Swimming dolphins off Newport Beach, by Jill Matyuch

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WHALE TAIL® Grantee Highlight:

KIDS for the BAY

A large group of children wearing backpacks walk down a paved trail 
								toward a sandy beach with the ocean on the right and a lagoon on the left. 
								Green hills are on the other side of the beach. The sky is blue and sunny with 
								fluffy white clouds above the hills.

A WHALE TAIL® Grant supported KIDS for the BAY to engage eight 3rd through 5th grade classes from Richmond and San Pablo in watershed stewardship and ocean ecology.... [Read more]

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KIDS' OCEAN DAY 2024

Humboldt County Kids' Ocean Day aerial artwork. People on the sand form an image of a splashing salmon and the words Make Ripples.

For more than 25 years, kids from throughout California have taken part in Kids' Ocean Day. Over the last two weeks of May 2024, Kids Ocean Day field trips took place in San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Humboldt County. These trips were the culmination of a project that begins with in-school programs in which students gained an understanding of the benefits provided by healthy coastal ecosystems. They learned about the interconnections between humans and the natural world, instilling a sense of responsibility and the power to make a positive impact on the planet. The field trips then brought students to the beach for play and to participate in a cleanup or other restoration activities. Finally, the students used their bodies to create aerial art images sending a message to the world. The theme for this year’s campaign, "Make Ripples," helped illustrate how one person's actions can have far-reaching effects to make positive change that will reverberate throughout our communities and planet. Watch a highlight reel of the 2024 events. See art from previous years at OceanDay.net.
Above photo shows Kids' Ocean Day artwork from Humboldt County, led by Friends of the Dunes, photo by Justin Legge.