District Coastal Clean-up Day 2026

All Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact Clubs are invited to participate in our District's 5th Annual and the 42nd Annual California Coastal Clean-up Day on Saturday, September 19th, 2026 from 9 AM to 12 noon. Let's roll up our sleeves and help protect our environment: one of Rotary's Seven Areas of Focus. Plus, all three counties of District 5150 have coastlines and beaches to protect.  

This project is open to all age groups and abilities, and guests and potential members are welcome, too. You and your club can start your own clean-up project or join forces with other Rotary / Rotaract / Interact clubs, community organizations, and volunteers to clean up the same area.

Select a county to view established clean-up projects/sites to participate in or create a new project/site for your club for 2026:  

• Marin County 
• San Francisco County (choose Map or Participate)
• San Mateo County (choose Map or Participate)

Please see the following for participating clubs and locations to date. We hope to have more clubs in more locations this year!  

• ​Marin - 10 clubs, 5 Interact Clubs, 1 Rotaract Club: 
  Rotary: Ignacio, Novato and Novato Sunrise at Scottsdale Pond, Novato Creek and Warner Creen; Mission San Rafael at Mahone Creek; San Rafael at Starkweather path portion of the Bay Trail; San Rafael Harbor at Pickelweed Park; San Rafael Marin Evening at McInnis Park; Ross Valley, Terra Linda at San Rafael Canal; West Marin at Olema and Kehoe Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore. 
  Interact - Novato High and San Marin High are with Novato Clubs, Marin Catholic at creek near MC, St Isabela at Starlweatjer Path, Terra Linda High at San Rafael Canal 
  Rotaract - Dominican University at McInnis Park  
   
• San Francisco - 6 clubs, 2 Interact Club: 
  Rotary: Fisherman Wharf, SF Castro, SF Chinatown, SF Eveing, SF Wesst, and SoMA at Ocean Beach
  Interact: Washington High, San Francisco at Ocean Beach
   
• San Mateo - 7 clubs, 1 Intearct club: 
  Rotary: Belmont & Redwood Shores, Burlingame Hillsborough and San Mateo at Seal Point Park. Half Moon Bay and Woodside/Portola Valley at Dunes Beach, Halfmoon Bay Penninsula Starlight,  SF West at Ocean Beach.  
  Interact: Carlmont High will be at Seal Point Park

Since the start of California Coastal Clean-up Day in 1985, 1,784,556 volunteers have removed over 26,778,113 pounds of trash and recyclables (average 16.6 pounds of trash per volunteer) from our state’s beaches, lakes, and waterways.

We encourage all Rotary, Rotaract and Interact club members to support the State's largest annual volunteer event and help clean up trash from the environment before the rains come and wash it out to the coast and ocean.

We hope to have more clubs, even if only a few can from each club, participating this year.  Please feel free to download the attached flyer and please make sure your member wear Rotary-branded gear for the event. 

Registration is not required but helps us in planning.  You can register at upper right corner. 

To have your club included in the Participation List or for questions or more information about this event, please contact Rotarian Sylvia Barry or call/text her at 415-717-0293.