Wednesday June 8th is World Oceans Day-  a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future.  Officially designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008, World Oceans Day is an opportunity to raise global awareness of the current challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans, and be part of the solutions.

 

This year, people all over our blue planet are celebrating with the theme "Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet." Organizations and individuals around the world are promoting prevention of plastic ocean pollution with events in their communities, special announcements, and everything in between!

Mike Thompson Wildlife Area, South Spit Humboldt Bay, Loleta, CA

Ocean Day is a state-wide marine debris education program funded the California Coastal Commission, and coordinated locally by Friends of the Dunes and the Bureau of Land Management. About 800 Humboldt County students will receive classroom lessons focusing on the health of coastal and marine environments. During the Ocean Day event in June, these students will gather at the Mike Thompson Wildlife Area on the South Spit of the Humboldt Bay for a day of beach clean-up and invasive plant removal. After all this hard work, students will sit in an aerial art design while a plane flies over to capture the image. This program is completely free for schools, even the buses are paid for. To sign up your class, or to volunteer email [email protected] or call 707-444-1397.

World Oceans Day Beach Cleanup Sponsored by Ghirardelli

Date: June 5

Time: 10am - 12pm

Ocean Beach Stair 17- 1001 Great Hwy, San Francisco 94122

 

Please join us in celebration of World Oceans Day by cleaning the beach and protecting our oceans in partnership with Ghirardelli. Drop-in and groups welcome. We also encourage participants to bring their own gloves, grabbers, or buckets. Come on down and help save the beach and ocean!

*Note* rain cancels clean-ups.

World Oceans Day YPOSF Volunteer Event: Hold On To Your Butt

Date: June 8 

Time: 6pm - 7pm

AT&T Park - 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107

 

In celebration of World Ocean's Day, Young Professionals of San Francisco will be partnering with the Surfrider Foundation's to help with their Hold On To Your Butt campaign.  Meet outside AT&T park before the game on June 8th to pick up cigarette butts off the street. After, the group will head to a nearby bar to watch the game.

Ocean Exploration Center Grand Opening

Date: June 8

Time: 11am - 1pm

Point Reyes National Seashore Lighthouse Visitor Center

27000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd  Inverness , CA 94937

 

On Oceans Day, join the Grand Opening of the Ocean Exploration Center, an expansion of the Point Reyes National Seashore Lighthouse Visitor Center. The new center was a collaboration between the Cordell Bank and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries and the Point Reyes National Seashore (NOAA and NPS). The center opens up views of the "Great Beach" at Point Reyes and the waters protected by the national marine sanctuaries. Exhibits immerse you in the underwater world from floor to ceiling with colorful murals depicting open ocean, rocky reefs, and deep sea habitats; 3-D models of white sharks, seabirds and marine mammals; and interpretive panels that describe this amazing place and how to protect it.  For more information please contact Jennifer Stock. 

World Oceans Day Celebration at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Date: June 4-5

Time: 9:30am - 6pm

886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940

Included with Aquarium admission

Join the Monterey Bay Aquarium June 4 and 5 for a two-day celebration of the amazing ecosystem that covers 70 percent of our planet. You'll learn about the treasures of the ocean, the threats it faces and what we can do to keep it healthy. Weekend activities will feature live musical performances, plus crafts for kids sponsored by Lonely Whale Foundation.

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