A New Year! 2025!

Jan 10th - Thanks to an Impact 100 grant, Ocean Hour projects around the city continue! Fourth water bottle fill station (cold water) was installed/activated at Roger Scott Athletic Complex. The station is located at the concession stand next to Field 1. Since the refrigeration was activated over the holidays, 95 water bottles have been filled. I will report on totals in the coming months

After two Saturdays in 2025, 862 lbs of litter have been picked up at water side parks in Okaloosa, Gulf Breeze and Pensacola

Dec 21st Quite a week!!

Received a large donation from Surfing’s Evolution & Preservation Foundation.

Mryna reached her goal of 5,000+ lbs of litter collected.

Thru the efforts of OH, Gulf Breeze & Oriole Beach Elementary Schools, Bayview Park and Gulf Coast Turtle Watch are collecting aluminum cans. Total to be announced at a later date

13 people braved the cold to pick up 77 lbs of litter at 3 parks - Mahler, Wayside and Veterans

Dec 5th Stormwater "drain" to Pensacola Bay off Senic Hwy

Numerous sites (4) plus residents of Portofino - collected 411 lbs by 75 volunteers! Over the past two weeks Mryna gathered 410 lbs

Dec 7th A great morning for a "brisk" walk on the beach!

Four sites: Naval Live Oaks, Pensacola High School, Bob Sikes and Liza Jackson Park collected 349 lbs. November saw exactly 3,000 lbs collected!

Week of Nov 17th Started with Booker T Marine Science Academy at..

9+ young adults collected 429 lbs of trash over two hours - good job!

Regular Saturday cleanup for 37 lbs of litter at Lincoln Park, Valparaiso and 34 volunteers walked the Langdon Beach area for 192 lbs!

Oct 12th

OceanHour donates a solar compactor on the Gulf Breeze side of 3 Mile Bridge

Roads Inc. leaves behind a traffic barrier within feet of Scenic Hwy. It has been there over a month - crews even mow it. What happens if a vehicle pulls over at the light?

Four cleanup sites in Pensacola (Chimney Park & Payne Bridge), GBHW stadium and Lisa Jackson Park in FWB. 49 volunteers picked up 240 lbs. Thank you

Sep 28th Ocean Hour Team Jen was at the American Cancer Society Making Strides Walk

There were still cleanups, one individual removed 41 water bottles in the area around a storm drain on the bridge over the Escambia River on Hwy 90. In Okaloosa 9 volunteers picked up 20+ pounds of litter. Others picked up over 500 lbs of litter - thank you

Sep 13th. THANKS to the numerous groups that came out this morning!

Pensacola State College Ladies Softball team, American Water Call Center, GBHS Key Club, Marine Science Club and Science Nat’l Honor Society collectively picked up 198 lbs of litter around our waterways!

Trash Royalty??? The choice box for cig butts used as a trash can - indicates another garbage can could be helpful at Chimney Park

Sep 2nd Update after extended vacation. 19,669 lbs so far this year - allows for scenes like this on our Gulf waters!

So many groups and individuals contributed to the 2,363 lbs collected this month. Myrna & Vera continue their monthly efforts to keep trash from our area waters.. Shout out to the Home Depot store # 8472 on 9 Mile Rd for 50 buckets and 100 trash bags!!

Aug 10th Are you Circular or Linear?

Eliminating one use water bottles is my goal!

Two individuals are making a difference this past week - Vera with 16 lbs and Kitty with 15! Thanks. The group cleanups at GBHS, Mahogany Mills and Chimney Park by 23 volunteers picked up 362 lbs