MendoParks and State Parks Present the 2025 Coastal Cleanup Day!

Mendocino, CA. (August 11, 2025)

MendoParks and State Parks are thrilled to present this year’s California Coastal Cleanup Day – Saturday, September 20, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.

First organized by the Coastal Commission, California hosted its first cleanup day in 1985. Close to 2,500 Californians participated in the initial Cleanup, and the program has been growing by leaps and bounds ever since. Since its inception, more than 1.8 million volunteers have removed over 27 million pounds of trash from beaches and inland waterways across California.

In 1993, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized the California Coastal Cleanup Day as the “largest garbage collection” ever organized. This incredible day is a way for people to get together both to pick up trash from Mendocino’s coastline, but also to contribute data to science, creating awareness about the dangers of marine debris.

This year, California Coastal Cleanup Day will also become the world's largest scavenger hunt. Special "trash" items will be hidden at cleanup sites all across the state. If you find one of them, you can redeem it for valuable prizes!

The Coastal Cleanup will take place at multiple sites along the Mendocino Coast, each with its own Site Captain. For more information and to register, visit https://www.mendoparks.org/coastal-cleanup.

As a 501c3 non-profit organization (EIN#68-0049014), MendoParks receives no government funding or tax dollars for operations. Since 2004, MendoParks has donated over $1.4 million dollars in support of State Parks in Mendocino County - all of which remains local.

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 Media contact: Sid Garza-Hillman, MendoParks Executive Director, 707-972-5028

Additional information can be found HERE.