Florida Coastal Cleanup 2005
(International Coastal Cleanup)
September 17, 2005
***alternative dates indicated below
The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is
the world's largest, one-day volunteer effort to clean up the marine environment. Every
September, volunteers from over 100 countries decend on local beaches, rivers, lakes and
canals to show their commitment to cleaner waterways. The Ocean Conservancy,
the world's largest organization focusing exclusively on the health of the marine
environment, has sponsored this annual event for the past 19 years.
In our state, the Florida Coastal
Cleanup (FCC) is much more than just removing trash. By using detailed,
standardized data cards, volunteers gather valuable
information about the types and sources of debris found. Analyzed and tracked year by
year, this information serves as a powerful tool for educating the public, influencing
public policy, and effecting positive behavioral change on the part of individuals,
organizations, and communities.
The collection of this data by cleanup volunteers of
all ages and the resulting report prepared by The Ocean Conservancy is used in the
following ways:
- To raise awareness of the quantities and types of marine debris;
- To determine the various sources of marine debris;
- To evaluate the impact of marine debris on wildlife and habitat;
- To assist in the enforcement of regulations against illegal dumping;
- To influence industries that manufacture products that cause harm to the marine
environment.
Palm Beach County will participate in the ICC /FCC, again this year due to the
efforts of Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful,
Inc. (KPBCB), a non-profit that coordinates the local event. Palm Beach County volunteers will clean sites from Boca Raton to Tequesta and will
receive free t-shirts to commemorate the event and their efforts.
Volunteers who turn in completed data cards will also
receive a commemorative FCC bracelet.
Volunteers should pre-register and get additional
information by contacting the site/volunteer
coordinator below for the site they're interested in, or KPBCB by phone at (561) 686-6646 or by email at keeppbc@bellsouth.net .
Report times for most
sites is 8:00 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Community Service hours
are given!
2005 Florida Coastal Cleanup
Sites
Boca Raton
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
***start time 8:30 a.m
1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton
Volunteer Coordinator:
Susan Elliott (561) 338-1542
Delray Beach
Sandoway
House Nature Center
***start time 9:00 a.m.
142 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach
Volunteer Coordinator:
Nicole Householder (561) 274-7263
Lake Ida Park
2929 Lake Ida Road, Delray Beach
*Meet at the East Pavilion
Sponsored by the City of Delray
Beach
Volunteer Coordinator:
Jennifer Buce (561) 243-7138
Boynton Beach/Ocean
Ridge
Ocean Inlet (Boynton Inlet) Park
6990 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge
Volunteer Coordinator:
Elizabeth
Eubanks (561)
588 9050
Boat Club
Park - Intracoastal/Mangrove Park
Federal Highway one block south of Gateway Blvd, Boynton Beach
Volunteer Coordinator:
Bill Wilsher (561) 966-6636
Oceanfront
Park
*Meet a Pavilion - lower parking lot
6451 North Ocean Blvd. (A1A), Ocean Ridge
Volunteer Coordinator:
Gary Soloman
Ocean Ridge
Beach between Old Ocean Blvd and Anna and Adams Street
*Meet at Ocean
Ridge Town Hall 6450 N. Ocean Blvd, Ocean Ridge
Sponsored by the Garden Club of Ocean Ridge and the
Town of Ocean Ridge
Volunteer Coordinator:
Cindy Martel
(561) 733-9994
Lake Worth
Lake Worth Beach
*Meet at Upper Park (south side of casino) in Parking Lot across from
Beach
Sponsored by Lake Worth West Resident Planning Group, Inc.
Volunteer Coordinator:
Kathy
King (561) 649-9600
Lake Osborne/John Prince Park
*Meet at north boat ramp - use entrance to John Prince Park off of Lake
Worth Rd
Sponsored by PBC Department of Environmental Resources Management
Volunteer Coordinator:
Ann Mathews (561) 233-2426
Palm Beach
Phipps Ocean Park
2145 South Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach
(1.6 miles north of Lake Worth Beach)
*Meet at picnic tables next to Fire Station
Sponsored by Parrot Heads
of the Palm Beaches
Volunteer Coordinator:
Joanne Squires (561) 627-5506
Lake Worth Lagoon Sanctuary Islands
*Meet at Southern Blvd. Causeway (south side), Palm Beach
*Volunteers transported by boat to the Islands - wear closed toed shoes
Sponsored by the Florida Dept of
Environmental Protection
Volunteer Coordinator:
Kathryn Tunnell
(561) 681-6759
West Palm Beach
Okeechobee Blvd between 1-95 and Australian Ave,
West Palm Beach
Meet at the Marriott Hotel parking lot
Sponsored by the City of West Palm
Beach Beautification Advisory Committee
Volunteer Coordinator:
Stephen
Sunday (561) 856-9870
Summa Beach
Meet at the corner of Flagler Drive and Summa Rd., West Palm Beach
Sponsored by the Southend
Neighborhood
Volunteer Coordinator:
Caroline
Koons (561) 951-4122
Riviera Beach/Palm Beach Shores
(Singer Island)
Riviera Beach Municipal Beach
Meet on east side of Ocean Mall
Riviera Beach
Sponsored by the City of Riviera Beach and the
United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps - Palm Beach
Division
Volunteer Coordinator: Don Jacovovitz
(561) 845-4066 or
Dave Boucher (561) 790-6823
Palm Beach Shores Beach
Meet at the dune crossover east end of Edwards Lane between the Marriott
and Seaspray Motel
Sponsored by the Palm Beach Shores Property Owners Association
Volunteer Coordinator: Nelle Ball (561) 848-8145
North Palm Beach
John D.
MacArthur Beach State Park
10900 State Road 703 (A1A), North Palm Beach
*Meet at the Nature Center Amphitheater
Volunteer Coordinator:
Tiffany Reinson (561) 624-6950
Jupiter/Tequesta
Coral Cove
Park on Jupiter Island
19450 State Road 707
Tequesta
*Meet just south of Coral Cove Park on Beach Road
Sponsored by Surfrider Foundation
Volunteer Coordinator:
Josh Brown (561)
346-2541
Dubois
Park/Jupiter Beach
Sponsored by Powers, McNalis & Torres, PA
*Meet at the North Pavilion on Jupiter Beach
Volunteer Coordinator:
Anna
Torres (561) 842-6824
Carlin Park
Sponsored by the Perry Institute
of Marine Science
Volunteer Coordinator: Jocelyn
O'Neill (561) 741-0192 ext 113
Abacoa Greenway
*Meet at Starbucks, Abacoa Plaza 5500 Military Trail, Suite 2, Jupiter
Sponsored by Abacoa Partnership
for Community - Greenway Committee
Volunteer Coordinator: Ed Maietta
(561) 799-8526
Loxahatchee River/Jupiter Farms Community
Meet at SIRWCD Headquarters and
Riverbend Park
Sponsored by the Jupiter Farms
Environmental Council, Loxahatchee River Coalition and Jupiter Farms
Community
Volunteer Coordinator:
Susan Kennedy (561) 762-7220
Jupiter Inlet Natural Area -
***event scheduled for September 24 8:00a.m.-Noon
Meet at the
Jupiter Lighthouse Park
Event held in conjunction with National Public Lands Day
Sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management
Volunteer Coordinator:
Neal
White (561) 743-6005
Ocean Cay Park -
***event scheduled for October 1 8:00a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Marcinski and A1A, Jupiter
* Meet at the Anita Lankler Pavilion
Sponsored by the Friends of Jupiter Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Joan Ross
(561) 818-7608
The Acreage
130th Avenue Canal
Meet at Indian Trail Improvement District 13476 61st Street, The Acreage
Volunteer Coordinator: Penny Riccio (561) 793-0874 or (561)
792-1186
Belle Glade
Belle Glade Marina
Sponsored by the
City of Belle Glade and the
Belle Glade Chamber of
Commerce
Volunteer Coordinator: Dante
Dowers (561) 992-1622
Please check back soon for
more Florida Coastal Cleanup
sites in Palm Beach County.
2005 Local Corporate Sponsors:
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