trash pick up

On Thursday, Louis convinced me to go out with him and the volunteers to help with marine clean up. Since I like the volunteers (Jessica and Rikeem) and Louis, I decided I would go.


First, we had a downpour! Louis was quick to put his

raincoat to good use (yes, it is a hefty bag!)


The first thing we did was walk a short section of beach that is normally off limits to people. while walking this, you are supposed to pick up any piece of debris larger than a quarter. The volunteers would check off what it was on their notes for a study. This is done once a month. We hardly found any trash!

But I did find many, many of these shells.

Another part of their job is what is called 'mark and recapture'. During this, they pick up a piece of debris, mark it, record it and then put it back on the sand! This way they can see what gets taken back out to sea or stays put.


Then Louis and I were assigned to a section of North Beach. This is a beach that is often used by people, as well as, monk seals. We found lots of trash and hauled it away.


Mostly, I did the hauling!!

One of my favorite things about the beaches here is that the sand never gets hot! I love going barefoot on the beach. the sand feels very spongy and cool no matter how hot the air is. And it's been hot and humid. I think it has been in the 90's with a bit of rain everyday.