International Coastal Cleanup
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Volunteers are being dispersed to clean as far north as 40th Street and as far south as 1st Street. Please register to volunteer, volunteers will be updated with parking instructions.
History of the International Coastal Cleanup®
The International Coastal Cleanup® began more than 35 years ago, when communities rallied together with the common goal of collecting and documenting the trash littering their coastline. The movement was catalyzed by the passion and spirit of two committed individuals.
Back in 1986, Linda Maraniss moved to Texas from Washington, D.C., where she had been working for Ocean Conservancy. She’d been inspired by the work her Ocean Conservancy colleague Kathy O’Hara was doing on a groundbreaking report called Plastics in the Ocean: More than a Litter Problem that would be published the next year.
Linda and Kathy reached out to the Texas General Land Office, local businesses and other dedicated ocean lovers, and planned what would become Ocean Conservancy’s first cleanup. They asked volunteers to go beyond picking up trash and record each item collected on a standardized data card to identify ways to eliminate ocean trash in the future.
The Cleanup has grown immensely in the 35 years since Linda and Kathy’s first Cleanup. Volunteers from states and territories throughout the United States and more than 150 countries come together each year and participate in a cleanup event near them.
Over the years, this movement has created a family that spans oceans and country borders.
Volunteers are being dispersed to clean as far north as 40th Street and as far south as 1st Street. Please register to volunteer, volunteers will be updated with parking instructions.
History of the International Coastal Cleanup®
The International Coastal Cleanup® began more than 35 years ago, when communities rallied together with the common goal of collecting and documenting the trash littering their coastline. The movement was catalyzed by the passion and spirit of two committed individuals.
Back in 1986, Linda Maraniss moved to Texas from Washington, D.C., where she had been working for Ocean Conservancy. She’d been inspired by the work her Ocean Conservancy colleague Kathy O’Hara was doing on a groundbreaking report called Plastics in the Ocean: More than a Litter Problem that would be published the next year.
Linda and Kathy reached out to the Texas General Land Office, local businesses and other dedicated ocean lovers, and planned what would become Ocean Conservancy’s first cleanup. They asked volunteers to go beyond picking up trash and record each item collected on a standardized data card to identify ways to eliminate ocean trash in the future.
The Cleanup has grown immensely in the 35 years since Linda and Kathy’s first Cleanup. Volunteers from states and territories throughout the United States and more than 150 countries come together each year and participate in a cleanup event near them.
Over the years, this movement has created a family that spans oceans and country borders.
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Where is it happening?
Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum, 1113 Atlantic Avenue,Virginia Beach,VA,United States
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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Host or PublisherVirginia Beach Parks & Recreation
