DATE: September 16, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT: Pat Quinn, Natural Resources Specialist
Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division
PHONE: 954-519-1218
EMAIL: coastalcleanup@broward.org
WHEN:
Saturday, September 19th from 9AM - Noon
WHERE:
Thirteen locations throughout Broward: Deerfield Island Park, Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fort Lauderdale Earl Lifshey Park, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, Fort Lauderdale Beach at E. Las Olas Boulevard, John U. Lloyd State Park, Dania Beach, North Beach Park in Hollywood, Oceanwalk, Keating Park in Hollywood, and Hallandale Beach.
HOW:
To register, email coastalcleanup@broward.org. Include your contact information, the site you wish to attend and the number of people in your group. Interested individuals should check Broward County's Coastal Cleanup website for details and site location map. Volunteers should bring a hat, sunscreen, gloves and water.
WHY:
Last year in Broward County, over 3,600 volunteers collected 7,100 pounds of garbage during the cleanup event while worldwide almost 600,000 volunteers collected over 9 million pounds of litter and marine debris from the shores, lakes, and rivers in 36 countries and locations across the world.
The Cleanup is the first step in year-round efforts to finding solutions for the challenge of harmful marine debris, which can damage sensitive coastal habitats and kill thousands of wildlife and fish each year. Cleanup volunteers also collect information about the items found, and this data is given to the Ocean Conservancy, which compiles the data in order to learn more about the global debris problem, develop ways to educate the public, and find solutions.
For more information on the International Coastal Cleanup, visit the Ocean Conservancy's website.
Environmental Planning and Community Resilience
Broward County's Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division protects, restores and enhances the quality, abundance and diversity of the County's natural resources through coordinated management efforts in five areas: water resource policy and planning, urban and natural lands management, beach and marine resources, energy and sustainability, and environmental monitoring. For more information, call 954-519-1270, visit our website or follow us on Twitter.
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