shoreline at Chimney and Bay Bluffs Parks. Normally there is 10+ feet of beach, water is now into the trees. 35 volunteers came out to collect 194 lbs of trash. Thank you!
Jul 13 The impact of Hurricane Barry can be felt on the
Jul 6th Two Cleanup sites......
204 lbs of trash picked up by 28 volunteers at Naval Live Oaks and the south end of the Bob Sikes Bridge
Jul 3rd PNJ article on Cleanups by OceanHour and Navarre Beach Sea Turtle..
Conservation Center’s volunteers’ efforts to keep our shorelines and beaches clean. Thanks to the Pensacola News Journal to help raise awareness on “Don’t Litter”! To read the whole article PNJ
Jun 29th New site - Sanders Beach
36 volunteers found there way to the latest cleanup site. 276 lbs was collected bringing the total for the 1st six months of 2019 to 12,277 lbs. 51% ahead of last year.
Surfing's Evolution & Preservation Foundation
Everything Ocean Hour does is due to donations and grants. Donations, such as donations of our volunteers’ time, donations from individuals and groups and businesses, and donations from Gulf Islands National Seashore (https://www.nps.gov/guis/index.htm). Ocean Hour has just received its second grant from Surfing’s Evolution & Preservation Foundation (http://preservesurfingbeaches.org/). We appreciate the support from Surfing’s Foundation and are proud to be a beneficiary of their largesse. Thank you!
Jun 22 nd Thanks to the volunteers that keep showing up...
21 volunteers at the Payne Bridge on Cervantes to pick up 111 lbs of trash. Meanwhile, 24 volunteers showed up at Quietwater beach to collect 90 lbs for a daily total of 201!
"19 genius inventions that can stop us from using so much plastic"
If alternative water bottles, cutlery, grocery bags can’t be eaten they will dissolve in under two months. Present bags etc. just get smaller pieces - micro plastic. To read the USA Today article
Jun 15th at Pensacola Visitor Centre/Graffiti Bridge and Bartram Parks...
At Bartram 15 volunteers picked up 77 lbs of trash. A lot of water bottle lids (where are the bottles?), plastic straws and cigarillo tips to name a few. Go to our “MyCoast” page to see a list of items.
PVC and Graffiti Bridge, 26 volunteers picked up 540 lbs! The daily total of 617 lbs!
Jun 10th City Working to Become More Environmentally Friendly Workplace
Press release on city’s website click here. For accompanying photos go to our Photos 2019
Jun 8th In between rain squalls
34 volunteers picked up 299 lbs of trash at two Scenic Hwy parks.
The humidity and mosquitos were challenging!