San Diego BayKeeper Programs encourage the participation and support of caring people of all ages. BayKeeper staff provide orientations and educational materials to those interested in volunteering.
Volunteers offer a variety of skills, from clerical to boat engine repair.
An annual recognition ceremony is held to acknowledge the valuable role all volunteers play in helping BayKeeper accomplish its important work. Volunteers are solicited through the media and the BayKeeper newsletter, Watermarks, and are added to a devoted group of regular beach cleanup volunteers. Trash bags and gloves are provided. Beach cleanup locations have ranged from Sweetwater Marsh in Chula Vista to Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. Each year, one of the BayKeeper beach cleanups is coordinated with a national beach cleanup and accumulated garbage is counted and weighed.