5th of July Whatcom Beach Cleanup Day

July 5 volunteer cleanup day at Cherry Point, Locust Beach and Marine Park

Join the North Sound Baykeeper and the Northwest Straits Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation for the annual, post-Independence Day beach clean up.

We will clean the beaches of Cherry Point, Locust Beach, and Marine Park at 9am on July 5th.  Beaches at Squalicum and Zuanich Park may also be picked up if there are large numbers of volunteers.

Bring sunscreen and a hat and join us to cleanup the traces of the Fourth-of-July.  We will supply water, disposable gloves, and trash bags.

Before the cleanups, the North Sound Baykeeper and Surfrider programs will share some information about protecting water quality.

* Marine Park: meet at the park located at 200 Harris Ave in Fairhaven, Bellingham at 9am. At this location, Doug Stark, RE Sources Beach Naturalist Coordinator will start the cleanup with a short talk on water quality and the ecology of the area.

* Locust Beach: meet at the Bellingham Kite Boarding Community Center located on Locust Ave., near Marine Drive at 9am. Surfrider's Brian Smart will start the cleanup with a brief discussion of Surfriders priorities of water quality and beach access.

* Cherry Point: meet at Cherry Point's Gulf Road access located at 9 am or carpool from the SE corner Sunset Square parking lot near Cost-Cutter at 8:15 am. At this location, North Sound Baykeeper, Wendy Steffensen, will start the cleanup with an update on the status of the Cherry Point herring stocks and the process of designating the area an Aquatic Reserve.

For information on the cleanups at Cherry Point or Marine Park, contact Wendy Steffensen at 733-8307. For cleanup information on Locust Beach, contact Brian Smart.