Join the Great Islands Clean-Up this fall

September 18, 2018 1:30 am
Contributed photo Great Islands Clean-Up Volunteers pick up litter on San Juan Island’s South Beach during a previous Great Islands Clean-Up.
Contributed photo Great Islands Clean-Up Volunteers pick up litter on San Juan Island’s South Beach during a previous Great Islands Clean-Up.

Submitted by organizers

The Great Islands Clean-Up is from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, for National Public Lands Day.

Help make the San Juan Islands litter free by the sea. Participate in this countywide greening event where volunteers will collect litter from public beaches and roadways.

Want to help? Bags, grabbers, safety vests and latex gloves will be available at the San Juan County Public Works office on Spring Street during the week before the event, and, on the other islands, the day of the event. Safety signage will be in place on all islands. Pickup of collected litter will be at various places on each island; check with your island’s organizer for more information.

Connect with businesses, schools, nonprofits, service or neighborhood groups, family and friends and volunteer to help. Join a group that has already been formed, or organize a group of your own.

Find out all the details on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheGreatlslandsCleanUp, and contact your island’s organizers directly.

San Juan Island: For roadside cleanup, contact Catherine Kenney at 317-4509 or ckenney@islandersbank.com or Lesley Hambleden at 208-561-1068 or lesleyhambleden@gmail.com. For beach clean up, contact Jana Marks at 317-8802 or janamarks56@gmail.com.

Orcas Island: For roadside or beaches, contact Pete Moe at Orcas Recycling Services at 376-4089 or pete@exchangeorcas.org.

Lopez Island: For roadside or beaches, contact Mike Moore at 468-3362 or eroom@rockisland.com, or Kirm Taylor 468-2474 or kirmant@gmail.com.

Shaw Island: For roadside or beaches, contact Stephanie Buffum at 472-0404 or stephanie@sanjuans.org.