Reminder - Leave No Trace - Protect Our Beaches
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Bless you both!
I am only picking on the BMB Villas because of the wonderful beachcam they have. I am sure they are not the only violators, but they are the only ones I can report on from Dallas.
That and Grayton.
Miss Kitty in mission control:
Thanks to all
All of this is so important and useful and some quite funny, too, but all too true.
We want to see the beach, not some cigarette butts, beach crap, tents, pavilions, clutter.....can't something be done further?
I'm calling the authorities as suggested to complain about their not cleaning up after dark.
Clean it up! Dump it! Give it away! Sell it! Save it! Whatever, just get ride of it so we can see the beaches we love, the water so clear.
All of this is so important and useful and some quite funny, too, but all too true.
We want to see the beach, not some cigarette butts, beach crap, tents, pavilions, clutter.....can't something be done further?
I'm calling the authorities as suggested to complain about their not cleaning up after dark.
Clean it up! Dump it! Give it away! Sell it! Save it! Whatever, just get ride of it so we can see the beaches we love, the water so clear.
To All--I commend each and everyone of you for your efforts on this situation! Here at Gulf Shores it too is a major problem. As I sat yesterday, amongst the masses, I was amazed at what people THINK is approprate for the beach, but alas they don't teach that in school! On another note, I'm coming to visit Sugar Dunes at mid Aug. and was thrilled to note no condos to the west of where our unit is, but then GOOGLED it a little more and saw it sits next to a public entrance. Not to worry, I'm really not a beach snob, but could anyone that might know the area--do they pickup/clean up pretty good in this location? Also being late summer, do I dare hope it will be a bit quiter? Back to the turtle issue--we arn't seeing that many this year. Our park system trys to stay on top of it, but we are such a small area with sooo many visitor, I fear the turtles have lost the battle here. Keep up the good work in your area!
Cleaning it up!
On July 5th I strolled to the beach (Inlet Beach) and started picking up trash from the fireworks barrage (to which I contributed a bit), plastic remnants, cigarete butts, cigar butts, plastic caps, an odd flip flop or so, broken toys, lonely rubber duckies, plastic drink bottles, cellophane, poly rope braids, six pack rings, large food remnants, rubber bands, hair clips, bobby pins, and filled five plastic bags with the small stuff in about a 100 yard long and 70 yard wide beach area before I gave up. One couple sheltering under one of those damn canopies that had been up all week told me I was doing a great job as they slung back a couple of beers in glass bottles which they would hide whenever the authorities trucked by . Great job! Some of this areas visitors are a buncha SOB's ; uneducated, resentful, bitter, uninterested crackers with little to do but sit on their asses and swill beer until they are drunk enough to make it back to the rented beach house. One group of between 8 and 12 young couples played their beach-side porch music so loud each day we could hear it 100 yards away, left their volleyball net up for 5 days until it fell down at last, dug numerous holes in the sand leaving them uncovered for several days, threw their sun lotion empties and beer can empties outside their house in the sand and blew off huge fireworks as close to a turtle nesting site as 10'; I know because I picked up rocket bases and crap right there. These were seemingly college age couples who one would think had some sensitivity to these issues, but like their parents, care less for anyone or thing other than themselves. Rant over!
On July 5th I strolled to the beach (Inlet Beach) and started picking up trash from the fireworks barrage (to which I contributed a bit), plastic remnants, cigarete butts, cigar butts, plastic caps, an odd flip flop or so, broken toys, lonely rubber duckies, plastic drink bottles, cellophane, poly rope braids, six pack rings, large food remnants, rubber bands, hair clips, bobby pins, and filled five plastic bags with the small stuff in about a 100 yard long and 70 yard wide beach area before I gave up. One couple sheltering under one of those damn canopies that had been up all week told me I was doing a great job as they slung back a couple of beers in glass bottles which they would hide whenever the authorities trucked by . Great job! Some of this areas visitors are a buncha SOB's ; uneducated, resentful, bitter, uninterested crackers with little to do but sit on their asses and swill beer until they are drunk enough to make it back to the rented beach house. One group of between 8 and 12 young couples played their beach-side porch music so loud each day we could hear it 100 yards away, left their volleyball net up for 5 days until it fell down at last, dug numerous holes in the sand leaving them uncovered for several days, threw their sun lotion empties and beer can empties outside their house in the sand and blew off huge fireworks as close to a turtle nesting site as 10'; I know because I picked up rocket bases and crap right there. These were seemingly college age couples who one would think had some sensitivity to these issues, but like their parents, care less for anyone or thing other than themselves. Rant over!
Clean the beach
Thanks for the rant. Thanks even more for your efforts. I think I know what part of the problem is. My wife and I spend a great deal of time picking up trash to the point that we get to know some of the people staying in the rental units and they are surprised to learn that we are indeed not being paid to clean up the beaches. "Well, then whatever do you do that for?"
We tell them it is because eventually the tourists will go home for the winter and how else will the beaches ever get clean unless someone just gets out there and gets at it. I tell them that the beaches stay quite clean during the winter months.
All garbage is not from tourists, or even the locals. It is amazing how many small bits of plastic are forever washing up on the beaches every day. It comes from things dumped at sea.
Thanks for the rant. Thanks even more for your efforts. I think I know what part of the problem is. My wife and I spend a great deal of time picking up trash to the point that we get to know some of the people staying in the rental units and they are surprised to learn that we are indeed not being paid to clean up the beaches. "Well, then whatever do you do that for?"
We tell them it is because eventually the tourists will go home for the winter and how else will the beaches ever get clean unless someone just gets out there and gets at it. I tell them that the beaches stay quite clean during the winter months.
All garbage is not from tourists, or even the locals. It is amazing how many small bits of plastic are forever washing up on the beaches every day. It comes from things dumped at sea.
I think that it would be helpful to allow beach chair companies to set up and remove chairs and umbrellas. This would reduce the amount of stuff that is left over night. Plus, the beach service does a better job installing the umbrellas which make them less likely to blow away. An added bonus is that the beach service can be required to remove all litter that is left during the day. What do you all think?
I find it interesting that beach services are operating up and down the beach, every day, on the beach, and have been for years.
Why should they be required to remove trash? They didn't leave it!
I find it interesting that beach services are operating up and down the beach, every day, on the beach, and have been for years.
Why should they be required to remove trash? They didn't leave it!
If you start requiring it of them then prices will go up. Over in the canopy thread the ordinance was posted and requires them to provide a trash can. They also are required to remove any and all trash within a 100 foot area.
We went kayaking through Western Lake and into the Grayton outfall this morning. The first thing mom said when we arrived in the outfall was "Why can't people pick up their stuff?"
Only a couple people were at the beach yet, but there were plenty of abandoned plastic shovels, toys, etc.
Only a couple people were at the beach yet, but there were plenty of abandoned plastic shovels, toys, etc.