Oxnard-- Ventura County Coastal Cleanup Day scored another big win for Oxnard’s Beaches Saturday, September 17, as volunteers came out ready to get involved.
The Friends of the Santa Clara River organized the effort at Fifth and Mandalay Beach Road as the group made their way onto the beach, ready to fill their buckets with trash.
Friends of the Santa Clara River Board Member Candice Meneghan said the group historically cleans McGrath State Park, which is flooded and closed.
“We opted to come to Mandalay as a different access point, but we’re still cleaning up along the coastline, alongside the State Park,” she said. “Friends of the Santa Clara River is part of the Santa Clara River Steelhead Coalition. We chose the Estuary (partially enclosed coastal body of water) location because Estuaries are important to Steelhead recovery.”
Friends of the Santa Clara River have restored and protected natural and cultural resources on the watershed for the last 30 years.
“We do a lot of outreach through an Explore the Coast Grant, and the funding came from the Coastal Conservancy,” she said. “We do outreach and education with local school groups. We take them out to the settling ponds up…
