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Next Pacifica Beach Coalition Activity, February 26

If you could use some fresh air and a feeling of accomplishment, Pacifica's beaches need your help. If you can't make it to a beach cleanup, help us anyway by picking up litter on your street and wherever you go. If your group would like an outing at a beach cleanup or restoration day, please let me know. Your group can have a bonding experience outdoors, where you never know what you will find: mammoth bones or a $100 bill. One thing I know for sure: You won't find these things on the TV or computer!
 
Future beach dates:
February 26 - Linda Mar Habitat Restoration
March 3 - Rockaway
March 10 - Sharp Park
March 17 - Linda Mar
March 25 - Linda Mar Habitat Restoration
 
L Y N N . A D A M S
President, Pacifica Beach Coalition
650.355.1668 Office
415.309.5856 Cell
Earth Day is coming. Please mark your calendar for April 21, 2012.

Pacifica Beach Coalition: Party Photos, Ongoing Projects

Thank you for making our first Party on the Point such an awesome, fun event. 

CLICK FOR PARTY PICTURES AND STORY 

See you at the next Party on the Point. If you would like to do more for Earth Day and help with the planning process, please join us at our Earth Day Stakeholder meeting and/or our next Pacifica Beach Coalition (PBC) meeting on February 9 from 6 to 8 p.m., Pacifica Library, Hilton Way and Palmetto, Sharp Park. We need your help with logistics, media outreach, celebration, data entry, and more. Bring your talents and have fun with an awesome bunch of people.
 
L Y N N . A D A M S
Pacifica Beach Coalition, President
650.355.1668 Office
415.309.5856 Cell
Surf Movie - Chasing the Swell - February 25
Earth Day - April 21
Monthly cleanups at three beaches: pacificabeachcoalition.org

Pacifica Beach Coalition Needs Your Help to Plan for Earth Day

Pacifica Beach Coalition (PBC) is organizing for Earth Day, April 21. PBC needs new volunteers to help with media and outreach/publicity, ceremonies and celebrations, fundraising (Party on the Point, surf movie night), educational programs, window-painting contest, etc. Sherry Flumerfelt, who joined PBC when she first moved to Pacifica, says, "I've loved it. It's a great way to meet members of the community and to make a difference in Pacifica."

CLICK FOR PACIFICA BEACH COALITION

L Y N N . A D A M S
President, Pacifica Beach Coalition
650.355.1668 Office
415.309.5856 Cell

Squeaky Clean: Pacificans Picked It Up on Coastal Cleanup Day

What is a fuel filter separator (see above)? It was picked up at Sharp Park Beach on California Coastal Cleanup Day, September 17. Apparently, it separates fuel from air and is used for tools—definitely the most unusual item we've found in my 10 years. Also on September 17, IBL students teamed up with parents and volunteers from the neighborhood to clean up every street in West Sharp Park, from Paloma to Clarendon, and from Beach Boulevard to Francisco. Afterward, the mood was HAPPY because they had something to cheer about (see below).

LYNN ADAMS, PRESIDENT, PACIFICA BEACH COALITION

Pacifica, California Cleaned Up for Rand McNally's "Most Beautiful," but Sandpoint, Idaho Really Cleaned Up

The Rand McNally Road Crew came to Pacifica on July 11 and 12 to compare us with five other communities for Most Beautiful Town. We did not win first place, but we were a runner-up. Please join us in our ongoing efforts to protect our natural resources here in Beautiful Pacifica.
Pacifica Beach Coalition
650.355.1668 Office
415.309.5856 Cell
http://www.pacificabeachcoalition.com/

CLICK FOR USA TODAY STORY: PACIFICA WINS RUNNER-UP

Sacbee / PR Newswire

Published Thursday, Jul. 21, 2011 SKOKIE, Ill., July 21, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Rand McNally, in collaboration with its exclusive media sponsor USA TODAY, crowned the first five winning towns the Best of the Road® in its inaugural search at the Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Annual Convention in New Orleans. The winning towns will be highlighted on www.bestoftheroad.com and in the 2013 Rand McNally Road Atlas, as well as on USA TODAY's Travel site.

Narrowed down from more than 600 submissions, 30 top towns in five categories --- Most Beautiful, Most Patriotic, Friendliest, Most Fun, and Best for Food --- were selected for review during the inaugural Best of the Road Rally. Equipped with brand-new Saab vehicles and Rand McNally RVND navigation devices, five teams of amateur travelers completed a three-week cross-country road trip, for a combined 25,000 miles traveled, personally visiting the six top towns in their assigned category.

To showcase their journey and share town experiences, the teams posted photos, videos and blog posts on ontheroad.bestoftheroad.com, Facebook and Twitter. During a presentation of their "traveler's journals" on July 14 in Los Angeles, each team consulted with the judges panel to determine which town would be crowned the winner in their category. The winners are:

MOST BEAUTIFUL: Sandpoint, ID – reviewed by The McNavigators, who said the unofficial motto is "enjoy the great outdoors, connect with friends and keep life simple."

MOST PATRIOTIC: Rapid City, SD – reviewed by Captain and Clark, who described the town as "a place where people from across the world and country can learn about America's past, become inspired by its present, and find hope in its future."

FRIENDLIEST:  Walla Walla, WA – reviewed by Gone with the Wynns, who described it as "a town so nice they named it twice; a culturally diverse small town with happy faces everywhere you go."

MOST FUN: Glenwood Springs, CO – reviewed by TraveleingJules and TravelingJoan, who dubbed the town "a mountain of fun and an adventure capital, with endless ways to get your adrenaline pumping."

BEST FOR FOOD:  Lafayette, LA – reviewed by The Fun Finders who learned the true taste of Cajun food to be "flavorful, not hot or spicy" and that after a meal, the best dessert is "Cajun dancing."

"Each of the top 30 towns truly provided an unforgettable experience during the Best of the Road Rally and it was hard to narrow it down to just one winner in each category," said Dave Muscatel, CEO of Rand McNally. "We're grateful to the residents of the finalist towns and their fans for showing tremendous enthusiasm and support in our inaugural search."  

The winning towns were presented by Rand McNally and USA TODAY to an audience of attendees at the convention's "Industry Spotlight" seminar. Destination Marketing Association International served as a promotional sponsor for the inaugural Best of the Road Rally, along with Saab Cars North America, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, Fleetwood RV and Shell.

The winning team from the Best of the Road Rally, Gone With the Wynns, was announced on Friday, July 15 during a finale ceremony at The Americana at Brand in Los Angeles. At the ceremony, the duo was awarded the title as well as a $10,000 check and a 2011 Saab 9-4X.

For more information on Best of the Road contest, visit www.bestoftheroad.com and http://travel.usatoday.com.

About the Best of the Road® – Rand McNally has earned the reputation as a trusted source in maps, directions and travel content with its best-selling Road Atlas and annual Best of the Road online guide.  Its celebration of the Great American Road Trip has given way to an online guide of the Best of the Road and features top attractions in more than 20 categories --- from the Best Beach to the Best BBQ.   This year, Rand McNally is revving up, in collaboration with USA TODAY, for an all-new the Best of the Road search with content created by travelers online and published in the 2013 Rand McNally Road Atlas. For more information about the Best of the Road, visit www.bestoftheroad.com.

Earth Day Success: Pacifica Cleans Up

Kudos to Pacifica Beach Coalition and all Pacificans who came out to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up the town, including beaches, parks, trails, and streets. Erik Piro (above) removed an old tire from Linda Mar state beach. There is still plenty of trash to pick up, especially on the beaches (plastic straws, cans, bottles, cigarette butts, etc.), so please join ongoing efforts to preserve our natural resources:

CLICK HERE TO JOIN PACIFICA BEACH COALITION

History of "Pick It Up, Pacifica"

JERI FLINN: VIDEO HISTORY OF PACIFICA BEACH COALITION

Clean & Green: Earth Day 2010 by the Numbers

Earth Day 2010 by the numbers: 3700 students at 10 schools hosted campus cleanups, 140 native plants and 16 trees were planted, 102 businesses joined cleanups, 500 volunteers attended the celebration, 1000 invasive Scotch broom plants were removed, 1300 pounds of recyclables and 9700 pounds of trash were collected, 3000 students got Earth Hero buttons, 3700 pounds of greenwaste were composted. (Lynn Adams, Pacifica Beach Coalition)

 

 

Earth Day Celebrations in Pacifica (VIDEO)

Ian Butler: The Secret Waterfall (VIDEO)

For Riptiders who are curious about The Secret Waterfall, here is a short video by Ian Butler that shows both the beauty and the tragedy of Pacifica's most polluted site:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UOZZYCQBY8

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