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With Sept. 1 pre-registration deadline looming for DNREC’s 30th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, more volunteers are sought for a number of sites

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017



DOVER – Volunteers are still needed and welcomed to join the 30th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 16. Sponsored by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the cleanup spans more than 45 sites in New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties, including river and ocean shorelines as well as wetland and watershed areas. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to preregister at DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Cleanup webpage to ensure enough supplies are readied for each site.

Preregistration will close Friday, Sept. 1. Sites that still need additional volunteers are listed below and also can be found on the DNREC website:

New Castle County
• Fox Point State Park
• Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area/Collins Beach Boat Ramp
Kent County
• Little Creek Wildlife Area/Port Mahon Road
• North Bowers Beach
• South Bowers Beach
• Big Stone Beach
Sussex County
• Slaughter Beach
• Oyster Rocks Road
• Broadkill Beach
• Beach Plum Island
• Lewes Boat Ramp
• Lewes Beach
• Cape Shores
• Boat Hole/Love Creek
• Deauville
• Dewey/Indian Beach
• South Bethany Beach
• Nanticoke Wildlife Area – Phillips Landing
• Delaware Seashore State Park – North Indian River Inlet
• Delaware Seashore State Park – South Indian River Inlet
• Delaware Seashore State Park – Keybox Road
• Fenwick Island

Delaware’s Cleanup is part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest annual clearing of trash from coastlines, rivers, streams, and lakes by volunteers. Hundreds of thousands of people all over the world help each year to rid the environment of marine debris and collect detailed information on the types and quantities of refuse they find. This information is recorded on data cards and forwarded to the Center for Marine Conservation, which compiles data for all cleanups around the world. This information helps identify the source of the debris and focus efforts on eliminating or reducing it. For more information about the Ocean Conservancy and the International Coastal Cleanup, visit www.oceanconservancy.org.

For more information about the Delaware Coastal Cleanup, please email Joanna Wilson, event coordinator, or call 302-739-9902.

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With Sept. 1 pre-registration deadline looming for DNREC’s 30th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, more volunteers are sought for a number of sites

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017



DOVER – Volunteers are still needed and welcomed to join the 30th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 16. Sponsored by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the cleanup spans more than 45 sites in New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties, including river and ocean shorelines as well as wetland and watershed areas. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to preregister at DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Cleanup webpage to ensure enough supplies are readied for each site.

Preregistration will close Friday, Sept. 1. Sites that still need additional volunteers are listed below and also can be found on the DNREC website:

New Castle County
• Fox Point State Park
• Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area/Collins Beach Boat Ramp
Kent County
• Little Creek Wildlife Area/Port Mahon Road
• North Bowers Beach
• South Bowers Beach
• Big Stone Beach
Sussex County
• Slaughter Beach
• Oyster Rocks Road
• Broadkill Beach
• Beach Plum Island
• Lewes Boat Ramp
• Lewes Beach
• Cape Shores
• Boat Hole/Love Creek
• Deauville
• Dewey/Indian Beach
• South Bethany Beach
• Nanticoke Wildlife Area – Phillips Landing
• Delaware Seashore State Park – North Indian River Inlet
• Delaware Seashore State Park – South Indian River Inlet
• Delaware Seashore State Park – Keybox Road
• Fenwick Island

Delaware’s Cleanup is part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest annual clearing of trash from coastlines, rivers, streams, and lakes by volunteers. Hundreds of thousands of people all over the world help each year to rid the environment of marine debris and collect detailed information on the types and quantities of refuse they find. This information is recorded on data cards and forwarded to the Center for Marine Conservation, which compiles data for all cleanups around the world. This information helps identify the source of the debris and focus efforts on eliminating or reducing it. For more information about the Ocean Conservancy and the International Coastal Cleanup, visit www.oceanconservancy.org.

For more information about the Delaware Coastal Cleanup, please email Joanna Wilson, event coordinator, or call 302-739-9902.

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