Seal Beach Residents Continue To Gather For Coastal Cleanups

SEAL BEACH, CA — Seal Beach's Save Our Beach organized the recent 2023 Coastal Cleanup event on Sept. 17— but if you weren't able to head out, don't worry: it won't be the only event of its type.

Save Our Beach holds regular coastal cleanups on the third Saturday of every month.

As for last weekend's event, organizers say the turnout was "stellar."

"Despite the lack of sun and drizzles that formed puddles all around, we had a stellar turnout for our Coastal cleanup in Seal Beach," organizer Steve Masoner said. "So many thanks to the groups and organizations that came out to help clean up our shores."

The next Seal Beach Cleanup day is Saturday, Oct. 21.

Check-in is at the Blue Beach cleanup tent from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and the cleanup is always rain or shine, according to the SaveOurBeach.org group. Advanced registration for beach cleanup teams is requested to qualify for community service certificates.

"We provide gloves, bags and pickers so we make less trash. You’ll need to bring the bags back to the blue canopy and empty trash into the blue dumpsters."

Seal Beach's Save Our Beach nonprofit was cofounded by Steve and Kim Masoner in 1999.

Dozens of beaches spread across the coast of Orange County will not only see the familiar beach towels, surfboards, and fold-out chairs of visitors looking for a fun day in the sun — but also countless residents' efforts to pick up discarded trash from the sandy shores.

According to the California Coastal Commission, in 2019, more than 74,000 volunteers picked up more than 900,000 pounds of trash from beaches and waterways throughout California.

Beach cleanups elsewhere in the county will take place from 9 a.m. to noon, though if you cannot attend a cleanup on Saturday, fear not — you can participate in a self-guided neighborhood cleanup in your local park or community.

Registrations and locations were available on www.CoastKeeper.org.