Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Vicki Walsh invite residents to participate in the Spring Beach Cleanup and Marine Education Expo, scheduled for April 16th at the Town’s north shore beaches. The event, held rain or shine, is co-sponsored by Friends of the Bay. Beach cleanup volunteers – including individuals, groups, families and friends – should meet at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (off Larrabee Avenue in Oyster Bay) beginning at 9 a.m.
“This great environmental cleanup initiative features volunteers and Town employees rolling up their sleeves and working side-by-side to remove litter and debris from the beaches and shoreline along our north shore,” Supervisor Saladino said. “We invite residents of all ages to pitch in and help make a difference in our community! This year’s event will also feature new activities, exhibitions and a scavenger hunt for kids.”
Volunteers are invited to participate in the cleanup, which will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The central meeting place will be Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park launching ramps and waterfront gazebo off of Larrabee Avenue, Oyster Bay. Additional locations for the clean-up include Theodore Roosevelt Beach in Oyster Bay, Stehli Beach in Bayville and Centre Island Beach in Bayville. In prior years, beach cleanup events have resulted in 40,000lbs of debris collected by volunteers.
Councilwoman Walsh stated, “Each year, countless amounts of paper, food, plastics and other trash are discarded on beaches or dumped overboard from recreational and commercial vessels. Allowing this litter to remain on our shorelines will only lead to increasingly worse damage for the environment. Together, we’re improving Mother Earth by cleaning up and protecting our environment.”
No pre-registration is required. For more information, please contact the Town’s Department of Environmental Resources at (516)677-5943 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.
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