Comprised of Orange County business executives with a passion for the ocean and a track record of business success, Miocean Foundation exists to collaborate with private and public sector entities, citizens, government officials, corporations, as well as other environmental organizations to develop, support and implement programs that will reduce urban runoff and preserve the environmental integrity of southern California’s beaches and coastal waters.

Since Miocean’s initial inception in 2001, the 501(c)3 is clearly making headway. Supported by a Board of Directors that reads like a who’s who of Orange County, the foundation has positively impacted the local community by taking an active role in reducing local ocean pollution through solutions-oriented, measurable projects such as their recently completed North Creek pollution prevention project in Dana Point.

The North Creek Project, Miocean’s first initiative, was a great success. Working closely with the city of Dana Pont and the engineering firm PBS&J, Miocean acted as a catalyst for a project that diverts polluted run-off from Doheny State Beach to a sanitary treatment plant nearby. The impact on “Polio Pond” has been direct and extensive.

The Board of Directors focuses its efforts on projects to which they can apply their private sector management skills, knowledge, passion and fundraising expertise. Currently, next steps for Miocean include a project for cleaning up Salt Creek in Dana Point, a 3.5 million dollar undertaking, as well as sponsoring an education program offered to 5th graders through the Ocean Institute at Dana Point.