163 lbs of trash picked up including two small groups through the week.
First month choosing an item to count - July is water bottles. 81 so far.
July 13th 19 Volunteers on Scenic Hwy before the Blue Angel Beach Show
Gulf of Mexico Gulf Star Marine Debris Project
This volunteer picked up no trash, just ate it..
Thirty two, 2-legged volunteers picked up 221 lbs of trash at Naval Live Oaks, Bob Sikes Bridge North and South ends.
The first 6 months of 2018 are bittersweet ......
Debris picked up each month so far in 2018 exceeded 2017. Thanks to our volunteers, debris lbs collected have increased 78%! For the month of June volunteers picked up 1,078 lbs of trash
Jun 16th at Pensacola Visitor Center
Including Bartram Park, 46 volunteers picked up 271 lbs of debris
Jun 9th on Scenic Hwy
Chimney Park saw 9 volunteers pick up 112 lbs. A further 211 lbs by 22 volunteers at Bay Bluffs Park
June 2nd at Naval Live Oaks & Sikes Bridge
At Naval Live Oaks 10 volunteers picked up 25 lbs, 24 lbs at the north end of Bob Sikes bridge and 105 lbs at the south end
May 28 & 30th OH members cleanup.....
Jen's Home School class picked up 41 lbs and the team of Tammy/Andy a further 61 lbs of debris out at the beach. Brings May's total to 1,123 lbs
The march to eliminate fast food straws continues....
"McDonald's is being sucked into the movement to ban plastic straws"
Link to Zlati Myers USA Today story
GBHS "Save the Wave" Project
Want to be impressed? Want to help meet a goal?
Catch the "Save the Wave" project Gulf Breeze High School Marine Science and Art students put together using over 500 plastic bottles (waves) and Capri-Sun packaging (fish). This project focuses attention on plastic pollution! There is a student-led effort to get campus-wide water filling stations installed at GBHS to reduce the number of plastic bottles used there on a daily basis! Thank you to Marine Science Teacher Katherine Edwards and Art Teacher Susan Hoffman for your support and guidance.