21st Annual Creek to Bay Cleanup Day

For Earth Day, join I Love A Clean San Diego to be a part of the largest Earth Week cleanup in all of San Diego county! Volunteers are invited to grab buckets and work gloves and make a difference!

This year, our countywide Creek to Bay will have around 100 + locations for volunteers to choose from, inland and coastal. Each location is hosted by a site captain (a specially trained volunteer) and they will be in charge of managing the volunteers on site, properly disposing of the trash and reporting back totals.

Click the registration link below to see our main page for more details and the map of locations to choose from. Sites are still being finalized and will not be uploaded on to the map on the CreekToBay.org webpage until registration opens on April 1.

 

Watershed Warriors: Escondido Community Cleanup 3/4/23

Join I Love A Clean San Diego, the Escondido Creek Conservancy, and the County of San Diego for a litter cleanup in Escondido! We will divert litter from the Carlsbad Watershed and keep it from traveling to the Pacific Ocean. Our staff will be set-up with a check-in table at Escondido Creek in Harmony Grove. Join us at 9am for a talk by our Education Team about our watersheds and recycling right, then grab supplies and help us clean up! We will sort and dispose of collected litter, and after the cleanup you can receive community service verification in your Community Hub dashboard.

This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian. Please download and print the waiver below, sign, and bring with you to this cleanup.

Service project: volunteers will be loading branches, weighing between 5 and 25 pounds, into the provided 40 yard dumpster. Gloves, long sleeves, and sturdy shoes are recommended, as branches can be scratchy and the ground is uneven.

Location: Harmony Grove – 2467 Harmony Grove Rd, Escondido, CA 92029

Parking: Available along Harmony Grove Road. See map attachment above. We encourage carpooling to this location!

Bathrooms: Available 2-minute drive away at Harmony Grove Community Park.

 

Mira Mesa Community Cleanup

Join I Love A Clean San Diego, Council District 6, and SDG&E for a street sweep in Mira Mesa! We will divert litter from the community and keep it from traveling to the Pacific Ocean.

Our staff will be set-up with a check-in table at Mesa Verde Park. Join us at 9am to grab supplies and help us clean up the neighborhood!

This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian.

Storm Drain Stenciling Day

The time has come – Join I Love A Clean San Diego and Think Blue San Diego for our twice-annual Storm Drain Stenciling Day! We will walk around the neighborhood and stencil storm drains with a conservation message.

What do you need for this event? Just a ready-to-help attitude!

  • We provide the stenciling kits and maps to help you find drains.
  • Our goal is to have 10 drains stenciled per group.
  • We encourage you to wear clothes you don’t mind getting paint on, and closed-toed shoes.
  • Be ready to walk or drive – drains are spread throughout neighborhoods and can be a 20-minute walk away from our starting location. Driving is always an option if you’d prefer!

This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian.

Storm Drain Stenciling Week 12/5/22-12/9/22 (Independent Kit Check-out)

In honor of Storm Drain Stenciling Day on December 10, we are also hosting a Storm Drain Stenciling WEEK! If you want to stencil drains but can’t join us on Saturday, this is your chance to:

  • Sign-up
  • Pick-up your kit from our office anytime the week before Storm Drain Stenciling Day
  • Stencil drains around your neighborhood (City of San Diego only)
  • Drop your kit back off at our office ASAP so we can clean up supplies and reuse them next time!

Learn more and sign-up below!

Storm Drain Stenciling Kit Assembly Day

Join I Love A Clean San Diego and Think Blue San Diego for a kit assembly day to support Storm Drain Stenciling Day! We will be prepping kits for volunteers to stencil storm drains.

We need your help to put together these storm drain stenciling kits! This includes:

  • Pouring paint into paint cups
  • Putting paint brushes and other tools into small bags
  • Adding paint cups, small bags, and paperwork into tote bags

This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian.

Sunset Sweep: Hollywood Canyon Cleanup

Join I Love A Clean San Diego, San Diego Canyonlands, and Think Blue San Diego for a litter cleanup in Hollywood Canyon! We will divert litter from the San Diego River Watershed and keep it from traveling to the Pacific Ocean.

Our staff will be set-up with a check-in table at Hollywood Canyon Park. Join us at 3pm to learn about the canyon and recycling right, then grab supplies and help us clean up!

This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian.

REGISTER HERE 

 

Memorial Community Cleanup

Join I Love A Clean San Diego, Council District 8, and SDG&E for a street sweep around the Memorial Park neighborhood! We will divert litter from the San Diego Bay Watershed and keep it from traveling to the Pacific Ocean.

Our staff will be set-up with a check-in table at Memorial Park. Join us at 9am to meet Councilmember Moreno, grab supplies and help us clean up the neighborhood!

This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian. 

REGISTER HERE

Morning After Mess Cleanup

Join I Love A Clean San Diego for a litter cleanup at Fiesta Island! We are partnering with Surfrider San Diego to clean up around Mission Bay after the celebratory July 4th weekend.

Our staff will be set-up with a check-in table at Fiesta Sunset Beach. Join us at 9am to grab supplies and help us clean up!

This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian.

Sunset Sweep: Manzanita Canyon Cleanup

Join I Love A Clean San Diego, San Diego Canyonlands, and Think Blue San Diego for a litter cleanup in Manzanita Canyon! We will divert litter from the San Diego Bay Watershed and keep it from traveling to the Pacific Ocean.

Our staff will be set-up with a check-in table at The Manzanita Gathering Place. Join us at 3pm to learn about the canyon and recycling right, then grab supplies and help us clean up!

This event requires a signed release-of-liability waiver for all volunteers, and anyone under 18 needs a waiver signed by a guardian.