Coastside Earth Day Celebration Events

Both Half Moon Bay and Pacifica are gearing up for 43rd annual Earth Day, which officially takes place on April 22.

HALF MOON BAY

Last year, Half Moon Bay hosted an Earth Day beach clean up at Half Moon Bay State Beach. This year, Earth Day Restoration and Cleanups will take place at various California State Parks a week prior to Earth Day on April 13. Half Moon Bay State Beach in Half Moon Bay is one of the participating parks. Activities will include the removal of trays, non-native plants and other weeds.

Mizu Salon will participate in a global 24-hour Cut-A-Thon on April 22. Stylists will volunteer to offer haircuts in return for a donation to Earth Month. The aim is to set a Guinness World Record for most money raised for a charity by haircuts in a 24-hour period. It’s $30 per haircut.

PACIFICA

Pacifica will be celebrating early. The Pacifica Beach Coalition (PBC) invites the entire community to their 9th Annual Earth Day City-wide Day of Action Event and Festival on Saturday, April 20. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pacifica State Beach parking area. The 2013 theme is “Sharks of the Sea” since most species are threatened from shark finning, long line fishing and environmental challenges. 

Volunteers will begin a "Take a Bite out of Litter" clean-up at 9 a.m. and then a festival with environmental booths, a circus, live bands, speakers and other entertainment will follow at 11:30 a.m. Volunteers can also help with the restoration efforts of the Pedro Point Headlands. Information can be found here.

According to a PBC press release, 8,100 volunteers removed over 16,000 pounds of trash, recyclables and green waste from citywide litter cleanups, gardening and habitat restoration projects in 2012. 

Lynn Adams, Pacifica Beach Coalition President, has been with the group since around 2000 and is excited the event has been growing every year.

"It's expanded from beaches to streets to parks," she said. "We look forward to a day of action and hope other communities will join us."

This year's theme is "Take a Bite out of Litter" and there will be shark experts coming to speak, including David McGuire. There will also be a speaker talk about the Devil's Slide Tunnel opening and how it was an environmental success.

Adams said they will have 150 community and national groups adopting projects, including American Cancer Society, Parks Conservancy and Shark Stewards.

Adams says there's limited parking, so you can find information on their shuttles into the event here.

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