Cig butts, styrofoam pieces and toilet paper were major parts of the 106 lbs of trash picked up at the Visitor Center and Graffiti Bridge
NAS Pensacola CSO's trainees unit 18-08 helped at Pensacola Visitor Center on Oct 21st
Cleanup at Chimney and Bay Bluffs Parks Oct 14th
45 volunteers picked up a total of 385 lbs. Glass bottles followed by plastic ones were the most prevalent. Also a car door interior showed up!
Two Sites Out at Nat'l Seashore - Ft. Pickens
Bottle caps were the most collected item by 29 volunteers. Food wrappers a close second
2017 total to date of 7,752 lbs with 1,152 lbs in September
Joined Marine Litter Network
http://marinelitternetwork.engr.uga.edu/global-projects/ Click here
The relationship has just started. More info to follow
Out at Pensacola Beach for an hour of sunshine on the 23rd
27 volunteers picked up 133 lbs of cig butts, food wrappers, plastic bottle caps....
A computer screen joined a heart monitor as "odd" things Ocean Hour has picked up over the months
Sep 16th International Coastal Clean Up Day
Quite a day for OceanHour at several sites:
2204 straws were part of the 119 lbs of trash picked up at Quietwater Beach. More info to follow
Sep 9th at Chimney and Bay Bluffs Parks
271 lbs of trash were picked up by 47 volunteers including people from American Water and Scout Troop 602
Naval Live Oaks and Bob Sikes Bridge
44 volunteers picked up 290 lbs of trash at the two sites - more than the 4 cleanups in September 2016 (282 lbs)!
Four members of OceanHour attend GOMA Marine Debris Workshop
Presented update of grant from Gulf of Mexico Alliance over two days this week
Ocean Hour on Pensacola News Journal's Opinion Page
Seattle is banning plastic straws - EcoWatch notice