Plum Island Beach Cleanup, Newburyport, Sunday, August 16th

August 15, 2009

When: Sunday, August 16th; 9:00 am
Where:Plum Island Point, Captain’s Fishing Parties’ Pier, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA

If you would like to help with a Plum Island beach cleanup, BOAT CAMP Inc, Newburyport, is lookingfor volunteers of all ages to help them with their first beach cleanup on Sunday, August 16th.

BOAT CAMP Inc. has adopted the stretch of Plum Island beach that spans from Captain’s Fishing Parties’ pier to the South Jetty as it runs along the Merrimack River. This heavy use of this beach this summer has taken its toll based on the amount of debris left behind.

Join BOAT CAMP on Sunday morning, August 16th at 9:00 a.m. at the Captain’s Fishing Parties’ pierif you would like to help with the cleanup. They will provide bags, tally up the debris and recycle as much as possible.

For more information, visit the BOAT CAMP Inc website or call 978-463-2233.

About Boat Camp, Inc.

BOAT CAMP Inc., a nonprofit marine and environmental education organization that offers a variety of week-long summer programs for kids ages 5 and older ashore and afloat, is offering a new summer program this year, “River Runners.”

They are located on the waterfront at Hilton’s Marina , next door to Plum Island Coffee Roasters. Visitors are always welcome to stop in and view the animals inside their 110-gallon saltwater touch tank!