SPRING & SUMMER 2024 UPCOMING EVENTS!
Join us at our Spring 2024 events to address plastic pollution.
Connect with like-minded individuals to discuss solutions and get inspired!
We will have COI MERCH for sale - grab a hoodie, hat, or t-shirt and support our efforts!
Connect with like-minded individuals to discuss solutions and get inspired!
We will have COI MERCH for sale - grab a hoodie, hat, or t-shirt and support our efforts!
Saturday 4/20/24 - Earth Day Santa Cruz
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Santa Cruz Ocean Conservation Alliance
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WORLD OCEAN DAY 2024
Paddle with us & Clean the Kelp Forests offshore!
SATURDAY JUNE 8, 2024 9 am - 1 pm Natural Bridges to Santa Cruz Harbor (More information to follow as we get closer) |
RECENT EVENTS
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EARTH DAY SANTA CRUZ 2024
HAPPY EARTH DAY, everyone!! Thousands of individuals came in celebration of our Earth home on April 20, 2024.
COI spoke with hundreds of people about the very real and pressing issue of plastic pollution. Our audience learned about COI’s aim to improve plastic waste assessment on beaches to better understand temporal trends in plastic waste. They also learned about the potential benefits of portable plastic waste conversion technology in communities worldwide. We thrive on engaging with our community. Every interaction provides us with invaluable insights into your concerns, priorities, and expertise. We cherish the opportunity to learn from each encounter, as it helps us to grow together. Thank you for being an integral part of our journey. |
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Youth for Environmental Action (YEA) Summit 2024
On Earth Day 2024, COI’s Education Director David Schwartz and Managing Director Amelia Labbe attended the Youth for Environmental Action Summit at the Koinonia Conference Center in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The summit was attended by over 150 students from county-wide high schools.
The morning session included an opening circle, with original student poetry readings in both English and Spanish. Afterward, there was a beautiful slide show presentation by award winning National Geographic photographers Frans Lanting and Chris Eckstrom. Their overall message... [Read more] |
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Big Stick Surfing Association - LOGJAM!
We had a great time tabling with our Alliance Partner Santa Cruz Surfrider at the Big Stick LOGJAM Surfing Contest on Sat, April 27, 2024!
A ton of people came out to watch surfers, check out the booths, and enjoy the beautiful spring day! Our next door neighbor from Wavelines Balance Boards had surfing practice/balance boards that were fun to watch people try to stay upright on. Two doors down was the new 3D Printing Surfboard startup - Swellcycle. They make surfboards out of recycled plastic hospital trays! Love the ingenuity! Another highlight of our day was SO MANY DOGS! They came in all shapes and sizes and were ALL the most adorable! |
Coming Soon: New Plastic Survey Database!
Our Environmental Plastic Assessment Program (EPAP) is a cost-effective survey method
tracking patterns in plastic debris to identify spatial trends for potential policy and behavior changes.
Uniquely, EPAP integrates beach cleanups with quantitative plastic surveys.
Stay tuned for our upgraded user-friendly database, launching in 2024!
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Inspired by a picture book, Max Romey heads to a remote beach on Alaska’s coastline in search of marine debris. What he finds is a different story altogether.
Thank you, Max, for your compelling film. For more information, please go to: https://oceanplasticsrecovery.com/ and Instagram: @oceanplasticsrecovery and @maxromey |