tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78139613784397020612024-02-20T15:15:48.575-08:00the daily oceana beach cleanup revolutionSara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.comBlogger545125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-61473580536745306942015-08-29T12:08:00.004-07:002015-08-29T12:08:57.194-07:00August 28, 2015 - Beach Cleanup #381<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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beach cleanup #381<br />
tower 26 - Santa Monica, CA<br />
trash collected for 20 min.<br />
5.3 pounds<br />
1,405 pounds total<br />
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After talking to someone yesterday about speaking at the Long Beach Aquarium for a private event in October, I got a bust of energy to go out for a beach cleanup. </div>
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It had been awhile since I felt the inspiration to go out. Not that I don't love The Daily Ocean, I do. But juggling motherhood, and writing doesn't leave me with a lot of juice to go down to the beach around sunset. I emphasize doing what you can with the time that you have. And perhaps I have to accept that in the last year and a half (my daughter is 19 months) I haven't felt like donating a lot of time to this. That has to be okay. It's over six years ago now that I started this beach cleanup project. My life has changed a lot in six years. How about yours?</div>
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When I think it's been pretty quiet for awhile in The Daily Ocean area of my life, someone will contact me about my work. It's just the energizing force I need. I am reminded that I love doing this. </div>
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Five people stopped to thank me last night as I did my cleanup. One woman had a little pile she'd collected that she was going to throw away later. I added it to my bag for her. People care. It's a great feeling when I'm reminded of this. </div>
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If you live in Southern California, it's too darn hot this week. Why not pack a reusable water bottle rather than a plastic one when heading to the beach this weekend? It's one simple, clear way to make a difference. </div>
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Sara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-16191520081372161392015-05-19T15:58:00.000-07:002015-05-20T08:18:43.635-07:00Beach Cleanup and Biodiversity Project Windward High<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On May 16th I met students from Windward School at the Venice Beach Pier for a cleanup.</div>
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Their project is Plastic Pollution in the biodiversity of Los Angeles. </div>
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We found the usual suspects.</div>
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(Ava, Juliana and Zander)</div>
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Halfway through our cleanup our bags were pretty full. </div>
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Our total was 17 pounds collected from the beach </div>
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in 30 minutes by 8 people. </div>
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Meet "Trashy the Turtle" made from about 200 pieces of trash off of Venice Beach. </div>
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They presented their biodiversity projects today and invited me to come check it out. I was happy to come by to support their thoughtful and inspiring project. Thanks for including me! </div>
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(Sophia, Mirabelle, Ava and Juliana)</div>
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Congratulations on a job well done. Thanks for adopting a beach. See you at the next beach cleanup!</div>
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Sara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-31831299305817610362015-05-04T13:37:00.004-07:002015-05-04T13:37:55.534-07:00April 25, 2015 - Beach Cleanup #380<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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tower 26 - Santa Monica, CA</div>
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trash collected for 20 min. </div>
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30 MPH WINDS</div>
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The winds were whipping over the sand. I didn't expect to find a lot of trash. I was right. This is my kind of beach cleanup. See the small plastic-looking round shapes with blue along the bottom? These are By-The-Wind Sailors jellyfish, or Velella velella's. More on the mass stranding of them below...</div>
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All along California's coast there are thousands of these little jellies littering the sand. <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150420-velella-jellyfish-pictures-california-beach-ocean-animals-science/#/" target="_blank">Here's a National Geographic article with beautiful photos</a> of the BILLIONS that have washed up along the United States West coast over the last several weeks. This happens every three to six years says their article. </div>
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Sara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-59578714888044718702015-04-19T11:55:00.000-07:002015-04-19T11:55:00.585-07:00The Daily Ocean featured on KCRW radio<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Brigid Kelly produced this radio piece about The Daily Ocean that aired on our local NPR station last week. I'm so grateful for the thoughtfulness and humor she highlighted. She did a fantastic job. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1722289/" target="_blank">Here's more about Brigid. </a>Thank you!</b></div>
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Sara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-35554537896583534882015-04-10T11:29:00.001-07:002015-04-10T11:29:06.462-07:00Mary's Community Count Beach Cleanups!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My friend Mary chose The Daily Ocean to fufill community service requirements for her college course. You can do this too! Just let me know and we'll arrange it. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for inspiring me to do beach clean-ups. I'm so glad you created The Daily Ocean. It was such a learning experience. My favorite things are when people would say thank you and we would share a moment as complete strangers over the love for the Earth and Ocean.<b> </b></span></span></div>
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1. Miami- 4lbs</div>
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2. Emmamar- 2lbs</div>
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3. The point- 1 pound 12 ounces</div>
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4. The pier- 1.75 pounds</div>
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5. Surfers point- 1 lbs</div>
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6. Surfers Point- 17 oz</div>
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7. Solimar- 13.5 lbs</div>
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8. Surfers point- 1lbs</div>
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9. Surfers point- 1lbs</div>
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10. State beach- 3 lbs 12 oz</div>
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11. Surfers point: 2 lbs</div>
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trash collected for 20 min. </div>
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3.1 pounds tonight</div>
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Our daughter Willow did not pick up any trash. She hung out with her Dad while I picked up our loot. </div>
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Sara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-737583483919805512014-10-31T10:09:00.000-07:002014-10-31T10:09:35.562-07:00Inspiration to change the world from Austria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Liana emailed me a link to her class film project this week. She took on the topic of plastics in the ocean and overflowing in our landfills. Her message is simple and super inspiring. Great work Liana! If a high school student in Austria can see this clearly, there's hope for change. Please pass along.<br />
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Sara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-73069351117705327592014-10-01T22:07:00.002-07:002014-10-01T22:07:22.700-07:00Sept. 28, 2014 - Beach Cleanup #378<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A whole month slipped by between cleanups! I am still figuring out how to be a new mom with enough energy to do anything once I put little Willow to bed. Luckily, the sunsets are earlier and earlier. It felt great to be out. It felt great to get less than 3 pounds of trash when my average is 4. </div>
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<a href="http://www.wallacejnichols.org/122/bluemind.html" target="_blank">BLUE MIND by Wallace J Nichols is out and on the NYT Bestselling list! </a><br />
"...HOW BEING IN, ON, OR NEAR WATER CAN MAKE YOU HAPPIER, HEALTHIER AND BETTER AT WHAT YOU DO." There is an online book group reading it together. Find it on FB at #BLUEMIND J is leading the discussions.<br />
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I KNOW I am happier for getting in the ocean this morning and for seeing the sun set Sunday night. In fact, I had a brainstorming session after I took this picture for a story that may be pretty darn good. </div>
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We don't do this alone. You may have noticed that my weight for tonight is about half of what I normally get. A man who went by me faster than I could stop and thank, picked up a significant amount of trash off of the beach when I got there last Sunday. </div>
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This morning, I met two women who started a MEETUP to pick up trash from the beach. What a great idea! Maybe you want to start one in your area. I said thank you and we got talking. So many people care about the ocean. Sometimes this reminder is just what I need to keep going. </div>
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My husband was in Hawaii doing research for 2+ weeks, I went to a four day writing conference, and then took care of our baby Willow until he got home late last week. All of this is to say that motherhood takes precedent (happily) in my life. AND It felt good to get back out onto the sand while Garen put her to bed at 7:00 p.m. on Monday night.</div>
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While Garen was at HIMB he learned from whale researchers there that whales close their ears when they emit their loud songs and sonar. Some sounds whales make are as loud as navy sonar tests! SO why doesn't it hurt them? Well, they "plug" their ears first. What if the navy sent a test "beep" before the big blast? Would this "heads up" serve as a warning for the whales and dolphins in the area to literally cover their ears, and therefor spare them the pain, disorientation, and death that comes from our naval sonar testing? Researchers are working to convince the government to adapt their testing based on their findings. How cool!</div>
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It was so exciting! I hadn't found ANY empty plastic water bottles until I spotted this one, and then another and then 3,4,5,6 in all. I'm doing better making sure all of my beverages on-the-go come in glass containers in the last few weeks. I've passed my favorite coconut water several times by now and resisted. It might seem strange to read that last sentence if you've just found The Daily Ocean. The thing is, do you know where the packaging for your disposable products goes when you're done? I know I'd never leave my plastic coconut water bottle on the beach but would it go for a long ride on a container ship to another country? Say what?<br />
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<a href="http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-bottled-water/" target="_blank">THE STORY OF BOTTLED WATER VIDEO</a> illustrates just such a journey<br />
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The SCBWI (Society for Children's Book Authors and Illustrators) Summer Conference starts tomorrow. I feel like a big kid brimming with excitement that I get to go!</div>
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These items are so convenient that for as much energy and effort as I put into being aware of the products I use in my daily life, it is still all to easy to grab for the convenient option. I do not live a plastic packaging free life. </div>
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A note about my photographs - the camera in my phone that I now use for cleanups (it's a timer and a camera all in one!) lays a large green dot onto my shot that I can't stand. I've been cropping it out. Cropping anything from the frame is new and now a necessity. I never cropped a shot for my entire 365 cleanups.</div>
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I also haven't mastered the simple focus feature on my phone that makes my photos slightly blurry when I look in my computer. This really bothers me. I will make every effort to get better, or revert to my Nikon COOLPIX collecting dust in my desk drawer. </div>
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I track how many plastic water bottles I find on the beach by using the ONE+ONE app from my phone. After every beach cleanup I upload the data right there in the parking lot. It's a pretty cool app and community that could use your support. <a href="http://www.oneplusoneco.com/" target="_blank">Here's their website. </a></div>
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My six-month-old daughter Willow is playing in her portable crib beside me as I post this week's collection. I was feeling down on Sunday after facing another dirty beach scene. But when I left the sand a little kid about three years old said hi to me ten times in a row. You couldn't help but smile. Reflecting on last Sunday night's cleanup, and looking at Willow right now, I don't need another reason to trek out there next Sunday. At the risk of sounding cliched to the max, the desire for our children to enjoy the ocean like I have is a good enough reason for me to carry on. </div>
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I'll be speaking to a group of high school students staying at UCLA over the summer tomorrow night. I'm really looking forward to sharing The Daily Ocean's story with them. I love working with students. If you would like me to come talk to your class, club, business, or organization go to <a href="http://www.dailyocean.org/">www.dailyocean.org</a> for more information. </div>
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This week's beach cleanup came later than usual for a couple of reasons. First of all, my husband was out of town and I'm not sure how comfortable I am taking our baby Willow out for a cleanup alone, especially when mommy is picking up dirty stuff and her little immune system is only five months old. </div>
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What comes to mind as I ask myself why I keep doing this is that I love this place, this beach in particular, and I love the ocean, this little patch right here, and so I keep showing up to take the trash away that doesn't belong, to swim, to soak in the sun, to marvel at the sunset, and remain grateful for this big beautiful earth with all the complexities that exist here. </div>
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I find many, many plastic beverage bottles of all kinds. I find too many. I also occasionally drink iced green tea out of a plastic bottle. I found it really easy to grab one when I took time off from doing regular beach cleanups after my daughter was born. </div>
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I went to Starbucks last night. I wanted to try their new Fizzio or something drinks. It's summer. I was thirsty. I would recycle it. Oh wait, I don't believe in plastic recycling (if you'd like me to explain leave a comment) Well, just this once...This was the conversation in my head. </div>
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But I'd just done a beach cleanup the night before and so I reached for a glass bottle instead of ordering a fancy Starbucks drink that comes in a plastic cup. Glass is truly recyclable. I recycled the bottle at home. Direct content with the items found on the beach forces me to make different choices in my day-to-day life. It's one of the reasons I think beach cleanups are effective. </div>
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My friend Dominique diligently unraveling a yellow caution tape from the kelp. The problem with synthetic rope, lines, ribbons, etc. in the ocean is that once marine life entangle themselves in it, they very rarely get untangled. </div>
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Wallace J Nichols has a new book out - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Mind/dp/1408704862/ref=la_B002882MJE_1_2/179-1329199-0514402?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1403992736&sr=1-2" target="_blank">BLUE MIND</a>, The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do</div>
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Sara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-11732493896002126362014-06-11T09:29:00.000-07:002014-06-11T09:29:41.436-07:00June 5th, 2014 - beach cleanup #368<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last Thursday I came out for another beach cleanup. My friend Danielle, who writes the amazing blog <a href="http://itstartswithme-danielle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">IT STARTS WITH ME</a>, wrote in an email recently - BEACH CLEANUPS FOR LIFE. I agree. This may be my 3rd cleanup in the new goal of once a week for a year, but really it's about looking after my local beach for life. I can do that if I break it down into a weekly adventure. </div>
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I left the house at 7:00 pm to the sounds of a very unhappy Willow and her Daddy consoling her that she indeed needed to go to bed, and that really she was just tired, really. Well, reasoning with a baby is not how they work. But Garen is a great dad and reassured me to get going! </div>
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This is the first piece of trash that really made me wince. Birds were ambling around it. I imagined the mess, and direct entanglement it could mean for them and any number of sea creatures. These mesh bags usually house sand toys, but are deadly to marine life. I felt great satisfaction at swooping this into my bag. At least this one wasn't going to cause direct misery. </div>
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Last night as I was out walking, I remembered that summer is a hard time to do beach cleanups. There's usually just so much stuff left out here. And if summer is hard, then the hardest night is Sunday because it is after a weekend of beach going. </div>
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If my weekly commitment to come out for a cleanup falls on Sunday nights, then part of me is inspired by this, and part of me is dreading the months ahead. It is hard to see the trash in such high volume. It is also satisfying to be down there on this one little stretch to do something about it. I feel better, some of the birds and other sea creatures benefit, people see what I am doing even if most of them don't engage me directly, and I have to believe that in these ways I make a direct difference. Just becuase it is a small difference, doesn't mean it doesn't count. </div>
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thanks to Jess, Drew, Alex, Garen, Willow and a man who didn't stick around to chat!</div>
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Here is our four-month-old baby girl, Willow! </div>
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A lot has happened since the 365th Daily Ocean beach cleanup. I've done beach cleanups since, but haven't added them to the Daily Ocean total. </div>
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I wrote a book for kids about The Daily Ocean. </div>
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After that, I got pregnant and then sick for about seven months. Our labor and delivery was a wee bit of a challenge and so was recovery. </div>
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I was burnt out, exhilirated, wanted to travel the country speaking...</div>
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Over the last 15 months I have kept asking myself, "What next?"</div>
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I want to do a weekly beach cleanup for a year...at least. </div>
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I want to speak to classes, schools, businesses, and anyone else who would like to have me. </div>
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I'LL SPEAK FOR FREE ANYWHERE IN A 60 MILE RADIUS OF LOS ANGELES.</div>
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I had the opporunity to do some of this over the last year, and I love it. </div>
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I want to encourage people to come out on the beach with me, or do their own cleanup. Please read about the Community Count by clicking the link at the top of this page. </div>
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These are my friends Jess, Drew, and little Alex who was born less than two weeks after Willow. </div>
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When she is old enough to decide, I want Willow to come on the beach with me as much as she wants. I want her to be proud of her Mom for caring about the ocean and the environment. </div>
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Sara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-36469801890939714292013-05-29T18:38:00.000-07:002013-05-29T18:39:34.879-07:00SHORT VIDEO ABOUT THE DAILY OCEAN <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/65446626">The Daily Ocean</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/rorygordon">Rory Gordon</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Independent filmmaker Rory Gordon cut together this short video about The Daily Ocean.<br />
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Sara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-27072952188975161182013-04-15T12:59:00.001-07:002013-04-15T12:59:11.220-07:00HOW TO STAY IN TOUCH<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">SINCE I FINISHED MY 365TH BEACH CLEANUP THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH WHAT I'M UP TO.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">1. IT WOULD HELP SO MUCH IF YOU COULD COME ON OVER TO FACEBOOK AND LIKE MY DAILY OCEAN FACEBOOK PAGE!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">2. HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT MY NEW WEBSITE? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">I'LL BE ACTIVATING THE BLOG FUNCTION IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I DO.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">FOR NOW I'M BUSY EDITING A DRAFT OF A BOOK FOR 10 years old+ </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">HOPE YOU ARE WELL AND INCLUDING THE OCEAN IN YOUR DAILY LIFE!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!</span></b></div>
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Sara Bayleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874563094064523797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813961378439702061.post-36531007691549494242013-01-30T16:02:00.001-08:002013-01-30T16:04:07.412-08:00NEW YEAR, NEW WEBSITE, NEW MISSION<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c;">January 2013 has flown by! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c;">With the new year in full swing, it's time to introduce the new <u><a href="http://www.dailyocean.org/" target="_blank">Daily Ocean website. </a></u></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c;">Although I've finished my initial goal of 365 beach cleanups, I'm still going. I've already taken over 1,300 pounds of trash off of my local beach while inspiring people around the world to do the same resulting in over 2,200 pounds of trash off of beaches around the world, but </span></b><b><span style="color: #134f5c;">I've got some new goals and you are invited to join me!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c;">Please come and see what I am up to,<a href="http://www.dailyocean.org/" target="_blank"> click the "JOIN ME" button </a>to sign up for monthly updates. Let's work together to inspire one another to ensure healthy beaches and oceans around the world!</span></b><br />
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Way back in 2012 (Dec. 7th) we had a party to celebrate the 365th Daily Ocean beach cleanup. I set my goal over three years ago with a few guidelines - </div>
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1. go to the same beach for every beach cleanup</div>
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4. go as many days as possible - not in a row - my average was one beach cleanup every three days</div>
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I wasn't sure who I would reach with my new project when it began in March of 2009, but I've made several friends like <a href="http://washedup.us/" target="_blank">Marina Deb Ris</a> who is a graphic designer, trashion designer, and plastic pollution awareness activist. </div>
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Friends from other parts of my life showed up for me on Dec. 7. Here's Nancy and Sandra looking at my photographs which I displayed pop-up gallery style at Yogitoes that night. </div>
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I'd been working on it for a couple of months and was proud to roll it out that night. Even though I've finished my initial goal, I'm not planning on stopping here. </div>
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My friend Danielle was here to celebrate. We've collaborated a lot over the last few years. She has a section of her blog <a href="http://itstartswithme-danielle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">IT STARTS WITH ME</a> called OUR DAILY OCEAN. We have been comparing cigarette butt counts during our respective bi-coastal 20 min. cleanups between CA and her home of North Carolina. Our friendship is for me one of the most treasured outcomes of my project.</div>
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Kellie made all the goodies. She's a talented photographer and pastry chef. My friend Ben standing next to her is lucky to call her his girlfriend. They're a great match!</div>
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Ben teaches at Santa Monica High School and coaches <a href="http://www.teammarine.org/" target="_blank">Team Marine. </a></div>
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A big thank you for a Team Marine alum and friend Kou for helping me that night. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c;">2,447.4 POUNDS OF TRASH OFF BEACHES WORLD-WIDE</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Forty of us gathered at the end of the boardwalk at 3:00 p.m. last Saturday to do the 365th Daily Ocean beach cleanup. I set my watch for 20 minutes and off we went. The Daily Ocean has taken over 2,400 pounds off beaches around the world, twenty minutes at a time. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">My routine is to take a photo of lifeguard tower 26 to start my beach cleanup report when I update this website. Then I head to the waterline to snag what is just coming out of, or going into the ocean. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Writing this post is bittersweet. Last weekend was incredible. We had a party with 80 - 100 </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">people on Friday night. I knew community was one of the most cherished gifts I've received from doing the Daily Ocean, but seeing many of the people I admire and call friends in one place reaffirmed this. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; text-align: center;">Looking out over the sand at the crew that showed up the next day was just as great. Like I said on Friday night, the Daily Ocean was a project conceived of for one person to clean their local beach, but I didn't do this alone. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">What did we find? As </span><span style="color: #134f5c;">Bill Price</span><span style="color: #134f5c;"> Environmental Biology Professor from Santa Monica College where my husband teaches shows, more of the usual suspects; straws, styrofoam, cigarette butts, and wrappers. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">My friend Michael Yonke, who re-purposes found materials like wood and metal into incredible one-of-a-kind furniture, shows one of the top three items found in the ocean, candy wrappers. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="http://thedailyocean.blogspot.com/2012/11/an-award-from-upclyclercom.html" target="_blank">Michael recently awarded me a handmade coffee table. Read the post and check out his website. </a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">My friend Kou catered last night, meaning really he made sure the Izze's soda bottles got recycled and cupcake wrappers found the trash. He found a very strange object last time he was out on the beach with me, and today he's done it again. I am not sure what this dagger-looking object is, but I am glad it is off the sand and in the trash. I met Kou the year I mentored Team Marine more directly. I am still honored to be a partner. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Find out what great environmental work<a href="http://www.teammarine.org/" target="_blank"> Santa Monica High School's Team Marine is up to!</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Laejohnie and Fernanda came out from Santa Monica College's Eco-Action Club. They are going to be doing Daily Ocean beach cleanups of their own. I'll feature their posts here and they will be the first school to officially join the Daily Ocean's next phase! Stay tuned for more information about that. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">After our twenty minutes we weighed our haul. I'd let everyone know before we went out that it was December so we may not find a lot of trash on the beach since it hadn't rained this week and not many people were sunbathing. These are my favorite kinds of beach cleanups, when twenty minutes is dedicated to remembering my dedication to help the ocean and it is more of a walk than a trash collection. But individual effort added up it like it always does and we got 22.7 pounds of trash off the beach in twenty minutes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Thank you to all of the people who took time out of their busy weekend to come be a part of this beach cleanup. A few days later I'm still delighted, relieved, and a bit melancholy to see this phase of the Daily Ocean complete. But there's a lot more to come! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY FRIEND DANIELLE WHO WRITES THE BLOG IT STARTS WITH ME. She's committed to doing 365 beach cleanups in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina where she lives. Danielle has already done 170 cleanups, and taken over 50,000 cigarette butts off her local beach. Let's all cheer her on along the way!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I'll sign off this post with my last <b>TIP TO HELP THE OCEAN - START.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">That's right. Start whatever it is that you are inspired to do. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="http://thedailyocean.blogspot.com/p/join-me-get-involved.html" target="_blank">Want to do a Daily Ocean cleanup in your neighborhood and write me about it? </a>You are welcome to. Don't know where to start? Ask me, I am here to help - sara@dailyocean.org</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I started with one solo beach cleanup in late March 2009 and look what developed from that. It's been a joy to see where the Daily Ocean has taken me so far. You'll never be able to predict just how, and who will help you along the way. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Millions of people dedicate their working lives, careers, free time, thoughts, money and love to help the ocean every single day. Join us. There's always room for more people who care about the ocean. You're not alone. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">The ocean faces many environmental problems, but there are many, many solutions. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Let's put our efforts into those solutions together. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">"INDIVIDUALLY WE ARE ONE DROP, TOGETHER WE ARE THE OCEAN." </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">- Ryunosuke Satoro </span></div>
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