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Pacific Beach Coalition Youth Outdoor Education & Volunteer Programs involves youth in monthly beach cleanups, native habitat restoration, and city and creek cleanups. Participants also water native plant species along the Pacifica-Rockaway trail in Linda Mar, take part in Foster City cleanups, and collect and log cigarette butts year round through efforts such as the Street to Beach Cleanup program.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: Foster City Cleanup meets the 3rd Sunday of each month from 9am to 11am in 2026.
The Foster City Cleanup in 2026 is scheduled for January 18, February 15, March 15, April 18 (Earth Day), May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 19 (CCD), October 18, November 15, and December 20. For cleanups, volunteers are encouraged to bring their own buckets and reusable gloves, and extra gloves, buckets, and specific tools for the site cleanup are provided while supplies last. Volunteers are advised that the weather is changeable and to bring extra layers, a hat, sunblock, water, and snacks, and they are informed that there are no public restrooms available at the Foster City cleanup.
The Pacific Beach Coalition’s work began in 1997, and twenty-three years later Jim and Ana still lead the cleanups monthly, with Lynn Adams joining the group in the early 2000s. The leadership team for these efforts includes Mark Nolan, SMCOE’s Director of Outdoor Environmental Education; Lynn Adams, former president of the Pacific Beach Coalition; and site captains Nilu and Shilpi for Foster City cleanups. The organization is described as an award-winning 501(c)(3) ocean conservation nonprofit and a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
The Pacific Beach Coalition states that it is dedicated to preserving the ocean, coastal habitat, and wildlife and ending litter through advocacy, education, community building, and citizen action. Its mission is to advocate, educate, protect, and preserve the ocean, beaches, creeks, wildlife, and native habitat, and to be a powerful force for positive change by building and delivering a model for sustainable environmental stewardship and kinship among all ages in the Bay Area. The organization notes that it is located on the traditional land of the Ramaytush Ohlone people.
Community groups, businesses, schools, and corporations from across the Bay Area, the East Bay, TriValley, and Sacramento have participated in cleaning beaches and helping the ocean through this coalition. Local city, county, and state political leaders make appearances every Earth Day to show their gratitude toward the Pacific Beach Coalition’s efforts and achievements, and volunteers serve as site captains, Teens Team members, and corporate volunteers. The coalition also offers a Teens Team for youth leadership and community service hours, a Butt Blitz event focused on collecting cigarette butts, Earth Day and EcoFest celebrations, a Street to Beach Cleanup program, Teacher Toolkits on topics such as Pelican, Whale, Nudibranch, Mission Blue Butterfly, Albatross, Kelp, Sea Star, Dolphin, Sea Otter, and Bee, and a Bring Your Classroom to the Beach program as part of its field and education programs connecting thousands who care for the environment.
Last updated March 26, 2026.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: Foster City Cleanup meets the 3rd Sunday of each month from 9am to 11am in 2026.
The Foster City Cleanup in 2026 is scheduled for January 18, February 15, March 15, April 18 (Earth Day), May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 19 (CCD), October 18, November 15, and December 20. For cleanups, volunteers are encouraged to bring their own buckets and reusable gloves, and extra gloves, buckets, and specific tools for the site cleanup are provided while supplies last. Volunteers are advised that the weather is changeable and to bring extra layers, a hat, sunblock, water, and snacks, and they are informed that there are no public restrooms available at the Foster City cleanup.
The Pacific Beach Coalition’s work began in 1997, and twenty-three years later Jim and Ana still lead the cleanups monthly, with Lynn Adams joining the group in the early 2000s. The leadership team for these efforts includes Mark Nolan, SMCOE’s Director of Outdoor Environmental Education; Lynn Adams, former president of the Pacific Beach Coalition; and site captains Nilu and Shilpi for Foster City cleanups. The organization is described as an award-winning 501(c)(3) ocean conservation nonprofit and a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
The Pacific Beach Coalition states that it is dedicated to preserving the ocean, coastal habitat, and wildlife and ending litter through advocacy, education, community building, and citizen action. Its mission is to advocate, educate, protect, and preserve the ocean, beaches, creeks, wildlife, and native habitat, and to be a powerful force for positive change by building and delivering a model for sustainable environmental stewardship and kinship among all ages in the Bay Area. The organization notes that it is located on the traditional land of the Ramaytush Ohlone people.
Community groups, businesses, schools, and corporations from across the Bay Area, the East Bay, TriValley, and Sacramento have participated in cleaning beaches and helping the ocean through this coalition. Local city, county, and state political leaders make appearances every Earth Day to show their gratitude toward the Pacific Beach Coalition’s efforts and achievements, and volunteers serve as site captains, Teens Team members, and corporate volunteers. The coalition also offers a Teens Team for youth leadership and community service hours, a Butt Blitz event focused on collecting cigarette butts, Earth Day and EcoFest celebrations, a Street to Beach Cleanup program, Teacher Toolkits on topics such as Pelican, Whale, Nudibranch, Mission Blue Butterfly, Albatross, Kelp, Sea Star, Dolphin, Sea Otter, and Bee, and a Bring Your Classroom to the Beach program as part of its field and education programs connecting thousands who care for the environment.
Last updated March 26, 2026.
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