Protecting the CA coast is now as easy as checking a box!
What if I told you that by simply checking a box, you could provide a meaningful donation to protecting the California Coast? That’s right, this year as you file your state income tax returns, you can show your love for California’s coast at the same time. Just enter a donation of any amount next to the Protect Our Coast and Oceans Fund – listed in the “Voluntary Contributions” section on the last page of your California tax return. Your contribution will go back into our communities, providing grants to clean up shorelines, restore habitat, bring kids to the coast (some for the first time), and promote beach access.
The donation goes to to the California Coastal Commission’s Whale Tail Grant Program, which provides a ton of funding for some local San Diego programs, including a couple of I Love A Clean San Diego programs. Since its creation, the Whale Tail Grant Program has brought almost a million dollars, $902,231 to be exact, to San Diego County coastal and marine education programs!
Some of the programs that benefit from this funding are I Love A Clean San Diego’s “Adopt-A-Beach” Program, UC San Diego’s Birch Aquarium “School to Shoreline” Program, and the American Lung Association’s 1-800-NO SMOKE Campaign. All of the programs that receive funding from the Whale Tail Grant program are dedicated in some way to either keeping our beaches and coastal areas clean and accessible, educating people about pollution prevention, or getting kids that maybe have never been to the beach educated about the environment and into the water.
For more information about the Whale Tail Grant Program or how to donate, check out www.checkthecoast.org. You can double your impact by getting a Whale Tail license plate next time you are renewing your car registration. Those funds also go right back into the community to support marine conservation.
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we need to force cities to clean up the sewage that is flowing into our beautiful california beaches! for example, i got sick from the putrid water at cardiff reef in north county san diego. a few fines have been imposed but they are just a slap on the wrist and thus not working to keep our beaches clean. this is an outrage to see our beautiful beaches being polluted –is this a 3rd world country—-do something!!!!!
Hello Richard, thank you for your comment. It is clear that you care deeply about our environment and you want to see it clean & safe. I’m sorry to hear that you got sick and that further demonstrates that our environment needs our help. We conduct cleanups year-round and countywide, including the Cardiff & several other north county communities. If you’d like to take action with us, please consider joining us at a cleanup. Our next cleanup is set for Saturday, April 25th with 100+ cleanup sites across the county. Please visit http://www.creektobay.org for more information. Thank you again, Richard!
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