Tag: beach clean up

Clean-Up Find 50,000 Bits of Rubbish in Australian State Wilderness

Buoys, floats, nets and massive fishing ropes are among the 50,000 pieces of garbage collected from beaches in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Two dozen environmentalists spent a fortnight combing beaches in the state’s rugged southwest for plastic flakes, rope fragments and other rubbish strewn along the shores. Cleanup coordinator Matt Dell said the…


Students ‘Share Joy’ on Kids Ocean Day in Huntington Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—As an Anaheim Unified School District bus pulled into the parking area of Huntington State Beach, the sound of energetic children filled the air as they prepared to embark on their last adventures of the school year—the Kids Ocean Day. Hosted by Orange County Coastkeeper, a nonprofit advocating for water resource preservation, “Kids Ocean…


’I Never Dreamed of Finding Something Like This’: Woman Finds Treasure Chest During Beach Cleanup

A mom of two from England who always hoped of finding a treasure has had her dream realized after she dug up a chest during a beach cleanup event. Jennie Fitzgerald, 38, was with her litter grabbers and bucket for an hour on March 20, when she spotted the domed lid of a wooden chest…