Third annual morning after beach cleanup

Aubrey Mulligan is hoping that Historic City News readers will pitch in and help other Keepers of the Coast volunteers during their Third Annual “Morning After” Beach Clean-Up on Tuesday, July 5th.

The purpose of the cleanup is to restore the coastline following the impacts from July 4th — traditionally one of the busiest beach traffic days of the year. Keepers if the Coast is a local non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting coastal stewardship and the conservation of coastal habitat.

This community-wide effort will be held the afternoon of Tuesday, July 5th, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Meet at any one of five different beach access points throughout St. Johns County:

Mickler’s Beachfront Park
Ponte Vedra Beach
Vilano Beach Access Ramp
A-Street Beach Access Ramp
Crescent Beachfront Park
Fort Matanzas Beach Access Ramp

Keepers of the Coast has successfully prevented over 50,000 (and still counting) cigarette butts from entering our oceans. The winner of this year’s cigarette butt challenge receives a “Keepers of the Coast” t-shirt and bumper sticker.

“Help us continue to keep the right butts on the beach,” Mulligan told Historic City News in his request. “Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate.”

No pre-registration is required and volunteers may show up at any of the locations.

All participants will be given a bag for trash, a bag for recycling, and a bag for cigarette butts.

According to Keepers of the Coast, the organization is looking for other community groups, businesses or families to adopt and host one of the five locations. We’re proud to announce that St. Johns Police Athletic League (PAL) has become our first organization this year to adopt a location. All items needed to host a clean-up on the day of the event will be provided by Keepers of the Coast.

For more information on how you can be involved and to learn more, call (904) 687-7694.