December 13, 2025 — Beach Cleanup with Coastal Resilience Education
On December 13th, AquaMeridian hosted another impactful coastal cleanup at Seaplane Lagoon Promenade, bringing together students, families, and community members for a morning of learning, action, and environmental stewardship.
This month’s cleanup was especially meaningful because we paired hands-on environmental action with real-world climate education.
Post-Cleanup Reflection
Learning About King Tides and Coastal Resilience
We were honored to welcome Lauren Eisele, a Climate Change Resiliency Planning expert, as our guest speaker. Standing along the Alameda waterfront, Lauren guided our students and volunteers through visual displays and shoreline maps, explaining:
• What king tides are
• How rising sea levels impact the Alameda coastline
• Current coastal resilience strategies being planned for our community
Students asked questions, examined shoreline transformation diagrams, and gained a deeper understanding that coastal cleanup is not only about trash — it is about protecting a changing shoreline for the future.
This is exactly the kind of environmental literacy AquaMeridian aims to foster:
awareness → understanding → action.
Taking Action on the Shoreline
After the educational talk, volunteers spread out along the beach and rocky shoreline, collecting debris, ropes, plastics, and hidden litter from the water’s edge. Buckets quickly filled as students worked together — some discovering surprising marine debris tangled among the rocks.
By the end of the morning, our community removed dozens of bags of trash from the shoreline, preventing waste from entering the bay.
Building the Next Generation of Ocean Stewards
Seeing young volunteers listen, learn, and then immediately apply that knowledge through action is what drives AquaMeridian’s mission. Our cleanups are designed not only to restore our coastline, but to educate and empower the next generation of environmental leaders.
Thank You to Our Partners
• Lauren Eisele for sharing her expertise on climate resilience
• CASA (Citizens Alliance for a Sustainable Alameda) for community partnership
• DOER Marine for all the guidance and support
• All student and family volunteers who gave their time and energy
