Today’s 59 volunteers worked hard to put 367 lbs of trash (a lot of styrofoam/empty bottles) into 3x13, 4x33 and 4x40 USG trash bags
Sep 1st - Will lower temps and humidity last? Doubtful
Between Nat'l Seashore - NLO and the south end of Bob Sikes Bridge 31 volunteers picked up 297 lbs of trash. A lot of styrofoam pieces
Aug 25th at Gulf Is Nat'l Seashore - Ft. Pickens
The 339 lbs collected by today's 47 volunteers puts us over 10,000 lbs year to date. August's total was 1.135 lbs
Where are the water bottle filling stations??
Ocean Hour is making a map of water bottle filling stations in the Pensacola area. Please send locations to volunteer@oceanhourfl.com
Example: Pensacola Airport, 2430 Airport Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32504. Located between Gate 5 and women's restroom on the concourse
On a wet Saturday morning in Pensacola.......
17 volunteers picked up 181 lbs of soggy trash at Bartram Park and Pensacola Visitor Center
Aug 11th at Chimney and Bay Bluffs Parks ....
Our volunteers continue to show up under hot conditions - 46 today to pick up 373 lbs of trash. Thank you for your efforts!
Aug 4th at the South End of Bob Sike Bridge....
17 volunteers picked up 128 lbs of trash from the Bob Sikes' fishing pier to James P Morgan Memorial Park. Of the five 33 gal trash bags, one was recyclable plastic bottles/cans
OceanHour FL sponsors beach toy exchange bins
Boy Scouts Bryce Boudreau and Jacob Ferris built the bins. We encourage you to donate toys and use them. For PNJ click article
WEAR TV - Switch to Paper Straws Continues
Alex Fox with the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center said plastic is now being found in 90-percent of sea life.
Statistics like these have sparked movements like the “Skip The Straw” Project. The project encourages businesses and consumers to swap plastic straws, for paper. Biologists said the paper straws are biodegradable and better for the environment.
“As far as you know, collecting trash and plastic on the beach- straws is in the top ten categories as far as overall pollution. Cigarette butts are number one,” said Fox.
Max Murphy is the general manager of Crab’s Restaurant on Pensacola Beach. He said his restaurant has already made the switch. “Converting to paper straws is just going to help the fisheries here, which in turn helps us. It’s being responsible. We’re trying to get as many eco-friendly products as possible,” said Murphy.
“Six, eight months ago people were giving paper straws away. Now everybody wants them because the whole industry is going that direction,” he said.
July 28th at the National Seashore
33 Volunteers picked up 160 lbs of trash bringing monthly total to 811 lbs. For the month 237 water bottles . Observation - in an area picked up 47 water bottle lids and ONLY 1 water bottle! Where are the other 46?