You can help fuel our mission to protect the coast!
The fight for our coastline is ongoing, and we need passionate stewards like you to join our growing community dedicated to coastal preservation. Your engagement sustains our advocacy and drives meaningful change. Scroll down to:
Read our Spring into Summer Call to Action (updated from June) and donate to the cause!
Get updates on our coastal advocacy.
RSVP for upcoming events, including the Capstone Conversations, Inverness Fair, and Piper on the Ridge.
Volunteer with us in the office, or in the field with Marin MPA Watch, Litter Bugs Me, or for Coastal Clean Up Day.
Get info on our Artist Showcase featuring at our Advocate Store at 65 Third Street in downtown Point Reyes.
JULY - AUGUST
Visit the Protect What You Love Art Show
& Advocate Store
Join us at our Advocate Store in downtown Point Reyes to view and purchase mission merchandise and art whose proceeds benefit our mission to protect the coast.
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays | 11 AM - 3 PM
65 Third Street Suite 12 | Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
(subject to staff availability and closed on holidays)
Get yourself or a loved one a gift with a mission!
View local art from the artists below, or check out our selection of environmental books and guides, earrings, glassware, stickers, hats, beanies, Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival tees, and more. Summer sale on adult tees $20 and youth $15 – tax-included!
Featuring ARTIST:
Kacy McKinney
Celebrating the
Birds & Landscapes
of Point Reyes
Pick up black and white or color prints and postcards depicting local birds and dreamy landscapes, plus handmade binocular straps, totes, and handbags featuring the Purple Martin and other birds. The artist will be on site for a closing show on Saturday, April 23rd. Come by and support her. kacymckinney.com
Featuring ARTIST:
Enrique Aquirre
Timeless,
Images of
Point Reyes
Scoop up framed limited edition black and white photographs of your favorite beaches. On display through October. enriqueaguirre.com
AUGUST
Love the Ocean?
Help Protect It –
Become an MPA Watch Volunteer!
Corte Madera Marsh
volunteer Training
Saturday, August 2, 10 AM - 12 PM
Join the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin as a volunteer for MPA Watch and help protect our stunning coastal ecosystems!
Our Marine Protected Area (MPA) Watch program trains community volunteers to observe and record human activity along our local shorelines. Your data helps inform how these protected areas are managed and ensures marine life and habitats stay healthy and resilient.
No science background is needed—just a love for the coast and a willingness to learn! We manage four sites, and each one has training dates. The last date is at Corte Madera. If you are interested in participating outside of a summer training date at Duxbury, Limantour, or Drakes Beach, contact Leslie Adler-Ivanbrook or call (415) 663-9312.
Capstone Conversations
Free
Friday, August 8 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM
65 Third Street, Suite 12
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating the next generation of leaders in environmental protection! Our Capstone Conversations event offers an opportunity to meet our talented Coastal Advocate and Conservation (Policy & Law) interns, as they present their projects and share how their work is helping to advance real-world solutions in environmental policy, law, advocacy, community science, education, and more. Light refreshments provided.
An essential part of our advocacy and community engagement work is providing summer and fall high school, college, and graduate internship opportunities for young people to gain real-world job training in environmental policy, law, advocacy, community science, communications, events, and education. These mentoring opportunities help foster the next generation of environmental protection leaders with real-world experience that can be applied to future education and career goals and help build our capacity.
Since 2015, we have mentored over 60 interns, with many moving into positions in the environmental field. In 2023, we launched our Capstone Conversations event (see below), a public meeting format where our interns can share and discuss their projects and how they contribute to our mission with our supporters and the community.
We want to thank the following donors for their generous support of the internship program, including: The JW & HM Goodman Family Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund, Cynthia Lloyd Scholars, Federica Bunge, David and Patty Wimpfheimer, and anonymous donors.
Free
Saturday, August 9 | 8 am - 2:00 pm
1 Inverness Way, Inverness, CA 94937
Join us in the rural village of Inverness for the annual Inverness Fair hosted by the Inverness Association. Free, kid and dog-friendly.
Attendees can enjoy live music, food, and visit a variety of vendors and nonprofits selling local goods, pies, cakes, and much more. Local nonprofits will be on site to share their missions, and attendees can collect passport stamps from each of them to be entered into a raffle for prizes.
Visit our booth to learn more about our work, upcoming events, and purchase sustainable and educational gifts that forward our advocacy mission. Parking is limited, so be patient. No RSVP needed.
SEPTEMBER
Volunteer for Litter Bugs Me
September 16 - 19
Individuals of local businesses, clubs, village associations, and nonprofits are invited to join us for this weekday event as a Litter Bugs Me Team Up to Clean Up Crew. Groups adopt a spot, roadway, beach, or creek in coastal Marin to clean up after the busy tourist summer season and before the first winter rains.
Volunteer for Coastal Clean-Up Day
Saturday, September 20
Or volunteers can help us for Coastal Cleanup Day, an international event dedicated to clean-ups worldwide. As part of our week-long "Litter Bugs Me" initiative, we host a weekend clean-up in various locations across northern West Marin (Inverness and Point Reyes). This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals to volunteer in our community and make a meaningful impact on the wildlife and habitats within our watershed.
OCTOBER
Piper on the Ridge
Sunday, October 5, 2025
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Inverness Ridge, Point Reyes National Seashore
RSVP Required |
Suggested donation: Individuals $20, Families $50, or pay as you can.
Picture this: the sun setting over the Pacific, a nearly full moon rising above the horizon, and the stirring sound of Scottish bagpipes echoing across the ridge. It’s a magical evening to celebrate the changing season and support environmental protection in West Marin — join us! Bring your picnic dinner, including warm drinks or BYOB, warm layers, picnic blankets, and flashlights. This is fog or shine, so come prepared. Family-friendly, requires a .2 mile hike up or downhill in the dark. No dogs, fires, or smoking.
DECEMBER
Winter Gathering
Saturday, December 6, 2025
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Lodge at Marconi, Marshall, CA
Suggested donation is $20 or pay as you can.
This event celebrates our grassroots advocacy and YOU, our community supporters who make our work possible.
Join us anytime between 1- 4 pm to meet our team and community over delicious seasonal drinks and appetizers, and with live local music. Brief announcements at 2:30 pm.
Members, volunteers, partners, and the local community are invited to attend, but an RSVP is required. This is a zero-waste event.
