Creeks 2 coast cleanup Challenge

Trash poses a threat to human health, wildlife, and our environment. By participating in the Cleanup Challenge, you will positively impact communities and outdoor spaces up and down the watershed. Let’s take the time to care for our waterways!

Join the Challenge

Challenge sites are categorized into four groups: Coastal, River & Creeks, Metropolitan Parks, and Trails. Participants pick sites from any category of their choice to ensure cleanup efforts improve our watershed, help diverse communities, and protect our ocean.

After the first cleanup, you have one year to complete 4 cleanups and become a Cleanup Champion. Once you’ve finished the Challenge, you will receive a certificate of completion and fun prizes!

Signup for the Challenge (down below) & download the Litterati app, and enter the Challenge code: 760260

Guidelines

  1. Select Your Sites: pick 4 sites from any category.

  2. Prep & Conduct a Cleanup: grab necessary supplies, download the Litterati app, and read through the safety sheet provided in our guide.

  3. Capture & Tag Photos: pick up any littered debris you find at your site, and take photos of the trash in the Litterati app.

  4. Submit your results and upload the photos to the Litterati app at the end of each cleanup!

How to Use Litterati

  1. Download the app via Apple Store or Google Play

  2. Join the Challenge with code: 760260

  3. Take photos on the app: photograph every piece of trash as you’re cleaning, if it’s small fragments of trash, take one photo of the whole area.

  4. Upload & tag your photos: tag items in the order of object, material, brand. Ex: a Coca-Cola can would be tagged can, aluminum, Coke.

  5. Check out your stats! You can see the amount of trash you’ve collected, who else is participating, and a leaderboard for the Challenge all on the app.

Recommended Supplies

COVID Kit: Mask/ cloth face covering and 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Please see COVID guidelines in our guide for more information on best practices.

Cleanup Supplies: Gloves (reusable or disposable), grabbers (if you have them), bucket or trash bags.

Safety Supplies: Sunscreen, first aid kit, water, snacks.

Now you’re a Cleanup Champion! Once you’ve completed your 4 cleanups, you’ll be featured on our leaderboard, receive Waterkeeper SWAG, and enter to win prizes from our brand partners. Remember, you have one year from your first cleanup to complete the challenge!

Sites

Coastal

  • Malibu State Beaches

  • Topanga State Beach

  • Will Rogers State Beach

  • Santa Monica Beach

  • Venice Beach

  • Mothers Beach- Marina Del Rey

  • Playa Del Rey Beach

  • Dockweiler Beach

  • Manhattan Beach Pier

  • Redondo Beach Pier

  • Cabrillo Beach

  • Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier

  • Mother’s Beach- Long Beach

Metropolitan Parks

  • Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area

  • El Cariso Community Regional Park

  • Brand Park

  • Ascot Hills Park

  • Whittier Narrows Recreation Area

  • Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

  • Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park

  • South Gate Park

  • Magic Johnson Park

  • Alondra Park

  • El Dorado East & West Regional Park

  • Wilmington Waterfront Park

  • Angels Gate Park

Trails

  • Elysian Park

  • Griffith Park

  • Runyon Canyon Park

  • Franklin Canyon Park

  • Santa Clarita Woodlands Park

  • Deukmejian Wilderness Park

  • Verdugo Mountains

  • Ernest E. Debs Regional Park

  • Puente Hills Preserve

  • Portuguese Bend Reserve

  • Temescal Gateway Park

  • Topanga State Park

  • Cheeseboro and Palo Comado Canyon

River & Creeks

  • Arroyo Seco Bike Path

  • Ballona Creek Bike Path

  • Compton Creek Bike Path

  • Rio Hondo Bike Path

  • LA River Bike Path