Our event has reached capacity. Please email muve@frostscience.org to join the waitlist, or search for another ICC cleanup at volunteercleanup.org. There are 50+ cleanup events happening in Miami-Dade County, so link up with another awesome organization to celebrate global coastlines this weekend!
It’s time for the 37th annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)! Join us for the world’s largest, one-day volunteer effort for our oceans and waterways, and show your commitment to reducing marine debris, along with millions of volunteers from across the globe.
Spearheaded globally by the Ocean Conservancy, VolunteerCleanup.org organizes Miami-Dade County’s local participation in this annual event with 45+ simultaneous shoreline cleanups around the county and is made possible by the generous support of our presenting sponsors Covanta and Rickenbacker Marina, with additional support from Blackstone Charitable Foundation, Verizon, Miami-Dade County RER-DERM, Pubbelly Sushi, and Greenberg Traurig.
We will provide garbage bags, gloves, data collection cards, and a souvenir tote bag with this year’s marine animal theme, the Hermit Crab. *Community Service hours also provided*
Information for Volunteers:
- Complete the online waiver here: If you are under 18 and coming without a parent or guardian, you must have a parent/guardian sign the waiver HERE in advance.
- Download the Ocean Conservancy’s CleanSwell app to participate in the Citizen Science activity to log, tally and measure the impact of your cleanup. It is easier and more fun than using the paper data cards!
- Dress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear. This is an intertidal mangrove site, and you should wear closed-toed shoes to potentially get mucky. Please no flipflops or sandals.
- Sunglasses, hat, sunscreen, and bur spray are recommended.
- If you have your own reusable working or gardening type gloves, bring them. We will be providing gloves but cannot guarantee they will be in your size.
- Please bring water in a reusable container. Let’s reduce waste and refuse single-use disposable plastic water bottles.
- Some volunteers like to use a bucket during a cleanup. Ask your local café or food shop if they get food service items in 5-gallon buckets that they would like to donate for use during your cleanup!
Read more about the history and impact of the International Coastal Cleanup here: https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/international-coastal-cleanup/
Parking Instructions
- You do not have to pay to park, however you MUST check in with our staff to receive a parking pass.