org/big-win-for-whales-off-our-coast/) - Heal the Bay's Marine & Coastal Scientist Dana Roeber Murray reports great news from the Coastal Commission meeting on Friday, March 8, 2013: After hours of public comment and following decades of the U.S. Navy dismissing mitigation requirements for sonar and explosion practices, the Coastal Commission unanimously voted to reject the Navy's consistency permit! Heal
- [Summer Events Exclusive to Heal the Bay Members](https://healthebay.org/summer-events-exclusive-to-heal-the-bay-members/) - As a special thank you to our dedicated members, Heal the Bay is kicking off the summer with a couple of invite-only events, open exclusively to our current donors. June 28-29: Join us on either Friday, June 28, at 8 a.m. in Northern Malibu, or Saturday, June 29, at 11 a.m. in Palos Verdes, for
- [Hands-on Science in Our Schools](https://healthebay.org/hands-on-science-in-our-schools/) - California’s Next Generation Science Standards: Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and SMASH Lead the Way Science teachers, parents, and school districts across California are vigorously debating the implementation and merits of the recently adopted Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Many veteran teachers are wary of any state initiative, having experienced many fruitless instances
- [Next Generation Science: Doing Is Learning](https://healthebay.org/next-generation-science-doing-is-learning/) - Guest blogger Kurt Holland taught science at Santa Monica Alternative Schoolhouse, a public K-8 learning center, for 10 years. A marine science and environmental education leader, Kurt will contribute occasional blogs focused on science education. As science teachers, parents, and school districts across California vigorously debate the merits of the recently adopted Next Generation Science
- [MPAs: Telling a Great Fish Story in France](https://healthebay.org/mpas-telling-a-great-fish-story-in-france/) - Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay’s Director of Coastal Resources, heads to France to share the good news about our state’s blossoming Marine Protected Areas. If you’ve been lucky enough to go for a dive, surf, or kayak at the Channel Islands, it’s hard not to be captivated by the cathedral kelp forests, large fish cruising
- [Croissants and Marine Protected Areas](https://healthebay.org/croissants-and-marine-protected-areas/) - Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay’s director of coastal resources, is part of a special delegation of California ocean experts participating this week in a global conference about marine protected areas. Here’s her first report from France. I’ve now spent 24 hours in Marseille, which has been a whirlwind of fresh baked baguettes, walks along windy
- [The Tragedy of the Commons at Sea](https://healthebay.org/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-at-sea/) - Heal the Bay CEO Ruskin Hartley reveals the magic of marine protected areas: This week, Sarah Sikich, one of Heal the Bay’s scientists, is in France at an international conference discussing Marine Protected Areas -- MPAs in the vernacular of ocean conservancy. I was aware of them from my work along the redwood coast, as
- [Poseidon Scraps Plan for Desal Plant in O.C.](https://healthebay.org/poseidon-scraps-plan-for-desal-plant-in-o-c/) - Heal the Bay staff scientist Dana Murray reports on the shelving of a poorly conceived desalination plant in Huntington Beach. What is the future for ocean desalination in California? That’s what hundreds of passionate people came out to debate at today’s California Coastal Commission meeting about Poseidon Water’s proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach. There's
- [Let's Take Holistic View of Desal Proposals](https://healthebay.org/lets-take-holistic-view-of-desal-proposals/) - Heal the Bay chief executive Ruskin Hartley says it doesn't do much good to fight over the specifics of particular desalination projects. Wednesday was a big day for us at Heal the Bay. After years of work, days spent reviewing environmental documents, and five hours at a contentious hearing, the proponents of a massive desalination
- [2014: Our Goals for a Whale of a Year](https://healthebay.org/2014-our-goals-for-a-whale-of-a-year/) - Since 1985, we’ve partnered with people like you – volunteers, supporters and sustainers -- to make Southern Californian waters safer, healthier and cleaner. And 2014 will prove no different. As another year closes, it’s a good time to reflect, but also to look ahead to the challenges we’ll face in 2014. Here’s our working list
- [High Flying, Adored: MPAs From Above](https://healthebay.org/high-flying-adored-mpas-from-above/) - Ana Luisa Ahern, Heal the Bay's Communications Manager, shares her experience flying in a Cessna 210 on an aerial tour of L.A.'s marine protected areas. A few weeks ago I had the incredible opportunity to fly in a four-passenger, single engine airplane over L.A.'s beautiful coast. The flight was provided by LightHawk, a nonprofit whose
- [Thank You Thursday 3.13.14](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-3-13-14/) - There’s nothing fishy about our friends at Ascenta Health, a natural health products company that uses sustainable oil sources for its Omega 3-based products. Ascenta goes the extra distance as a member of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of businesses committed to donating 1% of their annual sales to creating a healthier, greener world.
- [Making Waves at the State Capitol](https://healthebay.org/making-waves-at-the-state-capitol/) - Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay’s coastal resources director, dives into the deep end for a special day in Sacramento. My job sometimes entails getting up well before dawn on a Monday morning for the 6 a.m. flight to Sacramento. It isn’t the ideal way to ease into the workweek. But a few times each year
- [How to Become a Heal the Bay Hero This Earth Month!](https://healthebay.org/how-to-become-a-heal-the-bay-hero-this-earth-month/) - We love Earth Month. April is a time of renewal and rejuvenation, a time for millions to reflect on the health of the natural resources on which we all depend. But the reality is that every month is Earth Month for Heal the Bay. Our passionate staff members and dedicated volunteers work hard throughout the
- [Myths Vs. Facts: Oil Drilling in Hermosa Beach](https://healthebay.org/myths-vs-facts-oil-drilling-in-hermosa-beach/) - This fact sheet is presented in partnership with the Surfrider Foundation. Together, we're committed to protecting Southern California's waters. Background: The City of Hermosa Beach has a moratorium in place that prohibits oil drilling. After years of legal battles, a settlement was reached between E&B Natural Resources and the City of Hermosa Beach that could
- [World Oceans Day: Youth Is Serving](https://healthebay.org/world-oceans-day-youth-is-serving/) - Zola Berger-Schmitz, a local high school student and Heal the Bay volunteer extraordinaire, shares her thoughts about inspiring youth on World Oceans Day on June 8. It was a late summer afternoon on the beach in Santa Monica. Though I was only 12 years old, I had a sudden epiphany. What if there were no more
- [One Year Out, New MPAs Make Impact](https://healthebay.org/one-year-out-new-mpas-make-impact/) - With the one-year anniversary of the establishment of California’s statewide network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) coming up on Dec. 19, we wanted to highlight some of the recent coastal use trends we’re seeing in Los Angeles MPAs, with data collected through Heal the Bay’s MPA Watch volunteer scientist program. Through MPA Watch, Heal the
- [FAQ About White Sharks in Manhattan Beach](https://healthebay.org/faq-about-white-sharks-in-manhattan-beach/) - By now, we all know that a swimmer was bitten by a white shark in Manhattan Beach last Saturday. Escape the media feeding frenzy with Heal the Bay scientists Sarah Sikich and Dana Roeber Murray as they inject a dose of reality into the sensationally roiling waters. Why did this shark bite the swimmer? A
- [Heal the Bay at 30: We're a Little Older, a Lot Wiser](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-at-30-were-a-little-older-a-lot-wiser/) - Dirty 30? Hardly! Southern California's coastline, beaches and inland watersheds are cleaner than ever, thanks to Heal the Bay's 30 years of effective, passionate, science-driven environmental advocacy. While we're proud of our accomplishments over the past three decades, keeping our waterways clean and healthy requires constant vigilance and tenacity. While we would be thrilled if
- [Thank You Thursday 10-16-14](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-10-16-14/) - Taking the time out to clean the beach is one of the most direct ways anyone can contribute to a healthy ocean. When businesses bring their employees together for a cleanup through Heal the Bay’s Corporate Healers program, they make an important statement about community responsibility and individual stewardship of the marine environment. We thank
- ['Wild Fest': Smart Fisheries in an Aloha Style](https://healthebay.org/wild-fest-smart-fisheries-in-an-aloha-style/) - Today’s guest blogger is Melina Sempill Watts, a staffer with the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains. In partnership with Heal the Bay staff and volunteers, Fishing Pono: Living In Harmony with the Sea will be screened on Saturday, Nov. 8 as part of the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains Wild
- [Narrowing the Options for Saving Broad Beach](https://healthebay.org/narrowing-the-options-for-saving-broad-beach/) - Heal the Bay staff scientists Sarah Sikich and Dana Murray report on the latest efforts to save Malibu's troubled Broad Beach from erosion and sea-level rise. Ocean waves lapping against a golden sandy strand of beach in Malibu, low tides exposing rocky reefs full of tidepool animals in Lechuza Cove, and a healthy beach dune
- [Kampalath Named Policy Director for Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/kampalath-named-policy-director-for-heal-the-bay/) - March 17, 2015 -- Big news: Heal the Bay is thrilled to welcome Rita Kampalath as our new Science and Policy Director! Rita will work with Heal the Bay’s team of seasoned technical and policy experts to advance more holistic water-quality improvements that also supplement local water supply in Southern California. She will also oversee
- [Heal the Bay's Policy on Desalination](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-policy-on-desalination/) - April 2, 2015 -- With Governor Brown’s drought restriction announcement yesterday we’re getting many inquiries about Heal the Bay’s position on desalination. Can it do some good? Is it a bad thing inherently? Like most water issues in California, it’s complicated. We are following the issue through our work in vetting proposed local desalination facilities
- [Get Seafood Savvy With Nick Fash!](https://healthebay.org/get-seafood-savvy-with-nick-fash/) - Each time we go to a supermarket or restaurant we are faced with choices about what kind of seafood to buy. Health concerns and a growing desire to eat locally and sustainably have made these decisions harder than ever. But now...you have Nick Fash on your side! Starting this month, Nick, our Aquarium's education specialist
- [A Personal Take on the Santa Barbara Spill](https://healthebay.org/a-personal-take-on-the-santa-barbara-spill/) - Dana Murray, Heal the Bay’s senior coastal policy manager, provides an update on the spill and what can be done to prevent these kinds of disasters. For her, the fight is personal. May 20, 2015 -- Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara is just that – a coastal refuge teeming with sensitive wildlife. It’s a
- [FAQ: Latest News About the Santa Barbara Spill](https://healthebay.org/faq-latest-news-about-the-santa-barbara-spill/) - Dana Murray, Heal the Bay's senior coastal resources manager, taps her network to provide us with the latest news from the oil spill at Refugio Beach. UPDATE as of Tuesday, June 30, 8:01 P.M. – Heal the Bay staff, along with environmental partners and dozens of community members, attended and testified at the California Senate
- [Update: Heal the Bay Testifies at Oil Spill Hearing](https://healthebay.org/update-heal-the-bay-testifies-at-oil-spill-hearing/) - UPDATE as of Tuesday, June 30, 8:01 P.M. – Heal the Bay staff, along with environmental partners and dozens of community members, attended and testified at the California Senate Select Committee on the Refugio Oil Spill last Friday in Santa Barbara. The hearing featured testimony from Plains All-American Pipeline, which spilled over 100,000 gallons of crude
- [Meet Brittany: Intern Guardian of Our MPAs!](https://healthebay.org/meet-brittany-intern-guardian-of-our-mpas/) - June 24, 2015 — Brittany Hoedemaker is a summer intern for Heal the Bay’s MPA Watch. She is currently an Environmental Studies student at the University of Southern California. Here, she writes about her first time conducting an MPA Watch survey and her observations of those mysterious oil blobs that have since been confirmed to
- [Tidepooling Inside Our Marine Protected Areas](https://healthebay.org/tidepooling-inside-our-marine-protected-areas/) - June 7, 2016 -- Julie Edwards, Heal the Bay MPA Intern, highlights the recreational opportunities - such as tide pooling - that Angelenos can enjoy in our local marine protected areas. Join us for our next MPA Watch citizen science training in late July! This month, I did something I haven't done since I was
- [Heal the Bay's 10 Greatest Moments](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-10-greatest-moments/) - A completely subjective list of when Heal the Bay has shone the brightest. After 30 years of achievement, Heal the Bay can sometimes be taken for granted. Many Angelenos view us as they do their utilities – always on, always working, not requiring a lot of thought. So as we begin our fourth decade, here’s
- [A Good Sign for Local Marine Protected Areas](https://healthebay.org/a-good-sign-for-local-marine-protected-areas/) - Staff scientist Dana Murray reports on our ongoing efforts to inform the public about the value and beauty of our local Marine Protected Areas. Call them a sign of the times. Heal the Bay staff travelled along our local shorelines last week to help install informational displays about our fledgling Marine Protected Areas in Southern
- [Roundup: Gov. Signs Ocean-Friendly Bills](https://healthebay.org/roundup-gov-signs-ocean-friendly-bills/) - The Governor’s office has been busy over the last few weeks reviewing nearly 1,000 bills that reached his desk after making it through the California legislature this year. While he focused on pressing public policies issues, like healthcare and criminal justice, he also weighed in on several environmental issues, including climate change, oil spills, and
- [Climate Change and El Niño: A Double Whammy](https://healthebay.org/climate-change-and-el-nino-a-double-whammy/) - Local shorelines already impacted by climate change are now bracing for El Niño. The picture may not be pretty, says Heal the Bay's Dana Murray, but there are things we can do to prepare. What will El Niño’s footprint be on our beaches this winter? No one can say for sure, but the expected heavy
- [Staying Safe This Lobster Season](https://healthebay.org/staying-safe-this-lobster-season/) - Sept. 30, 2016 -- This Saturday, October 1, marks the opening weekend of the recreational lobster fishing season in California, officially beginning at 12:01 a.m. This is one of the busiest weekends on the water in Southern California, and it's important that people stay safe and know the rules. So, here's Heal the Bay's cheat
- [95% of Beaches Get A or B Grade In Annual Report](https://healthebay.org/95-of-beaches-get-a-or-b-grade-in-annual-report/) - Read all about our 2016-17 Beach Report Card here. May 26, 2016 -- Californians heading to the shoreline this Memorial Day weekend will be heartened by yet another improvement in water quality at beaches statewide, according to data released today by environmental group Heal the Bay in its 26th annual Beach Report Card. Heal the
- [Our Super Healers Are Out of This World](https://healthebay.org/volunteer-party-world/) - Our work at Heal the Bay wouldn't be possible without our spectacular volunteers, which is why we threw a fantastic intergalactic-themed party to recognize our most dedicated volunteers: Super Healers. It was a night filled with awe and wonder, as we flew to the moon and played among the stars, all in honor of our
- [How to Save on a Rainy Day: Buy a Home Barrel](https://healthebay.org/how-to-save-on-a-rainy-day-buy-a-home-barrel/) - Our friends at Sustainable Works sent over the following note about their ongoing rainwater program. If you’re looking for a barrel, check it out. The City of Santa Monica and Sustainable Works have teamed up to encourage Santa Monica residents and others to take advantage of rainwater rebates. Stormwater runoff is the largest source of
- [Heal the Bay's Top 3 Fixes for the Drought](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-top-3-fixes-for-the-drought/) - L.A. needn’t be so dumb in a time of perilous drought. Here’s Heal the Bay’s top three fixes. California faces an uncertain water future. The record drought coupled with climate change and other stressors has called into question the practicality of importing 80% of L.A.’s water supply. Simply put, imported water is unreliable and
- [Stormwater Capture Takes Flight at LAX](https://healthebay.org/stormwater-capture-takes-flight-at-lax/) - A long-in the-works stormwater capture project finally takes off at LAX, reports Heal the Bay VP Sarah Sikich. May 8, 2015 – When it sprinkles, it can pour. Yesterday was a good day for the L.A. Basin, not only because it got a dash of much-needed rain. Our parched region also took a major step
- [So, the drought's over, right?](https://healthebay.org/so-the-droughts-over-right/) - July 20, 2015 -- A thunderstorm in July? You can thank Tropical Cyclone Dolores. But while the deluge was a delight for many, the drought is far from done. This weekend's storm smashed July precipitation records throughout California and brought much-needed relief to the wildfires that raged alongside Interstate 15 between L.A. and Las Vegas.
- [Look What the Storm Dragged In!](https://healthebay.org/look-what-the-storm-dragged-in/) - Yes, we needed last night’s sporadic but intense rainfall. But it left a lot of waste – both literally and figuratively -- says Matthew King, Heal the Bay's communications director. Sept. 15, 2015 -- Welcome to Bay Street, where the trash meets the surf! After last night's deluge, I took a reconnaissance trip this
- [It's Here! What to Expect During Our El Niño Week](https://healthebay.org/its-here-what-to-expect-during-our-el-nino-week/) - El Niño is coming, right? No one can say for sure, but early indications are that a major set of storms could soon be hitting greater Los Angeles this fall and winter. That likely means lots of rain, which is great for augmenting our severely depleted local water supplies. But the expected deluge also poses
- [Heavy Rains Beg Some Big Questions](https://healthebay.org/heavy-rains-beg-some-big-questions/) - James Alamillo, Urban Programs Manager at Heal the Bay, says that this week’s big storm bring opportunities and dangers. Dec. 2, 2014 -- Almost a month to the day since our last rain, Angelenos are experiencing some consistent rainfall over the next two days. And unlike the last rainstorm, which was a one and done,
- [Storm FAQ: Rain Both a Blessing and Curse](https://healthebay.org/storm-faq-rain-both-a-blessing-and-curse/) - With some much-needed rain pelting the region, we pause to share some quick answers to commonly asked questions about rain and pollution. The storm will surely create a lot of waste—both in the form of trash on the beach and squandered opportunities to capture water in a time of drought. I thought rain was a
- [Heal the Bay's Ultimate FAQ About El Niño](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-ultimate-faq-about-el-nino/) - Kicking off El Niño Week, Heal the Bay staff scientists and program directors have assembled simple answers to the complex questions about what El Niño may bring to your home, our beaches and greater L.A. What does El Niño mean anyway? El Niño is a global climate event that occurs at unpredictable, two-to-seven-year intervals. The hallmark of
- [Matrix 2.0: New Rules Out for Water Recycling](https://healthebay.org/matrix-2-0-new-rules-out-for-water-recycling/) - Feb. 16, 2016 -- Matthew King, Heal the Bay's communications director, peers into the dirty laundry at Loews Hotel. When it comes to a more sustainable L.A., he likes what he sees. "What’s good for the environment is good for business." It’s a saying I often throw around the office when crafting talking points for various
- [Making the Case for 'Living Streets' in Los Angeles](https://healthebay.org/making-the-case-for-living-streets-in-los-angeles/) - March 8, 2015 -- Heal the Bay has spent the past 18 months working with a coalition of local environmental groups building a case for the implementation of so-called “Living Streets” in the city of L.A. In a nutshell, we need to a better job of building streets that are green, cool and complete. James
- [SB 1298 to Improve Local Water Management](https://healthebay.org/sb-1298-to-improve-local-water-management/) - June 13, 2016 -- The drought has harmed California's economy and environment, exposing serious water management issues throughout the state. We applaud Senator Hertzberg for his leadership today in introducing SB 1298, a bill that will help modernize how California manages its precious water resources by providing local governments a path towards the flexibility needed
- [Is Your City Preparing Smartly For El Niño?](https://healthebay.org/is-your-city-preparing-smartly-for-el-nino/) - In a time of severe drought, one El Niño isn’t going to solve all our problems. But here’s how cities can prepare to take maximum benefit of what rains do come. CAPTURING STORMWATER AND OTHER URBAN RUNOFF Wasteful: After a storm, as much as 10 billion gallons of water is wasted flowing into the sea from urban runoff.
- [El Niño Is Coming: Join Our Storm Response Team!](https://healthebay.org/el-nino-is-coming-join-our-storm-response-team/) - Protect your beach and vulnerable marine life by joining our Storm Response Team! SRT is a volunteer-powered program where trusty souls brave the elements immediately following a rain event to pick up trash on the beach–before it heads out to sea and threatens wildlife. Why is the work important? Stormwater is the No. 1 source of
- [Leopard Sharks in the Marina](https://healthebay.org/leopard-sharks-in-the-marina/) - Everyone gets so freaked out about sharks, but the truth is that sharks have way more to fear from us than we do from them. Most sharks are small, and eat tiny crustaceans and stuff like that. Especially around SoCal. We have lots of sharks here, but not many of them could do much damage
- [CSU Long Beach Shark Lab](https://healthebay.org/csu-long-beach-shark-lab/) - Much of the public holds on to the Jaws-era blood and gore image of sharks as man-killing monsters. And unfortunately, scientists don't really know that much about these awe-inspiring and truly fascinating creatures. Places like Cal State Long Beach's Shark Lab conduct cutting-edge research on sharks, and also play a large role in educating people about the true nature
- [Let's Stop the Finning of Sharks](https://healthebay.org/lets-stop-the-finning-of-sharks/) - Heal the Bay is joining the fight to protect sharks this Earth Month by promoting legislation that would outlaw the sale of shark fins. Sign now! Every year, fins from tens of millions of sharks are used for shark fin soup. The human appetite for shark fins is a major contributor to the near collapse
- [Aquadoption: The Perfect Mother's Day Gift](https://healthebay.org/aquadoption-the-perfect-mothers-day-gift/) - Mother’s Day is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate motherhood than to adopt one of the swell sharks at Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium? Adult female swell sharks, their developing swell shark pups still incubating in egg casings and new born shark pups are all available for fostering through
- [Saving Sharks](https://healthebay.org/saving-sharks/) - We Californians love our sharks. And if you need any proof, just ask the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The aquarium is the main sponsor of legislation in support of sharks and the facility recently conducted a poll that found wide-ranging support from all ages and backgrounds for AB 375, the bill to ban shark fin in
- [Good News for Sharks in Chile](https://healthebay.org/good-news-for-sharks-in-chile/) - This week Chile joined the ranks of the many nations that have banned the practice of shark finning. Shark finning is a brutal process. Sharks' fins are sliced off and the sharks are then thrown back overboard where they bleed to death, are eaten by other animals or drown. Sharks now caught in Chilean waters
- [Renowned Food Critic Takes on Shark Finning](https://healthebay.org/renowned-food-critic-takes-on-shark-finning/) - Pulitzer Prize winning culinary writer Jonathan Gold eloquently advocates for AB376, which would ban California sales of shark fins, in the Opinion section of the Sunday, August 7th Los Angeles Times . “There is no sustainable source of shark’s fin,” wrote Gold, noting that “nearly a third of shark species are approaching the point of
- [Respect the Landlord of the Sea](https://healthebay.org/respect-the-landlord-of-the-sea/) - No other animal on Earth has captured the imagination and stirred the range of emotions like the Great White Shark, aka The Landlord. Yes, the Landlord, the lord of the land, or in this case, the lord of the sea. The nickname we SoCal natives have bestowed on this beautiful and misunderstood fish has everything
- [Great Whites: Blink and They're Gone](https://healthebay.org/great-whites-blink-and-theyre-gone/) - The landlord, the man in the gray suit, jaws, white pointer, tommy shark, great white – whatever you call it, the elusive white shark has long been the subject of lore and legend. I know it's a given for a marine biologist, but I have always been fascinated by white sharks. I'm now actively working
- [4 Things to Do with HtB This Week](https://healthebay.org/4-things-to-do-with-htb-this-week-3/) - • Heal the Bay has new neighbors in Santa Monica! Fresh Brothers, winner of the "Independent Pizzeria of the Year," has opened up at 1447 Lincoln Blvd (on Broadway). Refuel from holiday shopping with handmade pizza (with gluten-free options), freshly chopped salad and tasty wings. Mention Heal the Bay from Dec. 10 to 16, and Fresh Brothers
- [Huell Howser: A Host with a Heart of Gold](https://healthebay.org/huell-howser-a-host-with-a-heart-of-gold/) - Veteran TV broadcaster Huell Howser passed away Sunday night. Here Communications Director Matthew King remembers his work with Heal the Bay. If anyone could make plastic bags come alive, it’d be Huell Howser. As Heal the Bay’s newly hired Communications Director six years ago, I’d been grappling with how to engage the public about
- [California's White Sharks Head for Safety](https://healthebay.org/californias-white-sharks-head-for-safety/) - In a step towards better understanding whether our local white shark population needs protection, the Fish and Game Commission unanimously advanced the Northeastern Pacific population of white shark to candidacy on February 6 under the California Endangered Species Act. This means that Department of Fish and Wildlife staff will spend the next year collecting data
- [Thank You Thursday - 2.7.13](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-2-7-13/) - What better time to thank the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, than Valentine week. Find a recording of Ella singing “My Funny Valentine,” you’ll soon discover what we mean.... But we love Ella for more than just her three-octave range. We also love Ella because a few years before she passed away in 1996,
- [Shark Killing Is Not Made-for-TV Entertainment](https://healthebay.org/shark-killing-is-not-made-for-tv-entertainment/) - It was hard to ignore the front page news that a world-record breaking-size mako shark was caught this week just off our shores in Southern California. Here, Jose Bacallao, diver of 20+ years and the Operations Manager at Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, provides his take on the ethics of this recent shark
- [Shark Fin Sales Now Illegal in California](https://healthebay.org/shark-fin-sales-now-illegal-in-california/) - In the same week that the federal government declined to protect the great white shark, California’s ban on shark fin sales and possession went into effect. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, an estimated 73 million sharks are killed each year for their fins, which can sell for more than $2,000 a
- [Protecting Sharks Through Photography](https://healthebay.org/protecting-sharks-through-photography/) - Josh Friedman, former aquarist intern at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, recently published the following article and accompanying photograph in Alert Diver Magazine. He is about to begin his third year of college. When I tell people my biggest passion is underwater photography, they often respond with astonishment. I’m 19 years old and a sophomore in
- [Leopard Sharks: Cutie Alert!](https://healthebay.org/leopard-sharks-cutie-alert/) - To present an alternative to the Discovery Channel's Shark Week (and cult TV movies like Sharknado), Heal the Bay staff write about the marine animals they love so much. The general public has been fed terrifying misconceptions about these creatures, and our mission is to raise awareness about the unique and important role sharks play
- [Thresher Sharks: Ninjas of the Sea](https://healthebay.org/thresher-sharks-ninjas-of-the-sea/) - To present an alternative to the Discovery Channel's Shark Week (and cult TV movies like Sharknado), Heal the Bay staff write about the marine animals they love so much. The general public has been fed terrifying misconceptions about these creatures, and our mission is to raise awareness about the unique and important role sharks play
- [How I Learned to Love Swell Sharks](https://healthebay.org/how-i-learned-to-love-swell-sharks/) - To present an alternative to the Discovery Channel's Shark Week (and cult TV movies like Sharknado), Heal the Bay staff write about the marine animals they love so much. The general public has been fed terrifying misconceptions about these creatures, and our mission is to raise awareness about the unique and important role sharks play
- [A Local Angle on Angel Sharks](https://healthebay.org/a-local-angle-on-angel-sharks/) - To present an alternative to the Discovery Channel's Shark Week (and cult TV movies like Sharknado), Heal the Bay staff write about the marine animals they love so much. The general public has been fed terrifying misconceptions about these creatures, and our mission is to raise awareness about the unique and important role sharks play
- [Vending Machines More Hazardous Than Sharks](https://healthebay.org/vending-machines-more-hazardous-than-sharks/) - To present an alternative to the Discovery Channel's Shark Week (and cult TV movies like Sharknado), Heal the Bay staff write about the marine animals they love so much. The general public has been fed terrifying misconceptions about these creatures, and our mission is to raise awareness about the unique and important role sharks play
- [Does the Ocean's Landlord Like TV?](https://healthebay.org/does-the-oceans-landlord-like-tv/) - To present an alternative to the Discovery Channel's Shark Week (and cult TV movies like Sharknado), Heal the Bay staff write about the marine animals they love so much. The general public has been fed terrifying misconceptions about these creatures, and our mission is to raise awareness about the unique and important role sharks play
- [Swimming with Sharks: My Encounter with a Great White](https://healthebay.org/swimming-with-sharks-my-encounter-with-a-great-white/) - After many years in L.A.’s crowded surf lineups, I’ve seen many things I’d rather forget: neon wetsuits, sophomoric fistfights, curmudgeonly longboarders. But last weekend, I witnessed something in Santa Monica Bay that I’ll always remember. My friend Geoff and I were in our customary Saturday morning surf spot, about 50 yards offshore in front of
- [A Thanksgiving Message For You!](https://healthebay.org/a-thanksgiving-message-for-you/) - It all adds up. Every minute we spent advocating for shark fin and plastic bag bans. Every piece of trash we picked up in our communities. Every student we led to the beach for the day. At the end of the year when we reflect on all that we accomplished, we are mindful that none
- [Register for Summer Camp at the Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/register-for-summer-camp-at-the-aquarium/) - Those lazy days of summer may seem distant, but our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium staff is already preparing an exciting camp season so that families may never face the oft-heard summertime lament: “I’m bored!” Science Adventures Camp at the Aquarium provides four fun-filled weeks with the fishes – and eels, sea stars, sea horses and
- [Adding Up Our Wins in 2013](https://healthebay.org/adding-up-our-wins-in-2013/) - Every minute we spent advocating for shark fin and plastic bag bans. Every piece of trash we picked up in our communities. Every student we led to the beach for the day. At the end of the year when we reflect on all that we accomplished, we are mindful that none of it would have
- [A Sing-a-long at Heal the Bay Camp](https://healthebay.org/a-sing-a-long-at-heal-the-bay-camp/) - Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium still has a few spaces left in Science Adventures Camp for kids entering kindergarten through fourth grade. Here, Amanda Jones, our Aquarium Camp Manager, adapts a favorite camp song to explain: Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! Greetings from Camp, by the water Having so much fun, by the
- [Manhattan Beach to Lift Ban on Fishing From Pier](https://healthebay.org/manhattan-beach-to-lift-ban-on-fishing-from-pier/) - Aug. 13, 2014 -- The city of Manhattan Beach last night agreed to let a ban on pier fishing expire in two weeks. Along with the ban's expiration, additional fishing regulations will be implemented. The ban, imposed in July following an unfortunate incident where a hooked white shark bit a swimmer near Manhattan Beach Pier,
- [Confessions of a Shark Kisser](https://healthebay.org/confessions-of-a-shark-kisser/) - Aquarium Operations Manager José Bacallao, aka the Shark Kisser, is also the person responsible for the care of all live exhibits at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. I love sharks. I know I am not alone in saying this. I know a ton of people that love sharks. My daughters love sharks, many of my
- [No White Lie: She Loves Swimming With the Sharks](https://healthebay.org/no-white-lie-she-loves-swimming-with-the-sharks/) - Sarah Munro-Kennedy, an intern at our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, spent her summer swimming with the sharks in Africa. Big ones! For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved sharks. Something about them has worked its way into my heart. I never knew what that something was until this summer. I’ve been diving with
- [Lobster Season Opens: How to Stay Safe](https://healthebay.org/lobster-season-opens-how-to-stay-safe/) - Sept. 27, 2014 -- This Saturday marks the opening weekend of the recreational lobster fishing season in California, officially beginning at 12:01 a.m. This is one of the busiest weekends on the water in Southern California, and it’s important that people stay safe and know the rules. So, here’s Heal the Bay’s cheat sheet to
- [Outgoing CEO Hartley Says Goodbye to Bay](https://healthebay.org/outgoing-ceo-hartley-says-goodbye-to-bay/) - Ruskin Hartley has decided to step down as CEO of Heal the Bay. Here, he reflects on what his service has meant for him and the Bay. Oct. 1, 2014 -- Last week, I was driving along PCH listening to Katy Perry sing about plastic bags floating in the wind and wondering whether that
- [You Can Help Outlaw Harmful Drift Gillnets](https://healthebay.org/you-can-help-outlaw-harmful-drift-gillnets-2/) - Off the coast of California, mile-long drift gillnets are left dangling in the ocean for hours as a part of the commercial swordfish and thresher shark fisheries. Unfortunately, these nets also entangle other animals that swim in their path, including endangered whales, white sharks, and sea turtles. The growing amout of so-called bycatch – the
- [Angling for a Solution: Shark Fishing on Piers](https://healthebay.org/angling-for-a-solution-shark-fishing-on-piers/) - Frankie Orrala, our Angler Outreach Program Manager, and staff scientist Dana Murray report on Heal the Bay's efforts to educate anglers at local piers about sustainable fishing techniques and protecting sharks. Jan. 27, 2015 -- Fresh, salty air whips our faces as we approach a middle-aged man angling on Venice Pier. His eyes are on
- [Extreme Close-Ups at the S.M. Pier Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/extreme-close-ups-at-the-s-m-pier-aquarium/) - Marketing/Communications Intern Darrin Moret got a behind-the-scenes peek at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium’s newest exhibit. An LMU class of '13 alumnus, Darrin is a writer and enjoys the beach, surfing and travel. There’s more to see than what meets the eye at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium these days. It’s the little guys that
- [Heading Into the Great Blue Open](https://healthebay.org/heading-into-the-great-blue-open/) - August 11, 2015 -- Communications Manager Nick Colin stepped away from social media one morning for an unforgettable boat trip to Palos Verdes. I’ll never take seaweed for granted again. This is what I repeated to myself as I held on to the gunnels of our speeding, swell-hopping cruiser. It was 7 a.m. when we
- [Thank You Thursday 11-6-14](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-11-6-14/) - A huge thank you to Adventure Voyaging for including Heal the Bay in last month’s Catalina Cruisers Weekend – two days full of fun at Two Harbors. Additional thanks go out to Peter Ellis and friends who served up the famous “Buffalo Milk” beverages at Saturday night’s party, donating every drop these sailors drank back
- [Special Holiday Hours at the Pier Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/special-holiday-hours-at-the-pier-aquarium/) - Have a houseful of holiday guests? In need of an outing that won’t add too much stress to the already over-stretched wallet? Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium knows you’ll be looking for a fun destination to entertain all ages. Our marine science center will be open special holiday hours beginning Friday, Dec.
- [Heal the Bay's Guide to Staying Safe at the Beach](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-guide-to-staying-safe-at-the-beach/) - From minor annoyances to major dangers, we offer some tips on how to stay safe at the beach BACTERIAL POLLUTION The good news is that water quality at local beaches continues to improve, with 95% of L.A. County beaches receiving an A or B grade in the summer in our last annual report. But bacteria-polluted
- [Heal the Bay's Guide to Staying Safe at the Beach](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-guide-to-staying-safe-at-the-beach-2/) - May 6, 2016 -- With summer just around the corner, our staff experts offer ten tips on how to make your next stay at the beach as safe as possible. From minor annoyances like sunburns to major dangers such as bacterial pollution, we've got you covered. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel
- [Dos and Don'ts of Grunion Runs](https://healthebay.org/dos-and-donts-of-grunion-runs/) - Tonight (August 8) and tomorrow you will have the rare opportunity to spot the grunion, a sleek fish that comes onto land in the thousands to lay eggs, flopping in the moonlight on our local beaches. As the grunion population is believed to have decreased, it’s important to protect them during spawning for the future
- [Celebrate Mother's Day with Aquadoption](https://healthebay.org/celebrate-mothers-day-with-aquadoption/) - What better way to celebrate Mother's Day on May 12 than to adopt a shark egg at Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium? Moms can visit the Aquarium to check the progress of their swell shark or horn shark – both species grow in an egg casing for at least nine months – but the Aquarium
- [Our Favorite Beaches to Swim and Surf  in Cali](https://healthebay.org/our-favorite-beaches-to-swim-and-surf-in-cali/) - In honor of the first Swimmable California Day, a few of us at Heal the Bay felt inspired to share our favorite beaches for swimming, surfing and kayaking because today we celebrate California’s healthy waters and the legislation we’ve enacted to protect them. Now go get in the ocean! Bay Street, Tower 20 Bay Street
- [What to Expect During 2017's Grunion Runs](https://healthebay.org/what-to-expect-during-2017-grunion-runs/) - The waves curl and crash ashore before slowly bubbling back to sea, a potion of water, foam and sand. The light of the full moon grazes the sandy beach at its feet while a bright Pacific breeze wanders through the night. There’s an air of romance. Thousands of wild fish certainly got the memo as
- [Cities Fudging Stormwater Numbers?](https://healthebay.org/cities-fudging-stormwater-numbers/) - I’m a patient woman, but I’ve had enough. I realize I will never get back the countless hours I’ve spent in stuffy, over-crowded public hearings listening to endless complaints from California dischargers. I realize some dischargers might actually believe that upholding the federal Clean Water Act and implementing basic water quality protections in their community
- [Washed Up Pop Up Gallery This Saturday](https://healthebay.org/washed-up-pop-up-gallery-this-saturday/) - Come out this Saturday to the Washed Up pop-up gallery in Culver City. Washed Up is pollution reimagined as art, by local artist Marina DeBris.Learn more at washedup.us.
- [Hermosa, Glendale OK Limits on Plastic](https://healthebay.org/hermosa-glendale-ok-limits-on-plastic/) - Santa Monica Bay scored two big victories Tuesday night in the ongoing fight to keep harmful and unsightly plastic debris from reaching the seas. The Hermosa Beach City Council decided in a 3-2 vote to ban polystyrene (Styrofoam) food take-out containers at local restaurants. The measure, which came as a recommendation from the Hermosa Beach Green Task Force
- [The Kids Are Alright!](https://healthebay.org/the-kids-are-alright/) - On Sunday, May 3, over 35 L.A.-area middle and high school students converged at a Heal the Bay-organized Youth Summit in Culver City to brainstorm drought-busting and water conservation strategies. The Summit was expertly coordinated by Programs Associate Jenn Swart, who has recapped the inspiring event below. We’ve all heard about the drought. Whether
- [The Tipping Point for Plastic Bags](https://healthebay.org/the-tipping-point-for-plastic-bags/) - “The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.” ― Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference We know that billions of single-use plastic bags are used in Los Angeles every year, and that the majority
- [Thank You Thursday - 3.14.13](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-3-14-13/) - With St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday, we’d like to thank those of you who help us “green” Los Angeles and our planet. It’s gratifying to know we’re in this together! Thank you to the Santa Monica City Council for unanimously voting to support the Earth with the Santa Monica Sustainability Bill of Rights. The law
- [Wow! What an Amazing Weekend For the Earth](https://healthebay.org/wow-what-an-amazing-weekend-for-the-earth/) - Apr. 18, 2016 -- Heal the Bay is still feeling the stoke from Saturday's Earth Month Extravaganza, which saw over 2,000 volunteers and ocean-lovers descend on Santa Monica Beach and our Aquarium to participate in the festivities. Drum roll, please: Over 1,900 volunteers participated in our Earth Month Nothin' But Sand beach cleanup this past
- [Heal the Bay's 2016 Voter Guide](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bays-2016-voter-guide/) - September 16, 2016 -- There's a record-breaking number of propositions on California's general election ballot this year. We created this voter guide to help make your trip to the polls as painless as possible. On November 8 (or earlier, if you're voting by mail), cast your votes with confidence and remember to Vote Blue!
- [Coastal Cleanup Day: Straight Outta P.V. and Compton](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-day-straight-outta-p-v-and-compton/) - Sept. 17, 2016 -- There are 8 million stories in the trashy city on Coastal Cleanup Day. Here is one of them from Heal the Bay's communications director, Matthew King. Heading down PCH to infamous Lunada Bay this morning, I really didn’t know what to expect. To Southern California surfers, this idyllic cove in Palos
- [Food Truck Fundraising](https://healthebay.org/food-truck-fundraising/) - Got plans the 25th? Work up an appetite cleaning the beach in celebration of International Coastal Cleanup Day and then head over to The Beach Gives Back: A Food Truck Festival for Heal the Bay at Latitude 33 on 330 Washington BLVD. in Marina del Rey to reward yourself with everything from dim sum to
- [Tune in Sunday @ 3 p.m. for CCD Special](https://healthebay.org/tune-in-sunday-3-p-m-for-ccd-special/) - On Sunday, Sept. 11 at 3 p.m., KTLA-5 will air “Protect What You Love,” an hour-long special devoted to Coastal Cleanup Day, which is coming up on Sept. 17. The special will feature ways to prevent pollution and conserve water. Leading up to the show, KTLA asked Angelenos to tweet their conservation tips to #uprotectulove
- [A Record Turnout For CCD 2010](https://healthebay.org/a-record-turnout-for-ccd-2010/) - More Than 14,000 Volunteers Removed 50 Tons of Trash on Coastal Cleanup Day. On September 25, 2010 from 9am to noon, 14,131 volunteers picked up 115,742 pounds of trash at 65 cleanup sites in L.A County as part of Heal the Bay’s 21st annual Coastal Cleanup Day. Braving the heat on the unusually hot day,
- [Angelenos Band Together to Clean Coast](https://healthebay.org/angelenos-band-together-to-clean-coast/) - Heal the Bay organized tens of thousands of volunteers to remove close to 600,000 pounds of trash throughout California at this year’s Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 17. Heal the Bay staffers coordinated the Los Angeles effort, which drew nearly 11,000 volunteers to remove approximately 44,000 pounds of debris over three hours, at 65 sites spanning
- [CCD 2012: Introducing the Bay Street Site](https://healthebay.org/ccd-2012-introducing-the-bay-street-site/) - Bay Street has been added as one of the Coastal Cleanup Day sites in Southern California. This new Santa Monica cleanup site, sometimes known as the “Inkwell," was a popular beach hangout for African Americans from the 1920s to the early 1960s. Santa Monica Conservancy docents will be on hand to educate volunteers on the history
- [Cyclists: New Mountain Bike Site Added for CCD](https://healthebay.org/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! There's a ton of junk in the upper end of Malibu Creek: wrecked kayaks, dinghies, fishing boats, lawn furniture. It needs to be hauled out, but it's too far back to hike. We're seeking up to 20
- [First 100 Volunteers at Bay Street Site Receive Jazz Concert Tickets](https://healthebay.org/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! The first 100 people that volunteer at the Bay Street Coastal Cleanup Day sitein Santa Monica on Saturday, September 15th, will receive a free ticket ($20 value) to the Jazz for the Environment Concert
- [Calling All Coastal Cleanup Day Photographers!](https://healthebay.org/calling-all-coastal-cleanup-day-photographers/) - SEND US YOUR BEST SHOTS OF COASTAL CLEANUP DAY 2012 AND YOUR PHOTO COULD BE ON EXHIBIT AT THE AQUARIUM Take a great photo during Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, and share it with @HealtheBay on Instagram, and your photograph could be on exhibit at Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
- [Students Collect 100+ lbs of Trash on Education Day](https://healthebay.org/students-collect-100-lbs-of-trash-on-education-day/) - Nearly 700 elementary school students — many of whom had never visited the ocean before — arrived at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, for a day of environmentally focused games, lessons and activies. Heal the Bay's eighth annual Coastal Cleanup Education Day allowed students from underserved communities
- [CCD on KTLA Morning News with Gayle Anderson](https://healthebay.org/ccd-on-ktla-morning-news-with-gayle-anderson/) - Gayle Anderson broadcast live from Santa Monica this morning with information about the Saturday, September 15 Coastal Cleanup Day, the largest volunteer day on the planet. Gayle was broadcasting from the historic African American Bay Street Beach in Santa Monica. Known as the "Inkwell," the city beach site was a popular hangout for African Americans in Los
- [Cheers to CCD, Thanks to LandShark!](https://healthebay.org/cheers-to-ccd-thanks-to-landshark/) - What's better after a fulfilling day of participating in Coastal Cleanup Day, the biggest volunteers day on the planet, than an ice-cold beer? That is, if you're of age of course. LandShark Lager has partnered with Hermosa bars and restaurants including American Junkie, Poop Deck, Waterman's to offer lunch deals for Coastal Cleanup Day participants immediately after the
- [Lifeguards Support Coastal Cleanup Day](https://healthebay.org/lifeguards-support-coastal-cleanup-day/) - Lifeguard Marcus Chapman and Captain Remy Smith will volunteer at this year’s Coastal Cleanup Day on September 15 to help protect ocean users from the effects of pollution. Chapman will be at the historic African American beach site at Bay Street as a volunteer in Los Angeles County ocean lifeguard beach uniform. Not able this
- [Join CCD Volunteers at the UMeTime Launch Party](https://healthebay.org/join-ccd-volunteers-at-the-umetime-launch-party/) - UMeTime, a new app offering deals from your favorite local businesses, celebrates its launch with a party in conjunction with Coastal Cleanup Day. Complimentary refreshments and snacks will be available for those who participate in this year's Coastal Cleanup Day and download the UMeTime app.
- [Free Yoga Class at Toes Beach CCD Site](https://healthebay.org/free-yoga-class-at-toes-beach-ccd-site/) - Before clearing the beach of trash, why not clear your mind as well? Yoga Trailblazers is offering a free yoga class at 8 a.m. at the Dockweiler Tower 40 Coastal Cleanup Day site in Playa del Rey (also known as Toes Beach). This yoga class will be filmed. All participants must be at least 18 years old or accompanied
- [Ready for Your Cleanup Closeup?](https://healthebay.org/ready-for-your-cleanup-closeup/) - Thousands of Angelenos braved the heat on Saturday’s Coastal Cleanup Day, ridding their neighborhoods and favorite waterways of harmful and unsightly trash while simultaneously capturing the moments on their Smartphones and cameras. This year's CCD motto was "Every Piece of Trash You Remove Reveals Something Beautiful" and if you took a great photo we’d love
- [An Epic Amount of CCD Trash](https://healthebay.org/an-epic-amount-of-ccd-trash/) - Despite scorching temperatures, Southlanders showed up in droves on Saturday to pick up nearly 20 tons of ocean-bound debris as part of Heal the Bay’s 23rd annual Coastal Cleanup Day. From Agoura Hills to Wilmington, 9,323 Angelenos worked together to protect what they love, scouring local beaches, inland waterways, regional parks and urban neighborhoods from
- [Pick Your Favorite Instagram Photo!](https://healthebay.org/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. After many days of deliberation, we have come up with three finalists in the #CCD2012 Instagram contest. Now we need you to pick a
- [And the CCD Instagram Winner is...](https://healthebay.org/and-the-ccd-instagram-winner-is/) - ...Tiana Tinsley! Tiana's photograph received a whopping 127 likes on Facebook and is our #CCD2012 Instagram Photo Contest winner! Tiana's photograph will be exhibited at Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and published in our Coastal Cleanup Day 2012 wrap-up book. Tiana and a guest will get to spend an afternoon exploring the aquarium
- [Getting to Zero at Our Beach Cleanups](https://healthebay.org/getting-to-zero-at-our-beach-cleanups/) - Seven years ago, Heal the Bay eliminated single use plastic water bottles from our events in an effort to not generate as much waste or trash as we were picking up at our cleanups. Now when you join a Heal the Bay cleanup, you can visit the water station to refill your reusable water bottle, or
- [CCD 2012: They Found What!?](https://healthebay.org/ccd-2012-they-found-what/) - The most bizarre item found during 2012 Coastal Cleanup Day was a paddleboat in the woods. Yes! You read that right! It sounds like the lead in to a joke, but it’s the item Kentaro Lunn and Garrett Nas-tarin found during their mountain bike cleanup in Malibu Creek State Park. They not only found the boat,
- [Don't Miss the World's Biggest Volunteer Day!](https://healthebay.org/dont-miss-the-worlds-biggest-volunteer-day/) - Be part of the solution to pollution! Join your fellow Angelenos on Coastal Cleanup Day (aka the BIGGEST volunteer day on the planet!) on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 from 9 a.m. to noon. This year Heal the Bay will organize more than 60 cleanup locations all over Los Angeles County. A complete list of cleanup
- [What Will You Find on Coastal Cleanup Day? Love](https://healthebay.org/what-will-you-find-on-coastal-cleanup-day-love/) - When I started working as Heal the Bay’s Coastal Cleanup Day Manager in 2007, I had no idea that I would end up finding the love of my life. That year, Heal the Bay worked with Councilmember Tony Cardenas’ office on the Northeast San Fernando Valley cleanup sites. I initially started off on the wrong
- [What Will You Find on Coastal Cleanup Day? Friends](https://healthebay.org/what-will-you-find-on-coastal-cleanup-day-friends/) - As of this week, Gabrielle Harradine has raised $270 — $70 over her goal — to “help fund the fight” against pollution on Coastal Cleanup Day. Here she details why she’s “friendraising” for Heal the Bay and what she hopes to find on Coastal Cleanup Day. This coming Coastal Cleanup Day on September 21 will
- [Coastal Cleanup Day 2013 Promotions!](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-day-2013-promotions/) - "The World's Largest Volunteer Day" -- Coastal Cleanup Day -- is tomorrow, September 21! As if keeping our beaches and parks clean isn't enough, many cleanup sites throughout Los Angeles County will feature amazing promotions for participating volunteers, including free food, yoga classes, stand-up paddleboard lessons and more! You could even win free burritos from Chipotle for a
- [Angelenos Find Furniture, Religious Statues at 2013 Coastal Cleanup Day](https://healthebay.org/angelenos-find-furniture-religious-statues-at-2013-coastal-cleanup-day/) - We did it, L.A.! More than 11,000 Angelenos removed 24,000 pounds of trash today, September 21, for Coastal Cleanup Day, the largest volunteer day on the planet. That amount doesn't even include the bulky items that the city of Los Angeles will collect, weigh and report! Volunteers cleaned over 32 miles of local beaches, inland waterways,
- [Coastal Cleanup Day Contests!](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-day-contests/) - Ladies and Gentlemen, Charge your cameraphones! As we gear up for Coastal Cleanup Day this Saturday, we have some fun contests and promotions for all our wonderful volunteers. Some of these contests have prizes and some are just for fun. Some are offered by local partners through Heal The Bay, and are only available at
- [Guns and Butts: Recap of Coastal Cleanup Day](https://healthebay.org/guns-and-butts-recap-of-coastal-cleanup-day/) - Communications Director Matthew King uncovers some gems amid the trash collected at today’s 25th annual Coastal Cleanup Day. Sept. 20, 2014 -- As with my children, I love all my Coastal Cleanup Day sites equally. But I admit that one type of site holds a special place in my heart. To promote our biggest volunteer
- [Guess What You'll Find at Coastal Cleanup Day](https://healthebay.org/guess-what-youll-find-at-coastal-cleanup-day/) - Sept. 6, 2016 -- You'd be surprised what you might find at an HTB cleanup. Come join us Sept. 17 for Coastal Cleanup Day, our biggest volunteer event of the year. First-time cleanup volunteers sometimes arrive with the expectation that they will spend a few hours removing large items of trash from the sand –
- [10 Ways to Heal the Bay: Don't Be a Drip](https://healthebay.org/10-ways-to-heal-the-bay-video-dont-be-a-drip/) - Overwatering is wasteful and moves trash and toxins to the ocean. Turn off the faucet when you don't need it. Fix leaky pipes and install low-flow shower heads and toilets. By conserving water, you can put less stress on sewage treatment plants and allow them to do a better job. Help heal the Bay, don't
- [Lunch ‘n Learn Introduces Kids to the Sea](https://healthebay.org/lunch-n-learn-introduces-kids-to-the-sea/) - “Best…fieldtrip…ever!” So go the reviews we at Heal the Bay receive from the students who’ve accompanied us on one of our Lunch ‘n Learn fieldtrips. And we have to agree. Lunch ‘n Learn trips are our favorites too, as we get to spirit these kids away on a mini vacation from their concrete jungle to
- [Cheers to Golden Road Brewing's Heal the Bay IPA](https://healthebay.org/cheers-to-golden-road-brewings-heal-the-bay-ipa/) - Heading east, away from the beach and the surf, we were on a mission. The destination: Golden Road Brewing, just north of downtown. They had a special treat waiting for Heal the Bay staffers. Today was the day that the Heal the Bay IPA (India Pale Ale) would be tried and tested. The partnership between
- [S.T.E.A.M. Machine Madness at the Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/s-t-e-a-m-machine-madness-at-the-aquarium/) - Nov, 13, 2014 -- Jaclyn Friedlander saw the email inviting Santa Monica Pier Aquarium volunteers to build a Rube Goldberg Machine for this Saturday’s S.T.E.A.M. Machines event on the Pier and took the challenge to her most creative and handy friends. “We had two objectives,” Jaclyn explains, “to incorporate as much of Heal the Bay's
- [Vote for the Environment: YES on 21, NO on 23](https://healthebay.org/vote-for-the-environment-yes-on-21-no-on-23/) - Heal the Bay is urging all California voters to take a stand on two initiatives on the November 2, 2010 ballot that have significant impacts on the ongoing environmental well-being of the state. We urge a YES vote on Prop. 21 and a NO vote on Prop. 23.Proposition 21 – Vote YES to Protect State
- [As Seas Warm, Essential Micro Plants Could Decline](https://healthebay.org/as-seas-warm-essential-micro-plants-could-decline/) - Phytoplankton (a.k.a. tiny marine plants) produce half the planet's food and there are signs that their numbers are plummeting as the seas warm, according to a recent article in the magazine New Scientists. "[Phytoplankton] are a big part of the planet's life-support system. If phytoplankton decline, that threatens the food base of a vast part of
- [King Tides on the Rise at Local Beaches](https://healthebay.org/king-tides-on-the-rise-at-local-beaches/) - You may have difficulty fulfilling your New Year’s resolution this week if it involves morning outdoor exercise, and your preferred location is the beach, especially if your go-to spot is typically narrow like Dan Blocker or Carbon Beach. Why, you wonder? Because the King Tides are upon us. King Tides are extreme high tide events
- [Climate Change at Your Local Beach](https://healthebay.org/climate-change-at-your-local-beach/) - Yes, global warming can be a difficult concept to visualize. Who has ever seen an ozone layer after all? But if you look at some of our local beaches, you can already witness the negative effects of climate change. Some sandy beaches in Malibu are eroding away with each wave that crashes on armored sea
- [Forum: What Does Climate Change Mean For Venice?](https://healthebay.org/forum-what-does-climate-change-mean-for-venice/) - You know climate change is a global issue, right? But do you have any idea about what its specific impacts may be on the L.A. shoreline in the coming years? Are you curious how sea level rise may affect the Los Angeles coast? Is your favorite beach or neighborhood hangout subject to dangerous flooding? Well,
- [Snapshots of a Rising Sea](https://healthebay.org/snapshots-of-a-rising-sea/) - Staff scientist Dana Murray reports on a photo contest to crown the king of King Tides. How can we get everyday people thinking about the impacts of climate change? How can we illustrate that we’re not talking about some far-off problem that we don’t have to solve for 20 years? As we’ve seen with super
- [How Coastal Cities Can Prepare For Sea-Level Rise](https://healthebay.org/how-coastal-cities-can-prepare-for-sea-level-rise/) - Dana Murray, Heal the Bay’s senior coastal policy manager, reports on a promising new statewide policy to minimize the impacts of sea-level rise on coastal communities. An incoming swell may excite a surfer, a rainstorm may offer an Angeleno drought relief, and extreme tides offer a tide-pooler opportunities for sea shore exploration. But pair those
- [Climate Change Preparedness: It's a Social Issue](https://healthebay.org/climate-change-preparedness-its-a-social-issue/) - June 14, 2016 -- From melting glaciers to the rise in extreme weather events, global warming is already affecting our planet in a variety of ways. But according to a new study, not all U.S. cities are prepared to deal with its adverse impacts. Sabrina McCormick, professor at MPH@GW, the online Master of Public Health
- [What New Administration Means for the Bay](https://healthebay.org/what-new-administration-means-for-the-bay/) - Nov. 21, 2016 -- Amid all the uncertainty in Washington D.C., Heal the Bay promises to keep a sharp eye on what a new administration means for our local environment, writes Dr. Rita Kampalath, Heal the Bay’s science and policy director. UPDATE 2/1/17: Today members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- [How Trump's Pick for New EPA Chief Impacts Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/trumps-pick-new-epa-chief-impacts-heal-bay/) - Dec. 7, 2016 -- The new appointee for EPA administrator raises some red flags for Heal the Bay’s work, says science and policy director Dr. Rita Kampalath. UPDATE 2/1/17: Today members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works boycotted the vote to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to lead the
- [Club Heal the Bay: A Year in Review](https://healthebay.org/club-heal-the-bay-a-year-in-review/) - June 16, 2016 -- Summertime and the livin’s easy! What a great time to look back on all of your achievements this year. With the end of another school year comes the promise of a long and glorious summer. Congratulations to all who have finished another year, to those who have earned Club Drops with Club
- [Some Truly Groundbreaking News From Malibu](https://healthebay.org/some-truly-groundbreaking-news-from-malibu/) - June 29, 2016 -- Heal the Bay celebrates a concrete win in the decades-long fight to clean up polluted beaches in Malibu. Malibu is one of the most breathtaking and desirable places to live in Southern California, but it has a dirty little secret – septic systems in and around its cultural center have fouled nearby coastal waters
- [Deconstructing the Sewage Spill in the L.A. River](https://healthebay.org/deconstructing-the-sewage-spill-in-the-l-a-river/) - July 22, 2016 -- Science and policy director Rita Kampalath gets to the bottom of the massive sewage spill that made a mess of the L.A. River. Perfect blue sky, 95 degrees outside ... and the beaches are closed?? After years of hard work, Heal the Bay is thankful that the days of sewage fouling
- [Huge Sewage Spill Soils Long Beach, L.A. River](https://healthebay.org/huge-sewage-spill-soils-long-beach-l-a-river/) - July 20, 2016 -- UPDATE: L.A. Sanitation estimates that 2,853,200 gallons of sewage was released from the broken sewer during Monday's spill. Of this amount, 829,100 gallons were contained and returned to the sewer system, while 1,754,100 gallons ultimately reached the Los Angeles River. Emergency sewer repair crews are constructing a permanent bypass system to
- [Spread the Word: Enlist for Our Speakers Bureau](https://healthebay.org/spread-the-word-enlist-for-our-speakers-bureau/) - Join Heal the Bay's prestigious Speakers Bureau! For over 25 years Speakers Bureau has been an integral part of Heal the Bay's mission. Speaker Bureau volunteers spread educational awareness to schools, organizations and businesses about the causes and consequences of ocean pollution, water issues, and what everyone can do to help. Just last year we
- [Become a Community Advocate](https://healthebay.org/become-a-community-advocate/) - Become a Heal the Bay Community Advocate and inspire others to make a difference! Attend our Community Advocates Training to learn how to communicate our work, educate others about the impacts of ocean pollution, and represent Heal the Bay at various outreach events, such as the KROQ Weenie Roast, Santa Monica Festival, and many more!
- [FAQ: Is It Safe to Recreate in the L.A. River?](https://healthebay.org/faq-is-it-safe-to-recreate-in-the-l-a-river/) - Aug. 25, 2016 -- Popular recreation zones in the L.A. River suffer from elevated levels of bacterial pollution, according to a new technical report from Heal the Bay that analyzed water quality during the busy summer season. Here we address concerns people may have and share our vision for a healthier river. What exactly are
- [Bag a New Habit This Holiday Season](https://healthebay.org/bag-a-new-habit-this-holiday-season/) - Experts say that the best way to break an unhealthy habit is to replace it with a healthy one. And Heal the Bay is here to help you replace your plastic shopping bags with reusables as you shop this holiday season. To prepare, we’re busily organizing the distribution of thousands of reusable bags across Los
- [Year of the Whale: Come Celebrate](https://healthebay.org/year-of-the-whale-come-celebrate/) - Year of the Whale? We know it’s really the Year of the Horse, but with all the sightings of whales just off the Southern California shores, these behemoths are foremost on our minds. And what better way to celebrate cruising cetaceans than by spending time at our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium during “Whale of a
- [Heal the Bay Honors the Ocean With the Chumash](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-honors-the-ocean-with-the-chumash/) - Oct. 3, 2016 -- Heal the Bay’s coastal resources team, Tova Handelman and Dana Murray, share their experience Honoring the Ocean as part of the Los Angeles Marine Protected Area Collaborative. Honor – the word evokes a sense of respect. We honor those we admire for their generosity, bravery, or dedication to a cause. We
- [Stuff Big Plastic: 10 Reasons to Vote Yes on Prop 67](https://healthebay.org/stuff-big-plastic-10-reasons-to-vote-yes-on-prop-67/) - Oct. 6, 2016 -- Manufacturers are trying to overturn the state’s effective bag ban at the ballot box this November. Did you know that all that hard work we did together to get California’s plastic bag ban passed in the state legislature years ago is now under threat? Out-of-state and out-of-touch Big Plastic is pushing
- [Día de Los Muertos: An Eerie Video For Prop 67](https://healthebay.org/dia-de-los-muertos-an-eerie-video-for-prop-67/) - October 28, 2016 -- Día de los Muertos, or “The Day of the Dead,” happens to take place just days before the general election. In the spirit of this hallowed Mexican holiday, we hope you enjoy our new video. (Haga clic aquí para español.) Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, traditionally occurs
- [The Syringe Saga Continues](https://healthebay.org/the-syringe-saga-continues/) - Nov 4, 2016 – The syringe saga begins anew, writes staff scientist Steven Johnson. If you live in Los Angeles, I have a new program for you to watch. It’s a televised drama that contains high-stakes political maneuvering, involves people who unwittingly end up exposed to a dangerously sharp edge when you least expect it,
- [Oil EIR Raises Sticky Issues For Hermosa Beach](https://healthebay.org/oil-eir-raises-sticky-issues-for-hermosa-beach/) - Staff scientist Dana Roeber Murray provides an update on proposed oil drilling under the Hermosa Beach seafloor. She’s read the 1,000-page EIR and there’s much to be concerned about. Imagine a sunny spring day on your favorite South Bay beach. Maybe you’re playing volleyball on the warm sand, breathing in the salty sea air. You
- [Getting a Grip on Oil  in Hermosa Beach](https://healthebay.org/getting-a-grip-on-oil-in-hermosa-beach/) - It’s been a busy week for Heal the Bay, recovering from yet another sold out “Bring Back the Beach” gala and trying to get a handle on the fish die-off in Marina del Rey over the weekend. But we didn’t want to lose track of an inspirational event last Saturday – Heal the Bay’s “Nothin’
- [Saving For a Rainy Day](https://healthebay.org/saving-for-a-rainy-day/) - L.A. County’s Department of Public Health has just released rainwater harvesting guidelines that could help transform the region’s management of stormwater runoff. The guidelines apply to rainwater harvesting projects, including rain barrels and cisterns, and they significantly shift the region’s approach from treating rainwater as a pollution source and flood control problem to managing it
- [Street Wisdom From Our New CEO](https://healthebay.org/street-wisdom-from-our-new-ceo/) - Ruskin Hartley, Heal the Bay's newly appointed CEO, makes some sweeping comments about L.A. in his inaugural post for his On the Watershed blog. It’s Wednesday and that means I need to move my car parked in Santa Monica from the north side of the street between the hours of noon and 3 p.m. If
- [Thank You Thursday - 10.18.12](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-10-18-12/) - Where would we be without clean rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands? We shudder at the thought. So today we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act and its environmental legacy. As former Heal the Bay president Mark Gold wrote in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times: “Los Angeles County residents owe the law a huge
- [Thank You Thursday - 11.8.12](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-11-8-12/) - One of the most gratifying parts of our job at Heal the Bay is knowing that we are sparking a love of the ocean in kids of all ages. Through our Key to the Sea marine environmental education program we were able to bring approximately 9000 K-5 students to the beach in 2011-2012. The program focuses
- [Thank You Thursday 11.15.12](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-11-15-12/) - We are feeling especially grateful this week, as it’s the week before Thanksgiving—the perfect time to say “thank you” to the ocean for all it provides. We’d also like to thank the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation for pledging support to Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Youth Environmental Education/Field Trip program. For many Los
- [Lots of Things to Do with HtB This Week](https://healthebay.org/lots-of-things-to-do-with-htb-this-week/) - This Thanksgiving week we’re reminding ourselves of what we’re grateful for, and a healthy, clean ocean tops our list. We're asking you to join us as we give thanks for the oceans and beaches we all enjoy! There are many ways to help sustain a healthy, clean ocean. You can: Stay up-to-date on our advocacy
- [3 Things to Do to Heal the Bay This Week](https://healthebay.org/3-things-to-do-to-heal-the-bay-this-week/) - The cranberries from Thanksgiving dinner may all be consumed by now, but the spirit of giving thanks continues. This Tuesday, Heal the Bay is partnering with 92y.org’s Giving Tuesday campaign to help launch a national day of philanthropy. We're asking you to give thanks for oceans and beaches you enjoy! Donate funds to feed seahorses, eels and
- [Teens Team Up with Holocaust Survivors for PSA](https://healthebay.org/teens-team-up-with-holocaust-survivors-for-psa/) - Through a powerful collaboration between Holocaust survivors and teen filmmakers, Heal the Bay received a video gift that will definitely keep on giving. Students produced It’s Not Just One, a public service announcement that vividly depicts the impact of littering on the health of our communities and ocean. The PSA was created in a “Righteous
- [Thank You Thursday - 1.17.13](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-1-17-13/) - So maybe we’re a little late popping the bubbly on January 17, versus on New Year’s Eve, but we have a lot to celebrate this week! First, Moët & Chandon and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, along with supporters like you, helped Heal the Bay win $11,000 through Moët & Chandon's #Toast4aCause at the Golden Globes on Sunday. The champagne company pledged $10,000 to
- [Thank You Thursday - 11.29.12](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-11-29-12/) - Protecting the ocean for future generations is key to Heal the Bay’s mission. This week we’d like to thank surfer and musician Jack Johnson and The Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation for their unwavering support of our ocean protection initiatives and stewardship efforts. The Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation is a non-profit public charity founded in 2008 by Jack and
- [Getting Into the Holiday Spirit HtB-Style](https://healthebay.org/getting-into-the-holiday-spirit-htb-style/) - It’s that time of year…. Gifts to buy, presents to wrap, crowds, parties, lines, stress, debt, more shopping, more wrapping, cooking, planning … and oh yes, giving back. It’s that time of the season when you tell yourself: This year’s going to be different. This year, I’m going to remember the true spirit of the
- [Does Your Company Match Employee Donations?](https://healthebay.org/does-your-company-match-employee-donations/) - Many companies match employee donations. If you work for one of the following companies, your employer will double your donation to Heal the Bay: AmgenAT&T Bank of America Boeing Coca-Cola Edison International ExxonMobil Gap Corporation (Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy) General Electric Hewlett-Packard (HP) Home DepotInternational Business Machines (IBM) J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Kaiser
- [Jeremy Irons Voices the Fight Against Plastic Pollution](https://healthebay.org/jeremy-irons-voices-the-fight-against-plastic-pollution/) - On May 16, Heal the Bay honors three supporters who’ve lent their formidable voices to protecting the ocean from plastic pollution at our annual benefit gala Bring Back the Beach. In 2010, Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons narrated our mockumentary The Majestic Plastic Bag, lending gravitas to the story of a single-use plastic bag as it migrates
- [Sound Off: How to Help Save the Whales in So. Cal (UPDATED)](https://healthebay.org/sound-off-how-to-help-save-the-whales-in-so-cal-updated/) - UPDATE 3/8/2013: After hours of public comment and following decades of the Navy dismissing mitigation requirements for sonar and explosion practices, the Coastal Commission unanimously voted to reject the Navy's consistency permit! Read the full update here. The U.S. Navy plans to conduct large-scale naval training exercises involving intense mid-frequency sonar pulses and explosives off the
- [Help the Hundreds of Sick Sea Lions Along Our Shores](https://healthebay.org/help-the-hundreds-of-sick-sea-lions-along-our-shores/) - UPDATE APRIL 12, 2013: The California Wildlife Center has begun construction of an emergency seal rehabilitation facility in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read more. For the last couple of weeks, Heal the Bay staff have fielded questions about the hundreds of sea lion pups washing up on our local beaches. We love these animals too,
- [Clean Beaches a Slam Dunk With L.A. Lakers](https://healthebay.org/clean-beaches-a-slam-dunk-with-l-a-lakers/) - Spring has sprung. And for Heal the Bay staffers, that means the beginning of a busy Earth Month 2013. We kicked off the festivities Saturday afternoon with a special cleanup with the Los Angeles Lakers at Dockweiler Beach. Nearly 100 fans helped remove 66 pounds of ocean-bound debris from the sand and nearby dunes, including
- [Thank You Thursday - 4.11.13](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-4-11-13-2/) - At Heal the Bay we celebrate Earth Day all month long. (Actually, all year long, but who’s counting?) Throughout the month of April, you’ll probably see us out in the community at Earth Day events all across Los Angeles. We couldn’t possibly fulfill all of the requests we receive from schools, companies and community groups
- [Update: Beached Sea Lions to Find Shelter](https://healthebay.org/update-beached-sea-lions-to-find-shelter/) - At long last we have some good news to share regarding the sea lion pup crisis. While we have yet to identify the cause of the huge spike in sea lion strandings, the California Wildlife Center, just let us know that they’ve begun construction of an emergency seal rehabilitation facility in the Santa Monica Mountains.
- [Déjà Vu: EPA Threatens to Ax Beach Funds](https://healthebay.org/deja-vu-epa-threatens-to-ax-beach-funds/) - Uh oh. Here we go again. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is once again recommending the complete elimination of the Beaches Grant Program, a key initiative for protecting public health at our nation’s beaches. Nearly $10 million in monitoring money is on the chopping block in the administration’s recently issued federal budget proposal for fiscal
- [Bringing the Ocean to the Capitol](https://healthebay.org/bringing-the-ocean-to-the-capitol/) - To help educate California state legislators about the ecological and economic importance of the sea to all Californians, Heal the Bay staff joined our fellow environmental advocates in the 6th annual Ocean Day at the state Capitol on April 16, 2013. The event lets us work with policymakers to find effective legislative solutions that protect
- [Keep Our City Clean, Build a Park!](https://healthebay.org/keep-our-city-clean-build-a-park/) - At Heal the Bay we are not usually in the business of makeovers. But for the past few years, we’ve been working with Wisdom Academy of Young Scientists (WAYS) to revamp a gray empty lot in South LA into a glorious, green outdoor community space. This Saturday, April 27, you can be part of transforming
- [Thank You Thursday - 6.13.13](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-6-13-13/) - Watermen and women braved some seriously huge waves on Saturday at the Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival (pictured left). For the fourth year in a row, the event’s organizers chose Heal the Bay and the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium as their charity of choice and we couldn’t be prouder! The festival promotes
- [Bag Ban FAQ: What About All That Dog Poop?](https://healthebay.org/bag-ban-faq-what-about-all-that-dog-poop/) - We did it! After seven years of hard work and diligence, California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic grocery bags. The overwhelming response has been one of excitement, but we realize there are some residents who have concerns. Nancy Shrodes, our volunteer coordinator, answers a few typical
- [Marking the Passing of the Ultimate Waterman](https://healthebay.org/marking-the-passing-of-the-ultimate-waterman/) - Many members of Heal the Bay staff were saddened by the death at age 84 of Bob Meistrell, waterman and wet suit revolutionary. A few of us share reflections on his life: "Bob inspired many people to enjoy the ocean through surfing and diving, which is seen and felt throughout Los Angeles, and especially in
- [One Volunteer Reveals Why He Gives More Than His Time](https://healthebay.org/one-volunteer-reveals-why-he-gives-more-than-his-time/) - My name is Barrett, and I’m a volunteer for Heal the Bay. But I don’t just support Heal the Bay with my time. This year, I became a dues-paying member as well. Becoming a member was the easiest decision I’ve made all year. Living by the beach in Marina del Rey and my experiences as
- [How's the Water Quality at West Coast Beaches This Summer?](https://healthebay.org/hows-the-water-quality-at-west-coast-beaches-this-summer/) - Just in time for the last hurrah of summer, beachgoers on the West Coast can head to the shore this Labor Day secure that they’ll be swimming and playing in healthy water. According to the 2013 End of Summer Beach Report Card®, beach water quality in California, Oregon and Washington was excellent for the fourth
- [10 Things to Know about Heal the Bay's New CEO](https://healthebay.org/10-things-to-know-about-heal-the-bays-new-ceo/) - We've got some big news at Heal the Bay! After an extensive national search, we're proud to announce that beginning Sept. 16, Ruskin Hartley will be Heal the Bay's new CEO. Conservationists may recognize Ruskin's name from his prolific work protecting California redwoods, but for those who don't, here are the top ten things you
- [Thank You Thursday - 9.12.13](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-9-12-13/) - You win some, you lose some. And some fights just are too soon to call. Heal the Bay was a big winner this week at the FOX TV Eco Casino night (pictured right). Not only were we one of the evening’s beneficiaries, but some of us got to attend this swell Hollywood party. We thank FOX
- [Find Exclusive Outdoor Events Just for You!](https://healthebay.org/find-exclusive-outdoor-events-just-for-you/) - As a THANK YOU for being a special part of our family, Heal the Bay invites you to one of our members-only (and mostly free) events. These are great ways to meet new people who care about our oceans, learn a little bit more about something that interests you, and have fun! RSVP’s are a
- [A Kangaroo in Compton?](https://healthebay.org/a-kangaroo-in-compton/) - Heal the Bay staff were a little startled to discover a young woman dressed up as an Australian marsupial at a recent cleanup in Compton Creek. Chanel Hason donned the costume to help garner votes via social media in a “Best Job in the World” competition, sponsored by Tourism Australia. She had hoped to earn
- [Got the Cyber-Monday Blues?](https://healthebay.org/got-the-cyber-monday-blues/) - Fatigued by gift cards and e-commerce sites, but exhilarated by the wonders of the ocean? Here are some ways you can simultaneously show some appreciation to our beautiful Bay AND to your loved ones this year by benefiting our work at Heal the Bay: Make a year-end donation to Heal the Bay; If you're already a
- [Local Artists Design New Heal the Bay Tees](https://healthebay.org/local-artists-design-new-heal-the-bay-tees/) - Are you drawn to good design? Love the beach? Well, we've got a great opportunity for you to proudly show you care. Heal the Bay has commissioned two of L.A.’s most celebrated graphic artists to power a new fashion-forward campaign announced just in time for Earth Day, this April 22. Hoping to inspire a new
- [Giving Tuesday: What the Ocean Gives Us](https://healthebay.org/giving-tuesday-what-the-ocean-gives-us/) - As the nation takes stock on this Giving Tuesday, think about what the Bay means to you and your family. We can’t take our region's greatest resource for granted. If you're not already a supporter, please make this the day to donate to Heal the Bay, the longest-serving watchdog for Southern California’s beaches and ocean.
- [13 Questions For Heal the Bay's New President](https://healthebay.org/13-questions-for-heal-the-bays-new-president/) - Heal the Bay welcomed Dr. Shelley Luce as its new president and CEO this week. Shelley joins us from the influential Environment Now Foundation, where she led several statewide campaigns to improve water quality and protect forest lands. But she began her advocacy career at Heal the Bay, and was promoted to science and policy
- [Consumption Warning on Crustaceans](https://healthebay.org/consumption-warning-on-crustaceans/) - The California Department of Fish and Game just released a warning to people who consume California rock crab and spiny lobster. People who eat spiny lobster should restrict what they eat to tail meat only. Elevated levels of domoic acid have been found in the internal organs of lobster sampled from waters by the northern
- [Debris Check: What’s in the Waves?](https://healthebay.org/debris-check-whats-in-the-waves/) - Today’s guest blogger is Dana Roeber Murray, a marine and coastal scientist with Heal the Bay. A little more than a year after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Heal the Bay is conducting our first tsunami debris monitoring of Los Angeles area beaches in partnership with the NOAA Marine Debris Program. Beginning June
- [Spiny Lobsters: Key to the Kelp](https://healthebay.org/spiny-lobsters-key-to-the-kelp/) - Today’s blogger is Dana Roeber Murray, a marine and coastal scientist at Heal the Bay As a recreational and scientific diver, I’ve seen the California spiny lobster ‑ an ecologically important species in our local kelp forests, as well as an important commercial and recreational fishery - in varying population densities along our coastline and
- [A Squidtastic Journey to Redondo's Submarine Canyon](https://healthebay.org/a-squidtastic-journey-to-redondos-submarine-canyon/) - An unseasonably early squid run has surprised SCUBA divers this week in Santa Monica Bay — with thousands of opalescent squid mating and laying eggs in Redondo Submarine Canyon. Spurred on by reports from my diver-extraordinaire friend, Claudette, we headed out to dive off Vet’s Park in the wee hours of the morning on August
- [Answers to Questions About Possible Fukushima Radiation in California](https://healthebay.org/answers-to-questions-about-possible-fukushima-radiation-in-california/) - Heal the Bay has received many questions from concerned residents in Southern California about potential health and environmental impacts along the California coast that may result from the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in Japan. Here is our perspective about possible radiation dangers, gleaned by consulting the scientific community: What is the source of potential
- [Local Sea Stars Under Siege](https://healthebay.org/local-sea-stars-under-siege/) - Staff scientist Dana Murray reports on a mysterious disease hitting West Coast tidal zones: Missing limbs … melting masses of flesh … gooey lesions overtaking the entire body. No, it’s not the stuff of a sci-fi horror movie. Rather, it’s a troubling series of misfortunes befalling sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America.
- [Vote on Oil Drilling in Hermosa Set for Next March](https://healthebay.org/vote-on-oil-drilling-in-hermosa-set-for-next-march/) - Heal the Bay has been leading the fight to stop a scary proposal to open up the Bay to oil drilling in Hermosa Beach. You may recall that energy company E&B Natural Resources wants to erect an 87-foot drilling rig and up to 34 wells on a 1.3-acre plot six blocks from the beach. They
- [Hermosa Voters OK Oil Drilling, but Fight Not Over](https://healthebay.org/hermosa-voters-ok-oil-drilling-but-fight-not-over/) - March 3, 2015—We may have lost one battle. But we haven’t lost the war to keep oil drilling out of Santa Monica Bay. Voters in Hermosa Beach have narrowly approved an oil company’s proposal to begin drilling underneath the seafloor there, based on initial results from today’s election. E&B Natural Resources, a Bakersfield-based corporation, outspent
- [The Mystery of the Stranded Pups](https://healthebay.org/the-mystery-of-the-stranded-pups/) - We now have a better understanding of why sea lion pups began stranding themselves on Santa Monica Bay beaches last year, writes staff scientist Dana Murray. An emaciated sea lion pup looks lost on a Santa Monica beach. Lying motionless near the shore, he doesn’t look like he’s doing very well. The pup’s bony spine
- [Solving Mystery of the Disappearing Sea Stars](https://healthebay.org/solving-mystery-of-the-disappearing-sea-stars/) - Staff Scientist Dana Roeber Murray says a newly identified virus has wiped out millions of sea stars in California. Where have all our sea stars gone? Once abundant in our tidepools and rocky reefs, millions of sea stars have wasted away and disappeared along our coast. Just last weekend as I went tidepool exploring at
- [Hermosa Voters Reject Drilling for Oil in Bay](https://healthebay.org/hermosa-voters-reject-drilling-for-oil-in-bay/) - March 3, 2015 — Yessssss! No oil drilling in the Bay. Voters in Hermosa Beach today overwhelmingly rejected an oil company’s proposal to begin oil drilling underneath the seafloor there, according to initial election returns. Heal the Bay staff and volunteers led the charge to defeat the ill-conceived project, which would have set a dangerous
- [Training Day: Learning to Clean Up an Oil Spill](https://healthebay.org/training-day-learning-to-clean-up-an-oil-spill/) - Heal the Bay’s Dana Murray is selected for special training to help clean up spilled oil in Santa Barbara. Here’s her first report: May 29, 2015 -- It’s not every day that you get trained to become a certified oil spill clean-up worker. But that’s what I did yesterday in Santa Barbara. I will return
- [2016: A Preview of Key Action Items in Coming Year](https://healthebay.org/2016-a-preview-of-key-action-items-in-coming-year/) - Jan. 1, 2016 -- Here's an early look at some of the key issues we will be tracking in the coming year. If we are to be successful, we need your support. Ballona Wetlands Restoration The Issue: The Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve is nearly 600 acres of open space between LAX and Marina del Rey.
- [El Niño: Cities Ready to Save on a Rainy Day](https://healthebay.org/el-nino-cities-ready-to-save-on-a-rainy-day/) - In today's guest blog post, Santa Monica College student Yasi Razban examines how local cities are preparing to take advantage of much-needed rain. Feb. 3, 2016 -- El Niño 2016 has arrived but much of the rain water that Southern Californians were hoping would ease the water crisis has gone to waste. Heavy downpours earlier
- [We've Got a (Baby) Giant Black Sea Bass!](https://healthebay.org/weve-got-a-baby-giant-black-sea-bass/) - January 19, 2016 -- Aquarium Outreach Manager Randi Parent can't hide her soft spot for her newest officemate: Our baby giant black sea bass! "Baby giant" seems like a contradiction in terms, but when it comes to the latest fish on exhibit at our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, it is accurate. Under a year old
- [We Won: Pollution Limits in Malibu Creek Upheld](https://healthebay.org/we-won-pollution-limits-in-malibu-creek-upheld/) - Feb. 05, 2016 -- Staff watershed scientist Katherine Pease bugs out about our major legal victory in Malibu Creek. In May 2013, I stood in front of a packed meeting room in Agoura Hills, filled with West Valley residents concerned about rumors of rate increases from their local water district. My job was to convince them
- [Lester Ousted as Chief of Coastal Commission](https://healthebay.org/lester-ousted-as-chief-of-coastal-commission/) - In a 7-5 vote, the California Coastal Commission voted today to dismiss its embattled executive director, Dr. Charles Lester, despite a tremendous outpouring of public support for his stewardship. Here is Heal the Bay's official statement about the ousting of the longtime leader and champion of environmental protection. Heal the Bay is discouraged and disappointed
- [Manhattan Beach Says NO to Desal Plant Proposal](https://healthebay.org/manhattan-beach-says-no-to-desal-plant-proposal/) - Feb. 22, 2016 -- Most people have no idea there’s a plan afoot to build L.A.’s first desal plant. Staff scientist Steven Johnson reports on building opposition to the proposal. Want to know where the real action is in Manhattan Beach on a Tuesday night? Hint: It’s not popular bars like Shellback or Sharkeez. No,
- [Students Drive Real Change at Cal State L.A.](https://healthebay.org/students-drive-real-change-at-cal-state-l-a/) - June 14, 2016 -- Students at Cal State L.A. have been sharing their observations with us about the plague of plastic pollution. Here’s a report from the Eastside, penned by students of Lollie Ragana, an English professor on campus. In the coming days, we will publish a few of our favorites. BRIGIDO AYON Plastic is
- [Reaching New Heights at Our Youth Summits](https://healthebay.org/reaching-new-heights-at-our-youth-summits/) - Mar. 18, 2016 -- Programs Associate Jenn Swart reports back on two Youth Summits she recently hosted for Club Heal the Bay members, as well as our upcoming BioBlitzes. Los Angeles is facing some very real threats because of ongoing climate change, such as less reliable imported water supplies and significant sea-level rise. In response,
- [We're Flowering With Earth Month Events](https://healthebay.org/were-flowering-with-earth-month-events/) - Mar. 22, 2016 -- Every month is Earth Month here at Heal the Bay, but April is extra special. Join us for some exciting volunteer opportunities and events happening at the beach, our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, and all over greater Los Angeles. With so much going on this month, where will you be healin’?
- [Syringe Saga Experiences a Setback](https://healthebay.org/syringe-saga-experiences-a-setback/) - UPDATE: June 15, 2016 — The L.A. Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to approve a voluntary drug and syringe takeback program at local retailers—a far cry from the mandatory program advocated for by Heal the Bay and a coalition of environmental, consumer advocacy, and public health groups. The latest: After four postponements, the ordinance was
- [Local Artists Take Over DTLA to Fight Plastic](https://healthebay.org/local-artists-take-over-dtla-to-fight-plastic/) - Mar. 25, 2016 -- This weekend local artist duo Cruder/LaPenta are set to unveil their shifting sculptural installation called “Natural Plasticity” in DLTA’s Pershing Square Park. Here Jana Cruder and Matthew LaPenta discuss the genesis of their large-scale commentary on the impact of disposable plastic on the natural environment. We are deeply moved by the
- [Hermosa Beach Council Votes No on Desal Plant](https://healthebay.org/hermosa-beach-council-votes-no-on-desal-plant/) - Mar. 24, 2016 -- Hermosa Beach City Council adds its voice to growing chorus against proposed desal plant in South Bay. The anti-desal nightlife continued Tuesday in the South Bay – this time at the Hermosa Beach City Council, whose members became the latest municipality to publicly voice opposition to a proposed desalination plant located near
- [Redondo Beach Next to Consider Desal Plant](https://healthebay.org/redondo-beach-next-to-consider-desal-plant/) - Apr. 19, 2016 -- The battle over desalination in Southern California took another twist last week, when the West Basin Municipal Water District brought the debate over a proposed desal plant in the South Bay to its home court Friday. The elected board called a Special Meeting in Carson with its newly created, two-month-old Desalination
- [Best of the Beach: Heal the Bay Staff Picks For Summer](https://healthebay.org/best-of-the-beach-heal-the-bay-staff-picks-for-summer/) - May 12, 2016 -- Where can you find the tastiest breakfast burrito in L.A.? Which beach offers the best tidepooling experience? Heal the Bay's staff answers these age-old questions and more as they pick their favorite spots to enjoy the L.A. coastline. BEST BEGINNER SURF SPOT Dockweiler Beach jetty L.A.’s already crowded surf spots
- [Inglewood Council Votes to Support Desal Plant](https://healthebay.org/inglewood-council-votes-to-support-desal-plant/) - May 27, 2016 -- The city of Inglewood comes out in favor of a controversial ocean desalination plant proposed for the shoreline in El Segundo, reports staff scientist Steven Johnson. After a lull in the action, the heated debate over building L.A.’s first full-fledged ocean desalination plant traveled to Inglewood. West Basin Municipal Water District, which
- [You're Invited: Town Hall About Desal in L.A.](https://healthebay.org/youre-invited-town-hall-about-desal-in-l-a/) - July 8, 2016 -- Last year, our supporters helped defeat a proposal to drill for oil underneath the Hermosa Beach seafloor. Now we face another ill-advised project in our Bay – a desalination plant on the El Segundo shoreline near the Manhattan Beach border. In a time of persistent drought, we all agree on the
- [Water Quality Study of L.A. River Rec Zones](https://healthebay.org/water-quality-study-of-l-a-river-rec-zones/) - July 27, 2016 -- Heal the Bay released today a landmark study of water quality in the Los Angeles River. Dr. Katherine Pease, the study's author, explains why improving the river's water quality should be an integral part of any plan to restore it. Last week's massive 2.4 million gallon sewage spill into the Los
- [What Are Those Black Clumps on the Beach?](https://healthebay.org/what-are-those-black-clumps-on-the-beach/) - "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 the beach in the sand where the water breaks along the shore. Are these oil deposits? I stepped on a few and they stuck to my feet and I was
- [Medina Named Interim President of Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/medina-named-interim-president-of-heal-the-bay/) - Aug. 15, 2016 -- Longtime board member takes reins from Alix Hobbs, who is departing for new job running the Crystal Cove Alliance in Orange County. Heal the Bay’s board of directors has announced that Stephanie Medina will serve as interim president and CEO following the recent departure of Alix Hobbs as chief of the
- [Taking the Measure of a Giant Sea Bass](https://healthebay.org/taking-measure-giant-sea-bass/) - Dec. 6, 2016 -- A little love for a Giant Sea Bass pays huge dividends, writes Jose Bacallao, operations manager for our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. The Giant Sea Bass is a majestic fish. Lovingly known as the GSB, these California natives can reach a length of 7 feet, weigh up to 600 pounds, and
- [Staying Safe at the Beach](https://healthebay.org/staying-safe-beach/) - Swimming in the Bay Unfortunate as it may be, humans can become ill from contact with polluted water found in Santa Monica Bay. This fact was proven conclusively in 1995 through a groundbreaking epidemiological study designed to determine how exposure to ocean water bacteria relates to human illness. The study, which Heal the Bay assisted
- [A Spill to Remember: Santa Barbara 1969](https://healthebay.org/a-spill-to-remember-santa-barbara-1969/) - The aftermath of a terrible oil spill in Santa Barbara 46 years ago is still affecting L.A. shorelines, reports Heal the Bay vice president Sarah Sikich. Today the state’s environmental community is solemnly remembering a regional environmental disaster of unprecedented proportions – the Santa Barbara oil spill. The vibrancy of Santa Barbara’s coastline is so
- [Malibu Lagoon Restoration Upheld](https://healthebay.org/malibu-lagoon-restoration-upheld/) - After months of legal debate, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ernest Goldsmith ruled Oct. 27 that the proposed plan to restore impaired Malibu Lagoon can move forward. Responding to opponents' legal challenges, the judge found that the California Coastal Commission had considered all reasonable alternatives for conducting the necessary channel reshaping of the Lagoon. He also ruled that
- [First Smart Phones, Now Smart Trash Cans](https://healthebay.org/first-smart-phones-now-smart-trash-cans/) - We at Heal the Bay hate trash almost as much as Oscar the Grouch loves it. That’s why we’ve teamed with the City of Santa Monica to create 500 eye-catching new receptacles to remind beachgoers “Toes in the Sand, Trash in the Can.” But that’s not all… These cans also boast a QR code that
- [Crime Scene: Sea Lion Shot and Killed](https://healthebay.org/crime-scene-sea-lion-shot-and-killed/) - An adult female sea lion was found dead on Venice Beach on August 3. She had been shot three times. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting, as killing a marine mammal is a violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which can result in a $100,000 fine
- [This Trash Frog Wants You!](https://healthebay.org/this-trash-frog-wants-you/) - How many pieces of trash do you think it took to make this frog? If you join us on Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 17, you can help rid LA’s waterways of this type of debris. Plus, you’ll be helping the real life frogs, which are very sensitive to pollution. With more than 65 cleanup
- [More Than a House, a Message](https://healthebay.org/more-than-a-house-a-message/) - Sept. 21 Update: Since the art panels have been removed and the house is in compliance, the City of Santa Monica will not charge Corlin with any fines. Sept. 20 Update: Adam Corlin and 15 volunteers removed the art panels the morning of Monday, Sept. 19. We at Heal the Bay extend a heartfelt thank you to Corlin,
- [Blues + Humpbacks = Joy](https://healthebay.org/blues-humpbacks-joy/) - On Oct. 3, 2011, Heal the Bay staff headed out to sea for a cetacean-filled afternoon. Heal the Bay Education Specialist Nick Fash reports. As the boat chugged away from Redondo Beach Marina, a packed boat of wide-eyed Heal the Bay staff scanned the horizon for the telltale geyser-like blows of a surfacing blue whale.
- [The Truth About Red Tide](https://healthebay.org/the-truth-about-red-tide/) - We collected a sample of water off the Santa Monica Pier today, and got a bit of a surprise. Instead of the blue-gray water that we usually collect, a rusty, brownish-red liquid filled the collection jar. Welcome back red tide! Aquarium staff has been bombarded with questions regarding what people perceive as “polluted water” these
- [Kelp Gathering with KPCC](https://healthebay.org/kelp-gathering-with-kpcc/) - Listen as Heal the Bay aquarists take KPCC's Molly Peterson on a kelp harvesting tour of King Harbor. Peterson also visited our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium to learn about the beauties found in our local waters as well as the perils of plastic pollution. Read her story.
- [This Video Is Really Toxic!](https://healthebay.org/this-video-is-really-toxic/) - When Santa Monica volunteer filmmaker Cecile Gregoriades reached out to HtB's communications team about a possible collaboration, we went straight to work. Heal the Bay education manager Catie Boarts was thinking of a creative way to inform people about the toxicity of household cleaners. Together we came up with a short and sweet stop action video all about
- [Heal the Bay gets Flash Mobbed!](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-gets-flash-mobbed/) - Nearly 1,000 participants volunteering at the Santa Monica Beach Coastal Cleanup Day site by the Santa Monica Pier were recently taken by surprise when 100 dancers suddenly converged on the sand and performed a green-themed routine as music was secretly amplified from a parked truck in the adjacent lot. The dance celebrated the successful beach cleanup,
- [Building a Special Park in South L.A.](https://healthebay.org/building-a-special-park-in-south-l-a/) - Despite the deck of cards stacked against many of the inland neighborhoods in which we work, Heal the Bay's programs staff has had the fortune of experiencing some key victories with community organization work. One of the most recent and exciting wins this year was the approval, by State Parks, of the building of the
- [Sneak Peek: Pop-Up Storytelling Event At The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/storytelling-pop-up-event-santa-monica-pier-aquarium-lineup/) - Heal the Bay, in association with Storystation.co, is hosting a unique pop-up event at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium on Jan. 26. Here, the Aquarium's outreach manager Randi Parent reveals a sneak peak of the evening's exciting lineup. What better setting for an evening entitled: “Life Aquatic - Ocean Dwellers + Storytellers,” than the Santa
- [Competitors Wanted For Rube Goldberg Machine Contest](https://healthebay.org/comptetitors-wanted-for-rube-goldberg-machine-contest/) - Dec. 15, 2016 -- Calling all inventors, tinkerers, makers, “mad” scientists, DIY’ers, or just anyone with a good sense of humor. It’s time to get ready for Los Angeles’ 4th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest at the Santa Monica Pier! A Rube Goldberg Machine is a crazy contraption that accomplishes a simple task in the most complicated – and
- [3 Hidden Gems Along Malibu Creek](https://healthebay.org/3-hidden-gems-along-malibu-creek/) - Cool clear water cascades softly above glistening rocks, as a California newt munches on some caddisfly larvae. Brilliant Humboldt lilies peek over the earthen creek bank, where a California chorus frog hopes to catch an unsuspecting eight-legged meal. Hard to believe that just a short distance downstream, we are confronted with the effects of man-made
- [A Fresh Take on Water Quality Testing](https://healthebay.org/a-fresh-take-on-water-quality-testing/) - June 17, 2015 -- Katherine Pease, watershed scientist, reports back on Heal the Bay's first plunge into freshwater quality testing at three local swimming spots in the Santa Monica Mountains. Here at Heal the Bay we care deeply about water quality and public health. Our Beach Report Card has been helping beachgoers and swimmers make informed
- [Watershed Report's Lifespan Just Beginning](https://healthebay.org/watershed-reports-lifespan-just-beginning/) - Katherine Pease, Heal the Bay’s Watershed Scientist, reflects on publishing and presenting Stream Team data from the Malibu Creek Watershed to the public. Last week we received a box containing the much-anticipated and limited print copies of the Malibu Creek Watershed report. Holding the weighty report —140 pages! — in hand was extremely satisfying knowing
- [To Obama: Save the Whales!](https://healthebay.org/to-obama-save-the-whales/) - I went through my usual morning routine today: sit-ups and stretches during the 6 a.m. edition of “SportsCenter” (great to see real Laker highlights for the first time in a month!); getting a cup of English Breakfast tea and putting the dishes away; confirming the course of the day with family members Lisette, Zack and
- [Off the Hook](https://healthebay.org/off-the-hook/) - The U.S. Attorney’s office has apparently decided to forego prosecution of The Hump for selling endangered Sei whale sashimi to the makers of the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove.” Evidently, the owners’ self-imposed death sentence for the Santa Monica restaurant satisfied the feds. Read more» (Spouting Off Blog at Wordpress)
- [The Fish Won!](https://healthebay.org/the-fish-won/) - Going into Tuesday’s State Water Board hearing on California’s once-through-cooling policy for power plants, you couldn’t blame me for my usual cynicism about our ability to care for the environment. After all, the ongoing Gulf spill is causing catastrophic damage to one of America’s most critical estuaries and fisheries. And Gov. Schwarzenegger decided this week
- [Nerd Alert!](https://healthebay.org/nerd-alert/) - Warning! Sometimes I’m prone to write in nerd-speak about the confusing labyrinth of water quality regulations that weaken water quality protection. With apologies to the reader, this is one of those times. The Los Angeles Regional Water Board approved Thursday yet another Water Effects Ratio (WER) for a polluted water body. A WER is a
- [A Torrent of Advice](https://healthebay.org/a-torrent-of-advice/) - I’ve held back on providing commentary on the Gulf oil spill. After all, the story has led the news for two and half weeks and every newspaper seems to have an Op-Ed on the topic every other day. Besides, I didn’t want to write a raving anger piece laced with numerous F-bombs and other expletives. Read more»
- [A Slick Ad](https://healthebay.org/a-slick-ad/) - The Washington Post published an eye-opening ad today that implores the public to stop the Obama administration from allowing oil exploration in the Beaufort and Chuchki Seas. Environmental groups including the Sierra Club, NRDC, NWF, Oceana, WWF and Pew paid for the ad. Read more» (Spouting Off Blog at Wordpress)
- [Paradise Lost](https://healthebay.org/paradise-lost/) - Today marks the one-month anniversary of the Gulf oil spill. What are you doing to celebrate? On Tuesday, U.S. Sen James Inhofe, the infamous climate change denier, decided to give BP a $9.925 billion dollar gift by opposing the effort to raise the oil spill liability cap to $10 billion. That sure beats a Starbucks gift
- [Steinberg Steals the Show](https://healthebay.org/steinberg-steals-the-show/) - Heal the Bay celebrated its 25th anniversary Thursday night with a fundraiser on the beach in Santa Monica. Sandwiched between freaky winter weather, the gala unfolded on a cloudless, balmy evening that afforded us an extraordinary sunset on the Bay. Read more» (Spouting Off Blog at Wordpress)
- [Shattering the Myth](https://healthebay.org/shattering-the-myth/) - Heal the Bay released its 20th annual Beach Report Card for California yesterday. Many of the usual suspects populated the Beach Bummer list, with such perennial polluted beaches as Avalon and Cabrillo in the top three. But the big news of the report card focused on clean beaches during dry weather. Some 76 out of
- [Beach Blunder](https://healthebay.org/beach-blunder/) - Los Angeles County’s relentless pursuit of saving a buck at the expense of public health was once again rewarded Wednesday morning. On a technicality, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Yaffe (the same judge who decided that a full blown EIR was needed to ban plastic bags in Manhattan Beach) ruled that the Regional Water Board’s action
- [Getting the LID Out](https://healthebay.org/getting-the-lid-out/) - The Santa Monica City Council passed a Low Impact Development ordinance on first reading Tuesday night. The measure requires all new development and redevelopment projects to infiltrate or capture and reuse 100% of the runoff generated from a three-quarter-inch storm unless LID measures are infeasible on site. The policy is based on the Ventura County
- [Snoopy Supports the Aquarium!](https://healthebay.org/snoopy-supports-the-aquarium/) - Put Snoopy On Your License Plate – Support the Aquarium! The California Association of Museums has embarked on a program to establish a special California Snoopy license plate. Proceeds from sales of the plates will establish a grant program to support California museums, which includes the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. To make this happen, at
- [Emergency Urgency](https://healthebay.org/emergency-urgency/) - The Gulf oil crisis continues to grow with no end in sight. The numbers are staggering: more than 1,000 dead birds, another 300 or so dead sea turtles, more than 85,000 square miles of Gulf closed to fishing, 150 miles of coast and wetland soiled with oil, 40 million to 80 million gallons of oil
- [Offshore Oil Drilling – FAQs](https://healthebay.org/offshore-oil-drilling-faqs/) - What is Heal the Bay’s position on offshore drilling? We don’t support new offshore oil drilling projects and all existing offshore drilling projects must comply with existing state and federal codes and regulations. How is Heal the Bay responding to BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? As a regional environmental group, Heal the
- [Dorothy’s Class](https://healthebay.org/dorothys-class/) - Los Angeles Public Works Commissioner Paula Daniels and I have just finished teaching a class in leadership in water management at the UCLA Institute of the Environment. The class resulted from a generous gift by the Annenberg Foundation to UCLA to honor the memory of Heal the Bay’s founding president, Dorothy Green. Read more» (Spouting
- [Masters of the Obvious](https://healthebay.org/masters-of-the-obvious/) - Today, in a study bought and paid for by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), earth-shattering findings were released to the public. Unwashed reusable bags can be contaminated with a variety of bacterial pathogens, including Salmonella. Bag bacteria counts are especially high when you allow meat and chicken to incubate in the trunk of a car
- [Paradise Regained?](https://healthebay.org/paradise-regained/) - The city of Malibu cut the ribbon Monday on its new million-dollar runoff treatment facility in unique fashion. Mayor Zuma Jay — Jefferson Wagner — paddled through the waves along with surfing icon Laird Hamilton to help launch the new plant, directly adjacent to Paradise Cove pier. More than 100 people joined the festivities to
- [Water Boarded](https://healthebay.org/water-boarded/) - The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board held a two-day marathon meeting at the end of last week. I’ve been attending board hearings for nearly a quarter century, well over 150 overall. The Thursday hearing had to be the most screwed-up session I’ve ever attended, and I’m now convinced that this is the most
- [Red Card For Paul, Please](https://healthebay.org/red-card-for-paul-please/) - We at Heal the Bay hate Paul the octopus. That may seem strange to hear from a group dedicated to the protection of marine life. The English import, Octopus vulgaris, made his spot-on World Cup picks in a German aquarium. His prognostication prowess demonstrated that either: a) maybe the subtlety and majesty of the so-called
- [Oil in Aspen](https://healthebay.org/oil-in-aspen/) - The Aspen Institute and the National Geographic Society kicked off the 2010 Aspen Environment Forum Sunday night with a lively discussion of the Gulf disaster. The timing of the forum, which always focuses on climate and renewable energy issues, has definitely cast an air of pessimism here. Read more & comment» (Spouting Off Blog)
- [Give with Confidence](https://healthebay.org/give-with-confidence/) - Heal the Bay’s fifth consecutive “4-Star” rating assures that your contribution will be used in the most fiscally responsible way possible to improve the quality of Southern California coastal waters. For the fifth consecutive year, Heal the Bay has earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities. Only 5% of
- [Get Involved With Key to the Sea](https://healthebay.org/get-involved-with-key-to-the-sea/) - Key to the Sea is Heal the Bay's marine environmental education program for teachers and elementary school children (K-5) throughout Los Angeles County. The program focuses on watershed stewardship, stormwater pollution prevention, and marine conservation. Key to the Sea endeavors to promote environmental stewardship by stimulating students' sense of wonder, learning and empowerment through key
- [No Poo at the 'Bu](https://healthebay.org/no-poo-at-the-bu/) - On Tuesday afternoon, the California State Water Board voted unanimously to support the Regional Water Board's prohibition of on-site wastewater plants in the Malibu Civic Center area. Commercial facilities must be off septics by 2015 and residential sites must be off by 2019.Read more» (Spouting Off Blog at Wordpress)
- [It Ain't Pretty](https://healthebay.org/it-aint-pretty/) - Long Beach has a lot going for it. Unfortunately, sometimes the LA River isn't so pretty. So Long Beach gets all the trash that falls on city streets, is swept through the stormdrain system into the LA River and makes its way straight to the port. Good news, though. Starting now, 16 cities in LA
- [Blue Whales are Awesome](https://healthebay.org/blue-whales-are-awesome/) - Back in the '80s we heard so much about blue whales and bald eagles. They were both seriously endangered, and were probably going to go extinct. That's why it's so exciting to hear about how many blue whales are off the coast of SoCal this summer. If you want to see the largest animal that
- [Reuse Your Bottle](https://healthebay.org/reuse-your-bottle/) - The tide has turned against plastic water bottles! These super wasteful environmental nightmares clog landfills, float for years in the ocean, and the caps are often eaten by birds. Even scarier, those bottles can leach chemicals into the water, especially when they are reused or left in a hot car. That's why it's such good
- [2010 Summer Beach Report Card](https://healthebay.org/2010-summer-beach-report-card/) - Marking an encouraging trend, California beachgoers basked in a fourth consecutive summer of excellent water quality, according to the 2010 End of Summer Beach Report Card® released September 29, 2010 by Heal the Bay. The Report 2010 Summer Report Card PDF 300kb Press Releases California Oregon & Washington Online Beach Report Card BeachReportCard.org In its
- [Swim for Charity](https://healthebay.org/swim-for-charity/) - This group of four people (3 men and 1 woman) completed an awesome relay for charity, each swimming 22 miles from Palos Verdes to Catalina! Some of them swam in the middle of the night, but all of them swam in the open ocean with sharks, dolphins, whales and other marine life. Think about how much
- [Undersea Voyager Project](https://healthebay.org/undersea-voyager-project/) - This Undersea Voyager Project takes citizen scientists on trips in a glass bubble submersible that goes up to 900 ft below the surface! They travel all over the world, but right now they're in Catalina, and they are even taking some Avalon school kids down to places that really have never been seen. They might
- [Green Idea House](https://healthebay.org/green-idea-house/) - We all could live a little greener. But in Hermosa Beach, they're actually building as green of a house as you can imagine. It's called the Green Idea House, and it's a place for people to go see all the technology (and lack thereof) that can make a house as environmentally friendly as possible. They're
- [Bye Ben!](https://healthebay.org/bye-ben/) - The Santa Monica Pier has undergone an incredible turn around. It’s so family friendly and is absolutely the best place to take your kids on a Saturday afternoon. The food is good, the games are good, and of course, there is the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium! In no small part this is all due to
- [Malibu Lagoon Needs Help](https://healthebay.org/malibu-lagoon-needs-help/) - If you have ever been to Surfrider Beach, you probably have seen Malibu Lagoon. It's where Malibu Creek enters the ocean, and is one of the last freshwater lagoons in the LA area. Unfortunately, the lagoon is in serious trouble. There's not enough circulation, so the water is stagnant, and contaminated sediments and high bacteria
- [Malibu Lagoon Restoration Plan Approved](https://healthebay.org/malibu-lagoon-restoration-plan-approved/) - The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously 11-0 at its October 13, 2010 meeting to approve the State Parks and Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission plan to restore Malibu Lagoon. Being the last permit approval needed, the rehabilitation can proceed next summer which will increase the salt marsh by four acres and provide long-needed water circulation.
- [Santa Monica Punts on Bag Ban](https://healthebay.org/santa-monica-punts-on-bag-ban/) - By many measures, Santa Monica is one of the greenest cities in America. It has a strong sustainable city program that includes ambitious environmental, economic and quality of life goals and objectives. It has tough and effective water quality and water supply programs. Its alternative fuels fleet policy has generally been excellent. And city leaders
- [Beach Report Card Expands to Northwest](https://healthebay.org/beach-report-card-expands-to-northwest/) - Heal the Bay's Beach Report Card® expanded its coverage northward from California this summer by providing weekly grades for over 150 popular beaches in Oregon and Washington. By expanding the Beach Report Card, Pacific Northwest beachgoers will now be able to make informed decisions about which beaches to frequent and when. With the addition of
- [Mark Gold Fights  Dirty Money](https://healthebay.org/mark-gold-fights-dirty-money/) - All public offices are now officially for sale — thanks to last year’s disastrous U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing corporations to buy elections with unlimited corporate donations. The corporatizing of Congress and state legislatures has been discussed forever. But the upcoming Nov. 2 election is an eye-opening example of Big Business aiming to further its
- [Vacuum That Trash!](https://healthebay.org/vacuum-that-trash/) - How cool is this? This vacuum cleaner (an Electrolux, in case you were wondering) has a surface covered entirely with bits of plastic trash picked up from beaches. There are actually 5 of them, each made of plastic from a different ocean (Pacific, Mediterranean, Baltic, North Sea, and the Indian Ocean). The company worked with
- [Surf Story](https://healthebay.org/surf-story/) - Surf Story Project Art Show and Fundraiser The Surf Story Project Art Show and Fundraiser, a H.E.A.L. LA event to be held on Friday, November 19, 2010, highlights an amazing collection of art and stories from some of surf culture’s most influential artists, writers, photographers, and 88 of the world’s most inspirational and creative surfers.
- [One More Year of Testing...Coming Up.](https://healthebay.org/one-more-year-of-testing-coming-up/) - For the past couple of years, the water testing that helps keep people safe from polluted water has been in serious jeopardy. Monitoring agencies and dischargers all up and down the coast of California used to get state funds to test ocean water for bacteria. Heal the Bay takes the results of those tests and
- [Split Vote for the Environment](https://healthebay.org/split-vote-for-the-environment/) - Election races outside of California yesterday either ignored environmental issues or focused on the scary specter of regulating greenhouse gases. In California, the oil industry’s efforts to overturn AB 32 failed in a landslide as voters embraced the potential of a green economy and bristled at the thought of Big Oil reversing environmental law. Unfortunately,
- [Waves Won’t Wash As Circulation Cure in Long Beach](https://healthebay.org/waves-wont-wash-as-circulation-cure-in-long-beach/) - Waves Won’t Wash As Circulation Cure Is water circulation in east San Pedro Bay a problem? Will adding surf bring prosperity and greatly increased beach usage to Long Beach, and what about the existing wildlife or adding new habitat? Read more...
- [Lost & Found Under the Pier](https://healthebay.org/lost-found-under-the-pier/) - Today’s post is from Seth Lawrence, aquarist at Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. Seth recently got an unexpected opportunity to dive following an equipment accident. He was astonished by what he found lurking right in our backyard, below the Santa Monica Pier. As part of my job, I spent a recent morning out
- [Tougher Limits on Trash in S.M. Bay](https://healthebay.org/tougher-limits-on-trash-in-s-m-bay/) - The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board voted 4-1 Thursday, November 4, to approve tough, new marine debris limits for Santa Monica Bay. The limits, based on 11 similar trash Total Maximum Daily Loads in the Los Angeles region, give Santa Monica Bay watershed cities, Los Angeles County and land management agencies like State Parks, eight
- [Oil Spill in Long Beach](https://healthebay.org/oil-spill-in-long-beach/) - An oil spill was reported early Monday, Nov. 8, in Long Beach when a vessel that was refueling overflowed and spilled oil into the port. The amount of oil spilled was unknown, but cleanup crews were using booms to contain the spill, and the coastguard dispatched a helicopter to fly over the spill and determine how much
- [TEDx Tackles Marine Debris](https://healthebay.org/tedx-tackles-marine-debris/) - Last weekend the Plastic Pollution Coalition hosted a TEDx event in Santa Monica on the Not So Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The gathering was well attended by celebrities (Jackson Browne, Ben Lear, Daphne Zuniga and Ed Begley Jr.), explorers (Dr. Sylvia Earle, Charlie Moore, Fabien Cousteau and David De Rothschild) and numerous other environmental leaders
- [Everyone Deserves Clean Water](https://healthebay.org/everyone-deserves-clean-water/) - We all deserve to swim in clean water. But everyone needs clean drinking water too. In many parts of the world, clean water is an absolute luxury, and the lack of clean water leads to disease and death. But here in California, there are towns where the over-use of nitrate fertilizers has led to contaminated
- [L.A. County Blazes a Plastic Trail](https://healthebay.org/l-a-county-blazes-a-plastic-trail/) - In an interesting twist, Los Angeles County is the new statewide leader on breaking Californians’ 19-billion-a-year addiction to single-use shopping bags. The Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 today to ban plastic and paper bags in unincorporated areas of the county and allow grocery stores, drug stores and convenience stores to charge a dime for green
- [LA County Bans Plastic Bags](https://healthebay.org/la-county-bans-plastic-bags/) - In an incredible vote, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to ban the distribution of plastic bags throughout all of unincorporated LA County. This landmark ruling is an example for the state, and municipalities all over the country. Read more on Mark Gold's blog, Spouting Off, or check out Heal the Bay's press
- [One Step Towards a Greener Christmas](https://healthebay.org/one-step-towards-a-greener-christmas/) - If you celebrate Christmas, but mourn the environmental impacts of all those packages, paper and plastic scraps and shipped-in Douglas Firs, we have the answer for you! There's an awesome company called The Living Christmas Co. that rents living Christmas trees. They'll deliver them and pick them up, all through the LA area, and you can even
- [Chevron Ads Aren't So Funny](https://healthebay.org/chevron-ads-arent-so-funny/) - We’ve been bombarded with half-page Chevron ads in the Los Angeles Times for over a month and a half now. I guess with the current financial state of the Times, any ad is a good for them. At least Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s hokey-looking award announcements can’t fill up the entire front section. The ubiquitous
- [Go Native](https://healthebay.org/go-native/) - Native plant seekers on the Westside have a new destination, and it's surprisingly close to home. A new nursery is available by the Veterans' Affairs building in Westwood and the location is no coincidence. Recently, the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden teamed up with the VA of Greater Los Angeles Health Care System. The partnership
- [Giving Back This Holiday Season](https://healthebay.org/giving-back-this-holiday-season/) - Looking for a way to give back to the community this holiday season? Need to meet community service hour requirements? Just want to meet some like-minded new friends? Volunteering for Heal the Bay is a great way to meet people and earn CS hours while doing something that helps us out at the same time. We truly
- [Get Your Hands Dirty](https://healthebay.org/get-your-hands-dirty/) - Looking for something fun to do on one of those beautiful sunny winter days? Help restore a native wetland in Long Beach, or pick up trash or go birdwatching in Seal Beach. Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewards puts on a bunch of volunteer-driven ways to give back, and there's something happening just about every weekend. You can
- [Malibu Sea Serpent](https://healthebay.org/malibu-sea-serpent/) - You might have already heard about the awesome fish that washed up in Malibu last week. It was more than 10 feet long, shaped like a ribbon, and is a very unusual visitor to our beaches. This oarfish, which was correctly identified by an eight-year-old who came across it lying on the beach, is a
- [A December to Remember](https://healthebay.org/a-december-to-remember/) - December brings connotations of the holiday season. Office parties, vacations, holiday shopping, football bowl games, family gatherings, overeating, lighting the menorah, and Christmas lights and trees. For Heal the Bay, this December is anything but a time to ease into the new year. As always, there is our push for year-end giving. Tis the season
- [Green-Minded Holiday Gifts](https://healthebay.org/green-minded-holiday-gifts/) - At this time of year when we give thanks, it makes sense to remember that in every inch of sun, water and sand, the beach gives us so much for which to be thankful. We can do more than celebrate it -- we can return the favor and give back. Invest in the experiences that
- [A Good Start for December's Agenda](https://healthebay.org/a-good-start-for-decembers-agenda/) - So far, so good. Yesterday was the first critical date for the coast this month and Long Beach and L.A. got the ball rolling. Last night, the Long Beach City Council voted 6-2 to approve a single-use plastic bag ban ordinance identical to the L.A. County’s recently enacted measure. Like the county, grocers and other
- [Hermosa Beach Goes Low-Tech](https://healthebay.org/hermosa-beach-goes-low-tech/) - Hermosa Beach is on the cutting edge of low-tech pollution prevention. Right along the Strand, they've installed a 1,000 foot trench to capture urban runoff. All the trench does is capture the water and allow it to slowly filter into the sand. Since sand is so fine, it will capture any pollution particles and basically
- [The Local Aquarium Network](https://healthebay.org/the-local-aquarium-network/) - Did you know that the Aquarist staff at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium collects the majority of the animals we exhibit? We don't order these animals online and we don’t run to the local store to buy a new fish or invertebrates. A Scientific Collections Permit from the California Department of Fish and Game allows
- [A Holiday Gift to Big Oil](https://healthebay.org/a-holiday-gift-to-big-oil/) - No surprises. Today, the State Lands Commission provided an early Christmas present to Chevron. As if they needed it. The Commission voted 2-1 (controller Chiang was the no vote) to approve a 30 year lease for the offshore marine terminal used by oil tankers. No changes and nearly free rent of the Bay for the
- [Cooling Off](https://healthebay.org/cooling-off/) - In a nail biter, the State Water Resources Control Board got the three votes it needed Tuesday to turn down a broad amendment that would have gutted California’s new Once-Through Cooling policy for power plants. Board members Tam Doduc, Fran Spivy-Weber and Art Bagget supported the motion to uphold the policy and oppose the amendment.
- [San Jose Does it Right](https://healthebay.org/san-jose-does-it-right/) - San Jose banned the bag! Just the latest in a series of local goverments doing the right thing. Locally, Long Beach did it, as did LA County. All of these local bans on plastic bags are going to help end the blight that litters our streets, beaches and parks, and kills our marine life. But as
- [Jesse Martinez Benefit TONIGHT!](https://healthebay.org/jesse-martinez-benefit-tonight/) - If you're in Venice tonight, stop by the benefit for Jesse Martinez, a local skateboarder who has dedicated a ton of time and energy to the Venice Skatepark. Unfortunately, while doing his best for the park, Jesse was severely beaten, resulting in some serious hospital bills. Good Hurt Night Club at 12249 Venice Blvd in West
- [Low Impact Development in L.A.](https://healthebay.org/low-impact-development-in-l-a/) - Today, the Los Angeles City Council voted to move forward with an important ordinance on low impact development (LID). The proposed ordinance will now be reviewed by the City Attorney before a final vote likely to be held in early spring of 2011. Heal the Bay and other members of the Green Los Angeles Coalition
- [Day Without A Bag Keeps Growing](https://healthebay.org/day-without-a-bag-keeps-growing/) - Just four years ago, in an refreshing showing of cooperation, a coalition of environmental groups, concerned citizens, retail stores and local governments banded together to brainstorm a solution to the plastic bag problem in L.A. The "urban tumbleweed" was becoming a ubiquitous sight. Bags were caught in trees, found on the freeway, floating in the
- [Let It Rain!](https://healthebay.org/let-it-rain/) - What a surprising way to end a two-year journey. As rain fell outside City Hall on Friday morning, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved the proposed Low Impact Development ordinance . . . on consent. For more than a year, the Building Industry Assn., the Central City Assn. and others provided numerous objections on
- [Insane Rain](https://healthebay.org/insane-rain/) - It looks like the rain might finally be slowing down, but that just means the clean-up can begin. Among the downed trees and mudslides, there are also some ocean issues for you to keep in mind. This much rain carries huge amounts of bacteria and pollution straight through the stormdrain system to the beach, and
- [Dream Schools](https://healthebay.org/dream-schools/) - Today a guest post from Susie Santilena, a member of Heal the Bay’s Science and Policy department: I graduated from Middle College High School in Los Angeles Unified School District nearly a decade ago, and I’ve had nightmares about returning ever since. In one vivid scene, I come back and end up taking a pop
- [Aquarium Closed Dec 31 - Jan 1 for the Holidays](https://healthebay.org/aquarium-closed-dec-31-jan-1-for-the-holidays/) - The holidays are a great time to visit the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, but there are a few days where we will be closed. Please note the closure schedule on the right and plan your Aquarium visit accordingly. We look forward to seeing you soon. Scheduled Aquarium Closures December 20-25, 2010 Closed for December holidays
- [Bring Out the Micro Biologist in Your Preschooler](https://healthebay.org/bring-out-the-micro-biologist-in-your-preschooler/) - The Aquarium’s Micro Biologist classes are a fun way to introduce your 3- to 5-year-old to environmental education and marine science through games, stories, art, and hands-on science. Held at Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, the program allows you to drop your child off for two hours of education and fun with our teaching staff.
- [Sea Pulse](https://healthebay.org/sea-pulse/) - Join Heal the Bay for an upcoming film series event in Venice, entitled Sea Pulse.The one-day event will cultivate ocean awareness through film and is presented by Macdonald Productions and our friends at Dance 4 Oceans (who you may remember as trash zombies from 2009's A Day Without a Bag). Capt. Charles Moore of Algalita
- [Playing Plastic Politics](https://healthebay.org/playing-plastic-politics/) - Plastic bag bans are really taking off all over the world. It seems each week brings with it reports of new bans. The beginning of this month brought us a ban on Maui and Kauai taking effect, a Brownsville, TX ban, a South Padre Island, TX vote in favor of a bag ban, a bag ban
- [Heal the Bay Goes to Sundance](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-goes-to-sundance/) - Heal the Bay is incredibly proud to annouce that
- [Malibu Surfing Association Hosts the World's Richest Busboy](https://healthebay.org/malibu-surfing-association-hosts-the-worlds-richest-busboy/) - Come on out to the Malibu Surfing Association's next meeting, and you can hear J.J. Brito talk about his new book, The World's Richest Busboy. Brisco's book describes his adventures throughout the world, surfing, working, and living in South Africa, South America, Australia, and more. He'll be at Duke's of Malibu on February 8th, free
- [Rain Doesn't Mean an End to Drought](https://healthebay.org/rain-doesnt-mean-an-end-to-drought/) - It's been a wet winter, so does that mean it's ok to be a little more cavalier with our watering habits? Like, maybe, we can rip out that rock garden and install a nice sloping lawn? The answer, apparently, is no. Yes, the rain has recharged reservoirs and built up a nice snow pack that will
- [LA to Finalize LID Ordinance](https://healthebay.org/la-to-finalize-lid-ordinance/) - On January 20, the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation will hold an informational meeting on the low impact development ordinance. This landmark regulation will help cut down on the amount of polluted runoff that reaches our beaches by requiring new and redevelopment projects to capture rainwater on site, allowing it to filter into
- [Santa Monica to Consider Ban on Plastic Bags](https://healthebay.org/santa-monica-to-consider-ban-on-plastic-bags/) - On Tuesday, Jan. 25, the City of Santa Monica will join Long Beach, LA County, and other local municipalities in considering a ban on plastic bags.The Santa Monica bag ban will prohibit retailers from providing plastic bags, but will allow stores to sell bags made from recycled paper, provided they cost at least 10¢. Restaurants
- [The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is a Certified Green Business](https://healthebay.org/the-santa-monica-pier-aquarium-is-a-certified-green-business/) - Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium last week became re-certified as a Santa Monica green business. The Aquarium first joined the program and became a certified green business about 2 1/2 years ago. The program is run by the combined efforts of City of Santa Monica agencies and business organizations and is designed to
- [Hotel California](https://healthebay.org/hotel-california/) - For years Heal the Bay has battled beach trash in Southern California. Now, a new hotel in Madrid is bringing attention to the issue of marine debris in a whole new way. The hotel is built from garbage and was constructed by German artist Ha Schult to demonstrate the growing issue of trash in the
- [Santa Monica Bans the Bag](https://healthebay.org/santa-monica-bans-the-bag/) - In a unanimous decision, the City of Santa Monica tonight passed one of the most aggressive and far-reaching plastic bag bans in the State of California. The ban, which will go into effect in September 2011, will ban all grocery stores, pharmacies and retailers from distributing plastic bags. Press Release Santa Monica Approves Ban on
- [At Last, a Bag Ban in Santa Monica](https://healthebay.org/at-last-a-bag-ban-in-santa-monica/) - The Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday night that bans single use plastic and paper bags, but allows retailers to sell “green” paper bags for at least a dime. Due to the passage of Proposition 26 with its chilling impact on government’s ability to create and raise fees, Santa Monica abandoned its
- [Ocean Friendly Gardening for South Bay Locals](https://healthebay.org/ocean-friendly-gardening-for-south-bay-locals/) - If you live in the South Bay and are concerned about the impacts your yard is having on the ocean, check out this ocean-friendly gardening workshop. Our good friends at the Surfrider Foundation run the Ocean Friendly Gardens Program, and this workshop is put on in conjunction with West Basin Municipal Water District, G3 and the South
- [Fan the Aquarium on Facebook](https://healthebay.org/fan-the-aquarium-on-facebook/) - Did you know Heal the Bay has its own aquarium at the world-famous Santa Monica Pier? Come by for a visit during our Whale of a Weekend, Feb. 19-20 and experience the Bay. Plus, be sure to FAN the Aquarium on Facebook.
- [Welcoming to Walkers](https://healthebay.org/welcoming-to-walkers/) - A bike path in Arleta got a facelift recently in an effort to make it more welcoming to the community. The community hopes that more people will now frequent the area to walk, bike and spend time outside with their kids. About 240 volunteers came out to plant thousands of native CA plants by the
- [Finding a Path to the Ocean in Watts](https://healthebay.org/finding-a-path-to-the-ocean-in-watts/) - “…more often than not people refer to the community as [just] people, but I think it’s a communion between the people and the environment…” –Kianna Nesbit, Principal of Youth Opportunities High SchoolPeople often talk about the need for more environmental leadership in our communities, but there's sometimes a struggle with defining what that means. In
- [Van Jones' Talk at TED](https://healthebay.org/van-jones-talk-at-ted/) - Check out this link to Van Jones' talk on the increasing impacts that plastic has on poor communities. Jones is an environmental advocate and attorney who spent the early part of his career fighting for equal rights for people of color, particularly African Americans. In 2007 he founded an organization called Green for All, dedicated
- [Tweet for School Gardens](https://healthebay.org/tweet-for-school-gardens/) - How often can you create big local change with just a few key strokes (140 to be exact)? That's what the Shorty Awards on Twitter are all about. Today winds up the Twitter Shorty Awards campaign and our favorite master gardener, Mud Baron, reached the 500 nominations mark, thus, Los Angeles County school gardens win
- [The Fight Against Plastic Bags Continues](https://healthebay.org/the-fight-against-plastic-bags-continues/) - The City of Calabasas joined the rapidly growing group of cities and municipalities fighting against plastic bag litter by enacting a ban on single-use plastic bags on February 2, 2011. Like the recent bans in Santa Monica, and LA County, the ban will prohibit supermarkets, large pharmacies and convenience food marts from distributing plastic bags. Paper bags
- [Life Imitates Art at L.A. Water Board](https://healthebay.org/life-imitates-art-at-l-a-water-board/) - Dear Governor Brown: I understand that you are facing California’s budget crisis head on and I agree with your priority setting for the state: digging us out of the budget crisis is priority one through 100. However, on behalf of all of those that care about clean water in the Los Angeles region, we really
- [Aquarium Volunteer Apps Due By Feb. 7](https://healthebay.org/aquarium-volunteer-apps-due-by-feb-7/) - If you're interested in volunteering at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, make sure to get your Volunteer Application in by Monday, Feb 7. Training begins March 1. Inspiring others to appreciate the amazing creatures that live in the Santa Monica Bay is what being a volunteer at the Aquarium is all about. Whether you work
- [Free Santa Monica Hazardous Waste Pick Up!](https://healthebay.org/free-santa-monica-hazardous-waste-pick-up/) - The City of Santa Monica just launched its first door-to-door collection program for hazardous waste. If you live in Santa Monica and have residential hazardous waste, you can call and schedule a pick-up at your front door. The program collects paint, used batteries, motor oil, computer monitors and other household hazardous waste, and transports it
- [Composting in Long Beach](https://healthebay.org/composting-in-long-beach/) - If you live in Long Beach and love to garden, check out the free composting, smart gardening and vermiculture (using worms to break down food scraps) workshop on Feb.19 Composting is a great way to reduce your garbage, and it produces a perfect organic soil supplement for your veggies and plants. The workshop is in
- [Subaru Named 2010 Corporate “Super Healer”](https://healthebay.org/subaru-named-2010-corporate-super-healer/) - Subaru of America, Inc. today announced it has been selected by the Heal the Bay organization as its 2010 Corporate “Super Healer.”Heal the Bay is a nonprofit that uses science, education, community action and advocacy to improve water quality and protect marine life in the Santa Monica Bay. Subaru, a company that already utilizes zero-landfill
- [Fight On, Samohi!](https://healthebay.org/fight-on-samohi/) - I’m a lifetime Bruin (birth, preschool, bachelor’s, Master’s, doctorate and currently teaching) so the title of this post doesn’t come easy. I couldn’t bring myself to write “I Heart USC” because of the history: Rodney Peete running down a certain UCLA football victory or Trojan guard Harold Miner punking the Don MacLean-led Bruins. My own son
- [Ascenta Partners with Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/ascenta-partners-with-heal-the-bay/) - In its ongoing committment to the environment, Ascenta - the industry leader in omega-3 fatty acids and the first natural health product manufacturer to become a member of 1% for the Planet - is announcing a partnership with Heal the Bay, a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to making Southern California coastal waters safe, healthy and
- [The Future is in Good Hands](https://healthebay.org/the-future-is-in-good-hands/) - That is, if Ethan Gauthier is any indication. The Sierra Madre teenager just won first prize in his school's science fair for a project he called Runaway Runoff. Basically, he took 4 samples of garden soil and added inorganic fertilizers to 3 of them. Then he added water, and measured the amount of nitrates and
- [Orcas in Our Bay](https://healthebay.org/orcas-in-our-bay/) - Did you know that we have orcas, or killer whales, in our Bay? A pod of orcas was spotted last weekend outside of King Harbor hunting dolphin. Onlookers believed that a set of parents was teaching a calf to hunt. Orcas are spotted off our coast very occasionally. This year, blue whales were also seen
- [Teens Turning Green](https://healthebay.org/teens-turning-green/) - The environmental movement appeals to people of all ages, from all walks of life. We each have important and very personal reasons for protecting the world around us. But young people, in particular, are poised to become the new face of the environment. As they grow older and begin to inherit the earth, with all
- [Batting Cleanup With the Dodgers](https://healthebay.org/batting-cleanup-with-the-dodgers/) - On an overcast Tuesday morning, a crowd of 300 volunteers came out to clean the beach at Santa Monica Pier alongside their Los Angeles Dodgers heroes. Nearly every volunteer was dressed in Dodger gear and some came three hours early to meet Matt Kemp, Rafael Furcal, Steve Garvey, Fernando Valenzeula, Derrel Thomas, Sweet Lou Johnson,
- [Artists' Night at the Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/artists-night-at-the-aquarium/) - This post was guest-written by Aaron Kind, our education specialist at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. Aaron runs our Aquarium's lecture series. Here, he writes about an innovative new addition to that program. Being a talented artist, whose works have hung on my mother’s refrigerator and graced a few bathroom stall walls, I was quite
- [Cleaner Water for Venice](https://healthebay.org/cleaner-water-for-venice/) - There's good news for beach goers in Venice. A new project is set to improve your beach water quality. A City of Los Angeles Proposition O Clean Water Bond-funded 14 million dollar project is about to happen in your back yard. This month, the Penmar Water Quality Improvement Project begins construction. The overall goal is to reduce
- [Celebrating our Volunteers](https://healthebay.org/celebrating-our-volunteers/) - Every year, Heal the Bay throws a special party to honor all of our incredible volunteers. In addition to thanking those who do so much for us, the night is an opportunity to reflect on all the accomplishments of the previous year, things we could not have done without our crew. This year, our party at
- [Wall Street Journal Poll on Plastic Bags](https://healthebay.org/wall-street-journal-poll-on-plastic-bags/) - Take a minute to visit the Wall Street Journal and vote in today's poll on whether or not plastic bags should be banned. The accompanying article talks about the numerous cities in California that have banned bags, and whether this city-by-city approach is working. The poll is running today only, so make your voice heard!
- [Remembering John Robinson](https://healthebay.org/remembering-john-robinson/) - About 15 years ago, I was invited to an advisory board meeting of a start-up pollution cleanup company called AbTech Industries. I didn’t go for the free trip to Santa Barbara, nor as an escape from my toddler sons for a desperately needed good night’s sleep. No, what drew me was a chance to meet
- [Diesel Spill in the Port of Long Beach](https://healthebay.org/diesel-spill-in-the-port-of-long-beach/) - Early Monday about 700 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled into Long Beach Harbor at Tesoro Terminal. According to the US Coast Guard, the spill took place at Berth 84A and happened during a transfer from a tanker. Floating booms surrounded the spill in an effort to contain the oil while crews planned a cleanup
- [Refreshing Change at SFO](https://healthebay.org/refreshing-change-at-sfo/) - We all have our favorite air travel gripe; tiny plane seats, lenthy lines, tired kids. Well, if your biggest complaint was the amount of plastic water bottles sold, or the difficulty of bringing your own water with the liquid requirements, traveling to or from San Francisco just got a little more tolerable. SFO has installed
- [Suing Over Septics](https://healthebay.org/suing-over-septics/) - Enough is enough. Although Heal the Bay generally only uses litigation as a last resort, we do have our limits. On Tuesday, Santa Barbara environmental group Heal the Oceans and Heal the Bay filed a lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board for its failure to implement Assembly Bill 885, which required the Board
- [Overfishing Changes the Balance](https://healthebay.org/overfishing-changes-the-balance/) - Ecosystems are fragile. They depend on very intricate foodwebs (rather than the foodchains described in older biology books) that thrive on balance. Unfortunately, people can have very real, and unintentional, impacts on the environment around us. Today, we are starting to see the impacts on the world's oceans when we overfish and don't harvest fish
- [Washington Elementary Goes Camping](https://healthebay.org/washington-elementary-goes-camping/) - Washington Elementary, a Heal the Bay partner school in Compton, just sent its 4th graders camping. Thanks to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, the students spent two nights at King Gillette Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains. The key to inspiring environmental advocacy is to expose kids, at a young age, to the nature all around them.
- [On Our Radar: Earth Day](https://healthebay.org/on-our-radar-earth-day/) - View all Earth Month events and updates.Heal the Bay celebrates each Earth Day in a big way -- by turning it into a whole month. For the entire month of April, we embody the catch phrase "Earth Day is every day." Our month is choc-full of great events for all ages, cleanups, tablings and more.
- [Kids, Fish and Fun](https://healthebay.org/kids-fish-and-fun/) - Editor’s note: Nick Fash is one of two teachers at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. He and colleague Aaron Kind educate as many as 600 students in a week. Nick chronicles a day in the life of an Aquarium education specialist. Entering the Aquarium first thing in the morning, flipping on the lights, the quiet
- [Well, a Big Win for Santa Monica](https://healthebay.org/well-a-big-win-for-santa-monica/) - The city of Santa Monica is celebrating the return of its local water supply. In a classic David vs. Goliath case, Santa Monica took on Big Oil to restore the people’s rights to a clean, local water supply. The combination of leaking underground gasoline storage tanks and the addition of MTBE as an oxygenate in
- [Sewer Work on PCH in the Palisades](https://healthebay.org/sewer-work-on-pch-in-the-palisades/) - If you live in the Palisades, you might notice construction on PCH beginning today. Don't get frustrated by the slow traffic though. Instead, take a minute to drive slowly and be grateful for the new pipes that will funnel urban runoff from storm drains to the Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant (during dry weather, not during
- [Our Newest Fish Friend](https://healthebay.org/our-newest-fish-friend/) - Finescale Triggerfish The Finescale Triggerfish (Balistes polylepis) is the latest resident of the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium’s Beneath the Pier exhibit. Triggerfish are usually associated with tropical water, but their range stretches from San Francisco all the way to Peru. This fish has a feisty reputation and reportedly has been seen attacking sharks. Our triggerfish
- [Oil Spill Near Ventura's Faria Beach](https://healthebay.org/oil-spill-near-venturas-faria-beach/) - There was an oil spill Tuesday morning just north of Faria Beach in Ventura County. Officials responded to a camper who saw hundreds of gallons of oil seeping onto the beach. At this time, the source of the oil is still unknown although it is believed to be coming from the oil fields nearby. More
- ["Rango" and Me](https://healthebay.org/rango-and-me/) - As the father of an 11-year-old daughter, I end up going to a lot of movies that would never make my must-see list. This weekend, I was one of the many parents that took in “Rango.” I actually enjoyed the film, and I couldn’t help but be struck by the similarities between my life and
- [Fish Kill Cleanup Volunteers Needed](https://healthebay.org/fish-kill-cleanup-volunteers-needed/) - With the massive fish kill in Redondo's King Harbor earlier this week, the most pressing issue now is the clean-up. It's critical that all the dead fish are removed within the next couple of days to prevent an even worse problem. Fish Kill Cleanup: Volunteer! For information on how and when to volunteer, contact the
- [Aquarium Closed for Tsunami Warning](https://healthebay.org/aquarium-closed-for-tsunami-warning/)
- [Tsunami Advisory Canceled - Regular Aquarium Hours Resume](https://healthebay.org/tsunami-advisory-canceled-regular-aquarium-hours-resume/) - Yesterday, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, the west end of the Santa Monica Pier and surrounding beach lots were closed due to the Tsunami Advisory (canceled at 8:20am today) issued for the Southern California coast due to the 8.9 earthquake in Japan. Tsunami Advisory Info A Tsunami Advisory was in effect for the coastal areas
- [simplehuman and Adopt-A-Beach](https://healthebay.org/simplehuman-and-adopt-a-beach/) - simplehuman Adopts Torrance Beach; Gives Back to CommunityLOS ANGELES – March 14, 2011 – simplehuman, renowned for its numerous design awards, patented innovations and quality housewares products, can now add the adoption of Torrance Beach to its list of endeavors.On Friday, March 18th, the high-end housewares brand will hold its third beach cleanup with Heal
- [Latitude 33 and Angeleno Magazine Host SURF CHIC](https://healthebay.org/latitude-33-and-angeleno-magazine-host-surf-chic/) - Latitude 33 and Angeleno Magazine to Host Surfer Chic Fundraiser Featuring Auction of Artist Made Surfboards and Musical Performers The Makepeace Brothers on March 30th in Venice Beach Large portion of surfboard auction proceeds to benefit Heal the Bay LOS ANGELES, CA (March 16, 2011) -- Latitude 33, the 122-unit modern beach-inspired community located at
- [Enlist for the Angler Outreach Team](https://healthebay.org/enlist-for-the-angler-outreach-team/) - Heal the Bay is looking for people to join our Angler Outreach Team! This group of dedicated people spends their days on local piers talking to fishermen about the importance of avoiding contaminated fish. The national EPA recently awarded the program one of its top honors for protecting public health. In Santa Monica Bay, most
- [Pound Foolish](https://healthebay.org/pound-foolish/) - City, county, state and federal budget crises are the dominant issues facing government, business and the public. In what has become an annual event, elected officials and administrations scramble to balance budgets by coming up with policy ideas that save pennies but are more than a pound foolish. At the federal level, cutting back EPA’s
- [The Ultimate Eco-Project](https://healthebay.org/the-ultimate-eco-project/) - Earth Month is coming and you might’ve already done the beach cleanups, you might’ve told your friends where all those cigarettes butts they throw on the freeway end up, and you might’ve even come to visit our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium to learn about the marine life we all seek to protect in the Santa
- [Plastic Paradise](https://healthebay.org/plastic-paradise/) - Today’s guest bloggers are Kirsten James, Heal the Bay’s Water Quality Director, and Sarah Sikich, Coastal Resources Director. Here they discuss their experience traveling to Hawaii last week and participating in the 5th International Marine Debris Conference. Sarah: It’s unreal – spending a week in Hawaii for work! Not to mention meeting some of the leading researchers,
- [Join Us for Our Annual Gala](https://healthebay.org/join-us-for-our-annual-gala/) - Don't miss the ultimate beach party Enjoy a relaxed evening with beach lovers of all stripes and mingle under the stars with entertainment, government, business and environmental leaders at Heal the Bay’s 20th annual benefit gala: Bring Back the Beach. Dig your feet in the sand at the Ultimate Beach Party, which will feature live
- [Team Up: Chivas Helps with School Recycling](https://healthebay.org/team-up-chivas-helps-with-school-recycling/) - Chivas and Heal the Bay put our heads together to come up with a fun way to teach kids about the importance of recycling this Earth Month. Starting this coming Monday, three local elementary schools will start competing to fill recycling bins on their campuses. The schools stand to win some amazing prizes, including Chivas
- [Register Now For Aquarium Field Trips](https://healthebay.org/register-now-for-aquarium-field-trips/) - While many are preparing to take a field trip this spring, Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is ready to help teachers plan their field trips for the 2011-2012 school year. Reservation books open April 1st and if past years are any indication, prime spring field trips spots book up fast and furiously. School
- [Mussel Beach](https://healthebay.org/mussel-beach/) - The yearly quarantine of all mussel species harvested publicly on the California coast came a month early this year and is now in effect. California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has found elevated levels of both domoic acid and paralytic shellfish poisoning in mussels. Poisoning from eating these mussels can be very severe, so make
- [Behind the Scenes: Recycling with Chivas USA](https://healthebay.org/behind-the-scenes-recycling-with-chivas-usa/) - This guest blog post was written by Eveline Bravo, Heal the Bay's Beach Programs Manager. The Chivas USA professional soccer team and Home Depot Center in Carson are working hard to green their organizations and recently collaborated with Heal the Bay to help others do the same. That’s why three special schools have been selected to
- [Celebrate Earth Month at the Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/celebrate-earth-month-at-the-aquarium/) - The benefits of cleaning the beach are obvious; a cleaner environment for all to enjoy, and less trash in the ocean to harm both the marine habitat and the animals that live there. But on April 16th and 17th, cleaning the beach brings an added benefit, free admission to Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier
- [Co-opportunity Sponsors Cleanup](https://healthebay.org/co-opportunity-sponsors-cleanup/) - CO-OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCES CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OF HEAL THE BAY as part of revamped reusable bag program Santa Monica, CA – April 11, 2011 – Co-opportunity, Santa Monica’s natural food cooperative and source for organic and local products since 1974, announced today its corporate sponsorship of Heal the Bay. Co-opportunity is joining Heal the Bay’s Corporate Healer
- [Chuck Sloan - Leaving Much to Remember](https://healthebay.org/chuck-sloan-leaving-much-to-remember/) - Heal the Bay burst into the public’s consciousness in early 1988, shortly after the creation of the fishbones logo and our aquarium/store in the brand new, Gehry-designed Santa Monica Place. Heal the Bay sold more t-shirts that one summer than every year since. Shortly thereafter, Heal the Bay reached out to Venice-based advertising agency Chiat
- [Contamination Is Forever](https://healthebay.org/contamination-is-forever/) - In the field of water quality regulation, sewage treatment plant and industrial dischargers often have strict numeric limits on the amount of pollutants they can discharge. In some cases, for highly toxic pollutants like organochlorines and mercury, the limits can be at the parts per billion or even per trillion level. As a result of
- [Overfishing 101 - A Beginner's Guide](https://healthebay.org/overfishing-101-a-beginners-guide/) - Understanding U.S. Fisheries Management Part 1 of a 2 part series from National Geographic's News Watch. Photo by Captain Tom Migdalski The United States has the largest Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the world, containing 3.4 million square miles [8.8 million square kilometers] of ocean and 90,000 miles [145,000 kilometers] of coastline.[i] Throughout this vast underwater
- [Domoic Acid and Marine Animals](https://healthebay.org/domoic-acid-and-marine-animals/) - Strandings of marine animals in Southern California have increased dramatically in the past few weeks. The mortality rate is up and rescue teams and care centers are overrun with a large number of ailing sea lions and birds. We asked David Caron, a professor in USC’s department of Biological Studies, if he could explain what is
- [An Unusual Jackpot](https://healthebay.org/an-unusual-jackpot/) - Guest blogger Vicki Wawerchak, the director of the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, discusses hitting an unusual jackpot.“We’ve got skulls!” Pumping my fists in the air, I shout out to my computer and anyone within earshot of my office. I just finished reading another email from our friends at the Marine Mammal Care Center in Sausalito
- [Deep in the Heart of Texas](https://healthebay.org/deep-in-the-heart-of-texas/) - I just spent a looong weekend in Texas, hanging out at Texas A&M Galveston overlooking the Bay and the lime green piles of sulfur lining the shores of the port. I flew out to watch the finals of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl and to root for the team from Santa Monica High School. Go
- [Cleanup Volunteers, Start Your Engines!](https://healthebay.org/cleanup-volunteers-start-your-engines/) - Heal the Bay and Ford invite you to Drive One 4 UR Beach! Volunteers that test drive a new Ford during any Nothin’ But Sand summer cleanup will be automatically entered for a chance to win an all-new eco-friendly Ford. For every test drive completed, Ford will donate $50 to Heal the Bay to keep
- [Schooling the Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/schooling-the-aquarium/) - Recently, to wrap up Earth Month, a class from the Laurel Hall School in North Hollywood took a visit to Santa Monica Beach to participate in a cleanup and learn how trash ends up in the Bay. Afterwards, the group toured our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. If you've never been to the aquarium yourself, you're
- [Healing San Pedro Bay](https://healthebay.org/healing-san-pedro-bay/) - Santa Monica Bay pollution may make the headlines, but the pollution in San Pedro Bay is a lot worse. Last week the Regional Water Quality Control Board made an attempt to heal our other local bay by passing the most comprehensive and complicated Total Maximum Daily Load in California history. (TMDLs are water body-specific pollutant
- [FAQ: Japan Tsunami Debris](https://healthebay.org/faq-japan-tsunami-debris/) - Recently, the first tsunami related debris arrived on the West Coast, in Washington State. Heal the Bay plans to continue our monthly beach clean-up activities, and will be scouting for any potential tsunami related debris. We will do our best to report any tsunami related debris to those that are tracking it. As of now,
- [Fixing Eco-Education](https://healthebay.org/fixing-eco-education/) - Has education failed to reach its potentail in fighting climate change and environmental degradation? That's the topic of a June 2nd discussion at UCLA. The discussion, led by Charles Saylan and Daniel T. Blumsein, will cover their book, The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It). The talk will also include a
- [Long Beach Fights Back](https://healthebay.org/long-beach-fights-back/) - The movement to ban plastic bags in California scored a major victory when the Long Beach City Council voted 5-0 last night to support a disposable bag ban based on the Los Angeles County bag ordinance. Heal the Bay boardmember Suja Lowenthal spearheaded the City Council effort to ban single use plastic bags, but Dee
- [2010-2011 Annual Beach Report Card](https://healthebay.org/2010-2011-annual-beach-report-card/) - Heal the Bay’s 21st Annual Beach Report Card® provides water quality information to the millions of people who swim, surf or dive in California, Oregon and Washington coastal waters. This is the first annual report to cover the entire West Coast, with the debut of beach water quality grades from our northern neighbors, Oregon and
- [Malibu Lagoon Restoration Delayed](https://healthebay.org/malibu-lagoon-restoration-delayed/) - By now, most people in the local environmental community know that last Friday afternoon, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ernest Goldsmith issued a stay on the Malibu Lagoon restoration project. The project was supposed to begin June 1, but the court order suspended the project until an October hearing on the Coastal Commission project
- [Legislation With Teeth](https://healthebay.org/legislation-with-teeth/) - At Heal the Bay, we love sharks, and that's why we support AB 376, legislation to ban shark fin in the state of California. Heal the Bay collected 2,000 names in support of the shark fin ban during our Earth Month events in April and we are proud to let each and every one of
- [Andy vs. The Plastic Goliath](https://healthebay.org/andy-vs-the-plastic-goliath/) - In a bullying move that demonstrates just how devoid of morals and ethics most plastic bag manufacturers may be, Hilex Poly Co., Superbag Operating and Advance Polybag have sued ChicoBag on the grounds that the reusable bag manufacturer has “irreparably harmed” their businesses. If you don’t know, ChicoBag is a small Northern California-based business that
- [Fish Dealer Admits He Sold Whale Meat](https://healthebay.org/fish-dealer-admits-he-sold-whale-meat/) - A Gardena seafood dealer who imported and sold illegal whale meat from Japan pled guilty Tuesday, May 31st, to violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The man apparently has been importing whale meat for an entire decade. Among his customers was the Executive Chef of The Hump, the Santa Monica sushi restaurant that closed in 2010
- [Proud Parents](https://healthebay.org/proud-parents/) - As a kid, I spent my summers bodysurfing in Santa Monica Bay. At that time, I looked up to lifeguards as the coolest people on the planet. After all, they got to hang out at the beach every day, rescue people from rip currents, receive public adoration, and serve as the ultimate authority on the
- [Pop-up Gallery in Santa Monica June 25 - 26](https://healthebay.org/pop-up-gallery-in-santa-monica-june-25-26/) - The second installment of Buy the Bay – a project which sees our favorite artists and designers turn their favorite beach experiences and memories into art pieces – launches in two weeks. We’re thrilled, and we hope you are too. To celebrate the arrival of Buy the Bay 2.0, Heal the Bay wants to spend
- [Hundreds Compete in Santa Monica Pier Paddle Races](https://healthebay.org/hundreds-compete-in-santa-monica-pier-paddle-races/) - Hundreds of competitors and thousands of spectators gathered Sunday to honor paddleboarding’s past and present at the Santa Monica Pier Paddle Race and Ocean Festival.The event, sponsored by Honolua Surf Co., was part of the World Paddle Association’s championship qualifying series and featured some of the top paddlers in the country. The elite class paddlers
- [Horse Sense at the Coastal Commission?](https://healthebay.org/horse-sense-at-the-coastal-commission/) - The media spotlight at the California Coastal Commission hearing Thursday will be on the fate of a complex of mansions proposed by U2 guitarist The Edge on pristine chaparral and coastal sage habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking the Bay. Although the “Joshua Tree” concert at the Sports Arena in 1987 was one of
- [Technology Turns Plastic to Fuel](https://healthebay.org/technology-turns-plastic-to-fuel/) - There's a special project making a mini tour of Southern California next week. The Clean Oceans Project is showing off new technology that converts waste plastic into oil without toxic emissions or byproducts.The project is making a stop on Tuesday, the 21st, at noon at Venice's Electric Lodge, a solar-powered visual and performing arts center,
- [On the Edge of Darkness](https://healthebay.org/on-the-edge-of-darkness/) - As most everyone knows by now, the California Coastal Commission bravely voted 8-4 Thursday against the Edge’s proposal for a compound of mansions overlooking the Pacific in Malibu. The highly controversial project from the U2 guitarist would have caused substantial damage to environmentally sensitive habitat area and did not include plans to reduce polluted runoff
- [Weird Science: Part Two](https://healthebay.org/weird-science-part-two/) - Editor’s Note: Vicki Wawerchak, director of the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, chronicles the process of preparing two sea lion skulls and one harbor seal skull to become marine artifacts on exhibit at the aquarium. This is the second installment of her story of the process. (Read part one: "An Unusual Jackpot").I love sharks. I really
- [Thank You Thursday 11.7.13](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-11-7-13/) - We’re still glowing from a sunny Tuesday morning on the beach with a group of third graders from Parthenia Elementary School in North Hills.Yes, a late autumn sun contributed to the color in our cheeks, but the lasting glow comes from the generous assistance to our field trip programs provided by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable
- [Thank You Thursday 11.14.13](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-11-14-13/) - Our first-ever S.T.E.A.M. Machines event Nov. 9 on the Santa Monica Pier was a smashing success. Presented by Heal the Bay and Time Warner Cable’s Connect a Million Minds initiative, the day included LA’s inaugural Rube Goldberg Contest and a host of innovative activities for all ages. A huge thank you goes to sponsor Time
- [Listen to Our New CEO Share His Vision](https://healthebay.org/listen-to-our-new-ceo-share-his-vision/) - Heal the Bay CEO Ruskin Hartley recently sat down with Saul Gonzalez from KCRW to share his vision for our organization and the unfinished business of cleaning up Santa Monica Bay. Ruskin details how Heal the Bay is well-positioned to play a significant role in developing innovative solutions to our 21st century challenges: Water pollution and
- [Thank You Thursday 11.21.13](https://healthebay.org/thank-you-thursday-11-21-13/) - For six years, Heal the Bay has organized "A Day Without a Bag" to kick off the holiday season, encouraging people to skip single-use plastic. But this year we proudly celebrated “A Day With a Bag” – a reusable one – to commemorate the City of Los Angeles’ plastic bag ban, which goes into effect
- [Our Cleanup Volunteers Break a Record](https://healthebay.org/our-cleanup-volunteers-break-a-record/) - November’s Nothin’ But Sand broke Heal the Bay’s record for the most participants at one of our monthly volunteer cleanups. What a way to end 2013! Some 1,111 participants picked up 210 pounds of ocean-bound trash at Will Rogers State Beach on Nov. 16. Whether volunteers were lured to the beach that sunny morning to
- [Aquadoption Holiday Special: The Wolf-Eel](https://healthebay.org/aquadoption-holiday-special-the-wolf-eel/) - Back by popular demand, for a limited time only during the holiday season, Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is offering its wolf-eel for adoption. Nine different marine animals on display at the Aquarium are available for adoption year-long through the Aquadoption program, but the wolf-eel is only available through January 1, 2014. Nothing
- [Mystery of the 'Disappearing' Pesticides](https://healthebay.org/mystery-of-the-disappearing-pesticides/) - How many of us know that the largest underwater Superfund site is in our own backyard? Throughout the 1940s-70s more than 100 tons of DDT and PCBs were dumped into our local waters, deposited in an area known as the Palos Verdes shelf. But some recent tests indicate that the contamination is disappearing, without being
- [Meet the Locals: The Lizard Fish](https://healthebay.org/meet-the-locals-the-lizard-fish/) - Frankie Orrala, our Pier Angler Outreach Manager, introduces us to one of the more unusual animals in the Bay. The lizard fish is a unique creature that inhabits the coast of California. It has a long brown body, which serves as camouflage in the sandy ocean floor habitats. It feeds on small fish and squid.
- [Mythbusting: The Latest From Fukushima](https://healthebay.org/mythbusting-the-latest-from-fukushima/) - “Mom, I have a headache”…..“It must be that radiation you got surfing the other day …” BUSTED Heal the Bay has been swamped with calls and emails from concerned California residents asking about possible human and biological impacts originating from the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Since the Japanese tsunami in March 2011, the Daiichi Nuclear Power
- [Magnolia Students Blossom](https://healthebay.org/magnolia-students-blossom/) - For the past two years, Heal the Bay has helped to bring hands-on science and provide meaningful experiences for elementary students as partners with teaching collaborative, Education by Nature, headed by Children’s Nature Institute. Heal the Bay’s Melissa Aguayo, our Speakers Bureau manager, recently completed a pilot program at Magnolia Elementary school, providing extensive science
- [Oil's Not Well in Hermosa Beach](https://healthebay.org/oils-not-well-in-hermosa-beach/) - If you’re a longtime Heal the Bay supporter, you may remember a proposal to drill for oil in the City of Hermosa Beach back in the late 1990s. We worked closely with partner groups to defeat that effort. A recent legal settlement has put oil drilling back on the table for Hermosa residents. A ballot
- [L.A. County's Bag Ban Now In Effect](https://healthebay.org/l-a-countys-bag-ban-now-in-effect/) - Attention shoppers! Effective Friday, July 1, 2011, large supermarkets and pharmacies in Los Angeles County's unincorporated areas are not allowed to distribute single use plastic bags. More Information AboutTheBag.com Map of Unincorporated Areas in L.A. County Plastic Trash Share Flyer - English Flyer - Spanish Questions? Call 310.451.1500, x116 Approved by the Los Angeles County
- [Malibu Septics: Round Two](https://healthebay.org/malibu-septics-round-two/) - Tonight, the Malibu City Council will vote to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the city and the state to move the civic center’s wastewater management into the 21st century. Malibu fought to become a city when L.A. County tried to jam a massive sewage treatment plan in pristine Corral Canyon down their throat.
- [Free Aquarium Admission for Military Families](https://healthebay.org/free-aquarium-admission-for-military-families/) - Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium joins more than 1,000 museums across the country this summer as a member of Blue Star Museums, a program offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration of the National Endowment of
- [CA Current Compared to Serengeti](https://healthebay.org/ca-current-compared-to-serengeti/) - Scientists recently compared the waters off California to Africa's Serengeti Plain, famous for its abundance of wildlife. The California Current eco-system is home to many species. Scientists tagged and tracked more than 4,000 animals and found that the Current is very important to the ocean's top predators, such as sharks and whales. Learn more about
- [Debris Dumped into Cold Creek](https://healthebay.org/debris-dumped-into-cold-creek/) - Our Stream Team recently discovered some illegal dumping going on in Cold Creek in the Malibu Creek watershed. A very large amount of yard waste and woody debris had been dumped off from Piuma Road into the stream channel. When yard waste is left to decay within a creek it can lead to a variety
- [Rejoice! It's Time for Camp!](https://healthebay.org/rejoice-its-time-for-camp/) - Editor’s note: Roberta Brown is a Santa Monica-based writer, fight choreographer and mother (three vocations that she says go surprisingly well together). She is the West Coast Editor for Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect.I think I may have actually done a happy dance when I found out that the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is launching its own summer
- [Waves of Pride](https://healthebay.org/waves-of-pride/) - Now that my kids are older, my dream of sleeping in past 6 a.m. has become a reality on weekends for the first time in 18 years. In my eyes, my 11-year-old daughter Natalie’s insistence in competing in the Regional Paddle Board Race this past weekend was an unwelcome infringement on my modest aspirations. Natalie
- [Malibu Septics: Round Three](https://healthebay.org/malibu-septics-round-three/) - Round three on the great debate over what downtown Malibu will do with its sewage is scheduled for the Regional Water Board hearing this Thursday in the nearby beach city of Glendale. Will the infamous Malibu smell waft into olfactory history? The answer may or may not be clearer after Thursday. As I previously blogged,
- [Manhattan Beach Wins Plastic Bag Case](https://healthebay.org/manhattan-beach-wins-plastic-bag-case/) - On Thursday, the California Supreme Court issued a decision reversing a previous Court of Appeal decision that ruled the City of Manhattan Beach should have conducted a full Environmental Impact Report to inform their plastic bag ban ordinance adopted back in July 2008. A group of plastic bag manufacturers known as Save the Plastic Bag
- [Sweet Justice in Manhattan Beach](https://healthebay.org/sweet-justice-in-manhattan-beach/) - Major Corporate Interests Lose at the Supreme Court! A dream headline to be sure, but it wasn’t a U.S. Supreme Court decision. It was California’s Supreme Court that did the right thing Thursday. The court issued a unanimous opinion that Manhattan Beach did not need to complete a burdensome and costly EIR to move forward
- [Knocked Out in Malibu!](https://healthebay.org/knocked-out-in-malibu/) - The city of Malibu scored an absolute knockout Thursday in Round 3 of the battle for improved water quality at Surfrider, Malibu Lagoon, and nearby beaches. Watching Malibu City Attorney Christi Hogin close the done deal for weakened septic system regulations with the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board was like watching boxing champ
- [How to Keep L.A.'s Taps Flowing](https://healthebay.org/how-to-keep-l-a-s-taps-flowing/) - In 2008, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa released a visionary plan for moving Los Angeles away from its reliance on imported water. The mayor's plan was reasonable and achievable; we just have to follow it. Read more from Mark Gold at the Los Angeles Times. Photo: Eflon via Flickr
- [This Decision Sucks…Literally](https://healthebay.org/this-decision-sucksliterally/) - In a defeat for the health of our local oceans, the State Water Resources Control Board voted 2-1 Tuesday to grant LADWP an additional nine years to phase out harmful once-through cooling at its three coastal power plants. The Water Board voted for the extension despite the fact that California’s energy agencies determined that DWP’s
- [Plastic Bag Wars Heat Up](https://healthebay.org/plastic-bag-wars-heat-up/) - The August 4 issue of Rolling Stone reveals the U.S. plastics industry’s formidable efforts to protect the use of plastic shopping bags and highlights Heal the Bay’s strong commitment to banning their use in cities and municipalities. “We're going to keep pushing this issue," Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay’s director of coastal resources, told Rolling
- [Cut the Coal Power at LADWP](https://healthebay.org/cut-the-coal-power-at-ladwp/) - It's time for Los Angeles to move beyond coal power. LADWP (Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) is considering a plan to sell its stake by 2014 in the Navajo Generating Station, which is, according to the Sierra Club, one of the largest and dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the entire country. The LADWP is asking for customer feedback
- [A Bloomin' Mess](https://healthebay.org/a-bloomin-mess/) - Does the scene in this photo count as algal impairment under the Clean Water Act? I’m just curious if the folks in Florida that are attempting to blow up the Clean Water Act over proposed nutrient standards would agree that this is impairment. After all, the kids appear to be enjoying themselves, and after all,
- [Rock the Bay, Support a Cleaner Ocean on August 4](https://healthebay.org/rock-the-bay-support-a-cleaner-ocean-on-august-4/) - The Twilight Dance Series partners with Heal the Bay on Thursday, August 4, 7-10 p.m., with Nelson Marquez & the Moderators and Tutu Sweeney & the Brothers Band set to perform a free concert at Santa Monica Pier.Show your appreciation and “Protect What You Love!” by texting GIVE2HEAL to 20222 which will donate $5 to
- [Mapping an Uncertain Future](https://healthebay.org/mapping-an-uncertain-future/) - With the world focused on the silly brinksmanship in Congress over the national debt ceiling, there hasn’t been enough focus on the ramifications of the recent California legislative redistricting process. The final maps, created by an independent body called the California Citizens Redistricting Committee, just came out last week and the new districts are substantially
- [Protect What You Love - Get CA's New Ecoplate](https://healthebay.org/protect-what-you-love-get-cas-new-ecoplate/) - Buy one of California’s newly-designed Whale Tail® specialty license plates and support Heal the Bay’s cleanup and education programs. Plus, be among the first 1,000 ocean lovers to get the new Ecoplate and pay $25 instead of $50, or get $25 off a personalized plate. Each of the first 1,000 to purchase one of these
- [French Town Says: “Ne Pas Fumer Sur La Plage!”](https://healthebay.org/french-town-says-ne-pas-fumer-sur-la-plage/) - A small town in Provence declared smoking off limits on a stretch of its beachfront, proclaiming itself the first non-smoking beach not only in France, but Europe. According to the Associated Press, the smoking ban came into effect earlier this summer in La Ciotat, and compliance among the public at the packed beach has been
- [Styrofoam Cups: From Trash to Fashion](https://healthebay.org/styrofoam-cups-from-trash-to-fashion/) - In celebration of Ocean Awareness Month, artist Marina DeBris’ “Beach Couture — A Trash 'n' Fashion Show” showcases the artwork she crafts from detritus she picks up as she walks the Westside. “In the beginning I would just pick up stacks of Styrofoam cups and bring them to the local 7-Eleven, but I soon realized
- [Brother in Arms](https://healthebay.org/brother-in-arms/) - For the last three months, I’ve been yearning to blog or write an op-ed on AB 376, the state bill that would ban the sale of shark fins in California. I haven’t been more excited about a marine conservation bill in nearly a decade. But to be honest, having an environmental biologist like me write about
- [Sea Change: Two More Cities Ban Plastic Bags](https://healthebay.org/sea-change-two-more-cities-ban-plastic-bags/) - Burbank and Huntington Beach city councils voted this week to move forward with plastic bag bans, part of a growing movement of local governments taking responsibility for ending the environmental and economic waste caused by plastic pollution. The moves comein the wake of Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Calabasas and Los Angeles County passing similar ordinances
- [A Clean Start in Ventura](https://healthebay.org/a-clean-start-in-ventura/) - After a decade of disagreement about the impacts of sewage treatment plant discharges to the Santa Clara River estuary, the city of Ventura and environmental groups Ventura Coastkeeper, the Wishtoyo Foundation and Heal the Bay today jointly announced a settlement agreement to protect the estuary while increasing local water recycling. The Santa Clara River estuary
- [Flushing Out a Capybara](https://healthebay.org/flushing-out-a-capybara/) - What could possibly beat a wild capybara emerging from the murky waters of a California sewage pond? Rodents of unusual size have a wide following. (Exhibit A: the classic Rob Reiner film “The Princess Bride.”) And capybaras are prized as a Peruvian delicacy (Exhibit A: My food critic brother Jonathan Gold). But I’m pretty sure that the
- [Fight the Plastic Power](https://healthebay.org/fight-the-plastic-power/) - The plastic bag giants have filed nuisance lawsuits against reusable bag manufacturer ChicoBag, as well as Marin County and the City of Long Beach for taking a stand to reduce unnecessary single use bag litter and waste. Join Heal the Bay in saying "YES" to the reusable bag movement and "NO" to plastic bags. Tell the plastic bag
- [¡Únete a miles de voluntarios este 17 de Septiembre!](https://healthebay.org/unete-a-miles-de-voluntarios-este-17-de-septiembre/) - El Día de Limpieza Costera de California se tomara acabo el sábado 17 de Septiembre en más de 65 sitios sobre todo el condado de Los Angeles. Habrá un sitio donde limpiar cerca de ti. Así que no agás decidía y comprométete hoy a llevar la familia entera. Da un poco de servicio a la
- [Seismic Shift at the EPA?](https://healthebay.org/seismic-shift-at-the-epa/) - I flew out to Washington, D.C., this week to meet with Nancy Stoner, the EPA’s Acting Assistant Administrator for Water, to help voice environmental community concerns about the direction of the National Beach Water Quality Criteria due out in 2012. The NRDC’s Steve Fleischli, a longtime friend, joined me for the meeting with Stoner and
- [The Stingray Shuffle](https://healthebay.org/the-stingray-shuffle/) - Human beings, stingrays and sea jellies share something: We all love to swim in warm water. But that poses some problems. As more human swimmers enter the surf during the summer, it’s more likely that we will encounter a stingray or a sea jelly. Santa Monica Fire Department Mark Bridge told the Santa Monica Daily
- [Creek 101: Take Me to the River](https://healthebay.org/creek-101-take-me-to-the-river/) - “Where did the river go?” So wondered Heal the Bay's inaugural class of Creek Week students as they finished their trek along the Los Angeles River, moving from Big Tujunga Creek down to the river’s mouth in San Pedro. Mere days ago they’d been eagerly wading barefoot, hunting insects through clear waters. By day four, when
- [Playing Hooky](https://healthebay.org/playing-hooky/) - Today, the Regional Water Board agenda looked a little light and Heal the Bay’s water quality director, Kirsten James, and environmental engineer, Susie Santilena, had the issues pretty well covered. I was going to come in at the usual time Thursday to start lobbying on AB 376 (Fong and Huffman’s shark fin sales ban) and
- [Diving the Star of Scotland](https://healthebay.org/diving-the-star-of-scotland/) - Today's blogger is staffer Vicki Wawerchak, the director of Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium.I could hear my Mr. Coffee beginning its drip in the room next door and I knew it would be mere minutes before the repetitive chirp from my bedside alarm would alert me that it was 5:30 a.m. It had
- [Shark Fin for All](https://healthebay.org/shark-fin-for-all/) - On Sunday morning, our family schlepped out to Rosemead for my niece’s 17th birthday. The destination for Isabel’s festivities was Sea Harbor, one of my brother Jonathan’s favorite dim sum places in the county. After all of these decades of grubbing with Jonathan, I generally don’t even bother looking at a menu or making an
- [The Stink Over L.A. Sewer Charges](https://healthebay.org/the-stink-over-l-a-sewer-charges/) - About six months ago, the city of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Sanitation (BoS) started setting up dozens of meetings with the public and the environmental community on the city’s wastewater system upgrade plan and the need for a major increase in sewer service charges. After all, the BoS had frozen fee increases 14 out of
- [Chico Bags a Big Win](https://healthebay.org/chico-bags-a-big-win/) - In a victory for sustainability, the nuisance lawsuit filed by Big Plastic against reusable bag entrepreneur Andy Keller has been settled. The SLAPP suit, designed to silence Keller’s small ChicoBag company in its claims that single use plastic bags are an environmental and economic nightmare, resulted in a settlement that requires both sides to provide citations for their stated
- [Join Us As We Honor the Sea](https://healthebay.org/join-us-as-we-honor-the-sea/) - Heal the Bay seeks volunteers for the Oct. 1 opening ceremony of Los Angeles' World Festival of Sacred Music. The ceremony begins with a procession at 2:30 p.m. along the boardwalk past Dorothy Green Park (named for Heal the Bay’s founder) to the beach in front of Ocean Park (Tower 26). Then Native American Elders will continue
- [CPR and Our New Giant Sea Bass](https://healthebay.org/cpr-and-our-new-giant-sea-bass/) - Today's blogger is staffer Vicki Wawerchak, the director of Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. The anxiety of moving is enough to give anyone an ulcer, but try moving a live animal -- that will give you an ulcer and gray hair too. Yesterday we added a few more gray hairs as we introduced
- [LID at Last in L.A.](https://healthebay.org/lid-at-last-in-l-a/) - Today the city of Los Angeles took a giant step forward on its long-promised goal to green itself -- one new development at a time. After three years of negotiations, hearings, educational forums and technical discussions, the City Council voted 12-0 to support a Low Impact Development ordinance. The vote means that nearly all new development
- [Back-to-Back Jacks](https://healthebay.org/back-to-back-jacks/) - Last night, I enjoyed an amazing half hour of TV after our Rosh Hashanah dinner. Yes, I’ll have something else to atone for a week from Saturday, but it was worth it. Watching Red Sox Nation and the tomahawk-chopping, unPC Braves complete some of the most epic tank jobs in baseball history within minutes of each
- [Honoring the Sea with a Full  Heart](https://healthebay.org/honoring-the-sea-with-a-full-heart/) - On Oct. 1, Heal the Bay volunteers and staff gathered on the shores of Santa Monica to honor the sea as part of the World Festival of Sacred Music opening concert. Some people brought flowers as offerings, while musicians such as the Agape International Choir and the Sacred Rhythm Drum Ensemble performed their own offerings.
- [Skull Cleaning 101](https://healthebay.org/skull-cleaning-101/) - Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Director Vicki Wawerchak’s account of preparing harbor seal and sea lion skulls to become artifacts on display at the Aquarium. (Read Parts One and Two) Saltwater maceration takes time—and as someone who likes instant gratification, this was going to be a long process.
- [Protecting Toddlers](https://healthebay.org/protecting-toddlers/) - As a Jewish parent and environmental scientist, I am consumed by guilt for taking the baby bottle shortcut when feeding our kids many years ago. Yes, I put formula, and even – gasp --breast milk, in a plastic bottle and heated it for 30 seconds in the microwave to satiate our kids and get them to stop
- [Much Ado About Dirt](https://healthebay.org/much-ado-about-dirt/) - Oct. 10, 2011--This month, Heal the Bay meets with leaders from critical state and federal agencies regarding a topic very important to protecting water quality: DIRT! More specifically sediment, the dirt that gets deposited little by little along the ocean floor. What’s so important about sediment, and why is Heal the Bay involved? Dredging projects
- [Get Water Quality Grades on the Go](https://healthebay.org/get-water-quality-grades-on-the-go/) - APP UPDATE: We are currently experiencing some issues with the Beach Report Card App due to opperating system changes. In the meantime, please go directly to beachreportcard.org for all your healthy beach reporting needs! Beachgoers can now check the latest water quality grades at 650+ West Coast beaches via Heal the Bay’s Beach Report
- [Reading, Writing ... and Reycling](https://healthebay.org/reading-writing-and-reycling/) - Unfortunately, discussions about the future of K-12 public education in California typically focus on the state’s massive budget problems. Talks of educational reform seem to exclusively revolve around teacher accountability and charter schools. Very little of the dialogue centers on how we can educate students more effectively and with new, engaging curriculum. But on Oct.
- [A Breach of Faith](https://healthebay.org/a-breach-of-faith/) - Today’s guest blogger is Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay’s Coastal Resources Director. She’s also a Malibu resident. When people talk about the Malibu stench, it’s usually in reference to septic-related smells. But, there’s a different stink in Malibu right now – that of rotting, dead marine life along Surfrider Beach. It’s impossible to walk along
- [The Magic of Mussels](https://healthebay.org/the-magic-of-mussels/) - Today’s guest blogger is Matthew King, communications director for Heal the Bay. In my past life as an editor at The Hollywood Reporter, I covered way too many film and TV trade shows. Heavy on the glitz and light on substance, these promotional confabs left you exhausted from sensory overload. The studios pulled out all
- [Stop the Presses! Government Works!](https://healthebay.org/stop-the-presses-government-works/) - The Los Angeles City Council today took the bold step of supporting unanimously a substantial sewage service fee increase. The household fee will incrementally increase from an average of $29 a month to $53 a month over the next 10 years. The hike will generate an additional $1.8 billion over the next decade to pay
- [Calling All K-12 Artists and Poets!](https://healthebay.org/calling-all-k-12-artists-and-poets/) - The California Coastal Commission invites California students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 to submit artwork or poetry with a California coastal or marine theme to the annual Coastal Art & Poetry Contest. Up to 10 winners will be selected to win $100 gift certificates to an art supply or book store, and each winner's sponsoring
- [An Rx for Safe Drug Disposal](https://healthebay.org/an-rx-for-safe-drug-disposal/) - Ever wonder what to do with your unused or expired prescription drugs? To keep them from entering our waterways and ecosystem, please do not pour them down the sink or flush them down the toilet. Instead, bring them for disposal to the front of the Santa Monica Police Department at 333 Olympic Drive on Saturday,
- [A Consistent Message at WEFTEC](https://healthebay.org/a-consistent-message-at-weftec/) - The WEFTEC water quality conference, with its acres of pumps, filters, water treatment devices and other gizmos, moved out of the L.A. Convention Center last week. But I’m still thinking about what the 20,000-person gathering of H2O nerds means for our nation’s waters. I was asked to give three talks at the conference: one on
- [Malibu Campus Upcycles to Zero Waste](https://healthebay.org/malibu-campus-upcycles-to-zero-waste/) - A nonprofit private school in Malibu recently unveiled a new zero waste campus, where recycling, reusing and upcycling are just the beginning. No plastic bags, plastic bottles, plastic straws and noncompostable takeaway containers are allowed at Muse School in Malibu, with students employing five bins to collect waste: The first for anything that can be
- [Cowell Doesn’t Give a Toss](https://healthebay.org/cowell-doesnt-give-a-toss/) - Thank you Simon Cowell. An irate Heal the Bay member wrote a scathing e-mail encouraging us to take a stand against your ocean pollution commercial. It’s bad enough that my 12-year-old daughter Natalie is obsessed with his “American Idol” rip-off, “The X-Factor.” (Try getting her to study when she’s sucked into the battle among Kitty,
- [Know the Score](https://healthebay.org/know-the-score/) - How well do your elected representatives perform in the environmental sphere? Find out with the California League of Conservation Voters Environmental Scorecard. This yearly report let's you see how your legislators voted on vital environmental legislation, from improving water quality to resisting demands for rollbacks of California’s environmental laws and protections. Once you check your
- [Barking Up the Wrong Tree](https://healthebay.org/barking-up-the-wrong-tree/) - In Santa Monica, there are two environmental issues that seem to come up every five years like clockwork: fluoridation of drinking water and dog beaches. A few weeks ago, the Santa Monica City Council decided to mollify the dog beach supporters by voting 6-1 to study the feasibility of a dog beach in the city.
- [An Inspiring Intro to Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/an-inspiring-intro-to-heal-the-bay/) - Today's blogger is Ana Luisa Ahern, Heal the Bay's newly hired Interactive Campaigns Manager. This year’s final Nothin’ but Sand Beach Cleanup took place last Saturday in Venice at Rose Avenue. It was my first Heal the Bay event (I just moved here to start a new staff position) and I was so impressed with the
- [SF Bay Area Readers Get Their Grades](https://healthebay.org/sf-bay-area-readers-get-their-grades/) - The San Francisco Chronicle is now devoting a corner of its Sunday "Bay Area Almanac" pages to Heal the Bay’s beach water quality grades. Readers from Sonoma to Santa Cruz can now check if their local waters are safe for swimming or surfing. Don't live in the Bay Area? No problem. You can still “know
- [Begone, Beach Bummers](https://healthebay.org/begone-beach-bummers/) - Get the Beach Report Card app APP UPDATE: We are currently experiencing some issues with the Beach Report Card App due to opperating system changes. In the meantime, please go directly to beachreportcard.org for all your healthy beach reporting needs! Today’s guest blogger is Amanda Griesbach, Heal the Bay’s beach water quality scientist You wake
- [Rights of Nature in Santa Monica](https://healthebay.org/rights-of-nature-in-santa-monica/) - In the Citizens United case last year, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that corporations have the same rights as citizens. The ruling already has changed the face of electoral politics in America, with unlimited campaign contributions by corporations for communications now apparently a First Amendment right. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney famously stated in Iowa last
- [Sustainable Seafood: From Sea to Market](https://healthebay.org/sustainable-seafood-from-sea-to-market/) - Ever wonder how the fish we eat gets from the ocean to our dinner plate? This complex process is thoroughly explained in a five-part series intended for students in grades 6-12. Featured in The Seattle Times Newspapers in Education, the series provides a classroom guide (with a glossary and activities), as well as background information
- [Holiday Gifts that Keep on Giving](https://healthebay.org/holiday-gifts-that-keep-on-giving/) - ‘Tis the season to consider a meaningful gift for an ocean-loving family member, friend or co-worker. Dedicate a contribution to Heal the Bay on behalf of a couple or an individual and help us educate the next generation of environmental stewards, train volunteers for community action and advocate on behalf of our rivers, beaches and ocean.
- [Lights, Camera and Underwater Action](https://healthebay.org/lights-camera-and-underwater-action/) - Today's guest blogger is Nick Fash, a Heal the Bay education specialist who works with students at our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. When the email came from Matt King, our Communications Director, asking if I was interested in filming a “Green is Universal” Subaru promo, I was intrigued. Hey, it was something different and exciting
- [A is for Algae](https://healthebay.org/a-is-for-algae/) - Twice a week, Seth Lawrence, aquarist at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, collects a sample of seawater and peers through a microscope to see what he catches. Seth’s observations are passed on to the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE-West). The Aquarium is a partner with COSEE in monitoring plankton for evidence of harmful
- [Become a Coastal Steward](https://healthebay.org/become-a-coastal-steward/) - Make a difference for our coast and ocean! Ever wonder what you can do to help take care of the beaches and ocean you love? Did you know there are tons of simple things you can do at home, at work, and at school that can have a huge, positive impact? The California Coastal Commission has created the
- [Toward a Red Tide Warning System](https://healthebay.org/toward-a-red-tide-warning-system/) - A five-year grant is headed to scientists researching harmful algal bloom “hot spots”—aka “Red Tide”— in southern and central California. In addition to investigating methods that could provide early warning detection of toxic blooms, the $4million project will boost the capabilities of California management agencies to safeguard living resources, public health and economies. The study was funded
- [Avoid Contaminated Catch](https://healthebay.org/avoid-contaminated-catch/) - If you've strolled down a Southern California pier, you’ve probably seen the warning sign: “No Coma White Croaker” (Don’t Eat White Croaker”). The reason for the warning? The effects of widespread DDT and PCB contamination in our local waters from the 1940s-1980s that’s worked its way up the food chain. The kinds of health problems
- [Over the Moon With New Jellies](https://healthebay.org/over-the-moon-with-new-jellies/) - Today's blogger is staffer Jose Bacallao, senior aquarist at Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. Winter can be brutal in So Cal. I know all the East Coast transplants in L.A. are rolling their eyes right now - but it's wet, cold and windy here, too. Moreover, working as an aquarist at the Santa
- [L.A. City Council Vote, Not in the Bag...Yet](https://healthebay.org/l-a-city-council-vote-not-in-the-bag-yet/) - The Los Angeles City Council heard testimony from over 60 people today on the long-awaited single-use plastic bag ban. The environmental community was well represented and attired in natty green. Other supporters included reusable bag manufacturers, the California Grocers Assn., the L.A. Chamber of Commerce, and 17 neighborhood councils! Clearly, a life without single-use plastic
- [L.A. Bag Ban Sends Strong Message](https://healthebay.org/l-a-bag-ban-sends-strong-message/) - The Los Angeles City Council’s energy and environment committee today approved an action asking for a Chief Administrative Officer-Chief Legislative Analyst report on a single-use bag ban within 30 days. Also, the Bureau of Sanitation must implement a public outreach program over the next 60 days. Immediately after the committee meeting, the city council met
- [Turn Your Trash Into Slash](https://healthebay.org/turn-your-trash-into-slash/) - Waste to Waves lets you recycle your Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam (Styrofoam) into new Eco-friendly surfboards. Just drop off your waste packaging foam at ZJ Boarding House where it will be picked up, grinded up and then shaped into new foam surfboard blanks. Recycling your Styrofoam keeps it out of our dumps and ultimately off
- [Garden Smarter, Save Water](https://healthebay.org/garden-smarter-save-water/) - The Water Replenishment District (WRD) will offer a series of free classes for water smart gardening. Topics include drought-tolerant plants, irrigation basics, horticultural practices, and garden design concepts. Classes will be held monthly from Feb. 18 - June 9 at WRD Headquarters in Lakewood. For a complete schedule and to sign up, call 562.275.4215 or visit www.ecogardener.org.
- [Reusable Water Bottles = Triple Bonus](https://healthebay.org/reusable-water-bottles-triple-bonus/) - Today’s guest blogger is Melissa Aguayo, Heal the Bay’s Speakers Bureau Manager The New Year is just around the corner, and we all know what that means… New Year’s resolutions. Some people like to focus on their health while others focus on helping others or even saving money. If only there was an easy way to
- [Dragon Boat Makes Historic Crossing](https://healthebay.org/dragon-boat-makes-historic-crossing/) - After months of training, the AeroDragons Dragon Boat Club, met their goal to “go where no man has gone before” by paddling a dragon boat in the open ocean from Two Harbors at Catalina Island back to Mother’s Beach on Naples Island, Long Beach. Dragon boats are not typically designed for open-ocean travel, making the crossing
- [10 Ways to Heal: Watch and Learn](https://healthebay.org/10-ways-to-heal-watch-and-learn/) - Even if you live miles from the ocean, there are some simple steps you can take in your home to protect your favorite beach (as well as your local neighborhood, park or river). Over the coming weeks, we will be sharing short, educational and fun videos with tips on 10 ways you can heal the
- [Ten Best Recycling Elementary Schools](https://healthebay.org/ten-best-recycling-elementary-schools/) - The City of Los Angeles LAUSD Recycling Program announced its ten “Best Recycling Elementary Schools,” including three schools that participated in last year’s joint Earth Month initiative between Heal the Bay, Chivas USA, and the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation to mobilize and educate students about the importance of recycling. Loreto Elementary (Cypress
- [Plastic Bags Get Bagged in SLO County](https://healthebay.org/plastic-bags-get-bagged-in-slo-county/) - On Jan. 11, San Luis Obispo County became the 15th community in the state to pass a ban on single-use plastic bags in an effort to encourage citizens to use reusable bags instead. The California Grocers Association endorsed the proposal, as did representatives of local landfills, who said plastic bags are a problem for them.
- [Steering Clear of Bad Fertilizer](https://healthebay.org/steering-clear-of-bad-fertilizer/) - “The same nutrients that make your grass grow also will make algal blooms grow if they wash down the storm drains and into the waterways,” notes Susie Santilena, an environmental engineer in water quality at Heal the Bay. The nitrogen and phosphorus in fertilizers that are so good for plants, may contribute to toxic red tides in the ocean
- [Design for the Greater Good](https://healthebay.org/design-for-the-greater-good/) - Can good design change the world? According to JUST DESIGN Socially Conscious Design for Critical Causes, a new book about communication design for the greater good, the answer is a resounding "Yes"! Containing more than 140 stories of socially-engaged design the book showcases a diverse collection of projects, people and causes, such as trashionista Marina
- [Is Your House Leaking Money?](https://healthebay.org/is-your-house-leaking-money/) - Reduce energy, save money, create jobs and support Heal the Bay. Energy Upgrade California in Los Angeles County is a rebate and incentive program for homeowners to improve their homes' energy efficiency, save water and natural resources, lower utility bills, and create a healthier and more comfortable home through a home energy upgrade. Heal the
- [Nothin' But Sand Cancelled Today](https://healthebay.org/nothin-but-sand-cancelled-today/) - The Nothin' But Sand for Saturday, Jan. 21 at Dockweiler has been cancelled due to weather conditions. Sign up for February's Nothin' But Sand.
- [Son of Westwood](https://healthebay.org/son-of-westwood/) - After spending more than half of my life at Heal the Bay, I’ve decided to move on and test the waters in academia at my alma mater, UCLA. The decision to step down as president of Heal the Bay was one of the toughest decisions of my life. I’ve put my heart and soul into this place
- [A Wave of Memories](https://healthebay.org/a-wave-of-memories/) - I started volunteering at Heal the Bay as a 22-year- old in 1986. Over the last 25 years, I have some amazing memories. Here is an extremely abridged list of a few of the most memorable. My first hearing at the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. L.A. County San’s general manager, Chuck Carry,
- [Vote for Your Favorite Romantic Beach](https://healthebay.org/vote-for-your-favorite-romantic-beach/) - Last chance to cast your vote! Get your vote in today! VS. With Valentine’s Day approaching, we want to know the ideal coastal spot for sparking a romantic mood. It can be anywhere along the U.S. West Coast, from California to Oregon and Washington. El Matador and Ranchos Palos Verdes have garnered top votes, which
- [S.M. Does the Rights Thing](https://healthebay.org/s-m-does-the-rights-thing/) - The Santa Monica City Council unanimously supported a resolution last night affirming individual environmental rights to clean air, water and soil, sustainable water and food supplies, and a climate unaltered by anthropogenic impacts. Nearly 40 speakers ranging from high school and college students to environmental activists from Northern California spoke in support of the sustainability
- [A Wave of Memories, Part 2](https://healthebay.org/a-wave-of-memories-part-2/) - Editor's Note: Mark shares some more of his more memorable moments at Heal the Bay. Read the first installment A Wave of Memories. The Ahmanson Ranch campaign. I remember: touring the watershed with Board President Tony Pritzker and former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, representing Washington Mutual. Flying up to a WaMu shareholders meeting with Rob
- [A Wave of Memories, Part 3](https://healthebay.org/a-wave-of-memories-part-3/) - Editor's Note: Mark shares some more of his more memorable moments at Heal the Bay. Read the first installment A Wave of Memories and the second. Beach Report Card Most of the best BRC stories aren’t mine, but I have a few. I remember sitting down with my first staff hire, Roger Gorke – now with the EPA
- [Protect What You Love for Valentine's](https://healthebay.org/protect-what-you-love-for-valentines/) - Show the special ocean lover in your life what they mean to you by donating a gift to Heal the Bay this Valentine’s Day. At the same time, you’ll be making a significant difference to our local waters. If you like, Heal the Bay will send notification of your dedication gift along with your personal
- [A Wave of Memories, Part 4](https://healthebay.org/a-wave-of-memories-part-4/) - Editor's Note: In his final installment, Mark shares some more of his more memorable moments at Heal the Bay. Read the first A Wave of Memories, the second and the third. Pop culture HtB’s involvement in popular culture has always been memorable. From “Baywatch” to KTLA’s Coastal Cleanup Day specials, we ended up in the
- [Tell EPA to Protect Your Family at the Beach](https://healthebay.org/tell-epa-to-protect-your-family-at-the-beach/) - As top vacation destinations in the country, beaches are critical for recreation and the U.S. economy. Specifically, California’s coastal tourism, which generates substantial revenues, is largely dependent on clean waters. Yet, every year, millions of people become sick after visiting America’s beaches. This can ruin not only your vacation, but can lead to lost work
- [Sea Grants Benefit Ocean Innovation](https://healthebay.org/sea-grants-benefit-ocean-innovation/) - Work by biologists, physicists and experts in finfish culture and pathogen pollution received a $1.4 million boost from California Sea Grant research funds. Nine new science-based projects were awarded grants, including: A sustainable domestic tuna farm; a hatchery release plan and krill forecast strategy to help rebuild Central Valley salmon; and a study of beach
- [Cirque Sponsors Sundays at Our Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/cirque-sponsors-sundays-at-our-aquarium/) - Courtesy of Cirque du Soleil Santa Monica, CA (January 18, 2012) – As partners in promoting community education, Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and Cirque du Soleil invite the public to visit the Aquarium for free any Sunday in February. In addition, Cirque du Soleil, as a part of its commitment to community
- [Ten Ways to Heal the Bay Video #2: Sack the Plastic Bag!](https://healthebay.org/ten-ways-to-heal-the-bay-video-2-sack-the-plastic-bag/) - Plastic bags create loads of unnecessary litter; they are easily blown by the wind creating hazards for wildlife, and they often end up in the ocean where they can choke marine life. Heal the Bay Entertainment presents a silent film about a young man and his trusty reusable bag on an adventure to the supermarket.
- [Tips to Keep So Cal Waterways Clean](https://healthebay.org/tips-to-keep-so-cal-waterways-clean/) - Listen to Meredith McCarthy's interview on KFWB. Don’t litter. Bring your own bag to the store. Volunteer for one of Heal the Bay’s monthly beach clean ups. These are among the 10 ways you can keep our rivers, creeks and beaches clean, according to Heal the Bay’s Director of Programs, Meredith McCarthy. In an interview
- [Win a Pair of Tickets to Cirque du Soleil's OVO](https://healthebay.org/win-a-pair-of-tickets-to-cirque-du-soleils-ovo/) - Thank you to all those who entered Heal the Bay's Cirque du Soleil drawing to win a pair of tickets to OVO at the Santa Monica Pier. The final pair of tickets will be given away for the following OVO performance: March 13, 8 p.m. Heal the Bay will randomly choose one winner from the drawing
- [Eyewitness: King Tides](https://healthebay.org/eyewitness-king-tides/) - Help the California King Tides Initiative document the impact of rising waters along the California coast by photographing the highest seasonal tides (a.k.a. king tides) occurring February 6-8. Your photographs will help visualize the impact of sea level rise on homes,harbors, and other infrastructure, as well as beaches, wetlands, and public access to the coast. According
- [New Pollution Limits Bode Well for Bay](https://healthebay.org/new-pollution-limits-bode-well-for-bay/) - We have a major victory to report in our ongoing fight to clean up San Pedro Bay and the Greater Harbor area, which is still riddled with toxic pollution such as PCB and DDT contamination. Today the State Water Resources Control Board unanimously voted to approve the Dominguez Channel and Greater Los Angeles and Long
- [And the Winner Is...](https://healthebay.org/and-the-winner-is/) - The "Ocean Lover's Choice," El Matador, won our Facebook poll, which asked supporters to share their favorite romantic beach along the West Coast. You can't get much more dramatic than this secluded rocky cove. Discover the other top 10 most romantic beaches in our Valentine's Day Beach Guide for Ocean Lovers. Encinal Canyon, El Matador
- [Sewage Spill Closes L.B. Beaches](https://healthebay.org/sewage-spill-closes-l-b-beaches/) - A 12,000 gallon sewage spill on Saturday, Feb. 11 in Compton flowed into the Los Angeles River. City of Long Beach officials ordered all open coastal beaches closed. According to the Long Beach Post, this spill--attributed to a blocked sewer line--is similar to the Studio City spill of last year and Burbank spill in 2010, each
- [Celebrating Nine Years of our Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/celebrating-nine-years-of-our-aquarium/) - Today's blogger is Vicki Wawerchak, director at Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. March 1, 2012 marks the nine-year anniversary of Heal the Bay's management of the current Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. As staff celebrates the many changes, successes and victories over the past nine years, we thought it would be great to share
- [High Energy Fun: Birthday Parties at Our Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/high-energy-fun-birthday-parties-at-our-aquarium/) - Today's blogger is Wyatt Miller, public educator at Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. People often ask me how I get the energy to run kids’ birthday parties every weekend. I usually answer, “With three cups of coffee.” But in all honesty, it’s because kids are hilarious! I get a front row seat to
- [Double Whammy for Beachgoers](https://healthebay.org/double-whammy-for-beachgoers/) - Beach water quality just took a major hit, with the Environmental Protection Agency announcing its plan to eliminate federal funds for testing water contamination. The plan would cut $10 million in grants the EPA gives each year to state and local agencies in coastal and Great Lakes states to test for tainted water. “It feels like
- [Celebrating Nine Years at the Aquarium - Adding a Kids' Corner](https://healthebay.org/celebrating-nine-years-at-the-aquarium-adding-a-kids-corner/) - This is the second installment of a four-part series on the many changes the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium has undergone since Heal the Bay took over management and ownership of the marine education center. Aquarium Director Vicki Wawerchak shares her memories of the first major change in the space, which were designed to make our
- [Black Surfing Assn. Spreads the Stoke](https://healthebay.org/black-surfing-assn-spreads-the-stoke/) - Today's blogger is Matthew King, Heal the Bay's communications director.Surfing is not kind to beginners. The waves are intimidating, the equipment expensive and the "rules" of the sport confusing. Learning how to get upright on a board is a grueling test of stamina, patience and ego. While seasoned surfers pop up gracefully around them, newbies
- [Cool, Clear Water App](https://healthebay.org/cool-clear-water-app/) - Your kid just downed the entire contents of his reusable water bottle and you’re far from home. Where can you safely refill it? Now there’s a free app to help you find the nearest drinking water fountain. Developed by the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing at UCLA and approved by the LADWP, the WeTap app
- [Roast and Toast: Celebrating Mark Gold](https://healthebay.org/roast-and-toast-celebrating-mark-gold/) - Parting can be such sweet sorrow, the Bard once aptly noted. But speakers at a recent farewell roast of Mark Gold seemed to relish dishing out more sorrow than sweetness to Heal the Bay’s just departed president. As the sun set gently over Mark’s beloved Bay, more than 200 friends, family members, current and former
- [Roasting and Toasting](https://healthebay.org/roasting-and-toasting/) - Today's guest blogger is Matthew King, Heal the Bay's director of communications. Parting can be such sweet sorrow, the Bard once aptly noted. But speakers at a recent farewell roast of Mark Gold seemed to relish dishing out more sorrow than sweetness to Heal the Bay’s just departed president. As the sun set gently over
- [Ms. James Goes to Washington](https://healthebay.org/ms-james-goes-to-washington/) - Today's guest blogger is Kirsten James, Heal the Bay's water quality director. Last week I had the unique opportunity to look beyond Santa Monica Bay, California and the nation and learn about water resource issues in Latin America. Focusing outside Heal the Bay's traditional geographic reach provided great perspective on water quality challenges and solutions
- [The Changing Face of Our Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/the-changing-face-of-our-aquarium/) - This is the third installment of a four-part series on the many changes the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium has gone through since March 1, 2003, when Heal the Bay took over management and ownership of the marine education center. Today's blogger, Aquarium Director Vicki Wawerchak, recounts some of the not-so subtle modifications. The exterior and
- [They Get the Message](https://healthebay.org/they-get-the-message/) - Ulices Ramirez and Yahaira Arenas, seniors at Santee Education Complex, a high school near downtown Los Angeles, didn’t like the litter they saw in their community, so they decided to document the problem in a short video as a class project. With help from their English and Government teachers, the duo focused on the economic
- [Ocean and Coastal Pictures Tell the Story](https://healthebay.org/ocean-and-coastal-pictures-tell-the-story/) - From gorgeous coastlines and beautiful birds to underwater sea life and happy kids, photographs from the California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest are on exhibit at our Santa Monica Pier Aquarium (SMPA) beginning March 1. The California Coastal Commission, the Thank You Ocean Campaign, and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts sponsor the annual contest. The
- [Tumor Found in Local Fish](https://healthebay.org/tumor-found-in-local-fish/) - A group of scientists at the Cabrillo Aquarium in San Pedro is analyzing the presence of a tumor on a White Croaker captured in the port of Long Beach. Historically, the existence of tumors in this fish has been associated with contamination from toxic chemicals (DDT and PCBs) that are still present around the Palos
- [Putting Pollution in Its Corner](https://healthebay.org/putting-pollution-in-its-corner/) - This is the final installment of a four-part series on the many changes the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium has undergone since March 1, 2003, when Heal the Bay took over management and ownership of the marine education center. This blog was authored by Aquarium Director Vicki Wawerchak. Pollution prevention and environmental stewardship are two messages
- [On Our Radar: Earth Day 2012](https://healthebay.org/on-our-radar-earth-day-2012/) - View all Earth Month events and updates Heal the Bay celebrates each Earth Day in a big way -- by turning it into a whole month. For the entire month of April, we ensure that "Earth Day is every day." Our month is chock-full of great events for all ages -- cleanups, tablings and more.
- [Marking 40 Years of the Clean Water Act](https://healthebay.org/marking-40-years-of-the-clean-water-act/) - 2012 is the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the nation’s law for protecting our most irreplaceable resource. This year EPA and others will highlight the tremendous progress in reducing pollution since 1972, the many milestones along the way, the ways that the job is far from over and the tough challenges we face
- [L.A.'s Plastic Bag Ban Upheld](https://healthebay.org/l-a-s-plastic-bag-ban-upheld/) - At a hearing today, Judge James Chalfant upheld L.A. County’s plastic bag ordinance. The Court found that the County's proposed 10-cent paper bag charge was not a tax under the California Constitution because retailers keep all of the money collected pursuant to the ordinance, and even if the charge were a tax, it would be
- [Brainstorming a More Beautiful Bay](https://healthebay.org/brainstorming-a-more-beautiful-bay/) - Today's blogger is Susie Santilena, an environmental engineer in water quality at Heal the Bay. When I stepped into the Dockweiler youth center meeting room, it was one of those sunny winter Southern California days that make the rest of the country jealous this time of the year. The room had a great view of
- [Hermosa Beach Adopts Polystyrene Ban](https://healthebay.org/hermosa-beach-adopts-polystyrene-ban/) - The Hermosa Beach City Council has voted in favor of banning single-use polystyrene (better known as Styrofoam) food containers. Originally proposed by the city’s Green Task Force back in 2010, the ban is set to go into effect in 180 days if the vote stands. In such a case, violators would be faced with a
- [What's in an Acronym?](https://healthebay.org/whats-in-an-acronym/) - Today's blogger is Kirsten James, Heal the Bay's water quality director. All too often when I mention the topic of TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Loads), people’s eyes start to glaze over. What’s a TMDL you ask? It’s a calculation of the maximum amount of pollution that a waterbody (river, lake or the ocean) can handle
- [L.A. Times Supports Bag Ban](https://healthebay.org/l-a-times-supports-bag-ban/) - Heal the Bay has been leading the fight to end the fiscal and environmental waste created by single-use shopping bags for five years. So we were heartened today to see the Los Angeles Times' editorial board urging the Los Angeles City Council to adopt its long-gestating ban. An excerpt is printed below: L.A.'s delay in
- [L.A. Moves Forward on Bag Ban](https://healthebay.org/l-a-moves-forward-on-bag-ban/) - Today the Los Angeles City Council's Energy and Environment Committee took a bold step towards a double-ban on single-use plastic and paper bags. The Committee's unanimous recommendation, led by Councilmember Paul Kortez, would require a phased, three-step approach: for the first six months a ban would be enacted for plastic bags only, then for the
- [One Little Lost Crab](https://healthebay.org/one-little-lost-crab/) - Today's blogger is Tara Crow, our Aquarium's public programs manager. I took a quick pause from my other work duties this morning to find something fun and exciting to post on the Aquarium's Facebook Wall. Checking around, it seemed like a quiet news day on the marine science front and I was struggling with my task. Staff member and
- [The Power to Make Wishes Come True](https://healthebay.org/the-power-to-make-wishes-come-true/) - Today's guest blogger is Nick Fash, an education specialist at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. What do you get when you share the underwater world and all of its amazing life to 75,000 visitors and 15,000 students a year? Lots of broken things. At Heal the Bay's public marine education facility, the Santa Monica Pier
- [Mass Dolphin Strandings Off Peru's Coast](https://healthebay.org/mass-dolphin-strandings-off-perus-coast/) - Today's guest blogger is Antonio Carrera, Heal the Bay's Network Administrator. So far this year, more than 3,000 dolphins have been found dead along 66 miles of beaches in the Lambayeque region, according to the president of the Association of Fishermen of Puerto Eten, Niquen Francisco. The representative of the Chaparrí Ecological Reserve, Heinz Plengue,
- [Wait, There’s  a Creek Under the 710?](https://healthebay.org/wait-theres-a-creek-under-the-710/) - This week’s blogger is Stephen Mejia, a Southern California native who majored in Environmental Studies at UC Santa Cruz and has been interning with Heal the Bay's programs and education departments. I grew up in the South Bay. Its patchwork of strip malls, industrial zones and neighborhoods full of houses are so familiar to me,

## Pages

- [Home](https://healthebay.org/) - Heal the Bay has been helping Southern California become more water wise at home and as a community.
- [Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/aquarium/)
- [Financial Information & Annual Reports](https://healthebay.org/financial-information/) - Annual Reports 2023 Annual Report 2022 Annual Report 2021 Annual Report 2020 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2017 Annual Report 2016 Annual Report 2015 Annual Report 2014 Annual Report 2013 Annual Report 2012 Annual Report 990 Tax Info 2024 990 Tax Form 2023 990 Tax Form 2022 990 Tax Form 2021 990
- [Privacy Policy](https://healthebay.org/privacy-policy/) - Heal the Bay respects your right to privacy This document describes our privacy policy for transactions conducted in person, via email, postal mail and through our website. Any changes to this policy will be posted at this location. We encourage you to read the entire policy. Personal Information We will not sell your name, address
- [Host a Birthday Party at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/birthday/) - Make your party planning easier while supporting Heal the Bay! Invite your family and friends to Heal the Bay Aquarium under the Santa Monica Pier for a fin-tastic birthday party for your child–it’s the next best thing to actually being under the sea! Watch our birthday promo. See our FAQs See our Event Space Each standard
- [Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)](https://healthebay.org/mpa/) - What are MPAs? Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are marine or estuarine waters set aside to protect or conserve marine life and its habitat by restricting activities like oil drilling and fishing. California is the first in the United States to intentionally design an ecologically connected network of MPAs. With 124 MPAs protecting 16% of coastal
- [About](https://healthebay.org/about/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/key-to-the-sea/) - Key to the Sea is a revolutionary marine environmental education program designed for teachers and elementary school children (K-5) throughout Los Angeles County. Heal the Bay and our Partners educate teachers and students in watershed science and stewardship, stormwater pollution prevention, and marine conservation—through free teacher professional development workshops, hands-on classroom activities, and beach field trips
- [Our History](https://healthebay.org/our-history/)
- [Contact](https://healthebay.org/contact/)
- [Heal the Bay Aquarium Science Camp](https://healthebay.org/camps/) - Winter Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium “Sea”-cret Agent Ocean Explorers (Grades K-2): December 29 – January 2; (Excluding January 1) This holiday season, at Heal the Bay’s Winter Science Camp, campers will step into the role of an oceanic secret agent on a mission to uncover the mysteries of the sea! Each day
- [Book An Aquarium Field Trip](https://healthebay.org/aquarium-field-trip/) - Our 2024-2025 field trip bookings are now open! Check out our three unique and customizable options and program availability below. Easily book a field trip online to reserve a spot today. Registration is available at the bottom of this page, or by clicking here. Reminder: We will only accept reservations from school and organization officials.
- [Coastal Cleanup Day 2025](https://healthebay.org/coastalcleanupday/) - Heal the Bay Presents The 36th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day Trash didn’t stand a chance! Coastal Cleanup Day 2025 made waves of impact across LA in one unforgettable day. From the mountains to the beaches, YOU showed up for your Earth, your city, and your community. 6,722 volunteers removed 19,139 pounds of trash and 610 pounds
- [Start Where You Are](https://healthebay.org/start-where-you-are/) - WE GET IT. It’s exhausting. One crisis after another: climate change. Species extinction. Plastic pollution. You’ve seen enough to turn away.But you haven’t. Because for you, enough has never been enough. The years ahead are critical.Our planet. Our ocean. Our Bay. All at a precipice. More than ever, we need your help. Start here. Start
- [River Report Card: How Safe Is The Freshwater In Los Angeles?](https://healthebay.org/riverreportcard/) - Read the 2025 River Report Card below. Water quality and public health are matters of utmost concern at Heal the Bay. We believe that nobody should get sick from a day of fishing, kayaking, or swimming. Our River Report Card puts this belief into action by sampling, analyzing, and reporting on water quality in popular
- [Heal the Bay Beach Cleanups & More](https://healthebay.org/beach-cleanups/) - Beach Cleanups in Los Angeles County Heal the Bay mobilizes thousands of volunteers each year to pick up trash at beaches and in our watersheds in Los Angeles County. Cleanups are the last defense against marine pollution. We actively use data collected by volunteers (like total trash and the types of trash in each area)
- [](https://healthebay.org/suits-on-the-sand/) - We invite you and your group to clean the coast by sponsoring a private beach cleanup through our Suits on the Sand program. Your group will have the unique opportunity to explore marine pollution with a Heal the Bay educator — and then be a part of the solution by participating in a private beach
- [](https://healthebay.org/ash-to-action-team/) - Meet Our Post-Fire Science Team Tracy Quinn Chief Executive Officer Tracy Quinn is a licensed civil engineer who started her career designing water and wastewater systems, followed by over a decade working on urban water policy at NRDC where she co-authored the first policy paper on PFAS in drinking water. As the President and CEO of
- [](https://healthebay.org/safecleanwater/) - LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM Los Angeles County’s Safe Clean Water Program provides local, dedicated funding to stormwater projects that increase local water supply, improve water quality, and protect public health. The program aims to modernize our 100-year-old water system in Los Angeles County by creating a comprehensive regional plan to address how
- [Ash to Action: Heal the Bay's Post-Fire Response](https://healthebay.org/ash-to-action/) - Heal the Bay is fighting for the future of our coastline in the face of unprecedented fires. In the wake of the devastating 2025 Los Angeles fires, Heal the Bay leaped into action to support our L.A. communities and protect the health of Angelenos and the watershed we all call home. HEAL THE BAY remains
- [More Ways to Give](https://healthebay.org/donate/corporate-foundation-giving/) - Heal the Bay relies on the generosity and commitment of its supporters every day. Grants, sponsorships, partnerships, and donations make it possible for us to pursue our important mission of making the coastal waters and inland watersheds of Southern California safe, healthy, and clean. To learn more, please contact our Development team by email. Leave
- [Heal the Bay Core Values](https://healthebay.org/heal-the-bay-core-values/)
- [Adopt-A-Beach](https://healthebay.org/adopt-a-beach/) - Volunteer through Heal the Bay’s Adopt-A-Beach program and take the initiative to lead your own cleanups. Commit to three cleanups in one year at your chosen outdoor place (a neighborhood, beach, park, creek, or trail) anywhere in Greater Los Angeles. Use the Marine Debris Tracker app to track the trash you remove and help change
- [Our Partners](https://healthebay.org/our-partners/) - Featured Corporate & Foundation Giving Partners Interested in partnering with us? Bay it forward and share your idea with our Advancement team!
- [Bay it Forward: Propose a Partnership](https://healthebay.org/partnerships/) - Do you fancy seeing your company’s name on the shark exhibit at Heal the Bay Aquarium? Or is sponsoring the first trip to the beach for a child more your style? As one of the most beloved and recognizable nonprofits in Los Angeles since 1985, a partnership with Heal the Bay can benefit your brand,
- [Take Part](https://healthebay.org/take-part/)
- [Donate](https://healthebay.org/donate/)
- [Our Impact](https://healthebay.org/our-impact/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/commit-to-conservation/) - Heal the Bay Presents - Commit to Conservation: Over the next few months, Heal the Bay will be exploring what it means to live in an arid state, and what climate change, drought, and aridification mean for our water future. Learn with us through our Commit to Conservation series of community awareness blogs, Climate Action
- [🔵 WATCH: Blue Table Talk #3](https://healthebay.org/watch-blue-table-talk-3/) - Blue Table Talk #3: "Relationship with Water" Streamed Saturday, January 21, 2023, 12 PM @ Manhattan Beach Pier The New Year is a perfect time to reenergize your commitment to conservation with a more interconnected approach. What is Holistic Environmental Stewardship? How are beach cleanups and drought solutions connected? Join Heal the Bay and special
- [🔵 WATCH: Blue Table Talk #2](https://healthebay.org/watch-blue-table-talk-2/) - Blue Table Talk #2: "Stormwater Breakdown" December 3, 2022, 9 AM - 9:30 AM @ Sofi Stadium Did you know that the lake outside of Sofi Stadium is actually maintained with recycled water? There are Stormwater Projects like Sofi Stadium all over Los Angeles and more to come. Drought is a problem for LA and
- [Double Your Donation to Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/match/) - 🔍 Did you know that more than 26 million people work for companies with employee matching gift programs? You might too! Double your Impact: Learn more about your employer’s matching gift programs by entering the company’s name in the search box below. Then, follow the steps to request a donation match for your gift to
- [Blue Newsletter Photo Submission](https://healthebay.org/submit-a-photo/) - Snagged an awesome photo at a recent Heal the Bay event or while taking action in your home community? Submit your picture perfect moment to be shared with 50,000+ readers of our monthly Blue Newsletter. We are forever grateful to have our advocacy documented by Heal the Bay's Community Photographers since 1985! These invaluable archives
- [🔵 WATCH: Blue Table Talk #1](https://healthebay.org/watch-blue-table-talk-1/) - Blue Table Talk #1: "Demystifying Drought" Streamed November 20, 2022, from 3 PM- 4 PM, at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park Machado Lake Drought can be a scary subject for many Angelenos, but there is so much WE CAN DO to understand and combat the effects of these abnormally dry periods. What is drought? Is
- [Submit a Song](https://healthebay.org/submit-a-song/)
- [Education](https://healthebay.org/education/)
- [Book a Private Event at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/aquarium/book-an-event/) - Rent Our Aquarium As Your Venue Home to over 100 species of marine animals native to Southern California’s coast and located just steps from the beach, Heal the Bay Aquarium under the Santa Monica Pier provides an unforgettable setting for your company party, corporate retreat, commercial photo shoot, or private event. Memorable: Live animal exhibits/touch
- [Jobs](https://healthebay.org/our-openings/) - California’s diversity is one of its greatest strengths. Heal the Bay is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment that respects all individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion or age. We are focused on recruiting and retaining a diverse team of employees, creating awareness of justice and
- [Heal the Bay Core Values](https://healthebay.org/core-values/) - Our core values are what make us successful scientists, advocates, educators, community leaders, and teammates. SCIENCE At the core of everything we do is science. We rely on science to build meaningful policy and education programs. We do the research, make complex information more accessible, and advocate for scientific principles and data to guide decision-making
- [Baby Shark Watch](https://healthebay.org/baby-shark-watch/) - From Egg to Pup Sharks are known as the apex predators of the ocean, and we usually picture them as full-grown animals swimming in the deep blue. But how much do you know about baby sharks? Join us as we embark on a journey to watch a swell shark develop, from egg to pup. Our
- [Donor Advised Funds](https://healthebay.org/donor-advised-funds/) - Donor advised funds are a fast-growing form of philanthropy. Put your donor advised fund (DAF) to good use protecting oceans and waterways by recommending gifts to Heal the Bay. Recommend a gift today Your financial advisor or fund manager can help you get started recommending a gift to Heal the Bay. Visit DAF Direct or
- [](https://healthebay.org/donate/sustainers/) - Make A Big Splash, Every Month Heal the Bay is based on one simple principle: Anyone can make a difference. Our members fund the fight to keep the ocean and waterways in Los Angeles County clean, healthy, and thriving. Joining our community helps to protect the natural environment around us and hold big polluters accountable.
- [SHOP](https://healthebay.org/shop-2/)
- [Leave a Legacy and Be Part of the Bay Forever](https://healthebay.org/donate/leave-a-legacy/) - Be remembered for protecting what—and who—you love. By including Heal the Bay in your estate planning, you can take comfort in knowing you have provided for yourself, your family, and the Bay you cherish. Whether you designate a dollar amount, property, or specific asset, your contribution will: Support science-based advocacy that holds polluters accountable. Protect
- [Contact Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/aquarium/contact-santa-monica-pier-aquarium/) - Have a question about the Heal the Bay Aquarium under the Santa Monica Pier? Get in touch with us.
- [Aquarium Parking and Map](https://healthebay.org/aquarium/aquarium-parking-and-map/) - We are located on the beach level of the Santa Monica Pier, directly beneath the Carousel. Our address is 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA 90401. SOUTH-BOUND ON PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY FROM PACIFIC PALISADES/MALIBU Move to the right lane after the California Incline. Keep to right and follow signs to the beach/Pier parking. Make a
- [Make a Big Splash](https://healthebay.org/donate/wavemakers-2/) - Heal the Bay is based on one simple principle: Anyone can make a difference. How can you become a member of Heal the Bay? Easy: Make a one-time gift of $25 or more to Heal the Bay. Alternatively, you can commit to $9 a month and on your third donation (why, thank you!) you’ll unlock your
- [Heal the Bay Speakers Bureau](https://healthebay.org/request-a-speaker/) - Please pay special attention to our requirements for Heal the Bay Speakers Bureau requests: Speaker request form must be submitted 3-weeks in advance of the requested date. Audience size must be comprised of at least 20 people or more. Most presentations range from 30-minutes to an hour. A maximum of 3 back-to-back presentations are allowed.
- [Shop](https://healthebay.org/shop/) - All proceeds help Heal the Bay hold polluters accountable, keep our beaches safe and clean, and inspire thousands of kids each year to become ocean stewards.
- [Heal the Bay Unveils Major Update of Beach Report Card®](https://healthebay.org/beach-report-card-nowcast-2018/) - A day at the beach should never make anyone sick – not you, your friends nor your family. Yet, one in 25 beachgoers will get ill swimming or surfing in polluted water near a flowing storm drain. Transparent, accurate, and accessible water quality data is critical public knowledge. That’s why we just published our NEW!
- ['Bring Back the Beach' Annual Awards Gala Guest Registration](https://healthebay.org/gala-guest-registration/) - Register your guests for L.A.’s biggest beach party — Heal the Bay’s annual awards gala. Please use this form to provide us information about who will be the table/guest host along with their mobile contact information. Once you have added all of your guest names, mobile numbers, and emails, please submit them below (including yourself
- [Giveaway: #NationalVolunteerWeek](https://healthebay.org/volunteer-giveaway/) - Share a photo of you protecting the Earth and get entered for a chance to win our giveaway. Enter below. As a volunteer, you truly make our oceans, habitats, and communities a better place with each and every action you take. We celebrate #NationalVolunteerWeek and #EarthDay in your honor - and we can't help but shine
- [Coastal Cleanup Day Schoolyard Program Registration](https://healthebay.org/coastal-cleanup-day-schoolyard-program-registration/) - Saturday, September 15 @ 9:00AM - Noon View event details >
- [Explore Ballona](https://healthebay.org/exploreballona/) - The Ballona Wetlands are one of the last remaining coastal wetlands in L.A. County. Once spanning over 2,000 acres, they have been reduced to 600 highly altered and degraded acres. Without intervention, the Ballona Wetlands will only continue to deteriorate. Fortunately, Ballona Wetlands are now one step closer to a full ecosystem restoration, increased public
- [Policy Goals for 2018](https://healthebay.org/2018-goals/) - Since 1985, we’ve partnered with people like you – volunteers, donors and advocates — to make Southern California safer, healthier and cleaner. And 2018 will prove no different. As another year closes we’ve been reflecting on all our wins in 2017. But now we look ahead to the coming year. We’ll be hosting cleanups, educating
- [Wednesday Warriors Inquiries](https://healthebay.org/wednesday-warriors-inquiries/) - Wednesday Warriors go on an office odyssey every Wednesday from 1:30-5pm, and power through creative projects, data entry, supplies inventory, and more with Heal the Bay staff. If you are interested in joining us, fill out the form below.
- [Summit to Sea](https://healthebay.org/summit-to-sea/) - Summit to Sea If the Bay is the heart of greater Los Angeles, then water is the lifeblood. Join us on water’s journey from the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, replenishing our aquifers and watersheds and nourishing our souls along the way. Click on a hotspot below to learn more.
- [My Account](https://healthebay.org/my-account/) - [woocommerce_my_account]
- [Well this is awkward...](https://healthebay.org/page-not-found/) - You may want to double check your URL. If that doesn't work, try one of these helpful links: Home Aquarium Blog Events Calendar Or try searching for your page using the search bar in the footer.
- [FAQ](https://healthebay.org/faq/)
- [Checkout](https://healthebay.org/shop/checkout/) - [woocommerce_checkout]
- [Cart](https://healthebay.org/shop/cart/) - [woocommerce_cart]
- [Newsletter Signup](https://healthebay.org/newsletter-signup/)
- [Job Application](https://healthebay.org/our-openings/job-application/)
- [990 Tax Info](https://healthebay.org/990-tax-info/) - You can view Heal the Bay's 990 tax forms here. 2015 990 Tax Form 2014 990 Tax Form 2013 990 Tax Form 2012 990 Tax Form
- [Annual Report](https://healthebay.org/annual-report/) - You can view Heal the Bay's annual reports here (PDF format). 2015 Annual Report 2014 Annual Report 2013 Annual Report 2012 Annual Report
- [Terms and Conditions](https://healthebay.org/shop/terms-and-conditions/)

## Staff Members

- [Meredith McCarthy](https://healthebay.org/staff/meredith-mccarthy/) - Celebrating 20 years at Heal the Bay! Meredith operates in the connective tissues of where science and policy meet community. As an avid scuba diver, she has seen firsthand what putting too much in, taking too much out, and ignoring the edge of the ocean has done to our coastal systems. She remains committed to
- [Zoë Collins](https://healthebay.org/staff/zoe-collins/) - Zoë coordinates Heal the Bay's Marine Protected Area (MPA) programming. Her work includes overseeing the MPA Watch Community Science Program as well as MPA advocacy, education, and outreach. She graduated from UCLA in 2023 with a B.S. in Marine Biology and has an avid passion for connecting people to their waterways, advocating for environmental conservation,
- [Felipe Macchia](https://healthebay.org/staff/felipe-macchia/) - Surfing sparked Felipe’s deep connection to the ocean, and ever since, he has been fully dedicated to its conservation and protection. Originally from Brazil, Felipe is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Sustainability at Santa Monica College. His diverse background includes experience in sales and hospitality, but his primary experience is as a Surf Instructor.
- [Alexia Skrbic](https://healthebay.org/staff/alexia-skrbic/) - Alexia was born and raised in Southern California and spent her youth discovering her love for marine biology. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology and Environmental Science from Chapman University and Masters in Marine Conservation from the University of Miami in Florida. She has spent the last decade working in marine science education, working
- [Emily Parker](https://healthebay.org/staff/emily-parker/) - Emily works to keep our oceans and marine ecosystems healthy and clean by advocating for strong ocean conservation policies both locally and statewide. She focuses primarily on plastic pollution reduction efforts and on co-leading the Reusable LA coalition to promote reuse and refill across the Los Angeles region. She also oversees other ocean conservation initiatives
- [Matthew Wiggins](https://healthebay.org/staff/matthew-wiggins/) - Matthew Wiggins is a recent graduate of Loyola Marymount University and acquired his B.S. in Biology from the Seaver College of Science and Engineering. He worked as an aquarist in the Featherston biology laboratories at LMU and has a specific interest in the care and rehabilitation of all organisms. Matt likes to care for his
- [Antonio Esquivel](https://healthebay.org/staff/antonio-esquivel/) - Antonio was born in Los Angeles and grew up along the California coastline. From a young age, he enjoyed visiting beaches and aquariums where he would explore his passion for marine life and the ocean. He enjoys working with people and sharing this passion with others. Drawing from a background in psychology, he works to connect
- [Sheila McSherry, CFRE, CSPG](https://healthebay.org/staff/sheila-mcsherry/) - Sheila has more than two decades of non-profit fundraising experience in the environmental and public health fields. She joined Heal the Bay in 2005 as the organization’s senior grant writer. In her current role, she provides guidance on overall strategy, with an emphasis on leveraging foundation relationships, corporate partnerships, and legacy giving. Sheila is both
- [Kerry J. Nickols](https://healthebay.org/staff/kerry-j-nickols/) - Kerry J. Nickols, Ph.D. is the Science and Policy Director at Heal the Bay. Kerry is an interdisciplinary ocean scientist with experience working at the intersection of science and policy in California and internationally. Prior to joining Heal the Bay, Kerry was the Program Director of the Marine Ecosystem Repair Program at Ocean Visions. Before
- [Onja Davidson Raoelison](https://healthebay.org/staff/onja-davidson-raoelison/) - Onja Davidson Raoelison is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford King Center on Global Development. She earned her PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and holds a joint MSc in Environmental Engineering from UCLA and Civil Engineering from ESTP Paris. Her research focuses on the connection between wildfires, the environment,
- [Cameron Weeks](https://healthebay.org/staff/cameron-weeks/) - Cameron Weeks is the Communications Manager at Heal the Bay, where she supports creative marketing and public relations efforts to amplify the organization’s impact from summit to sea. A native Angeleno, Cameron has a lifelong passion for local biodiversity and environmental justice.
- [Vicente Villasenor](https://healthebay.org/staff/vicente-villasenor/) - Vicente (he/him) was born in Southeast Los Angeles. From a young age, he took pleasure in exploring national parks with his family which lead to his academic interest in environmental science. He recently graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in Hydrologic Science and Policy and a minor in Spatial Studies.
- [Ivana Ortiz](https://healthebay.org/staff/ivana-ortiz/) - Ivana graduated from California State University, Long Beach, with a degree in Marine Biology. She’s gained hands-on experience working with marine animals and teaching students at places like the Aquarium of the Pacific, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, and the Roundhouse Aquarium. Now, as an aquarist at Heal the Bay, she is dedicated to the care and
- [Marslaidh Ryan](https://healthebay.org/staff/marslaidh-ryan/) - Marslaidh (pronounced like parsley) studied Environmental Science at the University of Oregon, Aquarium Science at Saddleback College, and Fisheries and Wildlife Science at Oregon State University. With nearly 20 years of experience in aquarium operations, she has developed expertise in marine science education and exhibit design. Now in her role as Chief Operations Officer (COO)
- [Jillian Marshall](https://healthebay.org/staff/jillian-marshall/) - Jillian grew up in Northern Virginia and graduated from James Madison University with a B.A. in English. She has received a Princeton Prize for Race Relations and is passionate about communicating the importance of both environmental conservation and social justice as the co-chair of Heal the Bay's Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion Commitee. Jillian is a
- [Annelisa Moe](https://healthebay.org/staff/annelisa-moe/) - Annelisa helps to keep L.A. water clean and safe by advocating for comprehensive and science-based water quality regulation and enforcement. She currently oversee Heal the Bay’s Water Quality efforts, including science, research, policy, and advocacy, as well as the Beach Report Card, NowCast, and River Report Card programs. Before joining the team at Heal the
- [Crystal Sandoval](https://healthebay.org/staff/crystal-sandoval/) - Crystal is a graduate student in Environmental Education and Communication at Royal Roads University, and is working on her thesis involving embodied learning and developing sense of place and ecological identity while practicing Lua, a Hawaiian martial art. She graduated from UCLA in 2015 with a degree in Linguistics and Anthropology with a minor in
- [Tayler Locke](https://healthebay.org/staff/tayler-locke/) - Tayler is a graduate student at the University of Southern California. Fight On! Born and raised in west Los Angeles, she's had a deep affinity for coastal living from an early age. Her professional venture into environmental policy and outreach came after a pivot from tech to pursue a path that more closely aligned with
- [Stephanie Gebhardt Rath](https://healthebay.org/staff/stephanie-gebhardt/) - Stephanie takes an interdisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems. To her, truly sustainable solutions are equitable for all, dynamic and resilient to change, and based in nature. You may have seen Stephanie previously out on the beach, leading Heal the Bay's cleanups. Stephanie pursued her Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Studies at Wellesley College and received
- [Nancy Shrodes](https://healthebay.org/staff/nancy-shrodes/) - Nancy leads our watershed team and serves as the Watershed Coordinator for the South Santa Monica Bay through LA County’s Safe Clean Water Program. Through her role in this program, she works alongside communities, agencies, cities, and various organizations to achieve better water quality outcomes with stormwater capture projects that have multiple benefits. Protecting public
- [Micah Castrillo](https://healthebay.org/staff/micah-castrillo/) - Micah Castrillo holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and Ecology. Growing up around aquariums, Micah developed a passion for the ocean and marine biology from a young age. She has interned with environmental organizations like NOAA, SAMO, and NPS. Most recently, she worked with CA State Parks, where her primary focus was connecting kids
- [Naomi Meurice](https://healthebay.org/staff/naomi-meurice/) - Originally hailing from the great state of Iowa, Naomi came to sunny California to complete her BA at Pomona College, where she studied environmental analysis with a focus in biology. She spent some time working as a research coordinator at a cancer center before heading to Heal the Bay, where she is a Water Quality
- [Tracy Quinn](https://healthebay.org/staff/tracy-quinn/) - Tracy Quinn serves as President and CEO of Heal the Bay, leading the dynamic team of scientists, policy experts, outreach specialists, and educators in pursuit of its clean water mission. Tracy has dedicated her career to improving water quality in our rivers and ocean and ensuring safe, reliable, and affordable water for all Californians. Tracy
- [Alex Babcock](https://healthebay.org/staff/alex-babcock/) - Alex is a fundraising professional with experience crafting effective strategies that drive sustained revenue growth and donor loyalty. With roots deeply entwined in a love for nature, you'll likely find Alex knee-deep in the earth in her free time, caring for her garden or playing with her beloved rescue animals. With a lifelong fascination for
- [Emma Butcher](https://healthebay.org/staff/emma-butcher/) - Emma recently graduated from UCLA with a degree in Environmental Science and a minor in Conservation Biology. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Biology through Project Dragonfly at Miami University in affiliation with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Emma found love for the ocean and all wildlife by growing up in San Diego, visiting
- [Robert Ramos](https://healthebay.org/staff/robert-ramos/) - Robert Ramos is an aspiring marine biologist from Philadelphia. He discovered his passion for marine science while attending college at Wesleyan University, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in both Biology and Environmental Science. Once graduated, Robert found his way out to California by participating in an AmeriCorps internship on Catalina Island building nature trails.
- [Kelly Kelly](https://healthebay.org/staff/kelly-kelly/) - Kelly is responsible for managing the Education Department programs, where we teach bright-eyed students, campers, and teachers about the local coastal ecology, marine animals, and human impacts and solutions. After graduating from UC San Diego with a B.S. in Human Biology, in 2010, she completed shark research internships in both Florida and Hawaii, but found
- [Fandi Ma](https://healthebay.org/staff/fandi-ma/) - Fandi Ma holds the role of Associate Data Specialist, focusing on projects related to data integration automation and Salesforce at Heal the Bay. She possesses a strong passion for enhancing data processing efficiency within the organization, driven by her desire to directly contribute to environmental sustainability and the journey towards a more sustainable future. Fandi
- [Laura Rink](https://healthebay.org/staff/laura-rink/) - Laura Rink, is the Associate Director of Operations for the Heal the Bay Aquarium. In this role, Laura oversees the maintenance of aquarium exhibits, animal care and drives forward sustainability and conservation initiatives related to our local ocean ecosystems. After graduating with her bachelor’s degree in Aquatic Biology, Laura has spent the last 15 years
- [Shihab Chowdhury](https://healthebay.org/staff/shihab-chowdhury/) - Shihab, who prefers to go by “Sun”, is a lifelong learner. He discovered his passion for science as a student at Santa Monica College. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in environmental science (with a focus on plant physiology) from the University of California Santa Cruz, his aspiration for knowledge has grown through volunteering and working
- [Alvin Lam](https://healthebay.org/staff/alvin-lam/) - Alvin graduated from UCLA, but more importantly, unlike Frank Drebin, he doesn’t love swimming in raw sewage. It’s this aversion that led him to Heal the Bay where he helps the team attract lovers of clean water (yes, that was a reference to the 90’s classic, Naked Gun 2 ½).
- [Annie Lopez](https://healthebay.org/staff/annie-lopez/) - Annie graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2017 with a bachelor’s in Environmental Science. She’s passionate about connecting with others and creating equitable educational opportunities for people to learn more about the environment and how they can become environmental stewards. In her free time, she enjoys going on hikes, watching sunsets at the
- [Gabriele Morgan](https://healthebay.org/staff/gabriele-morgan/) - Gabriele has been the face, voice, and administrative angel of Heal the Bay for nearly 20 years. She can answer any question about the organization and the Bay with ease and keeps the office running smoothly. When not manning her post as velvet rope/bouncer/concierge, she can probably be found in her recording studio.

## Opportunities

- [Request a Speaker](https://healthebay.org/opportunities/request-a-speaker/) - What: An environmental science speaker will join your class for a VIRTUAL, fact-filled presentation. You can choose a topic that works for your group: Ocean Pollution, The Power of Stormwater, Plastic Pollution & the Path to Reusable, and Adapting to a Changing Climate. 30-minute talk (depending on age group) When: Year-round Where: Zoom or Teams
- [Club Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/opportunities/club-heal-the-bay/) - What: Connect your school club to Heal the Bay to earn service hours and so much more. Where: Any LA-area middle or high school with an existing environmental club How: Register online
- [Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/opportunities/volunteer-orientation/) - What: Attend one of our Volunteer Orientations to learn more about Heal the Bay, our current issues, and how you can get involved with our exciting Aquarium, Beach, Outreach, Community Science, and Youth volunteer programs When: Volunteer Orientations are held on the 2nd Thursday of every other month, in person at Heal the Bay Aquarium from
- [Nothin' But Sand](https://healthebay.org/opportunities/nothin-but-sand/) - What: Our monthly all-ages beach cleanup bonanza When: 10am to Noon on the third Saturday of every month (except December) Where: A different LA County beach each month Note: Tickets are very limited for COVID-19 health and safety reasons and we announce the location only a few weeks in advance. Sold out or cancelled? Bookmark
- [Safe Clean Water Program](https://healthebay.org/opportunities/safe-clean-water-program/) - What: The Safe Clean Water Program Watershed Coordinators are working to understand priorities and needs from local communities. Watershed Coordinators will use your feedback to inform decision-making around infrastructure projects. Where: Central and South Santa Monica Bay watershed areas How: Take part online
- [School Field Trips](https://healthebay.org/opportunities/school-field-trips/) - What: Hands-on learning for K-5 classroom enrichment at Heal the Bay Aquarium under the Santa Monica Pier When:45 minute Virtual Field Trip Experience offered Tuesday through Friday from 12:30PM – 1:15PM Where: Heal the Bay Aquarium
- [Adopt-a-Beach](https://healthebay.org/opportunities/adopt-a-beach/) - About: Our Adopt-a-Beach program gives individuals and households the opportunity to learn and participate in the conservation of our natural and coastal resources. What: Commit to showing some TLC to your favorite outdoor space and receive a virtual presentation from Heal the Bay’s Speakers Bureau before your first cleanup as well as educational resources. Where:
- [Suits on the Sand](https://healthebay.org/opportunities/suits-on-the-sand/) - What: An educational presentation followed by a beach cleanup to build your business team’s morale and enhance your company’s environmental commitment Where: Cleanups are held at a variety of beaches in LA County
- [Corporate and Foundation Giving](https://healthebay.org/opportunities/corporate-and-foundation-giving/) - What: Heal the Bay relies on the generosity and commitment of its corporate and foundation supporters every day. Grants, sponsorships and partnerships make it possible for us to pursue our important mission of making California coastal waters and watersheds safe, healthy, and clean. Where: Anywhere When: Year-round

## Education

- [High School and Middle School Clubs](https://healthebay.org/education/clubs/) - Connect your middle or high school environmental club with Heal the Bay to earn service hours by: Attending a Volunteer Orientation Adopt-A-Beach MPA Watch Community Science Coast and Climate Workshop
- [SEA Education](https://healthebay.org/education/ocean-heroes-activity-guide/) - Heal the Bay's SEA Education interactive platform makes virtual learning easy and fun for individual students, learning pods, or entire classrooms (grades 3-5, more grades coming soon). The Science, Environment, and Action online curriculum gets students up close with aquatic animals and teaches marine and environmental science through engaging videos and active, hands-on activities.
- [Heal the Bay Aquarium Science Camp](https://healthebay.org/education/aquarium-camp/) - Each day is themed around a different marine science topic at our Heal the Bay Aquarium Science Camp. Filled with games, crafts, and laboratory experiences, budding students love interacting with more than 100 species of marine life.
- [Heal the Bay Aquarium Field Trips](https://healthebay.org/education/aquarium-field-trips/) - Hands-on virtual learning and classroom enrichment with Heal the Bay Aquarium.
- [S.E.A. Online Curriculum](https://healthebay.org/education/s-e-a-online-curriculum/) - Our Science & Environmental Action (S.E.A.) online courses get you up close with aquatic animals through engaging videos as well as indoor and outdoor science activities for students in grades 3-5 (more grades coming soon). Info coming soon, stay tuned!
- [Key to the Sea Teacher Development](https://healthebay.org/education/key-to-the-sea/) - Our flagship environmental education program covers a wide range of topics, including our local watersheds, pollution prevention, and marine conservation through teacher professional development workshops, classroom activities, and a hands-on beach science field trip.

## Jobs

- [Chief Operations Officer (OOO)](https://healthebay.org/jobs/chief-operations-officer-ooo/) - Heal the Bay is seeking a highly strategic, values-driven, and people-centered leader to serve as our Chief Operating Officer (COO). This is a critical executive role for an experienced operator who brings both rigor and heart to their work and who is deeply committed to building strong systems, empowered teams, and sustainable organizational infrastructure in service of environmental impact.
- [Chief Philanthropy Officer (CPO)](https://healthebay.org/jobs/chief-philanthropy-officer/) - Heal the Bay is seeking a strategic, mission-driven fundraising leader to serve as our Chief Philanthropy Officer. This senior role is an exciting opportunity for a professional who is passionate about environmental education and advocacy and skilled in generating major gifts, grants, and philanthropic partnerships.
- [Community Programs Associate](https://healthebay.org/jobs/community-programs-associate/) - Heal the Bay is seeking a part-time Community Programs Associate to support aquarium operations, education programs, and public outreach. This role offers hands-on experience with marine animals, environmental education, public programs, and retail, while building skills in marine science, teaching, customer service, and event coordination.
- [Safe Clean Water Program Associate Specialist](https://healthebay.org/jobs/safe-clean-water-program-associate-specialist/) - Heal the Bay is seeking a Safe Clean Water Program Associate Specialist to support community education and engagement throughout the Central and South Santa Monica Bay Watershed areas. This position plays an important role in advancing the goals of the Safe Clean Water Program by fostering inclusive, meaningful community participation and increasing public understanding of local water quality, water supply, and climate resilience efforts.

## Venues

- [Patagonia - Santa Monica](https://healthebay.org/venue/patagonia-santa-monica/)
- [Golden Road Brewing Huntington Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/golden-road-brewing-huntington-beach/)
- [Zoom](https://healthebay.org/venue/zoom/)
- [Golden Road Brewing](https://healthebay.org/venue/golden-road-brewing/)
- [Kuruvungna Village Springs](https://healthebay.org/venue/kuruvungna-village-springs/)
- [Los Angeles Environmental Learning Center at Hyperion](https://healthebay.org/venue/los-angeles-environmental-learning-center-at-hyperion/)
- [San Gabriel River at the Blackwill Arena](https://healthebay.org/venue/san-gabriel-river-at-the-blackwill-arena/)
- [Riviera Country Club](https://healthebay.org/venue/riviera-country-club/)
- [Hermosa Beach Community Center](https://healthebay.org/venue/hermosa-beach-community-center/)
- [Cabrillo Beach 3800 Stephen M White Dr, San Pedro, CA 90731](https://healthebay.org/venue/cabrillo-beach-3800-stephen-m-white-dr-san-pedro-ca-90731/)
- [Zuma Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/zuma-beach/)
- [ALMA Backyard Farm](https://healthebay.org/venue/alma-backyard-farm/)
- [Dockweiler Youth Center](https://healthebay.org/venue/dockweiler-youth-center/)
- [Tower 1550](https://healthebay.org/venue/tower-1550/)
- [Madrona Marsh (3201 Plaza del Amo, Torrance, CA, 90503)](https://healthebay.org/venue/madrona-marsh-3201-plaza-del-amo-torrance-ca-90503/)
- [356 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401](https://healthebay.org/venue/356-santa-monica-pier-santa-monica-ca-90401/)
- [Manhattan Beach Pier,](https://healthebay.org/venue/manhattan-beach-pier/)
- [Sofi Stadium](https://healthebay.org/venue/sofi-stadium/)
- [Leo Carrillo Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/leo-carrillo-beach/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37979/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37582/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37580/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37219/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36960/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36959/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35785/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/32072/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/38307/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/38305/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/38169/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/38099/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/38098/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/38096/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/38094/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/38092/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37986/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37981/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37983/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37976/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37973/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37972/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37941/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37937/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37905/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37901/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37899/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37897/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37894/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37880/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37870/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37867/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37863/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37862/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37861/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37856/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37853/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37705/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37702/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37698/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37697/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37695/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37691/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37690/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37686/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37614/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37602/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37588/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37584/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37586/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37515/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37513/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37509/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37501/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37495/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37494/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37408/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37401/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37393/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37384/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37383/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37380/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37378/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37375/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37374/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37372/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37370/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37361/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37360/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37359/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37353/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37352/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37336/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37324/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37305/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37296/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37286/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37282/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37250/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37227/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37221/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37223/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37222/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37194/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37192/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37188/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37187/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37186/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37182/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37166/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37157/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37156/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37153/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37151/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37150/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37146/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37142/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37140/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37137/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37135/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37134/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37131/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37129/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37127/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37122/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37120/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37118/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37117/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37112/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37111/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37107/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37088/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37086/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37084/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37081/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/37079/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36961/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36962/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36955/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36951/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36953/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36920/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36918/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36912/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36903/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36893/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36886/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36867/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36864/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36862/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36861/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36806/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36803/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36719/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36718/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36707/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36706/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36704/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36689/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36688/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36683/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36682/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36679/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36627/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36625/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36623/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36595/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36594/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36525/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36592/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36584/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36582/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36567/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36558/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36557/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36553/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36551/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36549/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36548/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36547/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36509/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36506/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36503/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36500/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36498/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36496/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36493/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36492/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36490/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36487/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36486/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36484/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36483/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36481/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36479/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36477/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36475/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36474/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36463/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36461/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36457/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36454/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36452/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36448/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36443/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36440/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36438/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36436/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36434/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36431/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36428/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36425/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36424/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36421/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36171/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36169/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36155/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36139/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36060/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/36058/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35920/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35919/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35918/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35916/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35914/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35911/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35907/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35843/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35841/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35815/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35789/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35787/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35788/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/35781/)
- [Redondo Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/redondo-beach-2/)
- [USC - Grace Ford Salvatori Hall](https://healthebay.org/venue/usc-grace-ford-salvatori-hall-2/)
- [Topanga State Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/topanga-state-beach/)
- [Venice Beach Pier - Tower Buccaneer, South of Pier](https://healthebay.org/venue/venice-beach-pier-tower-buccaneer-south-of-pier/)
- [Dockweiler State Beach - Tower 54](https://healthebay.org/venue/dockweiler-state-beach-tower-54/)
- [Manhattan State Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/manhattan-state-beach/)
- [Redondo Beach Pier s/s, Tower Ruby](https://healthebay.org/venue/redondo-beach-pier-s-s-tower-ruby/)
- [Santa Monica Pier](https://healthebay.org/venue/santa-monica-pier/)
- [Venice City Beach - Rose Ave](https://healthebay.org/venue/venice-city-beach-rose-ave/)
- [Torrance Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/torrance-beach/)
- [Will Rogers State Beach - Tower 7](https://healthebay.org/venue/will-rogers-state-beach-tower-7-2/)
- [Carson Community Center, Community Hall A](https://healthebay.org/venue/carson-event-center-community-hall-a-3/)
- [Carson Event Center, Community Hall A](https://healthebay.org/venue/carson-event-center-community-hall-a-2/)
- [Environmental Learning Center](https://healthebay.org/venue/environmental-learning-center-2/)
- [Joslyn Community Center](https://healthebay.org/venue/joslyn-community-center-2/)
- [](https://healthebay.org/venue/31248/)
- [Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/venue/santa-monica-pier-aquarium/)
- [Environmental Learning Center](https://healthebay.org/venue/environmental-learning-center/)
- [Point Fermin Park](https://healthebay.org/venue/point-fermin-park/)
- [Blair Hills](https://healthebay.org/venue/blair-hills/)
- [Ben & Jerry's Venice Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/ben-jerrys-venice-beach/)
- [Los Angeles River](https://healthebay.org/venue/los-angeles-river/)
- [Los Angeles County](https://healthebay.org/venue/los-angeles-county/)
- [Bodega Wine Bar](https://healthebay.org/venue/bodega-wine-bar/)
- [Venice Beach - Tower Rose](https://healthebay.org/venue/venice-beach-tower-rose/)
- [Echo Park Lake](https://healthebay.org/venue/echo-park-lake/)
- [The Green Yogi](https://healthebay.org/venue/the-green-yogi/)
- [Griffith Park](https://healthebay.org/venue/griffith-park/)
- [TreePeople](https://healthebay.org/venue/treepeople/)
- [Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration](https://healthebay.org/venue/kenneth-hahn-hall-of-administration/)
- [Jonathan Club in Santa Monica](https://healthebay.org/venue/jonathan-club-in-santa-monica/)
- [Santa Monica Beach – North of Santa Monica Pier](https://healthebay.org/venue/santa-monica-beach-north-pier/)
- [Pepperdine University](https://healthebay.org/venue/pepperdine-university/)
- [Le Meridien Delfina Santa Monica Hotel](https://healthebay.org/venue/le-meridien-delfina-santa-monica-hotel/)
- [Malibu Lagoon State Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/malibu-lagoon-state-beach/)
- [Avalon Hollywood](https://healthebay.org/venue/avalon-hollywood/)
- [Laemmle Monica Film Center](https://healthebay.org/venue/laemmle-monica-film-center/)
- [Friends of Ballona Wetlands](https://healthebay.org/venue/friends-of-ballona-wetlands/)
- [Salt Marsh - Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve](https://healthebay.org/venue/salt-marsh-ballona-wetlands-ecological-reserve/)
- [Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve - Fiji Lot (across from Whiskey Red's)](https://healthebay.org/venue/ballona-wetlands-ecological-reserve-fiji-lot-across-from-whiskey-reds/)
- [Syd Kronenthal Park](https://healthebay.org/venue/syd-kronenthal-park/)
- [Parking lot behind Alkali Water/Gordon's Market](https://healthebay.org/venue/3730-stephen-m-white-dr-san-pedro-ca-90731/)
- [634 S. Spring St, Los Angeles](https://healthebay.org/venue/634-s-spring-st-los-angeles/)
- [Toes Beach - Tower 41](https://healthebay.org/venue/toes-beach/)
- [Cabrillo Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/cabrillo-beach/)
- [Compton Creek](https://healthebay.org/venue/compton-creek/)
- [Bareburger Organic](https://healthebay.org/venue/bareburger-organic/)
- [Point Dume State Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/point-dume-state-beach/)
- [Sepulveda Recreation Center](https://healthebay.org/venue/sepulveda-recreation-center/)
- [The Rose Room](https://healthebay.org/venue/the-rose-room/)
- [2030 Ocean Avenue](https://healthebay.org/venue/2030-ocean-avenue/)
- [San Pedro Municipal Building](https://healthebay.org/venue/san-pedro-municipal-building/)
- [Children's Book World](https://healthebay.org/venue/childrens-book-world/)
- [Pershing Square](https://healthebay.org/venue/pershing-square/)
- [The Los Angeles River Center](https://healthebay.org/venue/the-los-angeles-river-center/)
- [Upper Deck at the Santa Monica Pier](https://healthebay.org/venue/upper-deck-at-the-santa-monica-pier/)
- [Toes Beach, Tower 41](https://healthebay.org/venue/toes-beach-tower-41/)
- [Dockweiler State Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/dockweiler-state-beach/)
- [Redondo Beach Pier](https://healthebay.org/venue/redondo-beach-pier/)
- [Santa Monica Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/santa-monica-beach/)
- [Will Rogers State Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/will-rogers-state-beach/)
- [Venice Beach Pier](https://healthebay.org/venue/venice-beach-pier/)
- [Torrance County Beach](https://healthebay.org/venue/torrance-county-beach/)
- [Hermosa Beach Pier](https://healthebay.org/venue/hermosa-beach-pier/)
- [Heal the Bay Main Office](https://healthebay.org/venue/heal-the-bay-main-office/)
- [72andSunny](https://healthebay.org/venue/72andsunny/)

## Organizers

- [Jenna Segal](https://healthebay.org/organizer/jenna-segal/)
- [Lily Ledesma](https://healthebay.org/organizer/lily-ledesma/)

## Events

- [One Year Later: Community and Science Day](https://healthebay.org/event/one-year-later-community-and-science-day/) - One year after the 2025 LA fires, join us at the Heal the Bay Aquarium for a day of reflection, learning, and connection as we welcome the Palisades Map artist installation home and LA back to the bay. January 24, 2025 |12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Heal the Bay Aquarium | 1600 Ocean Front Walk,
- [January Nothin' But Sand Beach Clean Up](https://healthebay.org/event/january-nothin-but-sand-beach-clean-up/) - New year, new clean up! Help keep Will Rogers State Beach clean, healthy, and beautiful at our January Nothin' But Sand Clean Up!
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-11-2/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-11/2026-03-21/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-10/2026-11-04/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-4/2026-08-05/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-7/2026-05-20/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [Climate & Our Coast Workshop](https://healthebay.org/event/climate-our-coast-workshop-3/) - Join us for a hands-on experience designed to help you master the science behind climate change. Deepen your understanding and contribute to meaningful change.
- [LIVE: Behind-the-Scenes with Our Animal Ambassadors](https://healthebay.org/event/live-behind-the-scenes-with-our-animal-ambassadors/) - Join Heal the Bay Aquarium for an Instagram Live event. Meet our endangered animals and learn how you can support them!
- [Meet Our Endangered Animal Ambassadors](https://healthebay.org/event/meet-our-endangered-animals-2/) - Get close up with Heal the Bay Aquarium's endangered animals and learn more about our groundbreaking conservation work.
- [Out of Plain Sight - Documentary Screening](https://healthebay.org/event/out-of-plain-sight-documentary-screening/2025-11-08/) - Join Heal the Bay for screenings of the LA Times documentary Out of Plain Sight, featuring expert panel discussions with our scientists after the film.
- [CANCELED: November Nothin' But Sand Beach Clean Up](https://healthebay.org/event/november-nothin-but-sand-beach-clean-up/) - Rain or shine! Join us for a sunset Nothin’ But Sand Beach Cleanup at Dockweiler Beach.
- [Heal the Bay 2025 Food Drive](https://healthebay.org/event/heal-the-bay-2025-food-drive/) - The current pause on SNAP benefits is impacting many members of our community. Heal the Bay's Community Programs team is hosting a food drive to help Angelenos facing food insecurity. 📅 November 8–16We’ll be collecting donations during our upcoming public events, including: Day of Service at Kuruvungna Springs – November 8 Nothin’ But Sand Beach
- [CalCoast Tidepool Bioblitz](https://healthebay.org/event/calcoast-tidepool-bioblitz-2/) - Join us at the Leo Carrillo tidepools to witness the magnificent King Tides and participate in community science!
- [Climate & Our Coast Workshop](https://healthebay.org/event/climate-workshop-3/2025-10-29/) - Join us for a hands-on experience designed to help you master the science behind climate change. Deepen your understanding and contribute to meaningful change.
- [Climate & Our Coast Workshop](https://healthebay.org/event/climate-workshop/) - Join Heal the Bay for a Coast & Climate Fresk, an innovative workshop that explores the complexities and connections of climate change.
- [Spooky Splash at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spooky-splash-aquarium/2025-10-25/) - Visit our Shivering Shipwreck at Heal the Bay Aquarium on October 25 and 26 from 12 PM- 4 PM for a family-friendly Halloween celebration.
- [Clear Waters LA: Harmful Algal Bloom Summit](https://healthebay.org/event/habsummit/) - Join scientists, policymakers, and community leaders for a day of learning as we confront the growing threat of harmful algal blooms in Southern California’s coastal waters.
- [Tour of Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant](https://healthebay.org/event/tour-of-hyperion-water-reclamation-plant-3/) - Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, the largest wastewater treatment facility in the Western United States
- [October Nothin But Sand Beach Clean Up](https://healthebay.org/event/october-nothin-but-sand-beach-clean-up-2/) - Help keep Venice Beach clean, healthy, and beautiful at our Nothin' But Sand Clean Up!
- [Day of Service at Kuruvungna Springs](https://healthebay.org/event/day-of-service-at-kuruvungna-springs/) - Join us for a day of service at Kuruvungna Springs. Discover the history of this sacred Gabrielino-Tongva site, learn what we can do to help preserve it.
- [BioBlitz at Santa Monica Beach Dunes](https://healthebay.org/event/dunes-bioblitz/) - Discover the vast biodiversity of the Santa Monica Dunes and help protect and restore this coastal habitat. All ages welcome!
- [Palibu Day of Service - Malibu Beach Clean Up](https://healthebay.org/event/palibu-day-of-service-malibu-beach-clean-up/) - Heal the Bay is teaming up with Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin for a day of service! Join us for a special clean up at Malibu Lagoon State Beach.
- [Virtual Beach Captains Training](https://healthebay.org/event/virtual-beach-captains-training/2025-09-22/) - Join Beach Captains training to learn how to coordinate and manage logistics for our flagship beach cleanup events, lead volunteers, and represent Heal the Bay.
- [CCD Afterparty and Documentary Screening](https://healthebay.org/event/planet-friendly-documentary/) - Join us at Heal the Bay Aquarium for a special Coastal Clean Up Day afterparty and documentary screening, highlighting the endangered sunflower sea star.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-heal-the-bay-volunteer-orientation-4-3/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [Climate & Our Coast Workshop](https://healthebay.org/event/climate-our-coast-workshop-2/2025-09-24/) - Join us for a hands-on experience designed to help you master the science behind climate change. In just three hours, you'll gain a clear understanding of the impacts on our coast.
- [Speakers Bureau Water Educators Training](https://healthebay.org/event/speakers-bureau-water-educators-training-3/) - Join Speakers Bureau training! Build public speaking skills, deepen your knowledge of LA water issues, and engage communities through educational outreach.
- [August Nothin But Sand Beach Clean Up](https://healthebay.org/event/august-nothin-but-sand-beach-clean-up/) - Help keep Will Rogers Beach clean, healthy, and beautiful at our Nothin' But Sand Clean Up!
- [Tour of Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant](https://healthebay.org/event/tour-of-hyperion-water-reclamation-plant-2/) - Join us or an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. This guided tour offers a unique look into the intricate processes that transform millions of gallons of wastewater each day into a valuable resource for Los Angeles.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-heal-the-bay-volunteer-orientation-4-4/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-heal-the-bay-volunteer-orientation-4-2/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-heal-the-bay-volunteer-orientation-4/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [40th B-Day Dance Party Takeover On the Santa Monica Promenade](https://healthebay.org/event/40th-birthday-party/) - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025: 80s DANCE PARTY TAKEOVER! Break out your neon, lace up those high-tops, and get ready to party like it’s 1985—because Heal the Bay is turning the big 4-0 and throwing the gnarliest celebration EVER! We’re talking two full days of totally awesome fun for the whole fam—right in the heart of
- [July Nothin But Sand Beach Clean Up](https://healthebay.org/event/july-nothin-but-sand-beach-clean-up-1/) - Join Heal the Bay for a mid-summer cleanup at one of LA’s most iconic beaches - Redondo Beach. Together, we’ll reclaim the sand and strengthen our commitment to climate action.
- [Tour the Pure Water Southern California Innovation Center](https://healthebay.org/event/tour-the-pure-water-southern-california-innovation-center/) - Join the Heal the Bay Safe Clean Water team for a close-up at the the innovative technology that purifies our water.
- ["To Save Our Coast" FREE Film Screening](https://healthebay.org/event/to-save-our-coast-screening/) - Join us at Patagonia Santa Monica for a FREE screening of "To Protect Our Coat" followed by a conversation with environmental leaders.
- [Coastal Clean Up Day 2025](https://healthebay.org/event/coastal-clean-up-day-2025/) - Join Heal the Bay as we celebrate Los Angeles' 36th Coastal Cleanup Day! Contribute to removing trash from inland and coastal waterways all over LA county.
- [Urban Watershed Grant Funding Workshop](https://healthebay.org/event/urban-watershed-grant-funding-workshop/) - Join us for the 6th Urban Watershed Working Group Meeting to discuss grant funding opportunities.
- [Coastal Clean Up Day Site Captain Training](https://healthebay.org/event/coastal-clean-up-day-site-captain-training/2025-06-30/) - Become a Coastal Cleanup Day Site Captain and lead your own cleanup with the support of Heal the Bay. Choose from one of our in-person or virtual training options.
- [Bring Back the Beach Gala 2025](https://healthebay.org/event/bring-back-the-beach-gala-2025/) - Join us on September 11, 2025, at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica for Heal the Bay's 40th Anniversary Bring Back the Beach Gala.
- [June Nothin' But Sand Beach Clean Up](https://healthebay.org/event/june-nothin-but-sand-beach-clean-up/) - Help keep Toes Beach clean, healthy, and beautiful at our Nothin' But Sand Clean Up!
- [Aquarium Comedy Club - June](https://healthebay.org/event/aquarium-comedy-club-june-2/) - Join us for a 90-minute stand-up comedy show at Heal the Bay Aquarium in Santa Monica! Watch comedy while the fish are swimming around you!
- [GRAND OPENING: Inell Woods Park](https://healthebay.org/event/gran-opening-inell-woods-park/) - We’re celebrating an event over a decade in the making — the grand opening of Inell Woods Park, named in honor of the late Inell Woods, a beloved neighborhood advocate whose life was dedicated to community, equity, and environmental justice. Once an abandoned lot, this space has been transformed into a vibrant pocket park —
- [Nick Gabaldon Day 2025](https://healthebay.org/event/nick-gabaldon-day-2025-2/) - Nick Gabaldon Day - June 7, 2025 Join Black Surfers Collective, The Bay Foundation, Heal the Bay, Surf Bus Foundation, One With The Ocean, Supervisor Holly Mitchell’s Office, Dr. Alison Jefferson, and Santa Monica Conservancy as we celebrate Nick Gabaldón Day on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 9 AM – 1 PM. Nick’s fearless passion for surfing paved the way for many, and this event honors his
- [Rescheduled: TIDEWALK + BEACH CLEANUP](https://healthebay.org/event/pride-kickoff-queer-tidewalk-beach-cleanup/) - Join Heal the Bay and Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s Office for a Summer of Resiliency Beach Cleanup Series!
- [Tour of Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant](https://healthebay.org/event/tour-of-hyperion-water-reclamation-plant/2025-06-18/) - Join us or an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. This guided tour offers a unique look into the intricate processes that transform millions of gallons of wastewater each day into a valuable resource for Los Angeles.
- [Community Resilience Day: Welcoming the Palisades Fire Map to Heal the Bay](https://healthebay.org/event/community-resilience-day/) - Join us for Community Resilience Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium as we welcome the powerful new Palisades Fire Map to the Bay.
- [Virtual Beach Captain Training](https://healthebay.org/event/beach-captain-training-2025-2/) - Join virtual Beach Captains training to learn how to coordinate and manage logistics for our flagship beach cleanup events, lead volunteers, and represent Heal the Bay.
- [Virtual Beach Captain Training](https://healthebay.org/event/beach-captain-training-2025/2025-05-12/) - Join virtual Beach Captains training to learn how to coordinate and manage logistics for our flagship beach cleanup events, lead volunteers, and represent Heal the Bay.
- [CalCoast Tidepool Bioblitz](https://healthebay.org/event/calcoast-tidepool-bioblitz/) - Observe plants, animals, and seaweeds along the beautiful California coast and contribute to a state-wide scientific data base!
- [May Nothin' But Nature River Clean Up](https://healthebay.org/event/may-nothin-but-nature-river-clean-up-2/) - Help keep Whittier Narrows clean, healthy, and beautiful at a special inland Nothin' But Nature River clean up!
- [CHANGING TIDES: FIRES, BLOOMS &  A WARMING COAST (Panel)](https://healthebay.org/event/changing-tides-panel/) - Join experts for a powerful conversation and learn the facts about wildfires, toxic algae blooms, and how we can fight for a more climate-resilient future.
- [A Brew for the Bay: 40th Anniversary Fundraiser](https://healthebay.org/event/the-heal-the-bay-ipa-party-2/) - Celebrate our 40th Anniversary and World Oceans Day with a party at Golden Road Brewing! 100% of ticket proceeds support Heal the Bay.
- [May 2025 eDNA Sampling Community Science Event](https://healthebay.org/event/may-2025-edna-sampling-community-science-event-2/) - Dive into cutting-edge science and help protect biodiversity at our monthly community science event in Malibu!
- [Climate & Our Coast Workshop](https://healthebay.org/event/climate-our-coast-workshop/) - Join Heal the Bay for an award-winning, hands-on experience designed to help you master the science behind climate change. In just three hours, you'll gain a clear understanding of the impacts on our coast.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/summer-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-3/) - Join Heal the Bay Aquarium for Summer Science Camp, where young explorers dive into the wonders of marine science! Through hands-on experiments, interactive exploration, and real-world environmental action, campers will uncover the secrets of the ocean and learn how to protect our planet.
- [April Nothin But Sand Beach Clean Up](https://healthebay.org/event/april-nothin-but-sand-beach-clean-up/) - Join Heal the Bay for a special Earth Month Nothin But Sand Beach Clean Up at the Santa Monica Beach Tower 1550!
- [Virtual Beach Captains Training](https://healthebay.org/event/virtual-beach-captains-training-2/2025-04-14/) - Join Beach Captains training to learn how to coordinate and manage logistics for our flagship beach cleanup events, lead volunteers, and represent Heal the Bay.
- [Earth Day At Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/earth-day-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium/) - Head to Heal the Bay Aquarium on April 19 for a day of Earth Month fun! Enjoy a scavenger hunt, animal feedings, crafts and much more.
- [Black Sands, A Beach Talk Series](https://healthebay.org/event/black-sands-a-beach-talk-series/) - Join us for a FREE virtual panel discussion and explore topics like Black identity in outdoor and marine spaces, coastal resilience, climate justice, wellness, and environmental stewardship.
- [May 2025 eDNA Sampling Community Science Event](https://healthebay.org/event/may-2025-edna-sampling-community-science-event-1/) - Dive into cutting-edge science and help protect biodiversity at our monthly community science event in Malibu!
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/summer-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-4-2/) - Join Heal the Bay Aquarium for Summer Science Camp, where young explorers dive into the wonders of marine science! Through hands-on experiments, interactive exploration, and real-world environmental action, campers will uncover the secrets of the ocean and learn how to protect our planet.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/summer-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2/) - Join Heal the Bay Aquarium for Summer Science Camp, where young explorers dive into the wonders of marine science! Through hands-on experiments, interactive exploration, and real-world environmental action, campers will uncover the secrets of the ocean and learn how to protect our planet.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/summer-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2025/) - Join Heal the Bay Aquarium for Summer Science Camp, where young explorers dive into the wonders of marine science! Through hands-on experiments, interactive exploration, and real-world environmental action, campers will uncover the secrets of the ocean and learn how to protect our planet.
- [Heal the Bay BioBlitz 2025](https://healthebay.org/event/heal-the-bay-bioblitz-2025/) - Join Heal the Bay for a BioBlitz, a hands-on community science event where we'll work together to explore and document wildlife.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-volunteer-orientation-4/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [March 2025 eDNA Sampling Community Science Event](https://healthebay.org/event/march-2025-edna-sampling-community-science-event/) - Dive into cutting-edge science and help protect biodiversity at our monthly community science event in Malibu!
- [March Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup](https://healthebay.org/event/march-nothin-but-sand-beach-cleanup/) - Join us for our March Nothin' But Sand clean-up at Dockweiler State Beach and help protect our communities and coastline.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-2/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [SOLD OUT: Catholic Youth Climate Summit](https://healthebay.org/event/catholic-youth-climate-summit/) - High school students are invited to join Heal the Bay and Catholic Climate Covenant for an exciting day of climate action at Loyola Marymount University.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-heal-the-bay-volunteer-orientation-3/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [LA Climate Week: Climate Fresk Workshop](https://healthebay.org/event/la-climate-week-climate-fresk-workshop/) - Heal the Bay is excited to host a Climate Fresk Workshop, an innovative workshop that explores the complexities and connections of climate change.
- [Advanced Beach Captain Refresher](https://healthebay.org/event/advanced-beach-captain-refresher/) - Our most experienced Beach Captains are invited to a special training session to refine skills and reconnect with the team!
- [SnailFest at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/snailfest-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium/) - Celebrate the wonderful world of snails with a weekend full of art, education, and fun at Heal the Bay Aquarium.
- [The Heal the Bay IPA Launch Party](https://healthebay.org/event/the-heal-the-bay-ipa-launch-party/) - Join us at Golden Road Brewing to celebrate Heal the Bay’s 40th Anniversary with the launch of the limited-edition Golden Road x Heal the Bay IPA!
- [Whale of a Weekend at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/whale-of-a-weekend-2025/) - Pacific Gray Whales are coming! Join us at Heal the Bay Aquarium to catch a glimpse and learn more about these amazing ocean mammals!
- [Canceled: February eDNA Sampling Community Science Event](https://healthebay.org/event/february-2025-edna-sampling-community-science-event-2/) - Participate in cutting edge science at our eDNA Sampling Community Science Event with UCLA! Learn how water testing tracks and protects biodiversity.
- [Canceled: February Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup](https://healthebay.org/event/february-nothin-but-sand-beach-cleanup-2/) - Join us for our February Nothin' But Sand clean-up at Santa Monica Pier. Meet with science and policy experts and help protect our communities and coastline.
- [Spring Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp/) - Calling all young explorers! This Spring Break, campers will dive into marine animal lifecycles with hands-on fun at Heal the Bay Aquarium.
- [Aquarium Comedy Club - February](https://healthebay.org/event/aquarium-comedy-club-february-2/) - Join us for a 90-minute stand-up comedy show at Heal the Bay Aquarium in Santa Monica! Watch comedy while the fish are swimming around you!
- [Speakers Bureau Water Educators Training](https://healthebay.org/event/speakers-bureau-water-educators-training/2025-02-08/) - Join Speakers Bureau training! Build public speaking skills, deepen your knowledge of LA water issues, and engage communities through educational outreach.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/february-2025-mpa-watch-community-science-training-2/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/february-2025-mpa-watch-community-science-training/) - Join Heal the Bay's MPA Watch program! Complete the two-part training to learn how to collect marine data and help protect California's biodiversity.
- [January Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup](https://healthebay.org/event/january-nothin-but-sand-beach-cleanup/) - Join us for our January Nothin' But Sand clean-up at Venice Beach Pier. Meet with science and policy experts and help protect our communities and coastline.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-heal-the-bay-volunteer-orientation-2/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-heal-the-bay-volunteer-orientation/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-9/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-8/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-6/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-5/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [CANCELLED: January 2025 eDNA Sampling Community Science Event](https://healthebay.org/event/january-2025-edna-sampling-community-science-event/) - Dive into cutting-edge science at our monthly sampling in Malibu! Helps track biodiversity and monitor our Marine Protected Areas with eDNA testing.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-volunteer-orientation-3/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-volunteer-orientation-2/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [New Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/new-volunteer-orientation-january/) - Join New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium. Meet like-minded wavemakers and learn how you can take action to protect our environment.
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/event/mpa-watch-community-science-training-3/) - Join Heal the Bay's community science program, MPA Watch! Volunteers will learn how collect data to help regulate Marine Protected Areas.
- [Halloween Fun at Fishy Fest](https://healthebay.org/event/halloween-fun-at-fishy-fest-4/) - Get in the spirit of the spooky season and celebrate Fishy Fest at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Visit the haunted Heal the Bay Aquarium on October 28 and 29 from 12 PM – 4 PM for family friendly fun including activities that honor the unique holidays of Halloween and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).
- [Halloween Fun at Fishy Fest](https://healthebay.org/event/halloween-fun-at-fishy-fest-3/) - Get in the spirit of the spooky season and celebrate Fishy Fest at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Visit the haunted Heal the Bay Aquarium on October 28 and 29 from 12 PM – 4 PM for family friendly fun including activities that honor the unique holidays of Halloween and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).
- [Speakers Bureau Training - August Session 2023](https://healthebay.org/event/speakers-bureau-training-winter-session-2023__trashed/2023-08-30/) - Share your passion for the environment and inspire businesses, school children, community members, and clubs, with environmental awareness education. Become a Heal the Bay Speakers Bureau Volunteer!
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-09-02/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-08-27/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-08-26/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-08-20/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstration](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-08-19/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-08-13/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-08-12/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-06-27/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-06-28/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-06-29/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-06-30/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-01/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-02/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-03/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-04/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-05/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-06/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-07/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-08/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-09/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-10/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-11/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-12/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-13/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-14/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-15/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-16/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-17/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-18/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-19/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-20/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-21/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-22/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-23/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-24/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-25/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-26/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-27/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-28/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-29/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-30/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-07-31/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-08-01/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-08-02/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-08-03/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Summer Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/event/spring-science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium-2023-08-04/) - Celebrate the beauty of our ocean this Spring Break at Heal the Bay Aquarium Spring Science Camp. Where do all the whales go in the winter? What makes tide pools so important? How can we give the gift of a beautiful ocean to our marine friends? Each day we’ll learn the answers to these questions and more with hands-on, and “fins-on” learning and lots of fun.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-03-09/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-03-16/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-02-16/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-02-23/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-03-02/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-02-02/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-02-09/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-01-12/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-01-19/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-01-26/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-12-22/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-12-29/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-01-05/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-12-08/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-12-15/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-11-17/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-11-24/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-12-01/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-10-20/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-10-27/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-11-03/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-11-10/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-09-29/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-10-06/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-10-13/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-09-15/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-09-22/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-08-25/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-09-01/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-09-08/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-08-04/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-08-11/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-08-18/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-07-21/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-07-28/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-06-30/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-07-07/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-07-14/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-06-09/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-06-16/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-06-23/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-05-19/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-05-26/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-06-02/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-05-05/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-05-12/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-04-07/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-04-14/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-04-21/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-04-28/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-03-24/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-03-31/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-03-03/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-03-10/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-03-17/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-02-18/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-02-25/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-01-28/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-02-04/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-02-11/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-01-07/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-01-14/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2024-01-21/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-12-24/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-12-31/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-11-26/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-12-03/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-12-10/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-12-17/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-11-05/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-11-12/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-11-19/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-10-15/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-10-22/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-10-29/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-10-01/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-10-08/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-09-03/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-09-10/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-09-17/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-09-24/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-07-30/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-08-06/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-07-09/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-07-16/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-07-23/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-06-11/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-06-18/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-06-25/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-07-02/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-05-28/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-06-04/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-05-07/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-05-14/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-05-21/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-04-16/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-04-23/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-04-30/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-03-19/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-03-26/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-04-02/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-04-09/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-03-05/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-03-12/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-02-26/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-02-12/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-02-19/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-02-05/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-01-22/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-01-29/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-01-08/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2023-01-15/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-07-30/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-07-23-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-07-30-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-07-23/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-07-16-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-07-09/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-07-16/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-07-09-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-07-02/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-07-02-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-06-25/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-06-18-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-06-25-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-06-11/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-06-18/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-06-11-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-06-04/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-05-28-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-06-04-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-05-28/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-05-21-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-05-14/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-05-21/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-05-14-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-04-30/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-05-07/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-04-30-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-05-07-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-04-23/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-04-23-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-04-16/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-04-16-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-04-09-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-04-09/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-04-02-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-04-02/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-03-05/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-03-12/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-03-19/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-02-19/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-02-26/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-02-05/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-02-12/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-01-15/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-01-22/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-01-29/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-12-25/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-01-01/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-01-08/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-12-11/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-12-18/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-11-20/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-11-27/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-12-04/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-10-30/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-11-06/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-11-13/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-10-09/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-10-16/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-10-23/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-09-25/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-10-02/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-09-04/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-09-11/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-09-18/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-08-07/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-08-14/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-08-21/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-08-28/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-07-24/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-07-31/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-07-03/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-07-10/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-07-17/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-06-12/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-06-19/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-06-26/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-05-22/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-05-29/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-06-05/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-05-15/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-05-08/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-04-24/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-05-01/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-04-03/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-04-10/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-04-17/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-03-13/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-03-20/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-03-27/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-02-28/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-03-06/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-02-07/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-02-14/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-02-21/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-01-17/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-01-24/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-01-31/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-12-27/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-01-03/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024-01-10/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-12-20/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-11-29/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-12-06/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-12-13/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-11-08/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-11-15/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-11-22/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-10-18/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-10-25/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-11-01/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-10-04/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-10-11/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-09-13/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-09-20/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-09-27/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-08-23/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-08-30/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-09-06/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-08-09/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-08-16/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-07-19/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-07-26/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-08-02/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-06-28/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-07-05/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-07-12/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-06-07/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-06-14/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-06-21/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-05-31/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-05-17/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-05-24/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-05-03/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-05-10/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-04-26/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-04-12/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-04-19/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-04-05/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-03-22/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2023-03-29/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/event/animal-feeding-demonstrations-2025-03-26/) - Swim by and visit the Aquarium every Wednesday to observe local marine animals, and watch live feeding demonstrations by Aquarium staff. Wednesday Mealtimes: 1:00pm 3:00pm
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-10-12/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-10-19/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-09-21/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-09-28/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-10-05/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-09-07/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-09-14/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-08-17/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-08-24/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-08-31/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-08-03/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-08-10/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-07-20/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-07-27/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-06-29/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-07-06/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-07-13/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-06-15/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-06-22/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-05-25/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-06-01/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-06-08/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-05-04/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-05-11/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-05-18/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-04-20/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-04-27/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-03-23/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-03-30/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-04-06/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-04-13/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-03-02/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-03-09/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-03-16/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-02-10/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-02-17/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-02-24/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-01-27/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-02-03/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-01-06/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-01-13/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-01-20/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-12-16/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-12-23/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-12-30/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-12-02/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-12-09/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-11-11/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-11-18/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-11-25/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-10-14/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-10-21/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-10-28/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-11-04/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-09-23/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-09-30/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-10-07/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-09-09/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-09-16/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-07-29/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-08-05/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-07-15/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-07-22/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-07-08/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-06-17/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-06-24/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-07-01/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-05-27/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-06-03/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-06-10/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-05-06/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-05-13/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-05-20/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-04-29/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-04-08/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-04-15/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-04-22/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-03-18/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-03-25/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-04-01/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-03-04/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-03-11/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-02-25/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-02-11/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-02-18/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-01-21/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-01-28/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-02-04/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-12-31/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-01-07/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2023-01-14/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-12-17-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-12-24/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-12-10/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-12-17/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-12-10-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-12-03/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-11-26-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-12-03-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-11-19/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-11-26/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-11-19-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-11-12/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-11-12-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-11-05/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-10-29-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-11-05-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-10-22/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-10-29/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-10-22-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-10-15/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-10-08-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-10-15-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-10-08/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-10-01/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-09-24-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-10-01-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-09-17/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-09-24/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-09-17-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-09-10/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-09-10-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-09-03/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-09-03-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-08-27/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-08-20-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-08-27-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-08-13/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-08-20/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-08-13-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-08-06/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2022-08-06-2/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Whale of a Weekend ](https://healthebay.org/event/whale-of-a-weekend-2023-02-19/) - Whale of a Weekend returns to Heal the Bay Aquarium at the Santa Monica Pier on February 18 & 19, 2023! Pacific Gray Whales are coming! Every year pacific gray whales migrate right by our coastline and Heal the Bay Aquarium at the Santa Monica Pier is getting ready for them. Join us to catch
- [Speakers Bureau Training - March Session 2023](https://healthebay.org/event/speakers-bureau-training-winter-session-2023__trashed/2023-03-16/) - Share your passion for the environment and inspire businesses, school children, community members, and clubs, with environmental awareness education. Become a Heal the Bay Speakers Bureau Volunteer!
- [Speakers Bureau Training - March Session 2023](https://healthebay.org/event/speakers-bureau-training-winter-session-2023__trashed/2023-03-21/) - Share your passion for the environment and inspire businesses, school children, community members, and clubs, with environmental awareness education. Become a Heal the Bay Speakers Bureau Volunteer!
- [Speakers Bureau Training - Fall Session 2022](https://healthebay.org/event/speakers-bureau-training-spring-fall-2022__trashed/2022-11-15/) - Share your passion for the environment and inspire businesses, school children, community members, and clubs, with environmental awareness education. Become a Heal the Bay Speakers Bureau Volunteer!
- [Speakers Bureau Training - Fall Session 2022](https://healthebay.org/event/speakers-bureau-training-spring-fall-2022__trashed/2022-11-22/) - Share your passion for the environment and inspire businesses, school children, community members, and clubs, with environmental awareness education. Become a Heal the Bay Speakers Bureau Volunteer!
- [Halloween Fun at Fishy Fest](https://healthebay.org/event/halloween-fun-at-fishy-fest-2022-10-30/) - Get in the spirit of the spooky season and celebrate Fishy Fest at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Visit the haunted Heal the Bay Aquarium on October 29 and 30 from 12 PM – 4 PM for family friendly fun including activities that honor the unique holidays of Halloween and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).
- [Virtual Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/volunteer-orientation-2021-2022-09-15/) - Want to volunteer for Heal the Bay? Take the first step toward helping Heal the Bay work for safe, healthy, clean coastal waters and watersheds. Register for Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation. Learn how to protect our environment, advocate for clean water, reduce plastic pollution, and take climate action. Register Come learn about our great
- [Virtual Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/volunteer-orientation-2021-2022-10-06/) - Want to volunteer for Heal the Bay? Take the first step toward helping Heal the Bay work for safe, healthy, clean coastal waters and watersheds. Register for Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation. Learn how to protect our environment, advocate for clean water, reduce plastic pollution, and take climate action. Register Come learn about our great
- [Virtual Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/volunteer-orientation-2021-2022-08-08/) - Want to volunteer for Heal the Bay? Take the first step toward helping Heal the Bay work for safe, healthy, clean coastal waters and watersheds. Register for Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation. Learn how to protect our environment, advocate for clean water, reduce plastic pollution, and take climate action. Register Come learn about our great
- [Virtual Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/volunteer-orientation-2021-2022-06-13/) - Want to volunteer for Heal the Bay? Take the first step toward helping Heal the Bay work for safe, healthy, clean coastal waters and watersheds. Register for Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation. Learn how to protect our environment, advocate for clean water, reduce plastic pollution, and take climate action. Register Come learn about our great
- [Virtual Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/volunteer-orientation-2021-2022-07-11/) - Want to volunteer for Heal the Bay? Take the first step toward helping Heal the Bay work for safe, healthy, clean coastal waters and watersheds. Register for Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation. Learn how to protect our environment, advocate for clean water, reduce plastic pollution, and take climate action. Register Come learn about our great
- [Virtual Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/volunteer-orientation-2021-2022-05-09/) - Want to volunteer for Heal the Bay? Take the first step toward helping Heal the Bay work for safe, healthy, clean coastal waters and watersheds. Register for Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation. Learn how to protect our environment, advocate for clean water, reduce plastic pollution, and take climate action. Register Come learn about our great
- [Virtual Volunteer Orientation](https://healthebay.org/event/volunteer-orientation-2021-2022-04-11/) - Want to volunteer for Heal the Bay? Take the first step toward helping Heal the Bay work for safe, healthy, clean coastal waters and watersheds. Register for Heal the Bay Volunteer Orientation. Learn how to protect our environment, advocate for clean water, reduce plastic pollution, and take climate action. Register Come learn about our great
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-11-18/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-12-02/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-12-09/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-10-21/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-10-28/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-11-04/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-11-11/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-10-07/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-10-14/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-09-02/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-09-09/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-09-16/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-09-23/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-09-30/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-07-29/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-08-05/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-08-12/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-08-19/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-08-26/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-07-15/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-07-22/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-05-27/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-06-03/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-06-10/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-06-17/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-06-24/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-07-01/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-07-08/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-05-06/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-05-13/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-05-20/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-04-01/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-04-08/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-04-15/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-04-22/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Aquarium Feeding Day](https://healthebay.org/event/feeding-day-2022-04-29/) - Join us for Friday Feeding Day at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Lend a hand and learn with us as we feed the animals. All day from 12pm to 4pm.
- [Shark Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/shark-feeding-2-2025-03-23/) - Feast on a little knowledge while our swell sharks, horn sharks, and round stingrays chow down. Come and watch the Aquarium staff feed these important keystone species and learn about the part sharks play in marine ecosystems, every Sunday at 1 pm and 3 pm.
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-10-26/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-11-02/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-11-09/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-11-16/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-11-23/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-11-30/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-12-07/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-12-14/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-12-21/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2024-12-28/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-01-04/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-01-11/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-01-18/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-01-25/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-02-01/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-02-08/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-02-15/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-02-22/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-03-01/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-03-08/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM 3
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-03-15/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and
- [Sea Star Feeding](https://healthebay.org/event/sea-star-feeding-saturday-2025-03-22/) - Come meet and feed our sea stars! Learn about the diet of four species of our local sea stars and help serve them their favorite lunch. AND YES! Heal the Bay Aquarium Visitors can help assist aquarium staff as they feed the sea stars in our Tide Pool Touch Tanks. Saturday Mealtimes: 1 PM and

## Series

- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/series/mpa-watch-community-science-training/)
- [Out of Plain Sight - Documentary Screening](https://healthebay.org/series/out-of-plain-sight-documentary-screening/)
- [Spooky Splash at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/series/spooky-splash-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium/)
- [Climate & Our Coast Workshop](https://healthebay.org/series/climate-our-coast-workshop/)
- [Tour of Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant](https://healthebay.org/series/tour-of-hyperion-water-reclamation-plant/)
- [Virtual Beach Captain Training](https://healthebay.org/series/virtual-beach-captain-training/)
- [Coast and Climate Workshop](https://healthebay.org/series/coast-and-climate-workshop/)
- [Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/series/science-camp-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium/)
- [Nothin' But Sand Beach Clean Up](https://healthebay.org/series/nothin-but-sand-beach-clean-up/)
- [MPA Watch Community Science Training](https://healthebay.org/series/mpa-watch-community-science-training-2/)
- [eDNA Sampling Community Science Event](https://healthebay.org/series/edna-sampling-community-science-event/)
- [Speakers Bureau Training](https://healthebay.org/series/speakers-bureau-training/)
- [In-Person Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/series/in-person-volunteer-orientation-at-heal-the-bay-aquarium/)
- [Coastal Cleanup Day Site Captain Training](https://healthebay.org/series/coastal-cleanup-day-site-captain-training/)
- [Aquarium Animal Feeding Demonstrations 2024](https://healthebay.org/series/aquarium-animal-feeding-demonstrations-2024/)
- [Whale of a Weekend ](https://healthebay.org/series/whale-of-a-weekend/)
- [Animal Feeding Demonstrations](https://healthebay.org/series/animal-feeding-demonstrations/)

## Categories

- [News](https://healthebay.org/category/news/)
- [Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/category/aquarium/)
- [Take Action](https://healthebay.org/category/take-action/)
- [Events](https://healthebay.org/category/event/)
- [Santa Monica](https://healthebay.org/category/location/santa-monica/)
- [California Bag Ban](https://healthebay.org/category/city-of-los-angeles-bag-ban/)
- [Bring Back the Beach Gala](https://healthebay.org/category/event/bring-back-the-beach-gala/)
- [More Ways to Give](https://healthebay.org/category/more-ways-to-give/)
- [About Us](https://healthebay.org/category/about-us/)
- [South Bay](https://healthebay.org/category/location/south-bay/)
- [Malibu / Pacific Palisades](https://healthebay.org/category/location/malibu-pacific-palisades/)
- [Long Beach / Avalon](https://healthebay.org/category/location/long-beach-avalon/)
- [Marina del Rey / Playa del Rey](https://healthebay.org/category/location/marina-del-rey-playa-del-rey/)
- [Palos Verdes Peninsula](https://healthebay.org/category/location/palos-verdes-peninsula/)
- [Venice Beach](https://healthebay.org/category/location/venice-beach/)
- [Beach Report Card](https://healthebay.org/category/brc-location-for-home-page-panel/)
- [Beach Report Card Spanish](https://healthebay.org/category/brc-location-for-spanish-home-page-panel/)
- [Los Angeles Stormwater](https://healthebay.org/category/los-angeles-stormwater/)
- [Heal the Bay Videos](https://healthebay.org/category/heal-the-bay-videos/)
- [California Sharks](https://healthebay.org/category/california-sharks/)
- [Locations](https://healthebay.org/category/location/)
- [Coastal Cleanup Day](https://healthebay.org/category/event/coastal-cleanup-day/)
- [Culver City](https://healthebay.org/category/location/culver-city/)
- [California Grunion](https://healthebay.org/category/california-grunion/)
- [Climate Change](https://healthebay.org/category/climate-change/)
- [Marine Protected Areas](https://healthebay.org/category/marine-protected-areas/)
- [Ballona Wetlands](https://healthebay.org/category/ballona-wetlands/)
- [Santa Monica Bay](https://healthebay.org/category/location/santa-monica-bay/)
- [Los Angeles](https://healthebay.org/category/location/los-angeles/)
- [Strawless Summer](https://healthebay.org/category/strawless-summer/)
- [Plastic Pollution](https://healthebay.org/category/plastic-pollution/)
- [California Coast](https://healthebay.org/category/location/california-coast/)
- [Water Quality](https://healthebay.org/category/water-quality/)
- [Nick Gabaldón Day](https://healthebay.org/category/event/nick-gabaldon-day/)
- [Polystyrene](https://healthebay.org/category/polystyrene/)
- [California Drought](https://healthebay.org/category/california-drought/)
- [California](https://healthebay.org/category/location/california/)
- [L.A. River](https://healthebay.org/category/l-a-river/)
- [Compton Creek](https://healthebay.org/category/compton-creek/)
- [Wetlands Restoration](https://healthebay.org/category/wetlands-restoration/)
- [Calidad de Agua](https://healthebay.org/category/water-quality/calidad-de-agua/)
- [Aguas Pluviales](https://healthebay.org/category/los-angeles-stormwater/aguas-pluviales/)
- [Polución](https://healthebay.org/category/plastic-pollution/polucion/)
- [¿Qué Onda?](https://healthebay.org/category/que-onda/)
- [Eventos](https://healthebay.org/category/event/eventos/)
- [Angler Outreach Program](https://healthebay.org/category/angler-outreach-program/)
- [River Report Card](https://healthebay.org/category/river-report-card/)
- [Press Release](https://healthebay.org/category/press-release/)
- [Ash to Action](https://healthebay.org/category/ash-to-action/)
- [Wildlife](https://healthebay.org/category/ash-to-action/wildlife/)
- [Sand](https://healthebay.org/category/ash-to-action/sand/)
- [Water](https://healthebay.org/category/ash-to-action/water/)
- [DDT](https://healthebay.org/category/ddt/)

## Tags

- [Heal the Bay en Español](https://healthebay.org/tag/en-espanol/)
- [volunteer](https://healthebay.org/tag/volunteer/)
- [training](https://healthebay.org/tag/training/)
- [speakers bureau](https://healthebay.org/tag/speakers-bureau/)
- [art](https://healthebay.org/tag/art/)
- [artist](https://healthebay.org/tag/artist/)
- [poster](https://healthebay.org/tag/poster/)
- [coastal cleanup day](https://healthebay.org/tag/coastal-cleanup-day/)
- [aaron gonzalez](https://healthebay.org/tag/aaron-gonzalez/)
- [los angeles](https://healthebay.org/tag/los-angeles/)
- [beach cleanup](https://healthebay.org/tag/beach-cleanup/)
- [cleanup](https://healthebay.org/tag/cleanup/)
- [beach clean up](https://healthebay.org/tag/beach-clean-up/)
- [beach](https://healthebay.org/tag/beach/)
- [holiday guide](https://healthebay.org/tag/holiday-guide/)
- [sustainable shopping](https://healthebay.org/tag/sustainable-shopping/)
- [plastic](https://healthebay.org/tag/plastic/)
- [reusable](https://healthebay.org/tag/reusable/)
- [legislation](https://healthebay.org/tag/legislation/)
- [palisades fire](https://healthebay.org/tag/palisades-fire/)
- [events](https://healthebay.org/tag/events/)
- [opportunities](https://healthebay.org/tag/opportunities/)
- [santa monica](https://healthebay.org/tag/santa-monica/)
- [advocacy](https://healthebay.org/tag/advocacy/)
- [whale watching](https://healthebay.org/tag/whale-watching/)
- [animals](https://healthebay.org/tag/animals/)
- [science](https://healthebay.org/tag/science/)
- [migration](https://healthebay.org/tag/migration/)
- [education](https://healthebay.org/tag/education/)
- [conservation](https://healthebay.org/tag/conservation/)
- [wildlife](https://healthebay.org/tag/wildlife/)
- [ddt](https://healthebay.org/tag/ddt/)
- [petition](https://healthebay.org/tag/petition/)
- [climate justice](https://healthebay.org/tag/climate-justice/)
- [environmental justice](https://healthebay.org/tag/environmental-justice/)
- [domoic acid](https://healthebay.org/tag/domoic-acid/)
- [algae bloom](https://healthebay.org/tag/algae-bloom/)
- [climate change](https://healthebay.org/tag/climate-change/)
- [bioblitz](https://healthebay.org/tag/bioblitz/)
- [inaturalist](https://healthebay.org/tag/inaturalist/)
- [plastic ban](https://healthebay.org/tag/plastic-ban/)
- [clean water](https://healthebay.org/tag/clean-water/)
- [giving tuesday](https://healthebay.org/tag/giving-tuesday/)

## Opportunity Types

- [Light](https://healthebay.org/opportunity_type/light/)
- [Medium](https://healthebay.org/opportunity_type/medium/)
- [Heavy](https://healthebay.org/opportunity_type/heavy/)
- [Individuals & Households](https://healthebay.org/opportunity_type/individuals/)
- [Schools](https://healthebay.org/opportunity_type/schools/)
- [Companies](https://healthebay.org/opportunity_type/companies/)

## Staff Types

- [Heal the Bay Administration](https://healthebay.org/staff_type/administration/)
- [Heal the Bay Science & Policy](https://healthebay.org/staff_type/science-and-policy/)
- [Heal the Bay Communications](https://healthebay.org/staff_type/marketing-and-communications/)
- [Heal the Bay Advancement](https://healthebay.org/staff_type/advancement/)
- [Heal the Bay Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/staff_type/santa-monica-pier-aquarium/)
- [Heal the Bay Outreach](https://healthebay.org/staff_type/heal-the-bay-outreach/)

## Age Range

- [Field Trips](https://healthebay.org/age/pre-k/)
- [Teacher Workshops](https://healthebay.org/age/k-5/)
- [Science Camp](https://healthebay.org/age/6-8/)
- [Online Education](https://healthebay.org/age/high-school/)
- [School Clubs](https://healthebay.org/age/college/)

## Event Categories

- [Volunteer](https://healthebay.org/events/category/volunteering/)
- [Cleanups](https://healthebay.org/events/category/nothin-but-sand/)
- [Coastal Cleanup Day](https://healthebay.org/events/category/coastal-cleanup-day/)
- [Special Events](https://healthebay.org/events/category/special-events/)
- [Aquarium](https://healthebay.org/events/category/aquarium/)
- [Virtual Event](https://healthebay.org/events/category/virtual-event/)
- [Workshop](https://healthebay.org/events/category/special-events/workshop/)
- [Tour](https://healthebay.org/events/category/special-events/tour/)