International Coastal Cleanup takes place Saturday September 21! Local cleanup events are planned in South Walton beach accesses as well as shores along the Emerald Coast of Florida. Volunteers are needed to come out and participate. See below for event details!
WALTON COUNTY
Keep Walton County Beautiful is seeking volunteers for its International Coastal Cleanup® event on Saturday, September 21.
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Volunteers can check-in at any of these three locations:
Miramar Beach Regional Beach Access - 49
2375 Scenic Gulf Dr
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Dune Allen Regional Beach Access
5999 W Scenic Hwy 30A
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Inlet Beach Regional Beach Access
438 S. Orange St. Center
Inlet Beach, FL 32461
Cleanup supplies will be provided and the first 100 volunteers will receive t-shirts. Please visit this page and sign up today.
www.keepwaltoncountybeautiful.org
LAKE POWELL
The Lake Powell Community Alliance (LPCA), together with St. Andrew Bay Watch (RMA), Friends of Camp Helen State Park and Bay County Audubon invite you to participate in our annual community effort to clean up Lake Powell. Sign-in will begin promptly at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 21st at the Lake Powell Park [boat ramp behind Publix] or at Camp Helen State Park. The cleanup will last until noon. Free t-shirts will be given to the first 50 volunteers to register! Participate in a 'Chance Drawing' to win some very nice prizes!
This is a great opportunity to bring our community together for a common cause! Participants will be given a choice of areas to clean up with access by walking, wading, boating, or paddling. So, JOIN the TEAM / KEEP it CLEAN – SAFELY!
What to bring: closed-toed shoes, hat, sunscreen, grabber, work gloves, water, refillable water bottle, snacks
Please consider bringing your boat, canoe, kayak, or paddleboard and join our armada of cleanup crews! If you do bring your watercraft, please bring the required life jackets, whistles, and safety devices.
We will provide: nitril gloves, garbage bags, data cards, coffee and donuts, and water.
8:00 - 9:00 am -- Sign-In and Orientation
9:00 - 12:00 noon -- Lake Cleanup
12:00 -- Photos / Chance Drawing / Pizza
more event info on Lake Powell Community Alliance facebook event:
DESTIN / FWB / MIRAMAR
Coastal Cleanup - Destin - FWB - Miramar Beach
Join us for the 2024 International Coastal Clean Up event that's perfect for the whole family! We'll have clean up contests with fun prizes, free event t-shirts, and a free post clean up breakfast served at some of our favorite local restaurants.
Date: Saturday, September 21
Time: 8-10am
Locations:
Bring your own bucket, mesh bag, gloves, and trash grabbers! Don't forget your water bottle and sun protection!
Please let us know you are coming by signing up ahead of time! You can sign up here: https://forms.gle/ATf3jznUttuXjjoe9
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP
Saturday September 21, 2024
around the globe...
Ocean Conservancy is calling for volunteers worldwide to join the 39th annual International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC), the world’s largest beach and waterway cleanup effort, officially slated for September 21, 2024. With plastic pollution at crisis levels, ICC organizers invite everyone who loves the ocean to take action by joining a cleanup in their area.
Since the first ICC in 1986, over 18 million volunteers have joined local cleanup efforts big and small to remove over 385 million pounds of trash from beaches and waterways around the globe, making it the largest beach and waterway cleanup in the world. At last year’s ICC, over 486,000 volunteers collected nearly 8 million pounds of trash globally, including nearly 2 million cigarette butts, over 1.3 million beverage bottles, and over 850,000 bottle caps. Ocean Conservancy is expecting an even larger turnout in 2024.
“Over a garbage truck’s worth of plastics – much of it single-use – enters the ocean every minute, where they accumulate year after year,” said Ocean Conservancy’s Senior Director of the International Coastal Cleanup, Allison Schutes. “Ocean Conservancy is calling on volunteers worldwide to join this year’s International Coastal Cleanup and #SeatheChange. Every piece of plastic collected and recorded as part of the International Coastal Cleanup informs important research and advocacy and makes a tangible difference for our ocean and the creatures that call it home.”
WALTON COUNTY
Keep Walton County Beautiful is seeking volunteers for its International Coastal Cleanup® event on Saturday, September 21.
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Volunteers can check-in at any of these three locations:
Miramar Beach Regional Beach Access - 49
2375 Scenic Gulf Dr
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Dune Allen Regional Beach Access
5999 W Scenic Hwy 30A
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Inlet Beach Regional Beach Access
438 S. Orange St. Center
Inlet Beach, FL 32461
Cleanup supplies will be provided and the first 100 volunteers will receive t-shirts. Please visit this page and sign up today.
Keep Walton County Beautiful
Join us in preserving Walton County's beauty, with focus on beautification, litter prevention, waste reduction, education, and recycling.
LAKE POWELL
The Lake Powell Community Alliance (LPCA), together with St. Andrew Bay Watch (RMA), Friends of Camp Helen State Park and Bay County Audubon invite you to participate in our annual community effort to clean up Lake Powell. Sign-in will begin promptly at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 21st at the Lake Powell Park [boat ramp behind Publix] or at Camp Helen State Park. The cleanup will last until noon. Free t-shirts will be given to the first 50 volunteers to register! Participate in a 'Chance Drawing' to win some very nice prizes!
This is a great opportunity to bring our community together for a common cause! Participants will be given a choice of areas to clean up with access by walking, wading, boating, or paddling. So, JOIN the TEAM / KEEP it CLEAN – SAFELY!
What to bring: closed-toed shoes, hat, sunscreen, grabber, work gloves, water, refillable water bottle, snacks
Please consider bringing your boat, canoe, kayak, or paddleboard and join our armada of cleanup crews! If you do bring your watercraft, please bring the required life jackets, whistles, and safety devices.
We will provide: nitril gloves, garbage bags, data cards, coffee and donuts, and water.
8:00 - 9:00 am -- Sign-In and Orientation
9:00 - 12:00 noon -- Lake Cleanup
12:00 -- Photos / Chance Drawing / Pizza
more event info on Lake Powell Community Alliance facebook event:
DESTIN / FWB / MIRAMAR
Coastal Cleanup - Destin - FWB - Miramar Beach
Join us for the 2024 International Coastal Clean Up event that's perfect for the whole family! We'll have clean up contests with fun prizes, free event t-shirts, and a free post clean up breakfast served at some of our favorite local restaurants.
Date: Saturday, September 21
Time: 8-10am
Locations:
- The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island - 1450 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL
- The Crab Trap/James Lee Park - 3500 Scenic HWY 98, Destin, FL
- The Surf Hut - 551 Scenic Gulf Dr, Miramar Beach, FL
- June White Decker Park - 1950 Scenic Hwy 98, Destin, FL
- Henderson Beach State Park - 17000 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin, FL
Bring your own bucket, mesh bag, gloves, and trash grabbers! Don't forget your water bottle and sun protection!
Please let us know you are coming by signing up ahead of time! You can sign up here: https://forms.gle/ATf3jznUttuXjjoe9
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP
Saturday September 21, 2024
around the globe...
Ocean Conservancy is calling for volunteers worldwide to join the 39th annual International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC), the world’s largest beach and waterway cleanup effort, officially slated for September 21, 2024. With plastic pollution at crisis levels, ICC organizers invite everyone who loves the ocean to take action by joining a cleanup in their area.
Since the first ICC in 1986, over 18 million volunteers have joined local cleanup efforts big and small to remove over 385 million pounds of trash from beaches and waterways around the globe, making it the largest beach and waterway cleanup in the world. At last year’s ICC, over 486,000 volunteers collected nearly 8 million pounds of trash globally, including nearly 2 million cigarette butts, over 1.3 million beverage bottles, and over 850,000 bottle caps. Ocean Conservancy is expecting an even larger turnout in 2024.
“Over a garbage truck’s worth of plastics – much of it single-use – enters the ocean every minute, where they accumulate year after year,” said Ocean Conservancy’s Senior Director of the International Coastal Cleanup, Allison Schutes. “Ocean Conservancy is calling on volunteers worldwide to join this year’s International Coastal Cleanup and #SeatheChange. Every piece of plastic collected and recorded as part of the International Coastal Cleanup informs important research and advocacy and makes a tangible difference for our ocean and the creatures that call it home.”
#SeaTheChange at the 2024 International Coastal Cleanup
Plastic pollution is a massive problem for our ocean, but even small actions can make a big difference. Every bottle, every straw, every piece of trash you clean up can lead to a cleaner, healthier ocean. Join us this season to clean up your local beach, stream, park or neighborhood. When we clean up our home, all those that live in the ocean can #SeaTheChange.
Ready to #SeaTheChange?
- Join the International Coastal Cleanup from anywhere in the world! Use our map to find a coordinator planning a cleanup in your region. Want something closer to home? Go out by yourself or with friends and family to cleanup your favorite beach or beloved park. Trash travels, so even picking up litter off a city sidewalk can help protect wildlife and communities that depend on clean waterways.
- Feeling more ambitious? Recruit friends and family to join you in a larger cleanup.Find tips on how to start your own cleanup here.
