The Georgetown Conservation Commission participates each September in the Maine Coastal Clean up which is part of a larger International Coastal Clean up. Be on the lookout for information about our September 2025 clean up and how you can get involved.
Here are some photos from past years.
Check the tides
Ocean Conservancy Coastal Cleanup
Or, Download the ‘Clean Swell’ app onto your phone and you can participate in adding data to International Coastal Clean Up any time you’re at the beach or shore – Fun for kids!
91% of all plastic (takes 400 years to degrade) has not been recycled, and it is predicted that without changes by midcentury the ocean will contain as much plastic, ton for ton, as fish. Read about it here
Coastal Cleanup form
Download the coastal cleanup form here: https://oceanconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/OC-DataCards_volunteerFINAL_ENG.pdf