[SEMCO] BEACH CLEANUP AT SCUSSET BEACH: HELP KEEP OUR BEACHES CLEAN!

[Carol Carson]

New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA) / Capt John Whale  
Watching and Fishing Tours

BEACH CLEANUP AT SCUSSET BEACH: HELP KEEP OUR BEACHES CLEAN!

October 23, 2010

For Immediate Release

For the past five years, the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance  
(NECWA at www.necwa.org), in conjunction with Captain John Whale  
Watching and Fishing Tours (www.captjohn.com) have scoured beaches,  
river banks and marshes to pick up trash and record information about  
marine debris and its impact on our shorelines. These beach cleanups  
are part of a larger effort called COASTSWEEP  
(www.coastsweep.umb.edu), the Commonwealth’s annual coastal cleanup  
program, organized by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone  
Management and the Urban Harbors Institute of the University of  
Massachusetts Boston.

Last year, over 2,200 COASTSWEEP volunteers collected over 22,000  
pounds of trash from beaches, marshes, rivers, ponds, and the seafloor.

This year, NECWA and Captain John Boats will be participating in a  
COASTSWEEP cleanup at Scusset Beach located within the Scusset Beach  
State Reservation. This beach cleanup date is scheduled for Saturday,  
October 23, 2010 from 9 am – 11 am.  Our rain date will be Sunday,  
October 24, 2010 from 9 am until 11 am.

The public is invited to participate in this cleanup effort. Please  
join us at Scussett Beach on the 24th of October and lets have fun  
spending time walking the beach and making Scussett Beach free from  
marine debris.  NECWA and COASTSWEEP will provide all the necessary  
supplies including protective gloves, garbage bags and data sheets  
for this cleanup effort.

For additional information, please contact Dominica Webster at  
765-610-9882 Contact:

DOMINICA WEBSTER
765-610-9882
  dominicawebster at gmail.com
You can learn more about the COASTSWEEP program by visiting the  
COASTSWEEP website: www.coastsweep.umb.edu or by calling the Urban  
Harbors Institute at 617-287-5570.

  
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