Adopt A Beach fall cleanup scheduled

 

Last updated 8/26/2014 at Noon



As many as 10,000 Texans are expected to hit the beach Saturday, Sept. 27 for the biggest beach cleanup in the Lone Star State, the Texas General Land Office’s Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup.

The cleanup takes place at three Southeast Texas area beaches, starting at 8:30 a.m. Post cleanup celebrations begin at noon.

“Come and join us for a good day of family fun with a purpose,” said Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson.

Volunteers can sign up online at www.texasadoptabeach.org or just show up at any participating beach that morning, except for the sites at St. Joseph Island and the John M. O’Quinn I-45 Estuarial Corridor and Virginia Point Peninsula Preserve, which require advance registration.

Each volunteer will be given data cards, gloves, pencils and trash bags.

All volunteers are advised to wear closed-toe shoes, bring sunscreen and plenty of drinking water.

The Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Cleanups are held rain or shine!

Texans who are not able to attend the cleanup can help keep their beaches clean by making a tax-deductible donation online at www.TexasAdoptABeach.org. There are several different Adopt-A-Beach sponsorship levels ranging from $25 to $25,000, allowing both individuals and corporations to contribute to this major cleanup effort.

The Adopt-A-Beach program is an all-volunteer effort that began in 1986 in an effort to rid Texas beaches of litter. Since the program began, 465,000 volunteers have removed more than 8,900 tons of trash from the Texas coastline, making it one of the most successful volunteer efforts in the nation.

Shell Oil Company is the lead statewide sponsor for the 28th Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup. Other sponsors include Apache Corporation, Cheniere Energy, Corona Del Mar Properties, Flint Hills Resources, Halliburton, HNTB, The Ocean Conservancy and Schlumberger.

To learn more about the Adopt-A-Beach program, visit www.TexasAdoptABeach.org or contact the GLO at 1-877-TX COAST. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/texasadoptabeach.

You can also follow us on Twitter via @TXAdoptABeach and use #TexasAdoptABeach in all your social media posts about the event.

Beach schedules are as follows:

  • Sea Rim State Park

Check-in: Park entrance, 10 miles west of Sabine Pass on Highway 87 South

Contact: Ben Herman, 409-971-2559, [email protected]

  • McFaddin Beach

Jefferson County Check-in: McFaddin Beach entrance 1.9 miles west of Sea Rim State Park on Highway 87

Contact: Tim Thomas, 409-896-5555, [email protected]

  • Chambers County

Check-in: 1 mile east of the intersection of Highways 124 and 87 at the beach

Contact: Lana Yawn, 409-267-2644, [email protected] or Patti Adams 409-267-2650, or Angela Hale 409-267-2647.

 

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