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Beach Cleanup

Friday, November 30, 2012

Volunteers Invited to Help Clean Up Corson's Inlet State Park

The Surfrider Foundation is organizing the volunteer effort.

The South Jersey Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is teaming up with the state Park Service for a beach cleanup at Corson's Inlet State Park on Saturday Dec. 1. The cleanup starts at noon, and anybody is invited to join the volunteers at the beach entrance to the park at 59th Street and Central Avenue in Ocean City.  The same group will be participating in Clean Ocean Action's "Waves of Action" with a community cleanup in historic Gardner's Basin, Atlantic City, on Saturday, Dec. 8. The Inlet section of Atlantic City was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, and the volunteers are anxious to clean up the shoreline as well as the surrounding neighborhoods. That event will be noon to 3 p.m.  Bring buckets, bags, reachers, gloves and fresh water …

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Spring Beach Sweep and Dune Grass Planting Set for Weekend

Ocean City provides two opportunities to volunteer on Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22.

The Ocean City Environmental Commission and Clean Communities Organization are hosting two events to celebrate Earth Day weekend, April 21 and 22. The first event is the 27th Annual Clean Ocean Action Spring Beach Sweep, which will take place on Saturday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All residents, students, organizations and families are encouraged to take part in the semiannual “counted cleanup” sweep along the beaches in Ocean City.  Clean Ocean Action uses data cards to record the litter collected and enters the information into a national database of marine debris. Volunteers should register at the Ocean City Music Pier, located at Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk to receive their cleanup supplies and sweep location.  On Sunday…

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