Miami Dade Coastal Cleanup
The 2009 Miami-Dade Coastal Cleanup will take place on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (it is recommended that participants arrive at their designated cleanup site at 8:30 a.m.)
This regional effort is part of the 24nd Annual International Coastal Cleanup sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy and supported locally by business and environmentally conscious organizations.
Worldwide, thousands of volunteers will spend their morning collecting millions of pounds of litter and debris on inland roadsides, coastal areas, inland lakes and rivers. Volunteers will assist in this worldwide effort to clean and protect the environment by eliminating debris that injures wildlife, contaminates our beaches and waterways, and threatens boater safety in Miami-Dade County. Local volunteers are needed to join this effort.
After the Cleanup all volunteers are invited to the Volunteer Appreciation Party at Miami Seaquarium.
Video courtesy of Coral Gables TV "Newsbrief"
Since 1988 the FLCC remains a part of the International Coastal Cleanup, a program developed by The Ocean Conservancy, whose Mission is to educate the public on issues of marine pollution and to use the information collected from the clean up to effect policy changes and other measures needed to reduce marine pollution and enhance marine conservation. The first year the program was instituted more than 10,500 Floridians cleaned 915 miles of shoreline and collected 194 tons of debris. The number of Floridians and the number of county clean-up organizations who are affiliated with the FLCC since its inception has continued to grow.
Lets keep the effort going and keep Florida Beautiful!!