The Watershed Brigade was formed in 2020 as a grassroots effort to clean up local watersheds. It’s a community program that provides hands-on volunteer opportunities in combination with education and advocacy initiatives that encourage collective action to address trash and marine debris pollution issues that threaten our water resources, wildlife, and the health of our communities.
2,126 Volunteers ֍ 54,013 Pounds of Trash ֍ 1,811 Cleanups
Upcoming Cleanups
Harbor Cleanup
May 2, 8:00 am
Santa Barbara Harbor
Santa Barbara Harbor’s Operation Clean Sweep, a seafloor debris cleanup
program, will hold its 15th annual event on Saturday, May 2. A team of
volunteer divers, supported by volunteer dock workers, will remove junk
from beneath the Marina. Divers will locate the junk and dock volunteers
will cart it off for disposal.
During past events, volunteers removed over twenty tons of debris from
Santa Barbara Harbor, including bicycles, plastic barrels, boat propellers,
outboard engines, phones, and marine batteries.
The event begins at 8:00 am, with a briefing on the Travel Lift Pier beneath
the Harbormaster’s Office, complete with free coffee and donuts. It
concludes with lunch at 11:30 am.
We hope you’ll join us!
Sign up here!
Help Keep Our Community Litter-Free!
Channelkeeper’s Watershed Brigade is a community of volunteers dedicated to keeping our local watersheds and beaches clean. Brigade members remove trash from trails, creeks, rivers, urban areas, and beaches, act as environmental stewards, and collect trash data used to help reduce pollution at its source. And it’s fun! Volunteers earn points that make them eligible for perks and prizes.
Beaches, creeks, trails, and rivers along the South Coast are experiencing more visitation than ever before, and a lot of trash is left behind in these fragile environments, damaging their ecosystems and polluting waterways.
We formed the Watershed Brigade in 2020 as a grassroots community effort to fight litter and keep our local watersheds and beaches clean. Members work together to clean up trash and debris from local trails, creeks, rivers, urban areas, and beaches and we also work as environmental stewards to encourage responsible exploration of our local watersheds.
Private Hosted Group Cleanups
Cleanups are a fun way to engage your team in a cooperative activity that makes a positive impact on the environment!
Channelkeeper will help find a date, time and location that works best for your team. We will bring all the supplies needed for your event. Inquire about a Hosted Group Cleanup
Volunteer for Community Service Credits
Check out our flyer to learn how to participate!
Community Service Credit
Volunteering is super fun!
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Litter is one of the most pervasive water quality problems affecting the planet and our local waterways. Thank you for helping keep our local watersheds clean and healthy!
