Texas Land Board Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., encourages volunteers to sign up for the Adopt-A-Beach Fall Coastwide cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 28.
This cleanup will stretch from the northern to the southern tip of the Texas coast and include 24 sites.
“I wanted to let you know that I’m organizing a cleanup for Palacios Beach that Saturday,” said Matagorda County Extension Agent Coastal & Marine Resources Amy Nowlin in an email.
“There are usually cleanups in Matagorda and Sargent on the same day.”
Volunteers for Matagorda Beach need to meet at Jetty Park to check in and Sargent volunteers are to meet at County Park on Canal Drive – both start registration at 8:30 a.m.
Volunteers can arrive at the cleanup site of their choice on Saturday morning.
Volunteers are encouraged to wear closed-toe shoes and to bring sunscreen, a hat, and plenty of drinking water.
Volunteers may also want to download the Clean Swell app to track their efforts.
“It has been an honor to participate in Adopt-A-Beach Cleanups as Texas Land Commissioner because one of my top priorities is to keep our state’s beautiful coastline clean,” said Commissioner Buckingham.
“The GLO’s Adopt-A-Beach program is essential to coastal protection and preservation and Adopt-A-Beach volunteers are the heart of our efforts to ensure a bright future for Texas beaches.
“I want to thank the volunteers who have already signed up for this year’s fall cleanup and encourage anyone interested in volunteering to sign up to participate in a day full of fun and giving back to our coast and its communities.”
Data submitted to the app is instantly uploaded to the Ocean Conservancy’s global ocean trash database.
Since the first Texas Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup in 1986, more than 580,000 volunteers have picked up nearly 10,000 tons of trash from Texas beaches.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Texas Coastal Management Program, Valero, Exxon Mobil, SLB, Flint Hills, Wild Spirit Wild Places, SESCO Cement, and MTC Management & Training Corporation are this year’s state sponsors.
To learn more about the Adopt-A-Beach program, visit TexasAdoptABeach.org and follow Adopt-A-Beach on Facebook or X.
