Jennifer Savage shared some information.
Monday, May 12
1:30 p.m.
Woodley Island Meeting Room
We all know that illegal dumping and litter are
significant problems in Humboldt County. Humboldt Surfrider and the Northcoast
Environmental Center have been focusing on the Samoa peninsula in particular as
a place to implement change through beach cleanups, the Adopt-A-Beach program
and by supporting the dedication of the PacOut Green Team.
The PacOut Green team (sponsored by Pacific
Outfitters) spends one hour every Saturday cleaning up the beach, highway, bay
and surrounding areas (with the occasional foray into Eureka). We'd like to
help ensure they have supplies and a way to dispose of the trash without
incurring fees.
We'd also like to address the larger issues of
people dumping on the spit by working with the proper agencies on notification,
enforcement and cleanup.
We're hoping to involve
businesses/agencies/other organizations in stewardship of the peninsula through
the Adopt-A-Beach program and/or sponsored cleanups.
By the end of the day, I'd love to have a clear
idea regarding the following:
Who wants to help take care of the beaches?
What should a person do when witnessing or
discovering illegal dumping?
What businesses would want to sponsor the PacOut
team and/or other beach cleanups (through Adopt-A-Beach, etc.)?
Are any business, landowners, etc., interested
in supporting an educational campaign?
What other ideas do people have as far as
preventing dumping, littering, etc.?
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