Minnesota Beach Sweep

2010 Beach Sweep
Saturday, September 25
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Locations:
Brighton Beach
Lester Park
Chester Bowl
Boy Scout Landing Beach (off Commonwealth St.)
Burlington Bay (Two Harbors)
Park Point Boat Launch (Underwater SCUBA Cleanup)

2010 Beach Sweep sponsors:
WLSSD (Western Lake Superior Sanitary District)
At Sara's Table Chester Creek Cafe
Lake Superior Magazine
InnerSpace SCUBA
Barr Engineering Co
Minnesota Sea Grant
Whole Foods Co-op
Minnesota Power

For more information please contact us at 218-740-3474 ext. 1025 or by email at beachsweep@glaquarium.org.

Background information
Minnesota Beach Sweep started 14 years ago in Duluth MN when Great Lakes Aquarium partnered with The Ocean Conservancy for the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC).  The ICC is the oldest running cleanup effort of its kind and involves 123 countries across the globe.  Focused on removing man-made debris from coastline of all kinds, ICC volunteers also collect data about the debris they gather.  This data becomes part of the global database and is used to enhance efforts to protect and restore global waterways. (for more information on the ICC or data from previous years, please visit www.oceanconservancy.org) 

The 2009 full report from The Ocean Conservancy can be viewed here

Thank you to all of the volunteers that make Beach Sweep a great success every year!