Our Give a Day for the Bay volunteer campaign came to a close this past weekend, and we are very happy with the results!
Here is a breakdown by the numbers:
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6 partner organizations offered volunteer opportunities to benefit the bay.
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10 cleanups happened, with 9 along the water’s edge, and 1 under the water.
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192 volunteers gave a total of 572.5 hours to keeping Morro Bay clean and healthy!
Thank you partners and volunteers for your hard work!
Below, you’ll find pictures of Give a Day for the Bay volunteers in action. Enjoy!
Tsunami Debris Cleanup on the Sandspit at Montana de Oro
with ECOSLO and Surfrider
![37 volunteers picked up 90 pounds of trash. Families and friends came together to get the job done!](https://www.mbnep.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DSC_0261-1024x686.jpg)
Cleanup of South Bay Boulevard
with Small Wilderness Areas Preservation (SWAP)
![10 volunteers picked up trash along South Bay Boulevard, and had fun while they worked.](https://www.mbnep.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Trash-Pickup-Crew-8115-1024x768.jpg)
Cleanup of the Elfin Forest Shoreline
with Small Wilderness Areas Preservation (SWAP)
![5 volunteers spent 15 total hours skimming, hauling, and pulling trash from the shoreline of the Elfin Forest by boat. They event pulled this skiff out of the water!](https://www.mbnep.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Shoreline-Cleanup-crew-8115-1024x768.jpg)
Three Cleanups of Centennial Parkway in August, September, and October
with Morro Bay in Bloom
![At the final cleanup of Centennial Parkway, 10 volunteers weeded and then planted succulents.](https://www.mbnep.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/File_002-1024x768.jpeg)
International Coastal Cleanup Day on the Sandspit
with Morro Bay National Estuary Program (many thanks to San Luis Obispo county organizer,
ECOSLO)
![We picked up 18 pounds of trash from the sandspit, which is essential habitat for many birds, including the snowy plover.](https://www.mbnep.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_4525-1024x768.jpg)
Underwater Cleanup in Morro Bay
with Depth Perceptions Diving Services
![51 volunteers gave a total of 230 hours, and pulled out: 13 tires, 10 sections of pvc pipe, rubber floor mat, 69 glass bottles, 8 cans, 6 burlap sacks, 4 plastic bottles, 1 foam mat, metal sorting table, mop handle, 3 coils of rope, hand truck, grapple hook, toilet tank, marine toilet, misc. metal pieces, 2 crab nets, 2 electric motors, crock pot, milk crate, 2 swordfish bills, 2 metal pots, fish skull, bumper, 5 sections of rubber dock mol;ding, ladder, garden hose, fishing pole & reel, 2 bricks, dust buster, boot, 3 crab traps, radio, crt screen, other electronic devices, coffee mug, stool, blige pump, rebar, flip flop, baby stroller, knife, ash tray, tape measure, sun glasses, large fish trap and lots of fishing line & hooks.](https://www.mbnep.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/PICT0037-1024x768.jpg)
Cleanup of Bayshore Bluffs Park
with Eco Rotary Club of Morro Bay
![](https://www.mbnep.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Taylor-Newton-and-Trina-Dougherty_Ruth-Ann-Angus-e1445620381603.jpg)
Cleanup at Morro Rock
with Surfrider and ECOSLO
Click here for pictures!
30 volunteers picked up 72 pounds of trash in just two hours!