[SEMCO] Beach Cleanup (Coastsweep) at Scusset Beach State Reservation on 9/21/13

[Carol Carson]

New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA)

Volunteer for a Beach Cleanup at Scusset Beach State Reservation 

The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA at www.necwa.org) is sponsoring a beach cleanup at Scusset Beach State Reservation on Saturday, September 21 from 9 am to 11 am. NECWA is a non-profit organization based in Middleboro, MA that focuses on protecting the unique coastal marine wildlife in our waters. This beach cleanup is part of a larger effort through COASTSWEEP, a Massachusetts-wide coastal cleanup that occurs each year throughout September and October. And the cleanup effort is in conjunction with the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

COASTSWEEP cleanups are organized by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). Each fall, thousands of volunteers collect tons of trash from beaches, marshes, riverbanks and the seafloor. These cleanups are part of the International Coastal Cleanup organized by the Ocean Conservancy in Washington, D.C. Last year alone, 2,588 volunteers cleaned 139 miles of coastline, collecting more than seven tons of trash. 

NECWA 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, September 21 from 9 am – 11 am. Check the NECWA News blog at www.necwanews.blogspot.com for updates on this event. 

The public is invited to participate in this cleanup effort. Please join us at Scusset Beach and let’s have fun spending time outdoors with family and friends, new and old. 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 NECWA for drinks and snacks. And NECWA will raffle off a number of nature-related items to thank beach cleanup participants for helping out. 

For additional information on this cleanup effort, please contact Carol “Krill” Carson at 508-566-0009 or krillcarson at mac.com.

Thank you, Krill
Carol “Krill” Carson
President, NECWA
New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance 
www.necwa.org