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Delaware Coastal Cleanup volunteers to register by Sept. 5

Volunteers from a previous Coastal Cleanup work the Boardwalk. Shown are (l-r) Lindsay Howell, Kestrel McCliment, J.J. Cruz, Ashley Dawson and Katie Howell from Dover. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
August 30, 2018

Volunteers are needed for the 31st annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 15. Sponsored by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the cleanup spans 49 sites in Sussex, Kent and New Castle counties, including river and ocean shorelines as well as wetland and watershed areas.

To ensure enough supplies are readied for each site, individual volunteers and groups are strongly encouraged to preregister by Wednesday, Sept. 5. To preregister, go to www.de.gov/coastalcleanup. 

Sussex County cleanup sites include Slaughter Beach, Oyster Rocks Road, Beach Plum Island, Lewes Boat Ramp, Cape Shores, Boat Hole/Love Creek, Deauville Beach, Dewey/Indian Beach, Delaware Seashore State Park 3Rs, Delaware Seashore State Park Key Box Road, Holts Landing State Park, South Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island Town Beach and Fenwick Island State Park.

“The Delaware Coastal Cleanup is DNREC’s largest volunteer event of the year, and we are looking for more volunteers at some of our sites,” said DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin. “Our volunteers are what make this annual statewide cleanup possible – and with their help, we are making a difference. Not only are we cleaning up trash from our beaches, waterways, and watershed areas, we are encouraging people to visit our parks and natural areas.” 

Delaware's cleanup is part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup, the world's largest annual clearing of trash from coastlines, rivers, streams and lakes by volunteers. Hundreds of thousands of people all over the world help each year to rid the environment of marine debris and collect detailed information on the types and quantities of refuse they find. Information is recorded on data cards and sent to the Center for Marine Conservation, which compiles data for all cleanups to help identify debris sources and focus efforts on eliminating or reducing marine debris.

For more information, contact Delaware Coastal Cleanup Coordinator Joanna Wilson at 302-739-9902 or joanna.wilson@state.de.us.

 

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