Trash is a challenging issue facing our shoreline and the Dredgers clean the water whenever we encounter rubbish. We help finance and participate in two major initiatives to clean the estuary in the spring and fall.
The spring cleaning event focuses on the water’s edge, removing trash that has washed ashore over the winter. Community volunteers armed with landing nets, skiffs, canoes and kayaks, are encouraged to collect trash on a self-guided tour.
The fall event is part of a state-wide beach cleanup in collaboration with the American Littoral Society concentrating efforts on the upland areas. Each of these events removes hundreds of bags of trash from the estuary, sustain life and prevent future dumping.
Since our programs started in 1999, there has been a sharp decline in dumping and we are increasing our monitoring efforts.
Please check our Calendar for Canal Cleaning dates.