Coastal Community Cleanup

Clean Water Festival! 💧🌊🌎

https://facebook.com/events/s/clean-water-festival/730122432461178/

Nesting season is HERE! Florida is home to the majority of the United States' sea turtle nests! Now through October, help us protect our nesting turtles and their hatchlings by doing the following:

⚠️ Keep a safe and respectful distance of turtles, nests, and hatchlings, of at least 50 feet

🏖️ Keep the beach flat! Fill in holes and knock down sand castles to help turtles find their way back to the water

🔦 Avoid using white light on the beach, and instead opt for a red light flashlight. You can pick one up for free at the Visit Destin-Fort Walton Beach Visitor's Center!

🚮 Pick up trash and avoid single-use plastics

As always, if you see an injured or stranded sea turtle, call the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center stranding hotline at 850-243-9046 x34, or the FWC at 1-888-404-3922.

Happy Earth Day! 🌎❤️

Remember to BYO water bottle Sunday to ! There’s a couple water refill stations at the community center and we will have a couple stations around the park! SUNDAY APRIL 21st 10-4 pm!

Thrilled to be apart of this years 2024 Earth Day Beach Cleanup! Thank you to everyone who participated and volunteered!
Y’all are awesome! 🌊♻️🌎💚

Big shout out to everyone who came out to the 2024 Earth Day Beach Cleanup today! And thank you to Surfing's Evolution & Preservation Foundation for their continued support!
Check out the link for an Endless Summer license plate! 🌊🌎♻️❤️

We are looking for beach clean-up hosts for the season! If you're interested in giving back to the environment, networking with your community, and learning about recycling/reducing waste then shoot us a message or email at [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!

We want to express our deepest gratitude to Surfing's Evolution & Preservation Foundation for their continued support and generous donation! These funds help our continued commitment to serving the environment and our community through the prevention of trash from entering our waterways. Our volunteers and community thank you from the bottom of our little eco-minded hearts!

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Signed,
A sustainable Queen🥰♻️🌎

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Our CEO picked this up in fifteen minutes during a beach cleanup at Casino Beach. Help us Sleigh the Litter this Saturday. Feel free to wear something festive. We'll be there from 8am - 10am. You can sign up at: https://form.jotform.com/233194876272162

Those unreal days! 🥹

Jen's husband was able to capture this picture at the top of the landfill last week. Let's talk about food waste...
When we toured the landfill recently, we were told food waste was in the top 3 of disposed stuff. We aren't talking about household food waste although that's a great way to start small. We are talking grocery store waste, restaurant waste, supplier waste, etc. This entire truck emptied all of its contents at the dump. We know it's alcohol and not "food" but the principal is the same. All expired "sell by" dates. Are retailers rotating stock to prevent this? Is the supply and demand off? What can be done? Santa Rosa County Landfills Perdido Landfill Florida Department of Environmental Protection

We had our Starbucks beach clean up this morning at Beasley Park!
-17 volunteers
-25 lbs of litter
-5 lbs of recyclables

Lots of shoes, straws, plastic items and cans today. We also found some beach toys that we left in the borrow bin! Some volunteers even found some organic material- bones and scales!

We all loved the coffee and goody bags with recycled reusable cups provided by Starbucks! 🫶♻️☕️

Thank you to everyone who came out to join us! Keep an eye out for future clean ups! Together we will make a difference! 🌊💙🌎

'Twas the night before Nesting Season, when all through the beaches
Not a creature was stirring, not even a ghost crab;
The Turtle Patrol backpacks were hung by the door with care,
In hopes that sea turtles soon would be nesting there;
The Turtle Patrol Volunteers were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of hatchlings danced in their heads...

Sea Turtle Nesting Season starts tomorrow!

Sending best wishes for a safe and successful season to the thousands of folks out there taking care of our mommas and babies!

Tell your friends and neighbors that our sea turtles dig the beach clean, flat, and dark!

Sea turtle nesting season is upon us! Respect the beach and keep it clean, dark, and flat (fill in your holes) so they may have a safe and peaceful place to lay their eggs! 🐢🌊❤️

Nesting season is here! May 1st is the official first day of sea turtle nesting. Nesting season runs from May 1st to October 31st. Now more than ever it is important to keep our beach clean, dark, and flat to ensure our sea turtles have a safe place to lay their eggs.

📸 John Starrett Photo

It only takes one person to start creating change. Let that person be YOU! 🌎♻️🌊

We are partnering up with Innisfree Hotels to host the first annual beach clean up on April 13th on Okaloosa Island! 🌊♻️🌎

If you’re interested in sponsoring or partnering - contact the Director of Sustainability, Bethanne Edwards at [email protected]

Volunteers will receive a free guess pass the pool deck! ❤️

ESCAMBIA COUNTY
A rare whale stranded on Pensacola Beach was found with plastic in its stomach 😢

Rare whale stranded on Pensacola Beach found with plastic in its stomach PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — A rare Blainville’s beaked whale was found stranded on Pensacola Beach on Monday, Jan. 16. Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge transported the whale to the Dauphin Is…

Here are some photos from the collaboration Island Clean up this morning with Saneka’s Legacy Corp & Ocean Hour Okaloosa

Total volunteers -28
Weight of debris collected -over 1,500 lbs

Thank you everyone who helped put this event together and all the sponsors and volunteers that helped make this clean up possible!
Together we will make a difference! ♻️🌎❤️

We love to hear from our eco friendly community!
Where is everyone located? 🌎