Join a Cleanup Event Near You or Plan Your Own! This September, let’s team up to protect our precious creeks, wetlands, and the beautiful Bay! There are several ways you can get involved in Coastal Cleanup Month: Join a local event: Participate in one of the many organized cleanups happening throughout Alameda County. Organize your […]

April 22, 2025 is the 55th Anniversary of Earth Day, and we’re celebrating all month long! Protecting creeks starts at your door! Trash travels from our neighborhoods through storm drains and into local creeks and the Bay. Join a litter cleanup, tree planting or Earth Day celebration near you! We have compiled a list of

When rain falls and washes into the drain, it carries pollution on streets and sidewalks with it. The water flows directly to creeks, wetland and the Bay. Storm drains do not connect to the “sewer” or water treatment plant, like many people believe. Litter, car wash water and pet waste are just a few things

Up to $6,000 per project to encourage community action that prevents stormwater pollution and enhances the health of local watersheds, creeks, and the San Francisco Bay. Apply Now

 Join a Cleanup Event Near You or Plan Your Own! No matter where litter happens, it flows downstream to the coast and becomes ocean pollution. When you pick up litter, you get a prettier place to live AND protect wildlife too! Join one of many events in Alameda County or organize your own DIY cleanup

April 22, 2024 is the 54th Anniversary of Earth Day, and we’re celebrating all month long! Protecting creeks starts at your door! Trash travels from our neighborhoods through storm drains and into local creeks and the Bay. Join a litter cleanup, tree planting or Earth Day celebration near you! We have compiled a list of activities

The Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program is inviting grant applications for up to $6,000 per project to encourage grassroots community action that prevents stormwater pollution and enhances the health of local watersheds, creeks, and the San Francisco Bay. The deadline for submissions is May 10, 2024,  5PM.  Learn More

Clean Water Program Seeking Proposals for K-12 School Outreach   The Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program is seeking one or more providers of watershed awareness and stormwater pollution prevention education for K-12 schools in Alameda County for school years 2024/25 through 2028/29 (five years of service). The goal is to increase students’ awareness and understanding

Watch Fred & Izzy on YouTube! Watch our short Fred and Izzy videos to easily understand how our streets connect to creeks and the Bay! They also share a variety of tips on how we can protect their home (and our homes!) from pollution that can end up in our water. Everyday actions add up

Less-Toxic Gardening Webinar Recordings Available Our YouTube channel has a catalog of 20 recorded webinars hosted by Suzanne Bontempo from the Our Water Our World program. Helpful topics include how to to prevent or manage common pests like aphids, snails, earwigs, leaf chewers, and gophers without using harmful pesticides, growing food in an eco-friendly way, attracting pollinators,