ended in a light mist. 40 volunteers picked up 551 lbs of trash. This brings the monthly total to 2,346 and for the year 5,841. More than all of 2016 - 5,714 lbs
Feb 20th. Is Skanska a "good" corporate citizen?
Judge by their actions/inactions. The sign washed up on Naval Live Oaks’ camping area beach. Volunteers picked up 338 lbs of debris in this area.
Fifteen volunteers picked up 37 lbs of trash at NLO’s Visitor Centre. In Pensacola, 42 volunteers gathered 638 lbs - thanks to West FL Honors Society members
Feb 14th Individuals continue to step up for our..
environment. This group of 5 volunteers picked up 63 lbs of litter at Fairlands in Milton. Another volunteer collected 24 lbs of trash on the Southside of Carpenter Creek Dr in Pensacola. The creek is yards away.
Feb 13th. Disappointing/fear of finding so many....
alcohol bottles along Montalban at Hwy 87, in Navarre. 75+!
Thanks to the five volunteers that laid them out and 160 lbs of trash. At the two city parks along Scenic Hwy in Pensacola, 406 lbs was collected including 16 oyster floats. Thanks West Florida HS National Honor Society
For the week, 42 volunteers picked up 691 lbs.
Jan 31st Two more cleanups to bring the monthly total to..
3,498 lbs! The highest monthly total since Ocean Hour started!
Thanks to Temple Beth El of Pensacola for picking up 132 lbs of trash at Bruce Beach. A further 99 lbs of litter collected along Commerce Rd in Milton by two volunteers. They were joined by two teenagers driving by that wanted to help
Jan 30th. Styrofoam doesn't disappear, just gets smaller!
56 volunteers were spread out over four sites. They collected 828 lbs! at NLO, Dr Payne Bridge and 2 locations at Gulf Is. Nat’l Seashore.
We stopped counting at 42 tennis balls at Payne Bridge!
Jan 23rd Debris from Skanska?
Found along Bayfront Pkwy. Two scheduled pickups at Veterans Park and Navarre Beach for 552 lbs. One volunteer @ NLO gathered 12 lbs and another person 15 lbs along Hwy 98. GBHS Marine Science Club contributed 82 more lbs to a total of 661 lbs for the day
24 masks along Veterans Park and Bayfront Pkwy
Jan 16th Three sites for 28 volunteers to collect ...
691 lbs of trash from area of N & S ends of Bob Sikes and Graffiti Bridge. Thanks to GBMSC for their assistance
Good exercise in crisp morning air - 4120 steps at Graffiti Bridge cleanup
Jan 11th. OceanHour FL received a donation of....
$1,000 from Navy federal Credit Union Dollars for Doers! Thanks for the efforts of Lia Cavallo in receiving the grant(Navyfederal.org)
Jan 9th Volunteers braved colder temperatures at....
three sites (NLO, Chimney and Bay Bluffs Parks) to pick up 735 lbs of trash. Thanks to Cub Pack 106 from GBMSC for helping out
Encouraging site - on my drive on Spanish Trail to Chimney Park, a man walking a dog was picking up trash!