Next Saturday, September 15, Save the Sound will celebrate our 10th year as the Connecticut coordinator of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup.
In its 27th year, International Coastal Cleanup brings volunteers together all around the world to clean up our coastlines. Last year alone, ICC brought together almost 600,000 volunteers who cleaned up 9,184,428 pounds of trash from 20,776 miles of coastline across the world.
Graphic: Ocean Conservancy
In Connecticut last year, we brought together 2,655 volunteers for International Coastal Cleanup and our Coastal Cleanup program. These volunteers removed 29,210 pounds of trash from 54 miles of Connecticut beaches and riverfront.
Below is a list of the cleanups that are scheduled so far for this year.
Saturday, September 15, 2012- International Coastal Cleanup
8:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.: Weed & Pear Tree Beaches, Darien
8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.: Long Beach, Stratford
9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.: Clinton Town Beach, Clinton
9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.: Cummings Beach, Stamford
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Farm River Estuary (Watercraft Cleanup), Branford/East Haven
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Hammonasset State Park Beach, Madison
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Silver Sands State Park, Milford
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Sandy Point, West Haven
9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.: Seaside Park West End, Bridgeport
9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.: Mitchell Beach, Waterford
9:15 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Green Harbor Beach, New London
10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.: Ocean beach Park, New London
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Riverside Park, Thames River, New London
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Hole in the Wall Beach, Niantic
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Goose Island (Watercraft Cleanup), Norwalk
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: West Beach, Stamford
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Short Beach Park, Stratford
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Middle Beach, Westbrook
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.: Grassy Island (Watercraft Cleanup), Norwalk
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.: Eastern Point Beach, Groton
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.: Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford
3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.: Jennings Beach, Fairfield
3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.: Gulf Beach, Milford
3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.: Milford Point, Milford
Sunday, September 16, 2012
9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.: Branford Point, Branford
12:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.: Long Wharf Nature Preserve, New Haven
Saturday, September 22, 2012
8:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.: Carrington Pond, Beacon Falls
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Madison Surf Club, Madison
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.: Bluff Point State Park, Groton
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.: Norwalk River at the Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk
Saturday, September 29, 2012
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Veteran’s Park, Norwalk
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: Bocuzzi Park, Stamford
Saturday, October 13, 2012
9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.: Penfield Beach, Fairfield
To get involved in a coastal cleanup or for more information, please contact Kierran Broatch at kbroatch@savethesound.org.
Posted by Rebecca Kaplan, director of communications for CFE/Save the Sound