Recommendations and tips on best practices for boaters and boating facilities during COVID-19, California clean boating resources, and more.
Topic Category: Engaging Communities
Honey Pot Day – The Bay Foundation’s Sewage Disposal Program – Returns
News outlets – including The Log – shared stories of how waterways and oceans experienced a decrease in pollution because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Fewer boats were on the water, meaning oceans, harbors, lakes and rivers had less pollution. Decreased pollution also meant marine ecosystems and habitats were allowed to thrive. The Covid-19 pandemic continues… Continue reading Honey Pot Day – The Bay Foundation’s Sewage Disposal Program – Returns
COVID-19 Highlights Honey Pot Day’s Safe, No-Contact Method for Boaters to Keep Local Waters Clean
The Bay Foundation’s (TBF) 12th annual Honey Pot Day program returns for the boating season, highlighting a service especially helpful and safe during coronavirus, while addressing cleaner local waters. The Honey Pot Day program educates boaters on proper sewage disposal in exchange for one complimentary mobile pumpout service, a value up to $40. This runs… Continue reading COVID-19 Highlights Honey Pot Day’s Safe, No-Contact Method for Boaters to Keep Local Waters Clean
TBF’s 6th Coastal Connections to be Two-Part Event, Live Streamed Sept. 1/Oct. 1, Honoring Filmmaker Jason Wise and LA County Sup. Sheila Kuehl
The Bay Foundation (TBF) is offering two special at-home evening opportunities to join its 6th Coastal Connections (CC6) fundraiser. The events on September 1st and October 1st will celebrate everyone’s connections with the coast, along with the foundation’s recent accomplishments and upcoming projects, and recognize individuals making a difference in Santa Monica Bay. “Coastal Connector”… Continue reading TBF’s 6th Coastal Connections to be Two-Part Event, Live Streamed Sept. 1/Oct. 1, Honoring Filmmaker Jason Wise and LA County Sup. Sheila Kuehl
Pumpout Report 2019: California Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Performance Report
Discharging sewage overboard creates environmental and human health problems, especially in a state with more than four million recreational boaters. To reduce the negative impacts of discharging sewage overboard, all boaters are encouraged to use sewage management facilities, including pumpout stations, dump stations, and mobile pumpout services. Since 2008, the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and… Continue reading Pumpout Report 2019: California Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Performance Report
Free Eco-Education Workshops: Dockwalkers Help Boaters Keep Pollution Out of the Ocean
Free Dockwalker trainings return this spring to educate volunteers on how to promote environmentally-sound boating practices across the Southern California coast. From March to May, five free workshops will familiarize volunteers with clean boating tips and resources to bring to their local boating communities. These workshops are provided by The Bay Foundation (TBF), California Coastal… Continue reading Free Eco-Education Workshops: Dockwalkers Help Boaters Keep Pollution Out of the Ocean
Girl Scouts Visit the Beach
On Jan. 21, The Bay Foundation staff’s Karina Alvarez and Nick Pilaud gave a tour, along with the City of Santa Monica’s Andrew Basmajian, on the successful and influential Santa Monica Beach Restoration Project. The tour was for a local Girl Scout group, K-12.
The 2020 California Boater Kit Feedback Report
The California Boating Clean and Green Program (BCGP) is a statewide program whose main objectives are to educate boaters about clean and safe boating practices and to provide technical assistance to marinas and local governments to increase the availability of environmental services for boaters. The program is jointly implemented by the California State Parks and… Continue reading The 2020 California Boater Kit Feedback Report
Green Boating: An Interview with Marine Biologist Victoria Gambale from The Bay Foundation
On the heels of The Bay Foundation winning the Outstanding Service Award (with associated partners) for their involvement in the Pumpout Nav app, we thought it would be a good time to talk about so-called green boating. We spoke with marine biologist Victoria Gambale from TBF about what local boaters can do (or not do)… Continue reading Green Boating: An Interview with Marine Biologist Victoria Gambale from The Bay Foundation
The Bay Foundation Award-Winning ‘Pumpout Nav App’ for Boaters Includes Personalized Profiles, New Resources and More
San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP), in partnership with California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways and The Bay Foundation (TBF), was awarded the ‘Outstanding Service Award’ for Pumpout Nav app at the States Organization for Boating Access (SOBA) annual national conference in Portsmouth, Virginia. SOBA serves a diverse audience of public boating access stakeholders,… Continue reading The Bay Foundation Award-Winning ‘Pumpout Nav App’ for Boaters Includes Personalized Profiles, New Resources and More