San Diego Coastkeeper

🌊 Happy #SwimmableCaliforniaDay! July 25th celebrates Californians' right to clean, safe waterways to enjoy. Wherever you are, we invite you to get out and our waters! 🏄🏼🏊🛶🤿 However you celebrate, please remember to recreate responsibly and pack out what you bring in. #plasticfreejuly

Exciting Job Opportunity: Communications Manager📣 To view the full job description and see how to apply, please visit: www.sdcoastkeeper.org/employment/ This is a full-time, hybrid position with flexibility and great benefits. The deadline to apply is August 18th, 2025.

SB 601 aims to restore the same protections to California’s wetlands that the Clean Water Act did for 50+ years, currently threatened thanks to a 2023 Supreme Court ruling (Sackett v. EPA). Here is how severely San Diego’s water could be impacted if this bill does not pass.

Will you be on Fiesta Island on July 5th? Help us collect firework debris data! Report your debris observations at the link below: survey123.arcgis.com/share/b2788b...

Is California willing to risk clean water for all due to federal deregulation? We have an opportunity to protect our waters with SB 601, the Right to Clean Water Act, and we need to take it. #protectCAwater

Hey, we're hiring! If these roles sound like your dream part-time job or career starters, apply today! Share with someone you know who would make a perfect addition to our team! www.sdcoastkeeper.org/employment/

We think @benallenca said it best: SB 601 is “a common-sense measure that simply restores the protections that our waterways have always enjoyed since 1948.” Read more about how this legislation aims to #ProtectCAWater in the LA Times: www.latimes.com/environment/....

This short but insightful read unpacks why this year's #HarmfulAlgalBloom was unusually severe, impacting thousands of marine animals along Southern California's coast. Follow the link in our bio to learn more! Read it here: www.sdcoastkeeper.org/blog/underst...

Last month was packed with updates and with June being #WorldOceansMonth, things aren’t slowing down! Check your inbox, hit the link in our bio, or head to SDCoastkeeper.org/newsletter-archives to catch up on all the latest clean-water updates for our county. #SanDiego #Conservation #CleanWater

State & federal funding are the most important resources in fixing the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis. Hit the link below to catch up on the main issues affecting south #SanDiego. sdcoastkeeper.org/blog/tijuana-river-sewage-crisis-funding-update-2025 #TijuanaRiver #CleanWater #EndangeredRivers

EHC needs our help! Their federal funding has been illegally slashed, hurting San Diego’s climate goals & community health. Please consider helping them today:  - Request CA to step up - Donate to EHC - Learn about illegal fed defunding Visit environmentalhealth.org to get involved!

This week, NWP 56 was deemed unlawful, saving U.S. ocean waters from open ocean industrial fish farms and the negative impacts they have on environments, communities, and public health. centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releas...

Partner Spotlight: San Diego Canyonlands This month, we’re highlighting @sdcanyonlands, who connect communities with nature through habitat restoration, workforce development, advocacy, and more. Our partnership helps ensure cleaner canyons and water systems. Learn more at sdcanyonlands.org.

Are you a resident of Coronado? Join our focus group to help understand the environmental challenges your community faces!

The Supreme Court has limited #cleanwater protections for streams and #wetlands, leaving the health of our communities and wildlife at risk. Check out how new California legislation aims to do just that in today’s LA Times: lat.ms/3FDW6KI.

🇲🇽/🇺🇸 Coastkeeper and PFEA.org are in Phase 2 of our Binational Resilience Initiative to study and improve #coastalresilience and water pollution in the South Coronado-Rosarito area. Follow us to follow the project! #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #Erosion #CleanWater #Resilience

Meet Nicole, Our New Community Science Intern! 👋 Nicole joined Coastkeeper in February. Excited to apply her knowledge in a real-world setting, she has been supporting our Watershed Watch community science program and we’re thrilled to have her join the team!

We're excited to follow this. 💧 "The model's ability to provide a more holistic assessment of extreme rain and snow storm risk could inform infrastructure planning, insurance assessment and emergency preparedness." #stormwater #infrastructure

Clean rivers, streams, and wetlands are essential for healthy drinking water, fisheries, and coasts. Thank you, Senator Ben Allen, for introducing the Right to Clean Water Act and setting the foundation for healthy California water for all. #ProtectCAWater

“The hydropower they provided was so marginal that Oregon and California utilities recognized it was more cost-effective to remove them, ultimately contributing $200 million to the effort.” -Brian Graber, American Rivers www.asce.org/publications...

Early signs of *potentially* concerning heavy rain event in SoCal wildfire zones next week (~Feb 14). *Uncertainty is high,* & range of outcomes at this early juncture is from virtually nothing to high-end flash flood/debris flow threat. But consider this an early heads-up. #CAwx