Heal the Bay
@healthebay.bsky.social
Protecting the coastal waters and watersheds of Greater LA since 1985.
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📍Tongva & Chumash lands.
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📍Tongva & Chumash lands.
Decades of toxic DDT and “forever chemicals” still linger in Santa Monica Bay, putting subsistence and recreational anglers at risk. Sign the petition to urge OEHHA to take the necessary steps to keep our angler community safe.
👉Learn more at healthebay.org/protect-anglers
👉Learn more at healthebay.org/protect-anglers
December 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Decades of toxic DDT and “forever chemicals” still linger in Santa Monica Bay, putting subsistence and recreational anglers at risk. Sign the petition to urge OEHHA to take the necessary steps to keep our angler community safe.
👉Learn more at healthebay.org/protect-anglers
👉Learn more at healthebay.org/protect-anglers
Today is #GivingTuesday 💙
We have until midnight to meet our goal! Donate now to 2X your impact: healthebay.org/gt25
We have until midnight to meet our goal! Donate now to 2X your impact: healthebay.org/gt25
The science, education, and advocacy that keep LA’s coastline safe and clean are becoming endangered.
Thanks to Summer Fridays, every donation is matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 through Dec 2 AT MIDNIGHT!
Protect What’s Endangered: healthebay.org/giving-tuesday-2025
Thanks to Summer Fridays, every donation is matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 through Dec 2 AT MIDNIGHT!
Protect What’s Endangered: healthebay.org/giving-tuesday-2025
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today is #GivingTuesday 💙
We have until midnight to meet our goal! Donate now to 2X your impact: healthebay.org/gt25
We have until midnight to meet our goal! Donate now to 2X your impact: healthebay.org/gt25
The science, education, and advocacy that keep LA’s coastline safe and clean are becoming endangered.
Thanks to Summer Fridays, every donation is matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 through Dec 2 AT MIDNIGHT!
Protect What’s Endangered: healthebay.org/giving-tuesday-2025
Thanks to Summer Fridays, every donation is matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 through Dec 2 AT MIDNIGHT!
Protect What’s Endangered: healthebay.org/giving-tuesday-2025
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The science, education, and advocacy that keep LA’s coastline safe and clean are becoming endangered.
Thanks to Summer Fridays, every donation is matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 through Dec 2 AT MIDNIGHT!
Protect What’s Endangered: healthebay.org/giving-tuesday-2025
Thanks to Summer Fridays, every donation is matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 through Dec 2 AT MIDNIGHT!
Protect What’s Endangered: healthebay.org/giving-tuesday-2025
Join @marinemammalcare.bsky.social and Heal the Bay's Director of Science, Dr. Kerry Nickols, for an engaging webinar on climate change and its impact on the ocean. Register here: visit.marinemammalcare.org/events/marin...
Select tickets – Climate Change and the Ocean: Impacts and Opportunities for Action - Webinar – Zoom
Climate Change and the Ocean: Impacts and Opportunities for Action - Webinar – Zoom, Wed Nov 12, 2025 - Climate change is transforming our ocean—altering temperatures, chemistry, and ecosystems in way...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Join @marinemammalcare.bsky.social and Heal the Bay's Director of Science, Dr. Kerry Nickols, for an engaging webinar on climate change and its impact on the ocean. Register here: visit.marinemammalcare.org/events/marin...
Plastic pollution is a global crisis. Sign up for the livestream of TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, where experts will answer, ‘How do we solve plastic pollution by 2040?’ Register today: bit.ly/TEDxLivestream #PlasticPollutes @plasticpollutes.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Plastic pollution is a global crisis. Sign up for the livestream of TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, where experts will answer, ‘How do we solve plastic pollution by 2040?’ Register today: bit.ly/TEDxLivestream #PlasticPollutes @plasticpollutes.bsky.social
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Melanie Winter, who fought for embracing nature along the Los Angeles River, dies
Melanie Winter, who fought for embracing nature along the Los Angeles River, dies
Melanie Winter led efforts to embrace nature along the L.A. River, touting the potential for a restored river to heal the city's relationship to water. She was 67.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Melanie Winter, who fought for embracing nature along the Los Angeles River, dies
🌎 Ready to understand climate change?
Join us for a FREE, award-winning, hands-on workshop that makes the science of climate change clear, engaging, and empowering - all in just three hours.
Register now: donate.healthebay.org/event/climat...
Join us for a FREE, award-winning, hands-on workshop that makes the science of climate change clear, engaging, and empowering - all in just three hours.
Register now: donate.healthebay.org/event/climat...
Climate and the Coast Workshop
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October 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🌎 Ready to understand climate change?
Join us for a FREE, award-winning, hands-on workshop that makes the science of climate change clear, engaging, and empowering - all in just three hours.
Register now: donate.healthebay.org/event/climat...
Join us for a FREE, award-winning, hands-on workshop that makes the science of climate change clear, engaging, and empowering - all in just three hours.
Register now: donate.healthebay.org/event/climat...
Only a few tickets left! Register now to join the conversation.
Southern California’s coastal waters are facing a growing threat — harmful algal blooms. Join Heal the Bay and LA Sanitation & Environment for a FREE, one-day conference bringing together scientists, policymakers, and community leaders to tackle this urgent issue.
Register: l.ead.me/HABsummit
Register: l.ead.me/HABsummit
October 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Only a few tickets left! Register now to join the conversation.
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4 Bay Area beaches are among 10 of the dirtiest in CA, as our partners at @healthebay.bsky.social report:
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
4 Bay Area beaches ranked among the dirtiest in California
Only one local beach earned high marks.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
4 Bay Area beaches are among 10 of the dirtiest in CA, as our partners at @healthebay.bsky.social report:
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Southern California’s coastal waters are facing a growing threat — harmful algal blooms. Join Heal the Bay and LA Sanitation & Environment for a FREE, one-day conference bringing together scientists, policymakers, and community leaders to tackle this urgent issue.
Register: l.ead.me/HABsummit
Register: l.ead.me/HABsummit
October 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Southern California’s coastal waters are facing a growing threat — harmful algal blooms. Join Heal the Bay and LA Sanitation & Environment for a FREE, one-day conference bringing together scientists, policymakers, and community leaders to tackle this urgent issue.
Register: l.ead.me/HABsummit
Register: l.ead.me/HABsummit
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Volunteered today to help clean up my local beach. Picked up over 790 pieces of microplastic and foam #HealTheBay #CoastalCleanupDay @healthebay.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Volunteered today to help clean up my local beach. Picked up over 790 pieces of microplastic and foam #HealTheBay #CoastalCleanupDay @healthebay.bsky.social
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Great to join the incredible team at @healthebay.bsky.social for #CoastalCleanupDay!
TY for forty years of transformative work & to the hundreds of volunteers who rolled up their sleeves to keep our coastlines clean!
#BeachCleanup #SaveOurOceans #PlasticFreeSeas #WavesNotWaste
TY for forty years of transformative work & to the hundreds of volunteers who rolled up their sleeves to keep our coastlines clean!
#BeachCleanup #SaveOurOceans #PlasticFreeSeas #WavesNotWaste
September 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Great to join the incredible team at @healthebay.bsky.social for #CoastalCleanupDay!
TY for forty years of transformative work & to the hundreds of volunteers who rolled up their sleeves to keep our coastlines clean!
#BeachCleanup #SaveOurOceans #PlasticFreeSeas #WavesNotWaste
TY for forty years of transformative work & to the hundreds of volunteers who rolled up their sleeves to keep our coastlines clean!
#BeachCleanup #SaveOurOceans #PlasticFreeSeas #WavesNotWaste
Join us this Saturday, September 20th, from 9 AM – 12 PM for California’s biggest volunteer event to protect our coast and waterways! Make your impact at 70 unique sites across LA County. 🌊
Register now 👉 Healthebay.org/ccd
Register now 👉 Healthebay.org/ccd
September 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Join us this Saturday, September 20th, from 9 AM – 12 PM for California’s biggest volunteer event to protect our coast and waterways! Make your impact at 70 unique sites across LA County. 🌊
Register now 👉 Healthebay.org/ccd
Register now 👉 Healthebay.org/ccd
🚨Heal the Bay’s 35th Annual Beach Report Card and 7th Annual River Report Card are here!
Dive into bacteria pollution trends at 700+ beaches along the Pacific Coast and 35 freshwater sites in Los Angeles: healthebay.org/report-card-...
Dive into bacteria pollution trends at 700+ beaches along the Pacific Coast and 35 freshwater sites in Los Angeles: healthebay.org/report-card-...
Annual Beach and River Report Cards 2024-2025 - Heal the Bay
Learn more about ocean and freshwater bacterial pollution trends with Heal the Bay's 2024-2025 Beach and River Report Cards.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🚨Heal the Bay’s 35th Annual Beach Report Card and 7th Annual River Report Card are here!
Dive into bacteria pollution trends at 700+ beaches along the Pacific Coast and 35 freshwater sites in Los Angeles: healthebay.org/report-card-...
Dive into bacteria pollution trends at 700+ beaches along the Pacific Coast and 35 freshwater sites in Los Angeles: healthebay.org/report-card-...
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Check out these job openings at Heal the Bay! Heal the Bay is looking for a Communications and Marketing Director and a Chief Philanthropy Officer (CPO). Learn more about these positions and apply on their website. @healthebay.bsky.social #careers #job
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Jobs - Heal the Bay
California’s diversity is one of its greatest strengths. Heal the Bay is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment that respects all individuals regardless of gender, r...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Check out these job openings at Heal the Bay! Heal the Bay is looking for a Communications and Marketing Director and a Chief Philanthropy Officer (CPO). Learn more about these positions and apply on their website. @healthebay.bsky.social #careers #job
healthebay.org/our-openings/
healthebay.org/our-openings/
Headed to the beach or river this Labor Day weekend? Check bacteria water quality at hundreds of beach and freshwater sites with
🏖️Beach Report Card (beachreportcard.org)
🚣River Report Card (healthebay.org/riverreportcard)
🏖️Beach Report Card (beachreportcard.org)
🚣River Report Card (healthebay.org/riverreportcard)
Beach Report Card | Heal the Bay
Heal the Bays Beach Report Card is the only comprehensive analysis of coastline water quality on the West Coast. Each week, over 700 beaches are graded A to F based on bacteria analysis. The Beach Rep...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Headed to the beach or river this Labor Day weekend? Check bacteria water quality at hundreds of beach and freshwater sites with
🏖️Beach Report Card (beachreportcard.org)
🚣River Report Card (healthebay.org/riverreportcard)
🏖️Beach Report Card (beachreportcard.org)
🚣River Report Card (healthebay.org/riverreportcard)
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Preston Lilly, a high school senior & passionate ocean advocate, is paddling the coast from Malibu to Pacific Palisades to raise $10K for @healthebay.bsky.social
His mission? Protecting marine life & coastal waters from wildfire pollution — and it’s also his senior capstone project.
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His mission? Protecting marine life & coastal waters from wildfire pollution — and it’s also his senior capstone project.
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Donate to Malibu Student Paddling 21mi for Heal the Bay's Fire Relief, organized by Preston Lilly
Hi, I’m Preston Lilly, a high school student and surfer in Ma… Preston Lilly needs your support for Malibu Student Paddling 21mi for Heal the Bay's Fire Relief
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August 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Preston Lilly, a high school senior & passionate ocean advocate, is paddling the coast from Malibu to Pacific Palisades to raise $10K for @healthebay.bsky.social
His mission? Protecting marine life & coastal waters from wildfire pollution — and it’s also his senior capstone project.
gfme.co/4oDU5Am
His mission? Protecting marine life & coastal waters from wildfire pollution — and it’s also his senior capstone project.
gfme.co/4oDU5Am
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After five months of receiving care at
@aquariumpacific.bsky.social and @healthebay.bsky.social, a group of rescued northern tidewater gobies, has returned to the wild in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read more about this collaborative effort: www.aquariumofpacific.org/news/story/r...
@aquariumpacific.bsky.social and @healthebay.bsky.social, a group of rescued northern tidewater gobies, has returned to the wild in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read more about this collaborative effort: www.aquariumofpacific.org/news/story/r...
June 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
After five months of receiving care at
@aquariumpacific.bsky.social and @healthebay.bsky.social, a group of rescued northern tidewater gobies, has returned to the wild in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read more about this collaborative effort: www.aquariumofpacific.org/news/story/r...
@aquariumpacific.bsky.social and @healthebay.bsky.social, a group of rescued northern tidewater gobies, has returned to the wild in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read more about this collaborative effort: www.aquariumofpacific.org/news/story/r...
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Sat @ 9am: Nick Gabaldón Day honors the memory of Nick Gabaldón, a surfer of African American & Latino descent who died in a Malibu surfing accident on June 5, 1951.
Event info via Black Surfers Collective and @healthebay.bsky.social: healthebay.org/event/nick-g... #surfing
Event info via Black Surfers Collective and @healthebay.bsky.social: healthebay.org/event/nick-g... #surfing
June 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Sat @ 9am: Nick Gabaldón Day honors the memory of Nick Gabaldón, a surfer of African American & Latino descent who died in a Malibu surfing accident on June 5, 1951.
Event info via Black Surfers Collective and @healthebay.bsky.social: healthebay.org/event/nick-g... #surfing
Event info via Black Surfers Collective and @healthebay.bsky.social: healthebay.org/event/nick-g... #surfing
The 35th Annual Beach Report Card early preview: The BEST & WORST California Beaches of 2024 are LIVE! Whether you're swimming, surfing, or just soaking up the sun, your health matters. Know before you go.
Find out how your favorite beach scored at ▶️HealtheBay.org/beach-report-card-2024
Find out how your favorite beach scored at ▶️HealtheBay.org/beach-report-card-2024
May 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The 35th Annual Beach Report Card early preview: The BEST & WORST California Beaches of 2024 are LIVE! Whether you're swimming, surfing, or just soaking up the sun, your health matters. Know before you go.
Find out how your favorite beach scored at ▶️HealtheBay.org/beach-report-card-2024
Find out how your favorite beach scored at ▶️HealtheBay.org/beach-report-card-2024
Let’s clear the water: What’s the difference between the Beach Report Card and Heal the Bay’s Post-Fire Testing?
May 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Let’s clear the water: What’s the difference between the Beach Report Card and Heal the Bay’s Post-Fire Testing?
Wildfire Aftermath: Is Our Water and Sand Safe?
As the weather warms, Heal the Bay wants to remind every one of the impacts of wildfires on our beaches.
🌊 Read our latest water analysis healthebay.org/water-may-2025/
🏖️ Read our latest sand analysis healthebay.org/sand-may-2025/
As the weather warms, Heal the Bay wants to remind every one of the impacts of wildfires on our beaches.
🌊 Read our latest water analysis healthebay.org/water-may-2025/
🏖️ Read our latest sand analysis healthebay.org/sand-may-2025/
May 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Wildfire Aftermath: Is Our Water and Sand Safe?
As the weather warms, Heal the Bay wants to remind every one of the impacts of wildfires on our beaches.
🌊 Read our latest water analysis healthebay.org/water-may-2025/
🏖️ Read our latest sand analysis healthebay.org/sand-may-2025/
As the weather warms, Heal the Bay wants to remind every one of the impacts of wildfires on our beaches.
🌊 Read our latest water analysis healthebay.org/water-may-2025/
🏖️ Read our latest sand analysis healthebay.org/sand-may-2025/
⚠️Headed to the beach this weekend? Here's what you need to know to stay safe and protect wildlife during the California domoic acid outbreak 👉 healthebay.org/domoic-acid-...
California Domoic Acid Crisis: Causes, Impact, and What’s Next - Heal the Bay
Discover the facts on California's toxic algae blooms and how these events affect the health of marine animals and humans.
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May 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
⚠️Headed to the beach this weekend? Here's what you need to know to stay safe and protect wildlife during the California domoic acid outbreak 👉 healthebay.org/domoic-acid-...
Missed the webinar? Watch the recording and learn the facts about wildfires, toxic algae blooms, and how we can fight for a more climate-resilient future.
👉Visit healthebay.org/events/chang... and use password WELOVE0URBAY! (the “O” in “OUR” is a Zero) to watch.
👉Visit healthebay.org/events/chang... and use password WELOVE0URBAY! (the “O” in “OUR” is a Zero) to watch.
April 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Missed the webinar? Watch the recording and learn the facts about wildfires, toxic algae blooms, and how we can fight for a more climate-resilient future.
👉Visit healthebay.org/events/chang... and use password WELOVE0URBAY! (the “O” in “OUR” is a Zero) to watch.
👉Visit healthebay.org/events/chang... and use password WELOVE0URBAY! (the “O” in “OUR” is a Zero) to watch.
🚨Tomorrow! Join Heal the Bay and Marine Mammal Care Center for a critical conversation moderated by actress and advocate Bonnie Wright. Learn about the environmental impacts of recent wildfires and toxic algae.
Space is limited! Register: healthebay.org/panel
Space is limited! Register: healthebay.org/panel
April 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🚨Tomorrow! Join Heal the Bay and Marine Mammal Care Center for a critical conversation moderated by actress and advocate Bonnie Wright. Learn about the environmental impacts of recent wildfires and toxic algae.
Space is limited! Register: healthebay.org/panel
Space is limited! Register: healthebay.org/panel