Many thanks to the 91 people who participated this year in Coastal Cleanup Day at San Gregorio Beach. The weather was beautiful, the enthusiasm for cleaning up was phenomenal, the parking was free…
All together the community picked up 202 lbs of trash and recyclables from the beach, picnic and parking lot areas. At least one bold person ventured to the highway (with safety vest) and cleaned up the entry area as well. What astounding work! Several large groups joined the effort including Palo Alto Latter Day Saints, Pi Epsilon, a civil engineering group in San Jose, and the Ocean Ambassadors Club from Pinewood Junior high and high school. They were all amazing.
Countywide over 2,700 volunteers picked up 21,943 pounds of trash and recyclables. The #1 item picked up was not surprising – cigarette butts! Other top items were food wrappers, plastic grocery bags, construction materials, bottles and their caps, cans, gloves and masks.
Staying local, the San Gregorio Environmental Resource Center now has six members picking up trash and cigarette butts in San Gregorio, Cuesta La Honda and along Hwy. 84. No need to make them work any harder, picking up your own or others litter is a good thing!
We’ll have beach cleanups next year as well, April 23rd for Earth Day, July 9th following the 4th of July weekend, and again the 3rd Saturday in September for Coastal Cleanup Day. If you’re interested in helping with our regular litter pickups throughout the year, let us know at [email protected]. We‘d definitely appreciate your help in keeping our pristine area pristine.
Thanks to all – from the San Gregorio Environmental Resource Center (SGERC)
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