All along the coastline of our great state, thousands will volunteer to cleanup the beaches that are not in so great a state. Please check with your local government, Surfrider Foundation chapter, or other environment organization for details in your locale. Or, just take your own initiative and head down to your local beach and pick up some trash.

Here's some information on one NorCal beach cleanup site sponsored by the San Mateo County Chapter of Surfrider:

Join the San Mateo County Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and the LIVE 105 Action Team for another beach cleanup at Tunitas Creek on Saturday, September 15th from 9:00 A.M.-noon. Tunitas Creek is located south of Half Moon Bay and just a little south of Martin's Beach on Highway 1, but before San Gregorio Beach and the Highway 1/84 junction. After you pass the Martin's Beach sign, you'll cross a small bridge over Tunitas Creek and then back up a small hill. Turn right into the dirt parking lot and look for the Surfrider sign-in table. This parking lot is about 1.8 miles past the Martin's Beach sign, if you feel like setting your odometer.

IMPORTANT!!! Please note that the path down to the beach at Tunitas Creek is quite steep. At one point, you'll have to use a rope built into the hill! so we highly recommend wearing gardening gloves to avoid rope burn. We also recommend wearing full clothing and closed toe shoes because there is poison oak in the area, plus you might get dirty while climbing down the hill. This beach cleanup is NOT recommended for children under 12 and anyone under 18 should be accompanied by an adult. You will be cleaning up this beach at your own risk. Despite all of this, Tunitas Creek is truly a hidden gem and we hope you can make it to the cleanup!

VERY IMPORTANT!!!Tunitas Creek is home of the western snowy plover, a small sparrow-sized shorebird that is on the threatened species list--fewer than 1500 exist today. So don't step on any and look out for their nests and eggs. Theyve lived on these beaches for thousands of years and have never trashed the beach!

We will provide garbage and recycling bags. We will also have latex gloves, but again recommend bringing your own gloves to make it down the hill. We will also have more Garbage Greatest hits CDs and other goodies for a few lucky participants who clean up the most garbage.

For more info on California Coastal Cleanup Day 2007, check out www.coastal.ca.gov.

If you still need more beach cleanup info, visit www.surfridersmc.org or click on COMMUNITY CONNECTION at www.live105.com.

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