Watershed Brigade Event

Coastal Cleanup Day
West Beach
9:00 am – 12:00 pm 

This month, the Watershed Brigade is cleaning up West Beach for Coastal Cleanup Day!

Volunteers will collect litter, paying special attention to pieces of microtrash. Any litter smaller than a golf ball can be considered microtrash, from tiny wrappers to water bottle caps, styrofoam bits, and discarded pieces of packaging and plastic. These small pieces of litter can cause harm to wildlife and enter the marine food web.

Aside from collecting larger pieces of trash we will be using kitchen strainers, to sift through the sand and remove microtrash. Volunteers of all ages can join in the fun! Participants are welcome to bring their own kitchen strainers for collecting microtrash, but we will also have cleanup supplies available at the event.

Steps to Participate:

1. Sign up here

2. Bring plenty of water, a hat, and sunscreen.

3. Report your cleanup results (location, time spent, estimated pounds picked up, photo) via Google Form, or on your own Instagram page (tag us @watershedbrigade, @sbchannelkeeper, #watershedbrigade) to be entered into the end-of-month drawing.

We hope you’ll join us to help keep our community healthy and our waterways clean!