picking up ~ 2 lbs of litter in front of their home in Gulf Breeze. EVERY bit helps both in lbs and as an example to others
Mar 1st The LAST remnants from SALLY at...
Bruce Beach -
a boat shell hauled away!
Feb 26th Still moving debris leftover from SALLY...
two sheets of fiberglas taking six guys to carry. One boat shell left to move at Bruce Beach! Other debris was collected by 28 volunteers totaling 917 lbs. At Payne Bridge a further 110 lbs was gathered and 35 lbs at Simpson River boat ramp. Thanks to the young volunteer that freed a blue crab from fishing line.
During the week Myrna picked up 140 lbs along Hwy 90 and Josh 31 lbs @ NLO.
The monthly total collected was 2,932 lbs. With January’s lbs, we have surpassed the total for our first and second year of 5,714 lbs in 2016 and 10,376 in 2017!
Feb 23rd. Commerce Rd. Milton FL Not the safest...
driving conditions! 44+ “nip’ alcohol bottles collected!
Feb 19th On a crisp morning in Pensacola,
63 volunteers (incl. 24 instructors from NAS) collected 548 lbs at three sites - Graffiti Bridge, Bartram and Veterans Parks. Thank you
Feb 12th Two sites for cleanups today
- south end of Bob Sikes bridge and Naval Live Oaks. A total of 4 volunteers picked up 284 lbs.
OceanHour started one clear trash bag for viewing litter each cleanup
Feb 5th. A weekend of five collection sites...
with a new site and group (AmeriCrps NCCC). The other regular sites of NLO, Chimney & Bay Bluffs Parks - 468 lbs by 47 volunteers.
On the 6th, cleanups at Simpson River Recreation Area resumed - 3 volunteers and 138 lbs
Feb 2 Will you join in supporting banning smoking on our beaches?
State Sen. Joe Gruter and Ocean Conservancy are sponsoring this bill. To read more follow the link Beach Butt Ban
Jan 29th. Jones Creek - repeat of Oct 30th cleanup..
and filled another rolloff dumpster. Fortunately this time there was only one tire. But 6,270 lbs of trash
Amazing how much trash can accumulate in 3 months at a homeless camp.
Out of 150+ shopping carts we removed 35 (~1,750 lbs). Amazing when each cart can cost $140 to $225 each. For 150 ~$27,375 just trashed!
Monthly total is more than all the pounds collected in 2016!
Jan 29th Jones Creek - Stormwater Challenges
This ditch empties into Jones Creek. Without regular county maintenance, where will the water go during a storm? Surely not into a stormwater pond
