March 25, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 9A
Cleaning up at the beach
Volunteers can
join the SOLVE
spring cleanup
or make it a part
of daily life
By Lyra Fontaine
Cannon Beach Gazette
Bottle caps, small plastics
and ground-up debris that ap-
pears to be from the Japanese
tsunami.
These are only a few
things Tracy Sund, with the
Cannon Beach Public Works
Department, and volunteers
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shoreline.
Cannon Beach will partic-
ipate in the annual statewide
SOLVE Spring Oregon Beach
Cleanup on March 26, from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Volunteers “keep coming
back” and bringing more vol-
unteers with them, said coor-
dinator Jeneé Pearce-Mush-
en, who supports volunteers,
whether by providing safe-
ty information or a pair of
gloves.
The cleanup, which aims
to keep beaches healthy and
minimize impact on marine
life, covers the shoreline from
Arch Cape to Ecola State
Park.
The most common items
found on Oregon beaches
are tiny bits of plastic and
cigarette butts, which can
negatively impact shorebirds
and marine life, according to
SOLVE.
Cannon Beach normally
has several hundred volun-
teers for the spring cleanup.
Last year, about 200 volun-
teers removed 4,620 pounds
of trash.
SOLVE organizes the ef-
fort, Recology Western Or-
egon donates disposal and
recycling services, Cannon
Beach Police Department en-
sures safety, Mo’s Restaurant
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Alarm Systems helps with re-
freshments and setup.
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Cannon Beach resident Stacy Benefield found a glass float while cleaning up the beach.
“If it weren’t for the
community working togeth-
er, this would never work,”
Pearce-Mushen said. “It’s
about what the city has done
and what the other partners
do.”
She emphasized that vol-
unteers should never turn their
backs to the ocean. “Safety is
always a priority.”
About 35 people from a
Boy Scouts troop from Port-
land, including their parents,
will come to Cannon Beach to
join the SOLVE cleanup.
“We have to make sure
young people understand
what community service is all
about,” Pearce-Mushen said.
“If I can help a parent teach
their kids what’s important,
then that’s pretty awesome.”
Year-round effort
As Sund, with the Cannon
Beach Public Works Depart-
ment, completes his regular
morning beach cleanup along
the Cannon Beach shoreline,
he greets volunteers along his
route that assist in picking up
debris almost every day, rain
or shine.
SOLVE need to know:
Volunteers can check in at Cannon Beach City
9 Hall
on 163 E. Gower Ave.
9 Dress for rain or shine. Wear sturdy shoes.
9 SOLVE will provide bags and gloves.
An old colander or kitty litter scoop can help sift
9 through
sand for small items.
9 Never turn your back on the ocean.
9 Avoid logs in the water and marine mammals.
The annual spring clean-
up brings hundreds of hands
to help pick up trash on the
beach, but the city and con-
scientious volunteers make a
difference year-round.
Sund usually cleans up the
shore twice a week, but has
taken his truck to the beach ev-
ery day for the past week due
to the high volume of debris.
“Volunteers have been
working overtime, picking
up the smaller things down
to the size of a bottle cap,” he
said, adding that the residents’
daily cleanups are “extremely
helpful” to the city.
Volunteers either take a
bag of trash home with them
or coordinate with Sund
where they leave it, and he
picks it up.
Anyone interested in being
a part of the year-round effort
to clean up the beach can get
contact information from the
city.
Beach visitors who help
clean up the shoreline may
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three of which washed up re-
cently.
Originally
Campbell
Global had agreed to sell
the land at a “reasonable
price,” she added.
They had also pledged
to keep the land untouched
before its potential sale,
but price and purchase date
weren’t set until this week.
After transfer, the con-
servancy will hammer
out details as to how the
property will be managed,
Voelke said. This could in-
clude a trails component or
other recreational opportu-
nities.
The purchase will be
funded by individual do-
nors and a grant from the
Oregon Watershed En-
hancement Board, Voelke
said. Together, they have
raised about $1.1 million
of the $1.3 million total.
“All we need is anoth-
er $200,000,” Voelke said.
“It’s the final push.”
Start collecting now for the
Marine Debris Art Contest
Are you looking for a fun
civic activity that combines
beach-combing, creativity
and litter reduction? If so,
the Marine Debris Art Con-
test is a perfect opportunity.
Participants are invited
to collect beach debris and
use it to make art. Bring cre-
ations to the Cannon Beach
Chamber Community Hall
Monday, April 11, 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m. All artwork will
be displayed at the hall
and assessed by a panel of
judges. The winner will be
announced at the City Pot-
luck event Friday, April 15.
The winner will be present-
ed with the Steve McLeod
award.
All materials must be de-
bris that is collected off the
beach.
For questions or addi-
tional information, contact
Jean by emailing gjeanwill-
iams@hotmail.com.
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