Aquarium News: Keeping the beach clean is a year-round job - Seaside Signal

Aquarium News: Keeping the beach clean is a year-round job - Seaside Signal

Aquarium News: Keeping the beach clean is a year-round job - Seaside Signal

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 12:00 AM PST

Treasure the Beach was founded by Gini Dideum and the Beach Drive Buccaneers. With a shared dream of a clean beach, this group of amazing people started a monthly beach cleanup in Seaside.

In 2004 a partnership was founded between the Beach Drive Buccaneers, the city of Seaside, and Oregon SOLVE. While the Beach Drive Buccaneers would hand out the tools necessary for beach cleanups, the city would dispose of all the trash collected by the volunteers, and Oregon SOLVE would take care of promoting the cleanup.

Every year thousands of pounds of trash enters the marine environment causing significant damage to our marine community. Most of the trash are plastics, which never completely decompose, instead they break down into microplastics and enter the food chain. As major advocates for the marine environment and its inhabitants, the Seaside Aquarium was excited when asked to take over Treasure the Beach in January 2019.

Throughout the year Treasure the Beach had a total of 450 volunteer participants. These incredible volunteers collectively removed over 1,865 pounds of trash. Volunteers filled their bags with small pieces of plastic, netting, bottles, cans, and glass. When items such as wooden pallets, old campfire stoves or larger sections of netting were too big to fit into their bags, volunteers would notify the aquarium and the aquarium would retrieve the larger items. People from all over the state participated in these monthly cleanups.

The National Guard from Portland spent a cold morning combing the beach for trash. The Jeppson family booked their family reunion in Seaside and all 75 of them hit the beach armed with bags and gloves to remove as much man-made debris as possible. Local college students, girl scout troops, and businesses also participated over the last 12 months.

As we look forward to the 2020 season the aquarium plans to make Treasure the Beach more environmentally friendly. Buckets will be available for those who would rather not use plastic bags and the aquarium is now able to collect and recycle cigarette butts.

Treasure the Beach is on the first Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Volunteers are set up on the Prom in front of the Seashore Inn to hand out beach cleaning supplies. To register for Treasure the Beach visit oregonsolve.org or simply show up in the morning on the day of the cleanup. If you are not able to make it to one of the organized beach cleanups but still want to clean the beach, visit the Seaside Aquarium Gift Shop during regular business hours and they will supply you with bags and gloves.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need to sign up ahead of time?

A. No, you can just show up in the morning and sign in.

Q: Can I bring my kids, friends or a group?

Yes! Groups of 50 or more, let us know by registering at solveoregon.org. Kids of all ages are welcome, but we ask that anyone 12 and under be accompanied by an adult or guardian.

Q: Do I need to bring anything?

We provide bags, gloves, and hand sanitizer. During the summer it is recommended that you wear a hat or sunblock to avoid burning.

Q: Do I have to stay the entire four hours?

No. You can help for any length of time. You can pack up and leave whenever you wish, just place your bag by any of the garbage cans along the Prom when you're done.

Q: Do you ever cancel or reschedule a beach cleanup due to weather?

Yes. We look at the weather forecast and try to determine as soon as possible if we need to cancel a cleanup due to weather or high surf. If you are registered through SOLVE an email will be sent to inform you of the cancellation. You can also check the Seaside Aquarium's Facebook page for up to date information.

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