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Saturday, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010, 10am–1pm (please note that some project dates and start/end times may vary)
From inland rivers to the coast, water connects us all.
Join us statewide to clean up our beaches, rivers and lakes.
This fall, Oregonians are invited to continue the tradition of cleaning coastal beaches and make an even bigger impact by joining other SOLV volunteers along rivers, lakes and other waterways throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Why is SOLV expanding the fall cleanup? For years, SOLV has received requests from volunteers around the state who wanted to help with a fall cleanup, and were unable to join us at the coast. This is a new way for all Oregonians to join generations of SOLV volunteers to get involved, and teach the next generation to care for the health of our local watershed and the beaches we enjoy.
Scroll down or CLICK HERE to view a list of Beach & Riverside Cleanup projects and to register today!
After registering, you will receive specific project information from SOLV. All volunteers are encouraged to dress for the weather and to bring reusable containers for drinking water, a reusable bag or bucket to collect trash, and a colander from home for sifting through sand to collect small pieces of plastic on the beach.
Please contact 503-844-9571 ext. 332 with any questions regarding volunteer registration.
As water flows downstream toward the ocean, it brings with it any trash in its path. This means the water bottle left by the side of the river, or the cigarette butt thrown onto the sidewalk will wash eventually into the ocean. Scientists estimate that more than 5 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean is covered with trash, and most of it is believed to be small pieces of plastic from the world’s shorelines. Whether from river shores or coastal beaches, trash and plastic debris is increasingly damaging our ecosystems. Fish, birds, and marine mammals often mistake small bits of plastic or cigarette butts for food, and can die of strangulation and starvation.
By removing trash upstream before it reaches the beach, SOLV volunteers can take action to benefit their local waterways, and at the same time, address a very global problem. For more information and resources about plastics and litter and marine debris visit our litter and marine debris information pages.
Save the date for the SOLV Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup on Saturday, March 19, 2011. The cleanup will focus on helping remove harmful trash and debris washed in from winter storms at more than 45 cleanup sites along the Oregon Coast.
Thousands of Oregonians have taken action to improve the environmental health of the coastline and ocean each spring and fall by turning out to clean and preserve the state’s public beaches. 
SOLV is proud to be a leader in the clean beach movement that began in 1984 in Oregon. Since then, nearly 190,000 SOLV volunteers have removed over 1250 tons of trash and marine debris from the Oregon coastline.
By maintaining the effort, SOLV, local coast garbage haulers and recyclers, and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, along with countless sponsors, partners and volunteers have helped keep Oregon’s coastline pristine and provided a model to other states and nations. Since the original effort in the 1980s, volunteer coastal cleanups have spread to all US states and territories and over 100 countries worldwide.
For the first time, SOLV will be expanding this cleanup event in 2010 to include projects along rivers, creeks, lakes and other waterways throughout Oregon and SW Washington. By restoring waterways & cutting off trash upstream, before it reaches the beach, SOLV volunteers will be part of a statewide effort to reduce marine debris and improve inland water and ocean health.
Want to share a ride to one of SOLV's coastal Beach and Riverside Cleanup sites? Now there's a service that can help you find a ride, or pair you with
someone looking for a ride. Volunteers who register for the Beach and Riverside Cleanup and also register their ride as a one trip on CarpoolMatch will be entered to win a free pound of coffee from Peet's or a $20 gift certificate at Kornblatt's Deli in Portland. There are also several bus lines serving Coastal Cities. Find more information at greyhound.com or contact Porter Stage Lines at 541-269-7183
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Join us on September 25, 2010 from 10 am to 1 pm at any one of 150 cleanup and restoration sites across the state to improve Oregon's environment (including cleanup sites along the coast). |
Volunteer Questions:Brett Lyon
Outreach Coordinator
503-844-9571 x 332 or 800-333-SOLV -
Other Program Questions:
Rachael PecoreProgram Coordinator
503-844-9571 x317 or 800-333-SOLV
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