Ecology Action has two events, Annual Coastal Cleanup and Bike Week, which need a tremendous amount of volunteers to make them a success.

Annual Coastal Cleanup is currently recruiting Beach Captains for this year’s event. Beach Captains attend an evening training prior to the event and will be assigned a beach to help assist in the cleanup. Primary responsibilities include attendance of the evening training, arrival at your assigned beach at 8 am the day of the event, briefing volunteers on cleanup procedures, providing volunteers with cleanup supplies, and remaining at the beach to answer volunteer questions.

Annual Coastal Cleanup also needs volunteers to help clean up our local beaches and waterways. Simply show up to your beach or waterway cleanup location of choice at  9 AM. Each cleanup location will have a Captain who will provide you with cleanup bags and instructions. Please be sure to bring gloves, sun protection, and water to ensure you enjoy your cleanup experience. If you have a group of 10 or more people, please register with our Cleanup Coordinator so that we can send you to a location that will be best served by a large group.

Bike Week occurs annually during the third week of May. This event encourages and inspires people to commute by bicycle by organizing free events throughout the week, culminating on Bike to Work Day (Thursday during the week) where volunteers hand out free breakfast to bicycle commuters. This amazing event is completely volunteer driven, and a great way to meet folks in the Santa Cruz area, especially at the volunteer thank you party held at the end of the week. Visit www.Bike2Work.com to get involved.