The 42nd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day will take place Saturday, September 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at most locations. More than 50,000 volunteers are expected to participate at over 700 cleanup sites statewide.

Activities will be held in all 58 California counties at beaches, bays, rivers, creeks, parks, roadsides and highways. The event aims to remove plastic and other waste before it reaches the ocean and harms coastal wildlife.

The California Coastal Commission said volunteer participation is especially important this year because anticipated El Ni?o rainfall could wash more plastic pollution from inland waterways into the ocean. The event also coincides with the 50th anniversary of the California Coastal Act.

Volunteers can use the official interactive map to find nearby cleanup sites and check whether advance registration is required. Residents may also download the Clean Swell app and conduct self-guided cleanups throughout September.

Locations and participation details are available on the California Coastal Cleanup Day website https://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html.