Posts Tagged Kids Ocean Day

More than 3,500 Los Angeles students, teachers and volunteers participated in the 20th annual Kids Ocean Day Adopt-A-Beach Clean-Up at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa Del Rey and formed a giant boy holding a shell that says “Listen.” By taking a stand in the sand, the children alerted the world about the need to protect… READ MORE

Earth Day may be over for another year but now it’s time to make good on that eco-pledge you took on April 22 to get involved and make a difference in your community. Luckily, the month of May does not disappoint! With events like Big Sunday, Friends of the LA River’s La Gran Limpieza and… READ MORE

“Give me an “O”!  Give me a “C”! World Oceans Day is June 8 – a day when we celebrate our planet’s oceans and pledge to do more to keep them clean and sustainable.  This year’s theme is Youth: the Next Wave for Change and organizers are encouraging everyone to reach out and engage young… READ MORE

Here at LA Stormwater we like to celebrate cool stuff like rain barrels and pollution prevention. If you are reading this blog, that means you likely know a thing or two about these important subjects. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and put your stormwater knowledge to the test by taking a short quiz below. There’s… READ MORE

We have a little mantra we like to repeat here at LA Stormwater and we can’t say it enough: Clean Water is a Team Effort! In other words, we are all in this thing together. Fortunately, we have a great array of organizations and volunteers here in Los Angeles that help to build community and… READ MORE

It’s been eighteen years since the very first Kids Ocean Day, and this year’s event was the largest to date. On June 2nd, over 6,300 students along with teachers and volunteers from the Los Angeles area cleaned up Dockweiler Beach and formed a massive talking fish that said “Kelp Us!” The 18th Annual Adopt-A-Beach Clean-Up… READ MORE

Hi there, I’m Natalie Guerboian, Special Education teacher here at Newcastle Elementary school, which participated in Kids Ocean Day 2010. It was a first time experience for me and my students, as I am a first year teacher. It was something special to see thousands of students coming together to help keep our oceans clean.… READ MORE

The LA Stormwater Program attended the 17th Annual Kids Ocean Day with thousands of local students to help reduce and prevent coastal pollution in Los Angeles. Listen to a few City staffers, kids and a teacher talk about the importance of the event and why the City was so excited to take part in the… READ MORE

PLAYA DEL REY, CA—Confirming their commitment to protecting marine life, 5,000 area students and their teachers participated at the Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup and formed an aerial artwork in celebration of Kids Ocean Day. The event was hosted by the Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education, the California Coastal Commission, the City of Los Angeles, Keep Los Angeles… READ MORE

More than 4,000 students hit the beaches yesterday, to celebrate the 16th annual Kids Ocean Day at Dockweiler State Beach. The event, hosted by the Michael Klubock of the Malibu Foundation and the LA Stormwater Program, brought out City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Public Works President Cynthia Ruiz for a press conference concerning ocean pollution.… READ MORE