Once a year thousands of volunteers around the world spend a few hours cleaning up the environment on
International Coastal Cleanup Day. This year it was held on September 19.
We joined a local organization here in San Diego and lent a hand or two ourselves.
Under the leadership of Shannon Quigley from the
San Diego River Park Foundation, over 100 people hit the river in Santee and pulled out tires, plastic bottles, paper, shopping carts, blankets, truck bed liners, even an old motor.
Enough trash was collected to fill two dumpsters.
Of the volunteers, a better group of people would be hard to find. Kids made up many of the group, and their enthusiasm was fun to see.
Although the International Coastal Cleanup Day is an annual event, the
San Diego River Park Foundation sponsors many river cleanups during the year.
If you reside in San Diego, why not contact them and donate a few hours cleaning up? If you reside elsewhere, go to the
Ocean Conservancy website and find the next event in your area.
San Diego River Park Foundation http://www.sandiegoriver.org/
Shannon Quigley, Field Operations Associate: shannon (at) sandiegoriver.org
Ocean Conservancy http://www.oceanconservancy.org/
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