July 8th You can help reduce plastic pollution by the choices you make!
“The first step is to eliminate unnecessary plastics, such as excessive packaging, the Guardian said. Then next steps are to increase the reuse of plastics, such as refillable bottles, boosting recycling and replace plastics with greener alternatives”. Described in the article “Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040”
OceanHour is doing its part by applying for three water bottles fill station for Gulf Breeze. Also applying for an Impact 100 grant for water bottle fill stations and solar compactors in Pensacola
OceanHour has a dolphin with aluminum cans, ADOT has Canadian Geese with plastic bottles as does India’s fish!
This past weekend, 25 volunteers picked up 462 lbs of trash at Chimney & Bay Bluffs Park
July 1st - Canada Day!
Here I was with Andy at Naval Live Oaks trying to get a sail out of a tree at Naval Live Oaks! Unsuccessfully!
Including volunteers at Bob Sikes bridge we collected 140 lbs in 8 trash bags! Thanks for coming out on such a HOT morning!
Thanks to the employees of Lincoln Investment - a very generous donation!
Jun 24th. Alabama has the ALDOT Canadian Geese
filled with one use plastic bottles. OceanHour has a dolphin being filled with aluminum cans!
Various sites had 200 lbs collected by 19 volunteers
Jun 17th Nine volunteers from the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy showed up once again to help clean up our area shorelines.
Thirty volunteers picked up 885 lbs at Graffiti Bridge, Wayside and Veterans Parks
Jun 10th Four sites today for a total of 306 lbs
Thanks to the 32 volunteers at Langdon Beach and Battery Worth at Ft. Pickens and Bay Bluffs/Chimney Parks in Pensacola
Jun 3rd. Employees of Navy Federal Credit Union
finished this weeks cleanups at Maritime Park - eight picked up 47 lbs! Other sites: FWB - Lisa Jackson Park, 34 lbs, south end of Bob Sikes; 33 lbs and Hwy 90 towards Pace of 23 lbs. Total of 137 lbs for the week
May 27th. More "News" than just the normal cleanups....
Noelle’s daughter and friend raising money for OH. Katie & John and family picked up litter on the beach. Six volunteers picked up 29 lbs in Ft. Walton Beach and 114 lbs at the regular cleanup at Park West. There was a lot of preserved wood on the sound side beach near the entrance to Ft Pickens. Wood is preserved with copper based chemicals - not the greatest for sea creatures
May 20th. Child of "Wilson" found!
FOUR SITES OVER THE WEEKEND FOR 533 LBS OF TRASH. SITES WERE BARTRAM PARK, HWY 90 ON WAY TO PACE, GULF BREEZE AT 3 MILE BRIDGE AND AROUND GRAFFITI BRIDGE. THANKS TO THE 24 VOLUNTEERS THAT SHOWED UP