MSB Organizations

1. Name of organization: San Diego Clean Beach Coalition

2. Mission statement (copy/paste from their site).

SDCBC objectives include: creating awareness of the resources available for beachgoers to properly dispose of their trash during holiday celebrations, educating the community about pollution prevention through our “Don’t Forget” media campaign, increasing recycling, and educating people planning to visit the beaches about the rules and regulations at local beaches.

Pick two of the following:

3a. An important interaction with a local city or county government agency.

3b. An important interaction with a state government agency.

3c. An important interaction with a federal government agency.

 

"The coalition is a joint partnership between I Love A Clean San Diego, San Diego Coastkeeper, the San Diego Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, FreePB.org, and City of San Diego lifeguards, police, and park rangers." - http://cleanbeachcoalition.org/2009/06/25/trash-and-recycle-bins-on-local-beaches-ready-for-holiday-crowds/

Various agencies there.

Links: http://www.surfridersd.org/ , http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/ , http://cleansd.org/ , http://www.freepb.org/

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1. Name of organization: San Diego Coastkeeper

2. Mission statement (copy/paste from their site).

San Diego Coastkeeper protects the region’s bays, beaches, watersheds and ocean for the people and wildlife that depend on them. We balance community outreach, education, and advocacy to promote stewardship of clean water and a healthy coastal ecosystem.

3. Interact with and teach schools. http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/content/programs/education/overview.htm

"We are mobilizing citizens to support the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) and aid the State’s efforts to create a series of marine reserves along the California coast by 2011." - http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/content/programs/marineCon/overview.htm