Stormwater Pollution Prevention Events
JULY 2024
We all play a part in preventing stormwater pollution. Here are some ways to get involved in July and help protect our local waterways! All events are free unless otherwise indicated.
Ongoing beach and community cleanups help protect the County’s waterways from stormwater pollution and can preserve water quality for years to come. The County thanks the following beach and community cleanup event partners for their ongoing support in preventing stormwater pollution: I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD), Surfrider Foundation San Diego, San Diego Coastkeeper, San Diego River Park Foundation, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR), San Diego Canyonlands, San Diego Audubon, Preserve Calavera, Think Blue San Diego, Friends of Rose Creek, Friends of Ruffin Canyon, ASCENDtials.org, Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation, Keep America Beautiful, Recycle for Veterans, and City of La Mesa.
July 2
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9am to 12pm – San Diego River Park Foundation Team IMPACT River Habitat Restoration. Learn more or sign up.
July 4
July 5
July 6
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9am to 12pm – Friends of Ruffin Canyon, Ruffin Canyon Cleanup. Learn more.
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9:15am to 11:30am – ASCENDtials Climate Cares Beach Cleanup – Torrey Pine, Black’s Beach. Learn more or sign up by selecting the 7/6 date on the calendar.
July 7
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12:15pm to 1:30pm – ASCENDtials Climate Cares Highway Cleanup, 5 South at Mission Bay Beach Club. Learn more or sign up by selecting the 7/7 date on the calendar.
July 9
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July 11
July 12
July 13
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9am to 10:30am – Preserve Calavera Rancho La Costa Restoration. Learn more or RSVP.
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9am to 11am – ILACSD/City of La Mesa - Litter Free La Mesa: Riveria Drive Neighborhood Cleanup. Learn more or register.
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9am to 11am – San Diego Canyonlands Navajo Canyon Habitat Restoration – City Park Ranger Event. Learn more or sign up.
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9am to 11am – San Diego Audubon Friends of Rose Creek Native Garden Work Party. Learn more or register.
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9am to 12pm – San Diego Audubon Friends of Famosa Slough Work Party. Learn more or register.
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10:15am to 11:30am – ASCENDtials Climate Cares Beach Cleanup, Silver Strand Beach. Learn more or sign up by selecting the 7/13 date on the calendar.
July 14
July 16
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9am to 12pm – San Diego River Park Foundation Team IMPACT River Habitat Restoration. Learn more or sign up.
July 18
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8am to 10am – San Diego River Park Foundation Team ECO Habitat Restoration. Learn more or sign up.
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8am to 12pm – San Diego River Park Foundation RiverWatch West County. Learn more or sign up.
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9am to 11am – Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation Trail Cleanup Event – Hubbs Trail/Garfield Street Trailhead. Learn more or sign up.
July 19
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July 27
Monthly/Ongoing or On Your Own Stormwater Pollution Prevention Events
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Tuesdays and Fridays, 9am to 12pm – San Diego River Park Foundation River Assessment Field Teams (RAFT). Learn more or sign up.
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Tuesdays and Fridays, 9am to 12pm – San Dieguito River Park Foundation Dust Devils Trail Maintenance and Habitat Restoration Events. Locations vary. See July event calendar to learn more.
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Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9am to 12pm – San Diego River Park Foundation River Rescue Cleanups. Learn more or sign up.
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Saturdays – San Diego Canyonlands Cleanup and Restoration Events. Times and locations vary. See July event calendar to learn more.
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San Diego Surfrider Foundation Ongoing Solo Cleanups. Learn more.
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Coastkeeper San Diego Six Cleanup Challenge, Flexible Dates/Times. Learn more and see list of challenge sites.
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ILACSD Adopt-A-Beach/Adopt-A Canyon-Program, Flexible Dates/Flexible Times – Volunteer to help keep San Diego County maintained, safe, and beautiful. Run an independent beach/canyon cleanup at your chosen ‘adopted’ location at a date and time that works for you. Requirements include a minimum of three cleanups at your chosen site in one year and the reporting of detailed cleanup data to ILACSD. Learn more and adopt a location.
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Keep America Beautiful 2024 Great American Cleanup – #152Pickup Challenge – March 19 Kickoff – Join Keep America Beautiful and its local affiliate I Love A Clean San Diego in their mission of picking up litter and greening up our local communities. Learn more, pledge to participate in the #152Pickup Challenge, and register for local community cleanup events.
UCCE Master Gardener Association of San Diego – Ask a Master Gardener Sessions – The following events will be provided in July.
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San Diego County Fair – July 3 through July 7, 11am to 5pm. Master Gardeners will be available to answer your gardening questions including garden planning, watering, pest control, and anything garden related. Learn more by clicking any of the daily calendar links.
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San Diego County Operations Center Lunch & Learn Series – Plumeria – July 3, 12pm to 12:30pm. The Master Gardeners will do a half hour presentation open to the public on various gardening topics. They will convene at the demonstration garden at the center of the County Operations Center. Learn more.
California Native Plant Society (CNPS) Events – July 11, 5:30pm to 6:30pm – Naturehood Monthly Gardening Webinars – Regenerating Landscapes – Caring for Us Cares for All – Learn how your urban landscapes, and those around you, can grow health and wellbeing within communities by cultivating and capturing thermal comfort, personal health, and a wide variety of tangible necessities, such as craft items, landscape materials, and energy. Learn more or sign up.
UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program – Urban and Community IPM Webinar – Common Wood Decay Fungi in Landscape Trees of California – July 18, 12pm to 1pm – Learn about some wood decay fungi that are commonly seen on trees in urban landscapes in California, effects of fungi on the tree, and related considerations in tree management. Learn more or register.
WaterSmart Residential Landscape and Irrigation Events – The San Diego County Water Authority’s WaterSmart Program is providing the following consultation services and video recordings of past workshops in July.
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Designer At Your Door Water Conservation Service – This service provides an opportunity for one-on-one support from industry professionals that complements special topic WaterSmart landscape classes. Homeowners must meet certain criteria to qualify for this service. Learn more about homeowner eligibility by clicking on the Design Program tab and apply. The final date to register for the Designer At Your Door is July 15, 2024.
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Past Recordings of 3-Hour Landscape Workshops – View past workshops.
San Diego Botanic Garden Monthly SAPLinGS Sessions – Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays in July, 10am to 12pm – Children are invited to join for Science, Art, and Play in Garden Spaces (SAPLinGS) activities. Topics vary by month and will focus on a different plant or nature-based theme. Science activities engage kids with cool science and hands-on learning that stimulates curiosity. Art activities focus on projects that spark the imagination. Learn more.
Landscape and Water-Savings Webinars – A series of landscape and water-savings webinars are being offered throughout July. Dates and times vary. Hosted by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. See calendar and learn more or register.
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Drip Irrigation Fundamentals – Learn how to save your landscape by understanding soil moisture balance, key components of a properly installed drip system, typical problems with drip and how to avoid them, and developing a successful maintenance practice.
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California-Friendly Native Plant Landscape – Learn how to design a yard using the four principles of gorgeous and watershed-wise landscaping including building healthy soil, capturing rainfall, selecting native plants that minimize water use, and controlling irrigation.
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Garden Design Workshop – Learn how to identify critical steps for successfully designing a watershed-wise landscape including developing a successful planting plan, developing a palette of climate-appropriate plants, and sizing and siting the rainwater capture area.
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Keeping Rain in the Garden – Learn how to design your yard using watershed-wise landscaping, including criteria and considerations when selecting rain capture methods such as swales, berms, cisterns, and integrating hardscapes.
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Goodbye Grass, Hello Garden: Qualify for a Rebates – Learn about replacing your lawn with a watershed-wise landscape, including removing turf without the use of chemicals, replacing it with climate-appropriate plantings, and how to apply for a turf replacement rebate.
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Irrigation and Water Use Efficiency – Learn about irrigation systems, programming controllers, why to choose drip over spray, and easy ways to conserve water.
I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD) Waste Reduction Events – There are currently no waste reduction events being offered in July, but visit the ILACSD event calendar for future events near you!
Living Coast Discovery Center Compost Workshops – The following events will be offered in July.
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7 de julio, de 11:30am a 12:30pm – Bilingual Workshop (Dual-language event in English and Spanish) – Aprenda los conceptos básicos sobre cómo comenzar su propia pila de compostaje y convertir los desechos de alimentos en tierra rica en nutrients. Asista a estos talleres in situ, gratis con la entrada. También se encuentran disponibles talleres de video pregrabados. Patrocinado por la Ciudad de Chula Vista. Obtenga más información o regístrese.
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July 14 and 21, 11:30am to 12:30pm – Sunday Compost Workshops – Learn the basics on how to start your own compost pile and turn food waste into nutrient-rich soil by attending these on-site workshops, free with admission. Pre-recorded video workshops are also available. Sponsored by the City of Chula Vista. Learn more or sign up for the July 14th and 21st
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July 28, 11:30am to 12:30pm – Vermicomposting Workshop – Learn how to build and care for your own worm bin. Learn more or register.
Solana Center for Environmental Innovation Waste Reduction Events – The following residential and business events are being offered in July.
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Save Food, Save Money, Save the Planet Workshop and Webinar – See live demonstrations on practical solutions for reducing food waste in your home, and discuss how incorporating these practices into your daily life can be a great way to help the environment and save money. Topics include practical and successful methods to prevent food waste in your own kitchen, where and how is food being wasted in the U.S. and around the world, the social, environmental, and economic impacts of food waste, and best options to divert food waste that can’t be avoided. Funded by City of San Diego Environmental Services.
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July 17 – Free Business E-Waste Pickup – A free monthly e-waste pick-up service is being offered to businesses in San Diego County. Register by Friday, July 12th for the Wednesday, July 17th pickup. Urban Corps will contact you to confirm pick-up. Offered in partnership with Urban Corps. Learn more or sign up.
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July 20, 11am to 1pm – Inside the Compost Bin Children’s Book Launch – Learn about the wonder that comes from turning trash to treasure as author Melody Plan reads her book Inside the Compost Bin to families and children ages 5- 11. Learn about creating ‘compost cake, curing, and what it takes to have a successful compost bin, and more. Learn more or register.
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July 27, 10am to 11am – Green Living Tour ($5 suggested donation) – Learn how to live a more sustainable lifestyle with some easy steps to address issues around water, waste, and soil health. You’ll see sustainability in action as you explore worm bins, grey water systems, innovative compost projects, a water-wise garden, a tool lending library, and more. Learn more.
San Diego Fixit Clinic – Bonita-Sunnyside – July 13, 10am to 1pm – Learn how to reduce waste by fixing things instead of throwing items away. Bring broken or non-working items for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair. Workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to help you take apart and troubleshoot your item will be provided. Clinics hosted by Zero Waste San Diego with the help of many other zero waste partners. Site location Bonita-Sunnyside Branch Library. Learn more or register.
South Bay Sustainable Communities Network – The following events will be offered in July.
Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation – The following events will be offered in July.
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July 10, 5:30pm – Adult Lecture Series – San Diego Shell Club – Learn about the marine snails and clams and species you would expect to find in Agua Hedionda Lagoon and their biology as well as the impact of rising sea levels and temperatures influence the marine inhabitants of the Lagoon. Learn more.
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July 24, 5:30pm – Adult Lecture Series – Speaker and Topic TBD – Learn more.
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Daily program Monday through Friday, 9am to 1pm – Preschool Playdates Program – ($$ fees vary) – All children ages 3 to 5 are invited to join the daily program for nature-themed lessons and activities. Each day will include environmental education and literacy, a craft made from recycled materials, outdoor play and more. You can choose to register for the entire week, four days, three days, two days or one day a week. Topics vary by month with the July topic being ‘Coastal Caretakers.’ Learn more or register.
California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) Seminar Series – Stormwater Science and Research Online Event – July 11, 10am to 3pm – ($$ fees vary for non-members) – Agenda and content TBD. Learn more or register (non-members).
San Diego Coastkeeper Mission Bay Water Quality Monitoring Program – July 13, 9am to 12pm – Be part of a team of passionate individuals interested in protecting and restoring our waters and wilds. Join San Diego Coastkeeper’s new Mission Bay Water Quality Monitoring Program and participate in monthly field days to collect water samples at ten sites in Mission Bay. Learn more.
Center for Watershed Protection – 2024 Webcast Series: Webcast 6 – MS4 Permit Basics – July 17, 10am to 11:30am – ($159 fee non-member) – This webcast covers the basics of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit including Six Minimum Control Measures, guidance for meeting the permit requirements, tracking and reporting, and ways to fund your MS4 program. Note time on website posted as Eastern Time. Scroll to webcast 6 to learn more or register.
San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy Lagoon Walk N Talk/Coast to Crest Trail – July 26, 9am to 11:30am – Explore the diverse ecosystem of the lagoon, learn about the local wildlife, and hear from knowledgeable staff about the importance of preserving this natural habitat. Learn more or get free tickets.
Surfrider Foundation San Diego – The following events will be offered in July.
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July 28, 5pm to 10pm – Night for the Sea Fundraising & Silent Auction – Enjoy an evening of tasty bites, crisp brews, exciting auction items, and live music. "Night for the Sea" raises critical funds that support your San Diego County Surfrider Foundation in protecting our ocean, waves, and beaches, for ALL people. Learn more or buy tickets here.
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July 30, 6pm to 8pm – ‘We Are All Plastic People Now’ Community Screening – Attend this community screening at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, followed by a panel discussion of experts in the field. Event hosted by Senator Catherine Blakespear. Learn more.
Surfrider Foundation San Diego – Night for the Sea Fundraiser – July 28, 5pm to 10pm – ($$ tickets vary) – Attend this fundraiser to raise critical funds to support Surfrider Foundation San Diego in protecting our ocean, waves, and beaches for all. Event includes food, drinks, silent auction, live music, and more. Learn more or buy tickets.
Living Coast Discovery Center Summer Wildlife Day Camp – Registration Now Open – Various sessions June through July, 8:30am through 4:30pm – ($$ fees vary) – Campers will spend their days learning about local wildlife, conservation, waste reduction and recycling, importance of water quality and beach cleanups, and so much more! Half-day and full-day options and fees vary by age group. Camps sponsored by the California State Coastal Conservancy and San Diego Foundation. Learn more or register.
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