Upcoming Beach Clean Up in Fairhaven

September 5, 2004

CONTACT:

Michelle Frey, Communications and Outreach Coordinator

The Coalition for Buzzards Bay

508-999-6363, ext. 208

NEW BEDFORD, MA—Have you ever gone to the beach and noticed cigarette butts, soda cans or trash along the shore? Marine debris is both unsightly and potentially dangerous not only for us, but for the marine creatures who depend on a healthy Buzzards Bay.

Now is your chance to get out there and help clean up our coastline. The Coalition for Buzzards Bay is participating in Massachusetts COASTSWEEP. Volunteers throughout Massachusetts turn out in large numbers each year for COASTSWEEP, the state-wide beach cleanup sponsored by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the Urban Harbors.  Join The Coalition for Buzzards Bay on Saturday, October 16th at Marsh Island in Fairhaven from 8:00 – 11:00am.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Michelle Frey, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, at frey@savebuzzardsbay.org or (508) 999-6363 ext. 208.

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The Coalition for Buzzards Bay is a private, non-profit membership organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of Buzzards Bay and its watershed. The organization works to improve the health of the Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research and advocacy and is supported by more than 4,700 members.