: Helping the Environment in Barnegat, New Jersey...It's the Beach Sweep!

It’s spring at the Jersey Shore, and time for the 24^th Annual Clean Ocean Action’s (COA) April Beach Sweep.  For 24 years, volunteers throughout New Jersey have participated to rid our waterways of unsightly debris.

In 1985, COA launched the first Beach Sweeps program, ridding beaches of trash.  The Beach Sweep is one of the longest running cleanups of its kind in the world.
 
Over the years, more than 70,000 volunteers have removed more than 3 million pieces of trash from New Jersey’s waterways!  From the “Roster of the Ridiculous” items in 2007 were three toilet seats, a television, an 8-track tape (there's a picture if you don't know what this is), a car bumper, and an EZPass tag.

Volunteers gather from Raritan to Delaware Bays and along the ocean to clean beaches and waterways, as well as underwater sites.

You can help!  Join as a group (community, school, business, and organization), family, or individual.  Groups of ten or more are asked to pre register with this form.
 
Participants collect and record valuable data about debris, which is presented in annual reports and used to advance federal, state, and local programs to reduce litter.

I’ll see you at the Barnegat Municipal Dock next Saturday (April 25^th) from 9am to 12:30pm.  If you’d like to volunteer at another location, click here for all New Jersey Beach Sweep locations!

The clean up goes on rain or shine!  Bring along gloves, and wear them, dress for the weather (layers at the Bay, it’s still a bit chilly in the morning), bring sunscreen and respect wildlife!

Keller Williams Atlantic Shore