[SEMCO] Beach Cleanup at Scusset Beach on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 10 am to 12 pm

[Carol Carson]

New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance and Captain John Boats Announces our annual Beach Cleanup at Scusset Beach / Part of the Coastsweep Cleanup Effort
  
Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012 (rain date is Sunday, September 23, 2012)
Time: 10 am to 12 pm
Location: Scusset Beach within the Scusset Beach State Reservation
 
For the past seven years, the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA), Captain John Whale Watching and Fishing Tours and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) have teamed up to conduct a fall beach cleanup at Scusset Beach. 
 
This cleanup effort is part of COASTSWEEP, the Commonwealth's annual coastal clean up program that is organized by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management and the Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston. Last year, over 2,900 COASTSWEEP volunteers collected over 20,000 pounds of trash from beaches, marshes, rivers, ponds, and the seafloor.
 
Join NECWA, Captain John Boats and DCR on Saturday, September 22 from 10 am to 12 pm as we work together to cleanup Scusset Beach located within the Scusset Beach State Reservation. Our rain date is Sunday, September 23, 2012 from 10 am - 12 pm. Check our NECWA News Blog (necwanews.blogspot.com) for updates on this event.

The public is invited to participate in this cleanup effort. Let's 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. After the event, participants are invited to join us for drinks and snacks. And NECWA will raffle off a number of nature-related items to thank everyone for joining us that morning.  
 
For additional information, please contact:
Krill Carson
Marine Biologist and President of NECWA
508-566-0009
krillcarson at mac.com