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Adopt-a-Beach Program Review

Adopt-a-Beach Program Review. Bill Hart Colleen Canfield Sherry Johnson. Introduction. San Clemente Watershed Task Force Founded in 2005 by Stephanie Dorey Need for coordination and communication amongst various coastal stakeholders City staff and council members

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Adopt-a-Beach Program Review

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  1. Adopt-a-Beach Program Review Bill Hart Colleen Canfield Sherry Johnson

  2. Introduction • San Clemente Watershed Task Force • Founded in 2005 by Stephanie Dorey • Need for coordination and communication amongst various coastal stakeholders • City staff and council members • Coastal Advisory Committee • Non-profits • Concerned citizens • Monthly meetings

  3. Activities and Programs • Outreach and Fundraising • Citizen and Business Recognition • Earth Day • Bulky item collection • Adopt-a-Beach

  4. Adopt-a-Beach Overview • Beach/trail divided into 200 foot sections • Adopt-a-Beach Teams commit to: • Clean up their section at least twice/month • Record what was collected on data sheet • Forward data sheet to Program Manager • Multiple teams can share a section • Program Manager shares results • Web blog published monthly

  5. Monthly Report (1)

  6. Monthly Report (2)

  7. Monthly Report (3)

  8. 2008 Results • Record number of cleanups • 947 clean ups • 517 bagfuls • 261 five gallon bucketfuls • 537 hours • 15.5 average teams/month

  9. Trash volume • 17,950 plastic* • 1,505 glass • 1,763 cans • 27,593 cigarette butts* • 68 animal waste • 9,001 straws • 30,773 styrofoam* • 11,628 paper • 3,700 ballons 103,981 Pieces of debris in nine months! * Notations include “lots”, “too numerous to count”, or “pieces too small to count

  10. Big offenders 84%

  11. Changing of the Guard • Sherry Johnson • Outgoing Program Manager • Colleen Canfield • New Program Manager • Adopt-a-Beach Kickoff and Team Party • Many thanks to our volunteers!!!

  12. City Council Meeting last Tuesday 537 hours of cleanup @ $10/hr min. wage 537 X $10 = $5,370 30,773 pieces of EPS @ 20 pieces/cup 30,773/20 => 1539 cups Cost per cup to remove from beach $5,370/1539 = $3.49 per cup Even at minimum wage the social cost of picking up a single cup is very expensive

  13. Q & A www.scwatersheds.com Questions Discussion

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