Sign Up for the Newport Harbor Underwater Cleanup!
Saturday, Sept 21, 2024 at 7am
Join over 300 scuba divers and above-water volunteers who will be deployed around Newport Harbor to collect trash, plastics, and other water pollutants in a dedicated effort to keep the 25.2 miles of coastline, bay, and harbor waterways pollution-free. Volunteers collected over 5,000 pounds of trash and single-use plastics from the Newport Harbor during the last cleanup.
Event Schedule
September 21, 2024
Location
Marina Park
1600 W Balboa Blvd
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Newport Harbor Underwater Cleanup
7:00 - Volunteer check-in, location assignments, hosted breakfast
7:30 - Skippers report to assigned vessels
8:15 - Mandatory volunteer safety meeting at the main stage
9:00 - Volunteers deploy on dive boats (divers) and the Discovery Boat (above water)
9-11 - Cleanup commences
10-11 - Exhibitor roundtable (tentative)
11:30 - Volunteer group photo
11:30 - Raffle tickets and prizes, recognitions
International Coastal Cleanup Day Celebration
12:15 - Barge with collected trash arrives off the shore of Marina Beach
12:30 - Live music starts, food trucks and exhibitors
2:00 - Welcome by Mayor O’Neill and official recognition of all marine environmental organizations at the celebration, presentation of Harbor Stewardship Awards
3:00 - Live music continues
5:00 - International Coastal Cleanup Day Celebration concludes
Waiver For All Volunteers
All volunteers will need to sign a waiver to participate. Please click the link below to complete and electronically sign the NHUC waiver. Scuba divers will need their certification card to complete the waiver.
