Clean Coast is a Savannah based non-profit, volunteer organization which works to combat marine debris by holding monthly beach and marsh cleanups on the Georgia Coast.
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| Plans in Place for New Year!
We've made a good start on our 2012 Trip Schedule. Our first cleanup of the year will take place on Little Tybee Island on February 11. Plans for some of the 2012 events remain tentative and some of the places and dates may change.
The month of January is reserved for the Annual Oyster Roast. This year we will enjoy delicious local oysters on Sunday, January 22, starting at 2:00 p.m. It's a fun way to renew your membership and connect with other Clean Coast members. A small group of hardy Clean Coast volunteers will harvest the oysters the day before from Chatham County's public oyster beds on Oyster Creek. You won't find oysters any fresher or tastier than these anywhere else. Click here for more details and driving directions.
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| Scene from last year's oyster roast. |
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The Far Reaching Effects of Marine Debris
Photographer Chris Jordan traveled to one of the most remote places on earth and found victims of plastic marine debris - the carcases of Laysan albatross chicks who starved to death on a diet of small plastic pieces gleaned from the water by their parents who mistook the plastic for food. The entire album of disturbing photos from his tour of Midway Atoll can be seen on his website. He writes:
"To document this phenomenon as faithfully as possible, not a single piece of plastic in any of these photographs was moved, placed, manipulated, arranged, or altered in any way. These images depict the actual stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world’s most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent."
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| Click photo to see entire album. |
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New! Online Registration for Cleanups.
Instead of calling and talking to our voicemail, please register online and receive confirmation and directions to the launch site via email.
(Click here to register online.)
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Clean Coast endorses the Recycle Chatham Petition!
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| Click here to learn more. |
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