international coastal cleanup

This past weekend myself and three friends participated in the International Coastal Cleanup. We chose to cleanup at Sand Point near Lake Ozette, which has become my go-to destination for cleanup events over the past few years.

 

The trail to Sand Point is in amazing shape - better than I've ever seen it. Our hot and dry summer has reduced water sources around Sand Point to stagnant pools of tea-colored water. This lack of water was certainly a surprise, I've never not seen the creeks flowing out at the coast.

 

While there appeared to be a decrease in debris north of Sand Point, hiking a mile or two south of Sand Point produced the expected amounts of plastics, Styrofoam, rope and more. Cleanup efforts are important, but so to are our day-to-day actions. Reduce, reuse and recycle. Avoid single-use plastics. Educate yourself and others. Get involved.

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