2010

This year - May we use less, yet have More...

(all bits collected from 25 min. walk on Santa Monica shoreline)

Happy Holidays!!

I created this “plastic snowman” after scavenging a very short stretch of shoreline in Santa Monica. The arms are made of two 'easy angle floss picks' - interestingly, I had never come upon these before but found two this one afternoon.

Should we "floss the sea" - or just the little, personal grime that disconnects...

Our Gulpable Lifestyle

Take a few minutes and watch this clip from Morgan Hoesterey on Midway Atoll, its reveals our "gulpable" lifestyle and the impact it has on other living beings...



and this is a recent photo from Chris Jordan of a Laysan Albatross (on Midway Atoll as well)...let's stop feeding the birds!


Items of note: cigarette lighter, plastic bottle caps

Beach Walk Dec 8th, 2009

Location: Santa Monica, CA (shoreline, lifeguard stations 26 past 30 to storm drain)
Date: Dec 08, 2009
Time: 2:20pm to 2:45pm
Conditions: day after rain
Notes: fast paced walk, too many cigarette butts for which to stop

Items of note: plastic drinking straws, plastic bottle caps


Found this cup by a Venice storm drain comforting the sea gulls...are you a friend to the environment?

Beach Walk Nov 14th, 2009

Location: Santa Monica, CA (shoreline, lifeguard stations 24 to 26)
Date: Nov 14 2009
Time: 9am to 9:30am
Conditions: dry, no rain
Notes: medium paced walk (sliced foot on 5 submerged glass beer bottles - c'mon clean it up)

Items of note: plastic bottle caps

Beach Walk Nov 8th, 2009

Location: Santa Monica, CA (shoreline, lifeguard stations 26 to 28)
Date: Nov 08 2009
Time: 11am to 11:20am
Conditions: dry, no rain
Notes: medium paced walk

**Exactly one day later, same location, same time - and STILL one bag full of debris! - beach clean-ups are important, but not the ultimate solution

Items of note: single-use eye drop vials

Beach Walk Nov 7th, 2009

Location: Santa Monica, CA (shoreline, lifeguard stations 26 to 28)
Date: Nov 07 2009
Time: 11am to 11:20am
Conditions: dry, no rain
Notes: medium paced walk

Items of note: cigarette lighter