Turn the Tide. Adopt a Beach!

Adopting a beach is simple. It only takes one person to get things started. Every cleanup, no matter how large or small, makes a big difference toward the health of our public beaches! 

Adoption Guidelines

All Oregon Adopt-A-Beach participants are required to clean their adopted stretch of coastal beach at least three times a year, for two years and report their results back to SOLVE.

What beaches are available for adoption?

SOLVE is currently supporting groups, families or individuals who would like to adopt their favorite stretch of beach anywhere on the coast of Oregon. There are dozens of beaches available. Please contact SOLVE if you are interested in a specific location or if you would like some help picking a beach to adopt.

SOLVE support for Oregon Adopt-A-Beach participants includes:

• Oregon Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup Leader Handbook 
• Training and ongoing project support 
• Project webpage and registration for cleanups open to the public 
• Free cleanup supplies (bags, gloves, sharps container, etc)
• Small grant assistance of up to $100 a year to supplement on the ground cleanup expenses (limited number of grants available)
• Adoption listed on the SOLVE website and a certificate of adoption

Questions?

Contact Program Coordinator, Jon Schmidt at jon@solveoregon.org or call 971-346-2703.

Thank you to our current Oregon Adopt-A-Beach coordinators and groups!

Map of Current Adoptions

Del Rey Beach I Wyndham Destination Associates

Seaside Beach | Seaside Aquarium 

Cannon Beach I Pacific Alarm Systems

Cannon Beach I Friends of Haystack Rock

Hug Point I Sabryna and Hunter

Arch Cape I Jan Priddy & Gary C. Anderson

Short Sand Beach I ReRack

Manzanita South I Wasabi Tide Runners

Barview Jetty (mile south) I Mark & Judy Riggs

Barview Jetty (south) I Esparza Family

Rockway Beach (south) I Michael Stratton Sr.

Tillamook Jetty (mile north) | Connye Corey

Bayocean Spit (parking lot to south jetty) | Tillacombers

Cape Meares Beach I Tillamook County Girl Scouts

Short Beach I Kael & Kylie Poklikuha

Oceanside/Netarts I The Capes Homeowners Association

Happy Camp Beach I Tillamook Junior High Football

Whalen Island | Wright Family

Sitka Sedge SNA Beach I Headlands Coastal Lodge and Spa

Cape Kiwanda (North) I Micah and Matthew Pronovost

Dory Beach at Cape Kiwanda | Pacific City Dorymen's Association

Pacific City South I Skip and Kathy Bailey Family

Bob Straub State Park I Don and Judy Rutschman

Roads End (north) I Sheri Hilgers

D River (north) I Murphy's Beach

Siletz Bay Beach I Eola Hills Charter School

Lincoln Beach I SeaRidge HOA

Fogarty Creek State Recreation Area I A&E Construction Services

Cape Foulweather I Michele Riley

Moolack Beach I Kathy Johnson

Yaquina Bay Beach I Brenda Welker

Lost Creek Beach I Cathi M. Block

Lost Creek North I Jill Johnson

Ona Beach I Ona Beach Sea Stars

Tillicum Beach I Harold and Shannon Thompson

Tillicum Beach South I Patty Hodgins

Neptune Beach I David Hascall

Searose Beach I Ken and Jill Klempan

Carl G. Washburne State Park I Jennifer Archer

Berry Creek Beach I Darko Sojak

Baker Beach I Larue Rodgers

Heceta Beach North I Nancy and Johnny Vaughn

North Jetty of the Siuslaw River to Driftwood Shores Resort I Mike and Pat Allen

North Jetty of the Siuslaw River to Driftwood Shores Resort I Coburg Community Charter School

South Jetty, Siuslaw River I Jon Tipple

Siltcoos Beach I The Lipperts

Umpqua Beach I Diane and Mark Warnock

Sunset Beach I Greatful Beach Comber

Sacchi Beach I Bill and Lora Wehner

Whiskey Run Beach I Darwin Knight

Table Rock Beach I Sean and Deanna Erickson

South Myers Creek Beach I Michael McDonnell

Harris Beach I April and Donald Venes

Sport Haven Beach I The Gateway Networking Group