Jun 20th Truly hot day to pick up trash at ...
three sites; Graffiti Bridge, Bartram and Wayside Park. 343 lbs was collected! The third Saturday of 300+ lbs since March 1st.
Jun 13th Part of Boy Scouts Troop 417 helped ....
pick up a total of 22 volunteers pick up 232 lbs of trash at Bay Bluffs Park. A further 83 lbs was collected at Chimney Park by 22 more volunteers
June 11th. Individuals collecting trash....
Two separate events this week;
3 volunteers picked up 76 lbs of trash pictured. Why can’t Portofino do it themselves? Especially as the lot is next to a conservation area
Two volunteers at Dog Park East collected 38 lbs of trash
If you conduct a cleanup, please send a photo and weight to volunteer@oceanhourfl.com
Jun 6th Twenty one volunteers braved the impeding wet weather..
to pick up 189 lbs of trash at Naval Live Oaks and the south end of Bob Sikes Bridge. Thanks Tammy & Andy for the tire w/rim and a pallet
Jun 4th. A small step to a future of being able to safely....
swim in Bayou Texar. Read about recent stormwater installations to assist the cleanup of the Bayou here.
This will help to reduce dirt/debris, lawn fertilizers and pet waste from entering the Carpenter Creek watershed/Bayou Texar. In a FLDEP report of 2012 there were 1,934 septic systems in the watershed. Pages 20 -22 here. Hopefully there are fewer now.
May 30th Beautiful, warm morning on the beach at...
Park West. Last public area before Ft. Pickens. Seventeen volunteers picked up 117 lbs of trash. Bringing the month’s total to 492 lbs. In this abbreviated collection year we have already surpassed 2016’s total of 5,714 lbs!
May 23rd Social distancing with masks continues...
at Payne Bridge over Bayou Texar for a cleanup. Thirteen volunteers picked up 107 lbs
May 16th Second step back to a "New Normal"....
Over the stretch from Bartram Park to Graffiti Bridge, 18 volunteers picked up 181 lbs. Thank you
May 9th First small step back into weekly cleanups...
with social distancing 4 volunteers picked up 87 lbs of trash at Chimney Park. Including a shopping cart and the front valence off of a car. At Bay Bluffs 7 volunteers picked up a further 25 lbs. Not bad for first day back - 10 lbs per volunteer