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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (April 5, 2000)
The INDEPENDENT, April 5, 2000 Annual Great Oregon Spring Saturday, April 8, is the date for the 16th annual Great Ore gon Spring Beach Cleanup. Thousands of volunteers who care about Oregon’s livability are expected to meet at the state’s beaches from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to clean the entire coastline between the Wash ington and California borders. COLUMBIA ROAD & DRIVEWAY, INC. 35365 Hankey Road. St. Helens Specializing in: • Q U A R R Y R O C K • P IT RUN • 3 /4 ” M IN U S • 1-1/2 ” M IN U S • 3 ”-1-1/2 " 503-397-7861 We Deliver! Page 17 each Cleanup set for April 8th Volunteers are asked to check in at one of 40 meeting sites, pick up a bag, and head down to the beach to do their part in improving our coastline for wildlife and summer visitors. Coordinators of this event sug gest volunteers bring gloves, and wear sturdy shoes. Com plimentary bags will be fur nished by beach cleanup coor dinators. Groups of 20 or more are asked to register in ad vance with the appropriate Zone Captain. Call Stop Ore gon Litter and Vandalism (SOLV) at 1-800-322-3326, or visit their web site at <www. solv.org> for more information and to view a list of meeting sites and Zone Captains. “We want to emphasize vol unteer safety this spring more than ever,” said Jack McGow an, SOLV Executive Director. “Knowledge of basic beach safety and adherence to some basic guidelines car. help re duce the potential for accidents and injuries.” Volunteers are requested to be aware of these safety tips while on the beach: - Don’t turn your back on the ocean—watch out for sneaker waves. - Don’t play on or around logs. - Exercise extreme caution on rocks and cliffs. Records were set at both 1999 Beach Cleanups. During the Spring Cleanup, 7,200 vol unteers removed 42 tons of de bris from our beaches. The Fall Cleanup attracted 5,227 volun teers who removed 21.5 tons of trash. This event, started in 1984 in Oregon, has spread to 55 states and U.S. Territories and 90 foreign countries. In 1998, more than 500,000 vol unteers around the world par ticipated in coastal cleanups, picking up 5.3 million pounds of trash along 9,022 miles of coastline. Sponsors of the Spring Beach Cleanup are Clean Rivers Cooperative, Inc., Jant- zen, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Shilo Inns, Tektronix, and Wells Fargo Bank. Along with SOLV, the cleanup is coordinated by the Oregon Parks and Recre ation Department, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wild life, and the Oregon Refuse and Recycling Association. SOLV is a statewide organi zation founded in 1969 to act as a catalyst in linking busi ness, government, and citizens in preserving the livability of Oregon. Other SOLV programs include education, enhance ment, and cleanup activities di rected towards the preserva tion of Oregon’s quality of life. 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