Summer has officially settled in nicely here in San Diego. Sun is shining, weather is sweet…and the beaches are clean thanks to recent beach clean ups around the county. On June 25th, Spy Optic hosted a beach cleanup at Ponto Beach in Carlsbad to commemorate International Surf Day. Ponto Beach is considered one of the cleanest beaches in California, receiving four out of five stars based on the Natural Resources Defense Council’s 2010 Testing the Waters report[1]. In fact, six San Diego beaches made the cut in the list of 16 Cleanest Southern California Beaches by the NRDC, including Mission Beach, Oceanside, Cardiff, Carlsbad, South Carlsbad, and Moonlight[1]. Nonetheless, many volunteers showed up to make Ponto beach even cleaner, filling up large trash bags. TransWorld SURF, Surfrider Foundation, and Chemistry Surfboards were also there to support, providing giveaways and prizes to volunteers while Bull Taco provided tasty breakfast burritos. Check out more here: http://surf.transworld.net/1000133062/photos/spy-optics-international-surf-day-beach-clean-up/?show=gallery&pid=55243#ngtop. (I made the cut in the video but they decided to film me enjoying the fruits of my labor instead of picking up some trash. I swear I’m not a freeloader! Haha)
Mark your calendars for yet another beach clean up this Saturday, July 9th at 11:30 AM at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, sponsored by EcoRooted and SD Surf Gallery. Summer Fun on the 101 is a two-day festival starting on July 8th and will include live “surfy music,” food, beer garden, giveaways, and endless fun. This is an all ages event (except for the beer garden) so bring the whole family. The event is free, however, everyone is encouraged to donate $10 towards supporting the Leucadian Main Street Association and The Paul Ecke ‘School as a Garden’ which educates students on growing food and plants and conserving water and energy through hands-on experience. For more information, visit http://summerfun101.com/. Don’t miss out on this fun and rewarding event!
Lastly, San Diego Coastkeeper and Kona Brewing Company will be hosting the first Liquid Aloha Festival on Saturday, July 9th at 3 PM at the beautiful Liberty Station in Point Loma. This is a 21+ event and runs from 3 – 9 PM, with tickets on sale for $15 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/176219. Not only will there be tasty brews straight from Kona, Hawaii and live music from reggae bands such as the Dirty Heads, One Drop, and the Kalama Brothers, but 100% of the beer sales will go towards San Diego Coastkeeper to protect San Diego’s inland and coastal waters! That’s right, 100%! Check out http://www.liquidalohafest.com/sd.htm for more information. For those in Orange County, there will be another Liquid Aloha Festival in Newport Beach on Saturday, July 23rd (http://www.liquidalohafest.com/oc.htm).
Both San Diego Coastkeeper and Kona Brewing Company share a passion and commitment for the environment by doing their part and giving back to the community. Kona Brewing Company is all about sustainability and philanthropy. The company utilizes recyclable and biodegradable materials and saves energy with its brewing processes. It also supports other environmentally conscious companies and raises money for environmental purposes (http://konabrewingco.com/). San Diego Coastkeeper encourages the community to keep our coastal and inland waters clean by organizing events with the help of volunteers (http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/).
The citizens of San Diego are doing a great job of maintaining the reputation of having some of the cleanest beaches in the state of California and even the country! Keep it up fellow San Diegans!
By: Mayanne Atanacio
July 6, 2011
[1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/30/cleanest-southern-califor_n_664159.html#s120584&title=Bolsa_Chica_State
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