Join Friends of the Dunes for a cleanup at the Manila Dunes

Friends of the Dunes is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the natural diversity of coastal environments in northern California through community supported education and stewardship programs.

Volunteers who attend this event will be entered into our weekly prize raffle for a chance to win fun items from local businesses!

Cleanup supplies will be provided, but if you have any of your own gear you'd like to bring, please feel free. This could include gloves, a clipboard, and trash grabbers.

Here at the NEC, we put a big emphasis on data collection and citizen science. The data that our volunteers collect helps us advocate for solutions to the waste issues in our community. We collect data through the NOAA Marine Debris Tracker App, which is free to download from the App store. You can find a short tutorial video about how to use the app here. We will also have paper data cards available for anyone who prefers analog!

Please feel free to reach out with questions about the event. Hope to see you there!