Volunteers Rocked the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup!

Thanks to more than 1,200 volunteers committed to keeping Long Island Sound trash-free, this year’s International Coastal Cleanup season was a huge success! With 60 cleanups along Connecticut’s coastline, rivers and ponds, dedicated community members just like you turned out to clean and beautify the treasured places where you fish and swim, making them safer […]

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Become a beach cleanup captain for the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup!

Calling all beach goers, ocean lovers, and supporters of Save the Sound: Are you concerned with the state of our environment? Do you want to help do your part to preserve our coastlines? Sign up today as a Cleanup Captain for one of this fall’s International Coastal Cleanup events! We’ll follow up soon with information about beach assignments. […]

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Your Beach Needs You! International Coastal Cleanup Day 2016 is Coming

September 17 is International Coastal Cleanup Day, but we’re hosting cleanups all month – and you’re invited to help!

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International Coastal Cleanup is here!

Let’s get the plastic bags, bottles, caps, packaging, and cigarette butts off our beaches and protect Long Island Sound!

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Save the Sound and Volunteers Take to the Beach for International Coastal Cleanup

Save the Sound  joined with local volunteers and partners including sponsor Bank of America at 22 cleanup sites around the state today as part of the 28th annual International Coastal Cleanup.

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