Mission: Pacifica's Environmental Family promotes the discovery of, and caring for, our wealth of natural resources. We do this by:

• Helping to protect, restore, and beautify the environment.
• Raising awareness of environmental issues.
• Offering education on natural history.
• Inspiring stewardship and community.
• Providing non-profit fiscal sponsorship to local projects that align with our mission.

Rockaway Ocean Conservation Stewards (ROCS) 
The purpose of this program is to monitor, protect, and inform the public on the health and marine life in the intertidal zone, at the base of the unnamed promontory between Rockaway Beach and Linda Mar Beach.

Educational Events
PEF sponsors educational events including film screenings and our environmental lecture series. Many of these events focus on climate change and sea level rise and the impact on coastal communities.  Visit our online calendar or "like" us on Facebook to keep informed.

Kahuna Kupuna Surf Contest

PEF’s annual fundraising event is the Kahuna Kupuna Surf Contest, which takes place each summer. This is the only surf contest in the world that is specifically designed for surfers age 40 and over!  Visit the Kahuna Kupuna page.

Fiscal Sponsorship 
PEF serves as the fiscal sponsor of local community projects that have an environmental focus, but lack the non-profit status. We extend our non-profit fiscal status to carefully screened projects, so they can raise funds for their important work through grants, fundraisers, and private donations. Our fiscally sponsored projects can focus on their work supporting Pacifica's environment without being burdened with the additional oversight of managing a non-profit. PEF is the custodian of each group’s funds and works with them to ensure that their dollars are used for the purposes intended by the donors/funders.