Recommendations and tips on best practices for boaters and boating facilities during COVID-19, California clean boating resources, and more.
Topic: Boats & Vessels
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
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
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 Continues Partnership with Los Angeles World Airports to Restore the LAX Dunes
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with The Bay Foundation to continue its successful work at the LAX Dunes, the largest remaining contiguous coastal dune ecosystem in Southern California. The agreement, signed earlier this year, builds upon the shared efforts of both organizations to carefully monitor and guide… Continue reading The Bay Foundation Continues Partnership with Los Angeles World Airports to Restore the LAX Dunes
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
California Boater Kit
The free California Boater Kit is an educational tool for boaters that is distributed by TBF staff and Dockwalker volunteers. The kit includes: Oil absorbent pillow Tide tables and marina guide booklet ABC’s of California Boating Laws Environmental Boating Laws brochure Laminated quick reference sheet To get your free Boater Kit, find The Bay Foundation… Continue reading California Boater Kit