The Ocean Conservancy organizes the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) each year. The Cedar Key community has been participating for 15 years – this year’s cleanup will be the 18th annual ICC event for Cedar Key! Please come out and join us Saturday, September 21st for the 2024 coastal cleanup! The cleanup lasts from 8 AM – 12 PM. Volunteers receive a free lunch and t-shirt (while supplies last). You can pre-register for the event to let us know you are coming.
To participate, simply show up and check in at the Cedar Key City Marina from 7:30-9 AM. We provide trash bags assign you to an area. Volunteers will tally trash items as they collect them using the data sheets provided or using the Clean Swell app. Once finished, drop off your data sheets and trash to earn a t-shirt. Please bring your own gloves!
What’s this about data?
An important aspect of the International Coastal Cleanup is to tally up the types of trash that are collected. This helps track local and global trends in marine pollution so managers can target certain types of prevention and cleanup measures. We are asking you to tally the trash you collect as you go either using a paper data card or the Clean Swell App. You may want to assign one member of your group to be the designated data collector to keep things clean and easy.
Our volunteers have collected an amazing amount of debris over the years. You can check out results from past cleanups at our summary blog posts like this one from 2022 or this one from 2019.
We hope you’ll join us for the 2024 Cedar Key International Coastal Cleanup!
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