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CLCP Beach Litter Volunteer Opportunities

Program Contact: Program Coordinator
M: 360-639-6060

Hello everyone!

If you have any questions about the program, thoughts, or comments you would like to share, please do not hesitate to reach out at 360-639-6060.

You do not need to sign up ahead of time to attend any of these beach cleanups. If this is your first beach cleanup with us, or should you wish to be notified of changes or cancellations, please contact Kacie a couple of days in advance of the event.

  • Open to all adults, eighteen or older, but wear appropriate clothing for the weather and footwear for walking over driftwood.
  • WSU provides the necessary bags, gloves, and other equipment.
  • The schedule may change due to adverse weather conditions and a one day volunteer park access pass is available for volunteers who do not have a Washington State Parks Discovery Pass.

Cleanups Coming Up

Look for the big blue WSU truck.
  • Tuesday, October 3, 1-3 pm
    • No cleanup today
  • Thursday, October 5, 4-6:30 pm
    • Crescent Harbor on Naval Air Station Base
    • Note you must have base access for this cleanup
    • Contact or stop at the WSU Extension office in Coupeville to complete background check form for base access.  Deadline is September 28th
    • Group will meet at 4 pm at the Oak Harbor Marina before going to the base
  • Tuesday, October 10, 1-3 pm
    • Keystone Spit East State Park
  • Tuesday, October 17, 1-3 pm
    • Keystone Spit West State Park
  • Tuesday, October 24, 10 – noon
    • Fort Casey State Park
  • Tuesday, October 31, 1-3 pm
    • Double Bluff County Park
  • Tuesday, November 7, 1-3 pm
    • Windjammer City Park, Oak Harbor
  • Tuesday, November 14, 1-3 pm
    • Keystone Spit East  State Park
  • Tuesday, November 21, 1-3 pm
    • Keystone Spit West State Park
  • Tuesday, November 28, 10- noon
    • Ebey’s Landing State Park
  • Tuesday, December 5, 1-3 pm
    • Windjammer City Park, Oak Harbor
  • Tuesday, December 12, 1-3 pm
    • Keystone Spit East  State Park
  • Tuesday, December 19, 1-3 pm
    • Keystone Spit West State Park
  • Tuesday, December 26
    • No cleanup
NOTE:  Cleanup times can vary according to the tides.  Most are from 1-3 pm, with exceptions listed above (10-noon).

 

Don’t forget our Purple Card Program! If you live near the beach and conduct cleanups, you can deliver beach debris to the transfer station without any charge.

Don’t forget to record findings and time on the Beach Tracker form.

WSU COVID UPDATE:

Washington State University has adopted the Governor’s updated mask policy which is effective March 12, 2022.  This policy eliminates the general masking requirement in both indoor and outdoor situations, unless specifically required for a particular location for health reasons (such as clinics).  Also eliminated is the general requirement for social distancing among vaccinated individuals.  WSU has extended the relaxation of the masking and distancing requirements to those employees who have exemptions from the vaccine requirement (for religious or medical reasons) and have approved accommodations at their workplace.

WSU Extension has therefore adopted the following:

Vaccination Requirements Continue

The vaccine mandate for WSU employees and volunteers remains in place. WSU employees and volunteers must be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption with an accommodation on file to engage in work with WSU Extension.

Masking Policy Changes

WSU Extension has adopted the Governor’s mask policy effective March 12, 2022.  This policy eliminates the general masking requirement in both indoor and outdoor situations, unless specifically required for a particular location such as health care settings and public transportation.  This extends to individuals who have an approved accommodation based on a medical or religious exemption, who no longer are required to wear a mask as a condition of that accommodation.

Social Distancing Changes

WSU Extension applies the relaxation of social distancing requirements to those volunteers who are fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption with an accommodation (for religious or medical reasons) on file at their workplace or county office.

PLEASE NOTE – individual offices and locations may continue to require masking and/or distancing at the office level for all office programs in light of local risks and conditions

What are we focused on?

Shotgun Wad Collection

Here in Island County, we have a terrible issue with shotgun wads. This hard plastic casing is what remains after firing. They are problematic because marine animals can ingest them and they do not disintigrate. The CLCP team found over 300 shotgun wads at Windjammer City Park on April 11. We report findings to Surfrider so that researchers have the data they need to find solutions to this problem.

NOAA Marine Debris Mapping Project

WSU Extension CLCP is heading in a brand new direction with MD Mapping and NOAA research! After each survey, CLCP maps the location and types of plastics coming ashore and then uploads data to the NOAA MD Mapping project. Click here if you’d like to read up on MD Mapping.