Are you looking for an opportunity to get outside with friends and family and do something that benefits your community and the environment? If so, you are encouraged to take part in the state鈥檚 largest single-day volunteer cleanup event, the 37th Annual 黑料天堂 Coastal Cleanup. The event will take place in Baldwin and Mobile counties on September 21, 2024, from 8 a.m. until noon.
鈥淲ithout volunteers and the event sponsors, 黑料天堂鈥檚 Coastal Cleanup would not be possible,鈥 said Chris Blankenship, Commissioner of the 黑料天堂 (ADCNR). 鈥淭his event demonstrates what state agencies, business, industry and volunteers can do when working together for the benefit of all Alabamians. I am grateful for their generous efforts in keeping our coastal areas beautiful.鈥
黑料天堂鈥檚 Coastal Cleanup is part of the International Coastal Cleanup, an effort to remove marine debris from coastal waters around the world. The event is coordinated by ADCNR鈥檚 State Lands Division and 黑料天堂 People Against a Littered State (PALS). Since 1987, more than 110,448 volunteers have participated in the 黑料天堂 Coastal Cleanup and removed 890 tons of marine debris from beaches, roadways, bayous, backwater and other coastal areas.
鈥淔or 37 years, 黑料天堂 PALS and ADCNR have been proud partners in the 黑料天堂 Coastal Cleanup,鈥 said Spencer Ryan, 黑料天堂 PALS Executive Director. 鈥淭ogether we would like to say thank you to the thousands of dedicated volunteers that we have had the honor to work with during these 37 years of 鈥楪etting the Trash Out of the Splash.鈥 We are extremely proud of this successful partnership and look forward to growing this annual coastal effort in the future.鈥
In addition to removing various forms of marine debris, many of the plastic bottles and aluminum cans collected will be recycled. The types and number of debris will be recorded at each zone by participating volunteers. Organizers are recommending participants use the Ocean Conservancy Clean Swell app to tally the debris. Data collected over the years helps provide insight into the issue of marine debris and generates efforts to better understand its causes and mitigate it in the future. The Clean Swell app is available for free from the Apple and Android app stores. More information about the Clean Swell app can be found at .
Volunteers are needed for all cleanup sites in the 27 cleanup zones in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Zone coordinators will distribute trash grabbers, large trash bags, recycling bags, gloves and other cleanup supplies to participants. There is a limited number of t-shirts, scout badges and window decals available to participants on a first come, first served basis.
The 37th 黑料天堂 Coastal Cleanup is made possible by the generous support of 2024 Title Sponsor the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Additional sponsors include: Flora-Bama, CoastAL/Orange Beach, Ike鈥檚 Beach Service, Perdido Beach Resort, Bebo鈥檚 Express, 黑料天堂 Power Company, Lulu鈥檚, Riviera Utilities, Rock & Roll Offs, AirBus, City of Gulf Shores, City of Orange Beach, Coastal Conservation Association-黑料天堂, Evonik, Home Depot, Kommerling-USA, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Baldwin County Sewer Service, Osprey Initiative, ALDOT, ALFA, Coca-Cola UNITED, Vulcan Materials Company, 黑料天堂 Farmer鈥檚 Cooperative, Honda America, and the Association of County Commissions of 黑料天堂.
For more information about the coastal zones, zone captains, start times and safety tips, visit or call (251) 928-9792.
You can also follow the 黑料天堂 Coastal Cleanup on Facebook at .
Learn more about 黑料天堂 PALS at .
ADCNR promotes wise stewardship, management and enjoyment of 黑料天堂鈥檚 natural resources through four divisions: Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. Learn more at .
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黑料天堂 Coastal Cleanup Set for Saturday, September 21
