Clean Coast will celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 13 by cleaning up some of the trash that has washed into the salt marsh around Fort Pulaski National Monument. Bring your kayak or plan on walking the shoreline. A limited number of kayaks will be provided. Register online and we will email you detailed instructions. We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the website. Send us and email if you cannot access the trip registration page.
Complaints from Litterbugs
Trailer filled with debris left behind by campers.
We have learned via the grapevine of the complaints of a few disgruntled Tybee residents who object to our removal of their possessions from LIttle Tybee Island. In February, Clean Coast removed a couple of old sinks, a propane space heater, a homemade camping toilet and other creature comforts left behind by campers who are in the habit of leaving stuff on the island and expecting it to still be there when they return.
This is the kind of negative feedback we should welcome, since it provides an opportunity to introduce the concept of camping ethics. We regularly encounter trashy campsites on our Little Tybee cleanups, which is one of the few coastal barrier islands where camping is allowed..
This evidence clearly demonstrates that many coastal residents are in need of an education in how to camp without ruining other people's enjoyment of the great outdoors. If you know someone who fits this description, it couldn't hurt to introduce them to the Leave No Trace 7 Principles, an excellent guide on how to camp responsibly.
We weren't sure how much trash we would find at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge during our March cleanup since we cleaned up record amounts from the same place last year. We were pleased to see that last year's efforts have had a lasting effect, but there were still large amounts of debris to be found.
Our small crew of fifteen volunteers managed to halfway fill the Fish and Wildlife Service dumpster . Like last year we didn't have time to get all of it. There is plenty more there for us to collect next time, keeping in mind that more will accumulate as people continue to litter. Click here to view photos taken by Mike St. Onge.
No one took a photograph of the young alligator whose rest we disturbed. This part of the river is home to lots of alligators so we shouldn't have been surprised to run into one. He was probably more startled by us than we by him.
Clean Coast will be exhibiting at the Savannah Earth Day Festival in Forsyth Park on Saturday, April 20 and we need volunteers to help staff our booth anytime between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Several workshops on sustainable urban living will be taking place throughout the day. Make plans to participate in a workshop that interests you and then join us at the Clean Coast booth for an hour. Send an email to let us know when you plan to be there.
