Ocean Fest is about fun – but it’s also about learning what threatens our ocean, and how we can help through daily actions.
- Explore the Eco-Booths at the festival
- Look for Ocean Action posters at each, and ask how you can help.
- Get each Action stamped on your passport for a giveaway at the Welcome Tent!
- Or click on an icon below to learn about each action.
Stop Pollution
Clean Up a BeachPick up trash BEFORE it hits the ocean! Even better, clean up your street or neighborhood.
Avoid Chemicals in Home and YardWhen we use chemicals in our home yard,the toxic chemicals wash into drains, streams and ocean. Go organic!
Break Free From PlasticReuse your own water bottle and bags. Bring your own silverware. Avoid fast fashion. Stop that plastic tide reaching our oceans!
Save Species
Save Salmon, Orcas & MoreOur orcas need salmon to survive. Protect them and other wildlife by eating sustainable seafood, caring for streams and habitat, and opposing dams.
Protect StreamsHealthy streams mean healthy oceans. Keep stormwater clean, do a clean-up, protect wildlife, restore habitat.
Eat Ocean-FriendlyEat vegetarian or sustainable seafood, buy local food, refuse single-use plastic, or find an Ocean Friendly Restaurant.
Slow Climate Change
Plant a TreeTrees protect oceans by controlling erosion, slowing climate change and supporting wildlife.
Support Green EnergyRenewable energy reduces the emissions that warm our earth and our ocean, causing species extinction and sea level rise.
Walk, Bike, TransitTraditional engines burn gasoline, which adds to the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere and accelerates global warming. Go driveless!