Please join MCL and thousands of volunteers across the state for the 30th annual California Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 20. This annual event serves a dual purpose: to clean beaches and waterways, and also to document the volume and specific types of trash that accumulate along the shoreline. This information serves to help lawmakers, manufacturers, retailers, and consumers figure out new ways of preventing all this debris from reaching the world's oceans.

MCL Sites
MCL will host two locations for the annual cleanup: In Sausalito, volunteers will meet at the Bay Model. This location often fills up, so contact the site captain, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., to make sure there is room. She can refer you to other sites if the Bay Model is full. In Novato, volunteers will meet at Scottsdale Pond Gazebo and then some will fan out to Upper Novato Creek, Vineyard Creek and Warner Creek. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details.

No pre-registration is necessary.

Free Barbecue!
All Marin County volunteers are invited to attend the FREE BBQ celebration at the Bay Model in Sausalito from noon - 3 pm immediately following the cleanup. If you cannot join MCL at one of our sites, please visit the Coastal Cleanup wesbite for a more convenient location.

Volunteer Hours
Coastal Cleanup is a great way to collect three volunteer community service hours, mandatory at many schools. MCL's site captains can provide signed volunteer service forms following the event.

International Event
Coastal Cleanup is a Ocean Conservancy international event - so you can help out even while on vacation in Hawaii or France or Madagascar!