2015 SOLVE Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup Final Report

2015 SOLVE Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup
Final Report
2015 SOLVE Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup
Protecting the health of Oregon’s beaches since 1986.
SOLVE is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring
Oregonians together to improve our environment and build a
legacy of stewardship.
Each spring, SOLVE volunteers travel from all over the state
to help out at one of 45 coastal cleanup sites during the
Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup. From Fort Stevens State Park
near Astoria to Harris Beach State Park in Brookings,
thousands of volunteers scour the coastline each year to
protect our oceans, wildlife and coastal economies.
In 1984, the dream of the first statewide beach cleanup took
root after Oregonians Judie Hansen and Eleanor Dye were
inspired to rid the state’s beaches of litter. Their cleanup
model has since spread across the nation and throughout the
world. Over the past 30 years, more than 125,000 Spring
Oregon Beach Cleanup volunteers have removed over
880 tons of litter from Oregon’s beaches.
2015 Accomplishments
More than 5,150 volunteers turned out coast-wide on
March 28 at 45 coastal cleanup sites.
With SOLVE support, volunteers accomplished the following
improvements to Oregon’s beaches:
• Removed 68,054 pounds of litter and marine debris
• Removed 53 tires
• Recycled over 2,000 pounds of debris to be turned into
educational art sculptures
Media Coverage
Letter from the Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup Coordinator
Since 1984, the SOLVE Spring Oregon Beach
Cleanup has mobilized thousands of volunteers across
Oregon to come together in an effort to keep our
beaches and waterways clean and healthy. The level of
commitment to this event is inspiring. This year over
100 volunteer Zone and Beach Captains and 5,150
Oregonians stepped up to make a difference for our coastlines.
In addition to our amazing volunteers statewide, SOLVE would
like to thank all of our wonderful sponsors, including our haulers
who have been donating their services to the twice-annual beach
cleanups for over 30 years. Additionally, the Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department and our dedicated volunteer leaders are
invaluable to this event as they have spent countless hours
helping to coordinate each year. We look forward to seeing you
next year on March 26!
COLUMBIA RIVER
Columbia River Beach >
Peter Iredale Beach >
ZONE 1
Recology Western Oregon
ZONE 2
Recology Western Oregon
ARCH CAPE
ZONE 3
Recology Western Oregon
R Sanitary Service
CARTM
BARVIEW PARK
City Sanitary Service
Tillamook County
SAND LAKE
ZONE 5
Nestucca Valley
Sanitary Service
Tillamook County
G E A R H A RT
Seaside Turnaround >
SEASIDE
Cannon Beach City Hall
(163 E. Gower) > C A N N O N
Tolovana Wayside > B E AC H
NECANICUM RIVER
ZONE 4
A S TO R I A
Sunset Beach Approach >
Del Ray Beach Approach >
Gearhart Beach Approach >
O C E A N
PrintRadio
Clackamas Review
105.9 The Brew
Coos Bay World
106.7 The Eagle
Curry County Reporter
1190 KEX
Newport News Times
JAM’N 107.5
Portland TribuneRadio 102.3
Siuslaw News
Rip City Radio 620
The Oregonian
K103 FM
Tillamook Headlight Herald
Z100 Portland
TelevsionWeb
Community Access Network
FOX 12 Oregon
KGW
Oregon Coast Today
KOIN 6 News
The Daily Astorian
WASHINGTON
P A C I
F I C
The Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup received statewide media
attention. The following is a sampling of the many newspapers,
publications, television, radio stations, and web-based media
that ran stories, notices, and calendar items.
Project Map
Laneda & Ocean Ave. >
M A N Z A N I TA
Nehalem Bay State Park >
Rockaway Lion’s Club
(268 S. Anchor St.) >
RO C K AWAY
GARIBALDI
Tillamook Pioneer Museum
(2106 2nd St.) >
TILLAMOOK
Netarts Bay Boat Ramp >
Sand Lake >
Pelican Pub >
PAC I F I C C I T Y
Wi-Ne-Ma Wayside >
Neskowin Trading Company > N E S KOW I N
Road’s End Beach Wayside >
“D” River Wayside >
S.W. 51st >
Gleneden Beach Wayside >
CASCADE HEAD
ZONE 6
North Lincoln
Sanitary Service
Lincoln County
L I N CO L N C I T Y
D E P O E B AY
Y A Q U I N A H E A D Devil’s Punch Bowl-Otter Rock >
ZONE 7
Beverly Beach State Park >
Thompson’s
Agate Beach Wayside >
Sanitary Service
Nye Beach Turnaround, Newport > N EW P O RT
Lincoln County
Yaquina Bay State Park >
South Beach State Park >
SEAL ROCK
Lost Creek State Park >
ZONE 8
Ona Beach State Park >
Thompson’s
Sanitary Service
Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive
WA L D P O RT
Dahl Disposal
Center, Waldport >
Lincoln County
Yachats Chamber of Commerce > YAC H ATS
CAPE PERPETUA
ZONE 9
Carl Washburne
picnic area >
Central Coast Disposal
Lane County
County Transfer & Recycling
Heceta Beach >
North Jetty >
F LO R E N C E
South Jetty >
Siltcoos Outlet >
SILTCOOS OUTLET
Oregon Dunes National
Recreation Area Office,
Southern Oregon
Reedsport >
Sanitation
Z O N E 10
R E E D S P O RT
Umpqua Dunes >
UMPQUA RIVER
Z O N E 11
Les’ Sanitary
Horsfall Beach >
N O RT H B E N D
Bastendorff
Beach Park >
CO O S B AY
CAPE ARAGO
Z O N E 12
Bandon Transfer
& Recycling
Washed Ashore
“The Barn,”
Bandon City
Park >
BANDON
SIXES RIVER
Z O N E 13
Curry Transfer
& Recycling
P O RT O R F O R D
Battle Rock
Wayside >
Ophir State
Recreation Site >
OPHIR
Z O N E 14
Curry Transfer
& Recycling
Port of
Gold Beach
parking lot >
G O L D B E AC H
W
Joy Irby
Program Coordinator
Brookings Welcome
Center, opposite
Harris Beach State
Park entrance >
CALIFORNIA BORDER
B RO O K I N G S
CALIFORNIA
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Teaching the Next Generation
All along the coast, the beach cleanup draws dozens of families, school groups, Boy and Girl Scout troops,
church youth groups, and after-school clubs. Of the thousands of volunteers at the 2015 Spring Oregon
Beach Cleanup, approximately one-third were youth and students.
At the Gleneden Beach Cleanup, over 100 high school students from
the Salem Teen Outreach Program were taught about the issue of
marine debris and how their actions impact the world around them.
Several youth and young adult volunteers from the Portland
Opportunities Industrialization Center also joined the cleanup effort,
giving back to the environment while learning life skills. Together with
other volunteers at the site, they helped to remove 600 pounds of
debris and will serve as the next generation of coastal stewards.
After a presentation by SOLVE staff on the issue of marine debris and the
importance of volunteerism, several students from Sunnsyside Environmental School
in Portland decided to clean the beach near Hug Point. They sifted thousands of
pieces of plastic from the high tide line and plan to repurpose their finds by turning
them into educational art pieces. The beach cleanup even inspired one of the classes
at the school to clean up their local river by joining the SOLVE Adopt-a-River
program!
Sponsor Spotlight
A big thank you to the Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup sponsors who brought out volunteers during the
event! Major Sponsor, Fred Meyer, recruited over 100 volunteers for the Seaside Beach Cleanup, joining
Media Sponsors K103 FM and KOIN 6 on site. Supporting Sponsor, The Standard, joined the Pelican
Pub Beach Cleanup effort in Pacific City with more 50 volunteers. Coordinating Sponsor, the Oregon
Parks and Recreation Department, led over half of the 45 check-in sites and helped haul thousands of
pounds of trash. In addition, the Local Coast Haulers once again generously donated their support to the
cleanups coast-wide, a service they have provided for over three decades.
Beach Captain Testimonial: Sand Lake Duners
Why We Clean the Beach:
To our sand family, the SOLVE Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup is not only a weekend to come together for
camping, but also an opporunity to care for an area that has helped create so many wonderful memories
for so many families. We have sand families that have been going to the Sand Lake Recreation Area since
the 1970’s and this was our eleventh year being involved with the SOLVE coast-wide beach cleanup.
Honoring Papa:
Last fall we lost a sand family member, Donald “Dale” Imai - better known as Papa. He was an
amazing man and has left behind his family for us to love and watch over. During the SOLVE Spring
Oregon Beach Cleanup, we took the opportunity to honor him at the Sand Lake Recreation Area. It was
important to honor Papa during the cleanup because he had
been involved with the SOLVE beach cleanups since the 1990s.
Looking Forward to the Future:
The Sand Lake Duners will continue to be a a part of the
SOLVE tradition and look forward to many more years taking
care of our little “sand box” area. We hold a potluck at every
SOLVE event and always welcome volunteers to join!
- Kari Kaiser
SOLVE Beach Captain, Sand Lake Recreation Area
Strange Finds
Most of the debris collected by volunteers was common, everyday litter like cigarette butts, fishing rope,
plastic bags, and bottles. However, there were also many strange finds, including two baby strollers, a
bayonet, several grocery carts, a 125 foot mooring rope, a mattress, a broken mailbox, a car bumper, and
a discarded refrigerator. Two young volunteers even found $10.30!
Other unique finds included a freshwater dock that washed up on the beach south of Humbug Mountain
and dozens of baskets that traveled to Oregon from Japan along Pacific Ocean currents.
Cleanup Sites and Coordinators
The success of this event depends on well-organized Zone Captains. These are volunteer leaders who, along with
support from SOLVE, recruit and train Beach Captains for sites in their zone and work with local haulers. Beach
Captains run the check in site and make sure volunteers receive supplies and safety information. More than half the
Zone Captains are Oregon Parks and Recreation (OPRD) staff. Members of the Surfrider Foundation also help out
with several of the check in sites. We couldn’t do it without them!
Cleanup Site
Zone 1
Fort Stevens - Columbia River Beach
Fort Stevens - Shipwreck Beach
Sunset Beach Approach
Del Rey Beach Approach Gearhart Beach Approach
Location
Zone & Beach Captains
Hammond
Hammond
Warrenton
Warrenton
Gearhart
Dane Osis, OPRD
Dane Osis, OPRD
Dane Osis, OPRD
Dane Osis, OPRD
Dane Osis, OPRD
Zone 2
Seaside Beach Cannon Beach City Hall
Zone 3
Laneda & Ocean Ave Nehalem Bay State Park
Rockaway Beach
Seaside
Cannon Beach
Coral Cook, Seaside Lions Club
Jeneé Pearce-Mushen, Pacific Alarm Systems
Manzanita
Manzanita
Rockaway Beach
Shelley Parker, OPRD
Shelley Parker, OPRD
Marilou Bowman, Rockaway Beach Lions Club
Zone 4
Tillamook Pioneer Museum
Netarts Bay Boat Ramp
Sand Lake
Tillamook
Netarts
Pacific City
Travis Korbe, OPRD
John Andersen
Kari Kaiser, Sand Lake Duners
Zone 5
Pelican Pub
Wi-Ne-Ma Wayside
Neskowin Trading Company
Pacific City
Neskowin
Neskowin
Scott Duncan, Ken Hanson, Pelican Pub
Scott Duncan, OPRD
Scott Duncan, OPRD
Zone 6
Chinook Winds Casino Resort Road’s End Beach Wayside
“D” River Wayside
S.W. 51st
Gleneden Beach Wayside
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
Billie-Jo Wills, Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Mark Saelens, Thomas Reinel
Mark Saelens, Will Wiedenmann
Mark Saelens, Kiwanis Club
Mark Saelens
Cleanup Sites and Coordinators cont.
Cleanup Site
Zone 7
Devil’s Punch Bowl - Otter Rock
Beverly Beach State Park
Agate Beach Wayside Nye Beach Turnaround
Yaquina Bay State Park Location
Zone & Beach Captains
Depoe Bay
Newport
Newport
Newport
Newport
Sage DeLuna, Jacque Rodriguez, Surfrider
Sage DeLuna, Surfrider, OPRD
Sage DeLuna, Vince Pappalardo Surfrider
Sage DeLuna, Surfrider
Sage DeLuna, Surfrider, OPRD
Zone 8
South Beach State Park
Lost Creek State Park Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive Center
Yachats Chamber of Commerce
South Beach
South Beach
Waldport
Yachats
Ryan Parker, OPRD, Oregon Coast Aquarium
Ryan Parker, OPRD
Ryan Parker, OPRD, Alsea Bay Interpretive Center
Ryan Parker, OPRD, Yachats Chamber of Commerce
Zone 9
Carl Washburne Picnic Area Heceta Beach
North Jetty South Jetty
Siltcoos Outlet
Florence
Florence
Florence
Florence
Florence
Craig Filip, OPRD
Craig Filip
Craig Filip
Craig Filip
Craig Filip
Zone 10
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area Reedsport
Umpqua Dunes
Reedsport
Mike Northrop, U.S. Forest Service, Rotary Club
Mike Northrop, U.S. Forest Service
Zone 11
Horsfall Beach
Bastendorff Beach Park
North Bend
Charleston
Stephanie Miller, OPRD, Surfrider
Stephanie Miller, Ian Rodger, OPRD, Surfrider
Zone 12
“The Barn,” Bandon Beach Bandon
Nick Shoeppner, OPRD
Zone 13
Battle Rock State Wayside
Ophir State Recreation Site
Port Orford
Port Orford
Greg Ryder, OPRD
Greg Ryder, OPRD
Zone 14
Gold Beach Visitor Center
Brookings Rest Area Gold Beach
Brookings
Sue Dawson, Bob Hemus
Angela Stewart, OPRD
Thanks to our Volunteer Groups, Partners
and In-kind Supporters
Achievers
Adelante Mujeres
Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive Center
Altair Ski & Sports Club
Antonucci
Bamboo Sushi
Bank of America
Belloni Shelter Care
Bill Dahl Photography
Representative Bonamici’s Office
Boy Scouts of America
Bureau of Land Management
Calvary Korean Presbyterian Church
Carlson Testing
Cascade Cruisers, Inc.
Cascade Packgoat Club
Cavazos Center
Century Health Services Club
Chapel by the Sea
Chicas Youth Development Program
Chinook Winds Casino and Resort
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Murrayhill Ward
City of Cannon Beach
City of Seaside
City of Yachats
CLUSI Youth Council
Coast Hardware
Connective DX
Con-Way Inc.
Crater High School
Crescent Beach Crew
Cub Scouts
Danish Sisterhood Mt. Hood Lodge 81
Deloris Lane Bitty’s
Delta Upsilon Oregon/Oregon State
Environmental Impact Club
Estacada Charters
FCR
Fred Meyer
Girl Scouts of the USA
Gold Beach Visitor Center
GRMS Science Girls
Harkins House Juvenile Shelter
Hartmann & Forbes
Hewlett-Packard
Interface Engineering
Jemtegaard Middle School
Josephine County Juvenile Department
K103
Kiwanis Club of Lincoln City
KOIN 6 News
Legacy Health
LDS Church Murrayhill
Lincoln Co. Juvenile Community Service
Littermen
Marylhurst University
Marys Peak Group Sierra Club
Masonic Lodge Reedsport
Meridian Assembly #80
MET Youth Ambassadors
Metro Korean Lions Club
Mo’s Seafood
Mt Hood Cluster of UU Congregations
Murrahyhill LDS Youth
Neskowin Trading Company
Netarts Oceanside Fire & Rescue
Newport Church of the Nazarene
NOAA
NW Steelheaders
Oaks Bottom Lions Club
Obsidians
OI Portland Plant
Orchard Supply
Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Oregon Dunes NRA Visitor Center
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Oregon State University Extension Service
Pacific Alarm Systems
Pacific Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Pacific University
PCL
Pelican Pub
Phi Theta Kappa - LBCC
POIC/Community Healing Initiative
Portland First United Methodist Church
Portland Metro Korean Lion’s Club
Portland New Generations Rotary Club
Providence Seaside
Queen of Peace Catholic School
Ray’s Food Place
Recology Western Oregon Headquarters
Representative Caddy McKeown
Rex Putnam High School Honor Society
Rinehart Clinic
Rockaway Beach Lions Club
Rogue Credit Union
Rogue River High School
Roseburg YMCA Teens
Rotary Club of Reedsport
Royal Credit Union
Salem Sand Club
Sand Dollar Restaurant and Lounge
Sand Lake Duners
Saturday Summit
Seaside Eddie Bauer
Seaside Lions Club
Shark Tooth
Shilo Inns
Singles Meetup Group
Snyder Roofing of Oregon LLC
South Carolina Alumni Club - Portland
St. Catherine of Siena
Starbucks Coffee Company
Sunnyside Environmental School
Surfrider Coos Bay Chapter
Surfrider Newport Chapter
Surfrider Siuslaw Chapter
Target Tigard
Teen Outreach Program
The 4-H Achievers Club
The Standard
The Washed Ashore Project
Tributes
Tualatin High School Ecology Club
U.S. Bank
U.S. Forest Service
UU Fellowship of McMinnville
University of Portland - M.E.Ch.A.
Vacasa Rentals
Venture Crew 2003
Yachats Chamber of Commerce
Thank You Sponsors!
MAJOR SPONSOR
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
MEDIA SPONSORS
COORDINATING SPONSORS
Special Thanks to our Coastal Haulers!
Bandon Transfer and Recycling
CARTM
Central Coast Disposal
City Sanitary Service
County Transfer and Recycling
Curry Transfer and Recycling
Dahl Disposal
Douglas County
Lane County
Les’ Sanitary
Lincoln County
Nestucca Valley Sanitary Service
North Lincoln Sanitary Service
R Sanitary
Recology Western Oregon
Southern Oregon Sanitation
The Washed Ashore Project
Thompson’s Sanitary Service
Tillamook County Solid Waste
Our Favorite Photos!
A small, but mighty crew of Gold Beach volunteers
Rainbow over the Pacific City Cleanup
Having fun cleaning Seaside Beach
A mountain of microplastics and Styrofoam
picked up by vounteers at Otter Rock
Removing tires from the North Jetty in Florence
Love It. Own It. SOLVE It.
Family at Nye Beach
Young SOLVE volunteer
Samwise the Goat helping out in Beverly Beach State Park
A shot of Bastendorff Beach after the cleanup
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