Did you know that Coastal Cleanup Day is the largest volunteer event celebrated in California? Last year in LA County, 10,183 volunteers came together to collect a total of 25,470 pounds of litter from our land and waters (you can see all of the 2017 stats here). As the 2018 event approaches, we wanted to…

On an early May morning, over 4,500 students, teachers, and volunteers congregated on the beaches of Los Angeles as a testament of their love for the ocean through Kids Ocean Day. Although the sun remained hidden behind the clouds, the anticipation and significance of the day illuminated the beach. This year’s annual beach clean-up was…

This Spring, some of our favorite fruits and veggies are in season – including artichokes, strawberries, plums, and so much more! We want you to enjoy them all, but we want you to have the best of them as well. At many supermarkets, most produce is available year-round because it travels long distances from different…

On Thursday May 25th, nearly 4,500 Los Angeles-area students as well as teachers and volunteers participated in the 24th Annual Kids Ocean Day Adopt-A-Beach Clean up at Dockweiler State Beach. Celebrating this year’s theme of “Come Together” for the ocean, students cleaned the beach and formed a human aerial art piece in the sand.  Third…

These days, everything from fast food to jewelry to video games comes in a box. Here at LA Stormwater, we have a pretty nifty box ourselves. It’s called a Booth In A Box and it’s filled with all sorts of fun and educational materials. If you’re the organizer of an upcoming information fair, resource festival,…

Summer may have ended, but Los Angeles residents are lucky to enjoy lush sunny weather year-round. This upcoming weekend, enjoy the balmy weather in LA’s backyard by joining one of three events below. From rain barrels to clean ups there is something to keep you busy! Ballona Wetlands Coastal Cleanup Day Saturday, September 179:00am-12:00pm303 Culver…

It was a dreamy day at the 23rd annual Kids Ocean Day. Like in years past, more than 4,000 kids, teachers and volunteers scoured the sand at Dockweiler State Beach, picking up pieces of plastic and other litter, before forming an aerial art display. This year’s aerial art highlighted the diversity of the ocean by…

Tragedy struck on January 28, 1969, just off the coast of Santa Barbara. When a pipe being extracted from an offshore drilling rig operated by Union Oil developed extreme pressure, it burst the well. A large volume of natural gas split the casing, caused cracks to form in the seafloor and three million gallons of…

Every autumn, Angelenos make their way downtown at sunset, turning their eyes towards the night sky to catch a glimpse of Vaux’s swifts as they make their migration south. Vaux’s swifts (pronounced voxes) are a bit of a mystery. We don’t know where they spend the winter or much about their migration path. But we…

Kids Ocean Day 2015 was one for the history books. Every year, the Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education brings thousands of Los Angeles school children, parents and teachers to Dockweiler State Beach for a massive clean-up and aerial art formation.  It is the culmination of a year-long school education program that teaches kids the power…