Dec 18th. A first for OceanHour - a marriage proposal...
answer - Yes!!!
Today’s cleanup brought the year’s total to 38,148 lbs!! More than double last year!
Observation at Hobo Beach - over the last two months, homeless tents have increased from 1 to 7
A volunteer working on their own.....
406 lbs of trash in 17 x 40 trash bags over the last several weeks along Beach Rd 399! Thanks
Dec 13th. A short section of Carpenter Creek Dr....
on a path to homeless camp - 24 lbs.
Myrna collected 100 lbs along Hwy 90 and at Simpson River Ramp 6 volunteers picked up 73 lbs of trash. Sabine gathered 93 lbs along Beulah Rd over the last several weeks
Week of Dec 6th Ocean Hour volunteers earned an Environmental Award from
Today, at Bay Bluffs and Chimney Parks, 23 volunteers picked up 343 lbs of trash from our beaches. This brings year-to-date trash removed to 37,075 lbs!!!
Dec 4th & 5th Styrofoam DOESN'T disappear, it....
just gets SMALLER!
Three sites, Naval Live Oaks, Bob Sikes Bridge (South) and Simpson River Boat ramp where 27 volunteers picked up 294 lbs. We are getting close to 37,000 lbs for the year
Nov 27th A view from Bruce Beach...
Revitalization to begin in the 1st quarter of 2022. To see plans click HERE. Today was our sixth cleanup of the year - 295 lbs today by 14 volunteers. 81 lbs @ Park West by 6 people. Earlier in the week Daniel collected 252 lbs including several tires along Burgess at Carpenter Creek. On the 28th on Hwy 90 - 70 lbs by 7 volunteers.
OceanHour volunteers have collected over 36,000 lbs of litter so far this year! Thank you!
Nov 20th There are homeless camps throughout the city...
Two of three camps in the Graffiti Bridge area. Today 32 volunteers picked up 388 lbs. I estimate 1/2 the lbs collected each month around Graffiti Bridge is from the homeless. Last month in the Jones Creek area 6,490 lbs was picked up at a homeless camp.
Bartram Park saw 30 volunteers collect 254 lbs and a further 52 lbs picked up at the Circle K on Chase St.
On Sunday, three volunteers picked up 56 lab at the Simpson River Boat Ramp in Pace. Brings the year’s total to 35,344 lbs of litter!
Nov 13th Two sites out at Pensacola Beach..
I can’t begin to describe how many plastic straws!!
under Quietwater Beach Boardwalk and the south end of Bob Sikes Bridge. 49 volunteers picked up 572 lbs of litter. On the 14th at Simpson River boat ramp, three volunteers picked up a further 48 lbs!
Nov 6th. Two cleanups along Scenic Hwy....
at Bay Bluffs Park of 67 lbs by 16 volunteers and 126 lbs at Chimney Park by 21 volunteers. Thanks to the GBHW Science Honor Society volunteers.
Any idea how long this pogo stick was in the water?
Three independent cleanups over the past week brought yearly total to 33,829 lbs!!