Mike and I cleaned up beach debris of lumber and a garbage can. Including trash picked up by 16 other volunteers, a total of 256 lbs was at Naval Live Oaks. Thirty people collected a further 99 lbs at south end of Bob Sikes bridge - a lot of fishing line!
Sep 24th. Coupon earned by volunteers at..
National Public Lands Day
At Ft. Pickens fishing pier, 25 3rd Coast Divers collected 293 lbs of weights and debris. On land 60 volunteers picked up a further 227 lbs. At Langdon Beach, 27 students from Societies at GBHS gathered 33 lbs of litter. Thanks for the Nat’l Park Rangers help in making this a fun day. Total for the month of 2,064 lbs!
Sep 17th Beautiful morning picking up other peoples litter!
Thanks to 74 volunteers (GBHS National Science & Marine Clubs) 573 lbs of garbage was kept out of our waterways!!
Sep 15th Blocked Stormwater drain..
along Scenic Hwy at Wimbledon Dr.
Approximately 5’x6’ stormwater drain was exposed after removing 32 lbs of litter and tree debris. Along Scenic Hwy a beach umbrella was also removed
Sep 10th Two parks on Scenic Hwy...
Gulf Breeze Science Honor Society students were part of a group of 36 volunteers to collect 321 lbs of litter at Chimney & Bay Bluffs Parks. Monthly total of 792 lbs
Sept. 3rd GB High Honor Society (36) @ Bob Sikes..
Bridge & eleven @ Naval Live Oaks picked up 422 lbs of litter. A further 49 was collected on the Hwy 90 bridge over Simpson River
Aug 27th High humidity didn't stop volunteers at
Sanders Beach, Bertrand Park & Payne Bridge @ Bayou Texar from picking up 327 lbs of litter. Bringing the monthly total to 1,695 lbs. Thanks to the members of Kappa League.
Kudos to McQuires using cardboard to go box instead of styrofoam yesterday and the Fish House for the area in front of the restaurant as clean as I have ever seen it!
There are two homeless shelters and a floating dock from Hurricane Sally at Bartram Park, either in the water or within several feet
Aug 20th Graffiti Bridge & Surrounding Areas
Twenty eight volunteers collected 529 lbs of trash. Whatabuger styrofoam cup was greatly outnumbered by Circle K’s Polar Cups - is it unreasonable to have reusable cups available?
Aug 13th Chimney and Bay Bluffs Parks on Scenic Hwy
319 lbs by 25 volunteers
Aug 6th Barely beat the heat at 8:00 am
26 volunteers (thanks to Navy Recruiting Class NORU-22-290-2) collected 256 lbs @ Naval Live Oaks and Bob Sikes Bridge. A further 14 lbs by Joe & Rebecca at Our Lady of Assumption church area and 97 lbs by seven volunteers along Hwy 90 - Simpson River
