Heal the Bay Cleanup at Dockweiler State Beach

Hello my name is Hector Borja, my Engl 101 class and I participated in the Heal The Bay event were we were assigned to clean up Dockweiler State Beach by picking up trash around the shores and hills. Each group was given a plastic bag, latex gloves, and a paper to tally up the trash your group picked up. It was a fun expereince for me becuase I never did a beach clean up but I have volunteered before on other clean up events but didnt compare to this one becuase the scenry was nicer. My group and I picked up alot of things like 3 used daipers but we used the gloves to pick them up and not bare hand, also we picked up alot of trash by the hills like cigarette butts, plastic cups, straws, and much more trash. This event showed me is that some people can be careless and just throw their trash practically anywhere they feel like.

Dockweiler Beach Cleanup

Hello everyone, my name is Benjamin Limones and this past Sunday I had the privilege to contribute with the Heal the Bay program. Even though it was a pretty amazing drive with the planes next to me as I drove down the 105 freeway, the great part of the field trip was that I, as well as my English 101 class, helped out and cleaned up Dockweiler Beach. It was a nice experience because I got to pick up trash and see how people don’t care about what trash they throw in the sand which will soon end up in the ocean. But with my actions and what the amount of trash my group picked up next time and well pretty much from now on when I go to the beach I will take spare bags and clean not only my area but my surrounding area also. I know I do that I will contribute to this cause and keep the trash where it supposed to be inside trash bins, not the sand. By far I’ve gone to many field trips but never did I believe that little actions can make a big difference in the marine life. This Heal the Bay trip has showed me many ideas that I can pass down to my family and my future generations…….Thanks Heal the Bay (the Heal the Bay Decal looks great in my truck)

Heal the Bay

Hi everyone,
My name is Brian Contreras and this past Sunday I participated in a heal the bay beach clean up at Dockweiler Beach with my English 101 class. I really enjoyed this experience because I got to see how much trash people leave at the beach. My group and I found a good amount of plastic and styrofoam. We also found odd things like a CD and a sock. For the most part this trip to the beach taught me that if people pick up after themselves and throw away their trash properly the beach and the environment can look a lot healthier.

Heal the bay: Clean up at Dockweiler beach

Hello, my name is Fidel Canche. On Sunday January 25 2015 I had the pleasure to attend heal the bay with my English 101 class. At first when I heard that we had to attend to this I was not really happy about it since it was on a Sunday and I spend most Sundays just resting, but this past Sunday was an exception. while cleaning up the coast at Dockweiler Beach, I thought there wasn't any trash, but at soon as my group and I started we found many cigarettes butts, plastic wrappers, Styrofoam, and many more other things. All of this trash comes from us humans. We need to care for this because this washes into the ocean and it harms animals. Many animals mistaken these pieces of trash with food and eat them. If we do not act fast soon these marine animals will either die or move some where were they can survive. Cleaning up the coast and realized the good that I made that day made me feel proud of myself. Many more people need to come out and clean up the coast with heal the bay.

Heal the bay; Cleaning up Dockweiler beach

Hello, my name is Miguel Cabrera. On Sunday, January 25th, 2015, I had the opportunity to take part in a very helpful event, which was to help clean-up Dockweiler beach. I had a lot of fun while I also enjoyed the view, but what I enjoyed the most was the feeling I got after.  This is a feeling that one can only get after knowing they did something right.  I felt really good after helping clean-up because you can really find a lot of trash on the beach and when you realize where it is headed and the number of beings that can be harmed by it, it's horrible. You find many different thing pieces of trash on the beach, such as, hangers for clothing, pieces of glass, and many many many cigarettes.  It hurts to see all of this trash on the floor because there is many trashcans spread all along the beach but people don't seem to be able to gather the strength to walk to them, and throw something away.  After spending a couple hours cleaning up Dockweiler beach, I have learned to embrace the beauty of a beach and why we should help keep it clean. If everyone were to help keep locations as beautiful as the beach clean, we could not only have clean beaches, we could have a cleaner earth.

Heal the Bay: Dockweiler State Beach

Hello fellow readers, my name is Brianna Espinoza and I am a freshman at CSULA. This past Sunday our English 101 class participated in Heal the Bay at Dockweiler State Beach. We were tasked with cleaning up the beach and tallying up all of our findings. Cleaning up at Dockweiler was not my first encounter in beach clean-ups. In the past I have volunteered to do beach clean-ups at Seal Beach. So I was excited to share this experience with my fellow classmates, where some have never done any type of beach clean-ups before. My first thought of this beach while walking along the sandy pathways and shore was that it was quite clean compared to others. In my group, we found a moderate amount of Styrofoam, plastic, and cigarette butts. Also, we found two odd items, which were a sock and a CD. My only disappointment within this experience is that I was not able to find seashells for my own keepsakes. Overall, Dockweiler is a beautiful beach to visit and I encourage others to participate in beach clean-ups. I believe that it is a great experience to endure, while also acknowledging the impact society has on our environment. Also, what we as a community can do to help better it.

Heal The Bay Experience

On January 25, 2015 I had the pleasure to help clean Dockweiler beach. It was an experience totally different from all the other services I have done in the past. In the past I have done services like tutoring, but that does not compare to cleaning the beach. This is because animals are not able to clean their own home. Being able to help them was a great feeling because they are defenseless sea animals that do not harm human beings for the most part. Out of the many trashes that we found, we found cigarettes butts the most. I figured that many people smoke at the beach, but I would have thought that some people would have some type of consideration for littering at the beach, but they do not. We also found a lot of Styrofoam, but this is because those who visit the beach take food and need something to serve their food on. This is definitely something I would enjoy doing again soon.