The Bay Foundation Wants You Toast the Coast

From an edited press release:

Starting Sept. 20 and running through Sept. 27, The Bay Foundation invites everyone to celebrate Santa Monica Bay as part of National Estuaries Week.

Estuaries are the vibrant coastal areas where rivers meet the sea, and people all around the U.S. will be participating in week.

Santa Monica Bay, our estuary, is the birthplace of surf culture, supports fisheries, and is visited by tens of millions of people every year.

The Bay Foundation hopes everyone shares their own special connection with the Bay through their social media of choice during this week, and posts pictures of or relating to Santa Monica Bay, tagging all posts with #ToastTheCoast.

Anyone who lives, works, or recreates anywhere between the Ventura county line and Palos Verdes Peninsula in the 266 square miles of coastline and ocean is part of this celebration!

Besides posting personally, another option is to follow The Bay Foundation’s Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and “share,” “like” or repost/re-Tweet any of our #ToastTheCoast items.

During National Estuaries Week—which coincidentally launches on international Coastal Cleanup Day—the foundation encourages everyone to visit their favorite coastal places including the beaches, creeks, and ocean of Santa Monica Bay, as well as the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve (limited access, check for tours), to celebrate our estuary.

The week provides a great opportunity to learn more about these special places and how everyone can help protect them.

The Bay Foundation—as a member of the EPA’s National Estuary Programs—and its partners enact innovative, science-based solutions that improve our water quality, enhance our watersheds, and conserve and rehabilitate natural resources protecting the Bay’s benefits and values.

More information can be found at http://www.estuaries.org/national-estuaries-day.html.