The Coastal Conservancy is a State agency established in 1976 to protect and improve natural lands and waterways, help people access and enjoy the outdoors, and sustain local economies along the length of California’s coast and around San Francisco Bay…
Shore Buddies creates plush toys including whales, dolphins, seagulls, seals, and sea turtles, all made out of recycled plastic and accompanied by educational messaging to help reduce ocean plastic pollution. Six plastic water bottles are used to make each toy…
The San Pancho Bird Observatory was formed in 2014 to promote the conservation of wild birds and their habitats in the Bahía de Banderas region of Mexico. Their work is conducted through environmental education, community outreach, nature tourism, and scientific…
Sand Cloud is a San Diego-based company on a mission to save marine life. Sand Cloud offers a wide variety of sustainable clothing, towels, and beach lifestyle products that incorporate recycled plastics and support ocean conservation efforts, with 10% of…
For more than a decade, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has invested in organizations that demonstrate a strong commitment to community-based environmental education and enhancement. SDG&E’s Environmental Champions initiative supports nonprofit organizations like Ocean Connectors, whose programs work to…
The San Diego Foundation is a community foundation that inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in this region. Through the Opening the Outdoors program, The San Diego Foundation connects, protects and increases equitable…
Red Tortuguera is a Mexican nonprofit organization made up of a network of sea turtle camps from the states of Jalisco and Nayarit. The camps work together as a team to protect sea turtles throughout the region. Red Tortuguera provides…
The Port of San Diego is one of our original partners that provided the initial funding to help Ocean Connectors grow. The Port’s award-winning Environmental Education Program helps educate students, teachers and community members about pollution prevention, environmental championship, healthy…
Paradise Creek Educational Park was formed in National City in 1999 as a nonprofit organization committed to habitat restoration and improvement of water quality, and to providing educational and participation opportunities to the communities that surround local wetlands and waterways…
