ADOPT A BEACH

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Adopt A Beach program fosters volunteer stewardship of the State's coastal beaches and reduces the threat of marine debris to fish and wildlife. The DEP selects two days per year, one in the spring and one in the fall, for coastwide cleanups. Program volunteers adopt beaches for one year, agreeing to clean the beach of litter and debris on designated cleanup days. Adopt A Beach volunteers have been removing marine debris from the State's shorelines since 1993. All cleanups start at 9:00 a.m. Call for information about future dates for cleanups at DEP at (609) 29-BEACH or check the calendar of events.

The 2008 Fall Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 2008.

Volunteers must register prior to the event to reserve a beach and to receive supplies.