Surfrider Oregon volunteers celebrated Earth Day in a big way this year, with cleanups stretching up and down the Oregon Coast!
Students from Driftwood Elementary kicked off Earth Day weekend with a cleanup in Port Orford on Friday, April 19. While the beach was already pretty clean (they collected two lbs of debris), the 4th Grade class enjoyed getting out there with former Oregon Field Manager, Bri Goodwin.
Volunteers with the Coos Bay Chapter returned to Bastendorff Beach, and cleared an incredible 300 lbs of trash!
In Newport, Beach Captains hosted cleanups at four beaches around the city- Agate, Nye, Otter Rock, and Yaquina Bay State Park . An impressive 187 volunteers collected 730 lbs of debris from the central coast!
And in Seaside, the North Coast Chapter hosted their first beach cleanup in two years, attracting 93 participants, and collecting 159 lbs of trash from around the Cove. We loved seeing teens from Tongue Point and the East Portland Teen Force join in!
The Portland Chapter kept the fun rolling after Earth Day with their Spring Oswald West Action Day. Joining forces with Oregon State Parks and Trailkeepers of Oregon, they used the rainy weather to identify drainage issues on the trail leading to Short Sands Beach. Despite the storm rolling in, a team of 40 volunteers cleared trails, started a memorial bench installation project, and cleared 76 lbs of trash from Shortie’s!
All in all, Surfrider Oregon Chapters welcomed 358 volunteers to our cleanups, and we were able to remove 1,267 lbs of debris from our beaches! What a way to show Mother Earth some love!