Adopt-A-Spot
Adopt-A-Spot is a neighborhood cleanup program that empowers individuals and households to coordinate their own monthly cleanups. Each team is designated an adoptable location and ECOSLO provides the necessary supplies needed to do monthly cleanups. This program is currently operates in the town of Templeton and the City of Pismo Beach.
Map of Adopted Spots
Recycle icons on the map indicate all of the locations that are adoptable within Templeton and Pismo Beach. The blue icons indicate the spot is adoptable and the green icons indicate the spot is already adopted. Feel free to click on each icon to learn about the adoptable spots! Don’t see a spot you would like to adopt? Reach out to us at programs@ecoslo.org to request a spot.
How to adopt a cleanup spot:
Fill out and submit the Sign-Up Form below - only one per household, this person will be the Team Captain
Choose your top three choices of adoptable locations (within the form)
An ECOSLO representative will reach out shortly after to confirm your location
Coordinate cleanup supply pick up with ECOSLO volunteer Community Coordinator
Every household member must sign ECOSLO's waiver prior to the first cleanup
Participate in monthly cleanups at your designated spot with your household
Use Ocean Conservancy data card (Clean Swell app or paper Volunteer Data card) to track trash at each cleanup
Record number of hours participated and number of people who participated after each cleanup
Adopt-A-Spot
Ready to volunteer and adopt your spot? Sign up with the form below!
Volunteer Roles
With Adopt-A-Spot, there are two volunteer roles that community members can participate in. The Community Coordinator volunteer oversees their community and helps ECOSLO distribute supplies to Team Captains. The Team Captains organize their own cleanups each month.
Want to learn more?
Check out our educational resources to learn more about ways people can reduce their waste, why cleanups are important, how to organize your own cleanup, similar programs in SLO County, and more!
About Adopt-A-Spot
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started a year ago, SLO County has been experiencing an influx in trash. Our Creeks to Coast Cleanup event this past year allowed households to get their very own cleanup kit and work towards helping this significant problem in their own neighborhoods. Since that time, we have loved hearing how people want to stay engaged in taking care of their community through this time. Since COVID-19 safety precautions have prevented ECOSLO from hosting large-scale volunteer cleanups, we decided what better way to get our volunteers involved than to create an ongoing cleanup program that empowers individuals or households to go out once a month and clean up a spot that is near and dear to them. ECOSLO will provide the proper supplies - all you have to do is track your data and commit to a cleanup once a month for a minimum of six months. While we hope to make this a county-wide program, for the time being, we are starting in the town of Templeton and the City of Pismo Beach.