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Contributed by: Joanna Taylor on 9/25/2006

On Saturday, September 16, over 500 volunteers came out to several beaches in Indian River County and Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, but their visit was not for leisure purposes. These hard working, dedicated volunteers came out to spend their valuable time cleaning up trash and debris from public lands for the 21st annual International Coastal Cleanup. Over 1 ton (2100 lbs) of debris was collected from Round Island, South Beach, Jaycee Beach, Wabasso Beach, Treasure Shores Beach and Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. Thirty seven volunteers showed up to help clean up Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, where 9 miles of roads and foot trails were cleaned. Items of particular interest that were found included half a canoe, an abandoned crab trap, fishing nets, and building materials that most likely got blown in around the salt marsh impoundments of the Indian River Lagoon during the past two years of hurricanes. The most numerous item picked up by volunteers were discarded beverage bottles/cans and food wrappers. The Pelican Island Audubon Society and Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge sends a big thanks to all the volunteers for their hard work, dedication and valuable time spent for this important cause. We appreciate your commitment and passion for ocean and waterway conservation issues. We hope you'll join us again next year.

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