{"id":2535,"date":"2013-11-16T12:50:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T12:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/?page_id=2535"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:20:20","slug":"2535-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/?page_id=2535","title":{"rendered":"Coastal Cleanup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  \" ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4185 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimal-Reminder-Message-Quote-Instagram-Post-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimal-Reminder-Message-Quote-Instagram-Post-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimal-Reminder-Message-Quote-Instagram-Post-1030x1030.png 1030w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimal-Reminder-Message-Quote-Instagram-Post-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimal-Reminder-Message-Quote-Instagram-Post-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimal-Reminder-Message-Quote-Instagram-Post-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimal-Reminder-Message-Quote-Instagram-Post-705x705.png 705w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimal-Reminder-Message-Quote-Instagram-Post-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimal-Reminder-Message-Quote-Instagram-Post-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimal-Reminder-Message-Quote-Instagram-Post.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos from past years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3951 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanuop-2024-5-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanuop-2024-5-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanuop-2024-5-1030x816.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanuop-2024-5-705x559.jpg 705w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanuop-2024-5-450x357.jpg 450w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanuop-2024-5.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3953 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-6-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-6-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-6-1030x1008.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-6-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-6-705x690.jpg 705w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-6-450x440.jpg 450w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-6.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3952 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-4-1-157x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-4-1-157x300.jpg 157w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-4-1-539x1030.jpg 539w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-4-1-804x1536.jpg 804w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-4-1-785x1500.jpg 785w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-4-1-369x705.jpg 369w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-4-1-450x860.jpg 450w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coastal-Cleanup-2024-4-1.jpg 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3957 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoastalCleanup2024-3-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoastalCleanup2024-3-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoastalCleanup2024-3-866x1030.jpg 866w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoastalCleanup2024-3-593x705.jpg 593w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoastalCleanup2024-3-450x535.jpg 450w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoastalCleanup2024-3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3716 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0883-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0883-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0883-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0883-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0883-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0883-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3715 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0878-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0878-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0878-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0878-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0878-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0878-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3714 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0873-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0873-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0873-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0873-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0873-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0873-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_third  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  data-size='medium'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='fade'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='2536,2537,2538'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow'  data-interval='3'  data-class=' avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first   avia-small-width-slider avia-super-small-width-slider'  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout=''  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1  av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-medium av_slideshow  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first   avia-small-width-slider avia-super-small-width-slider avia-fade-slider '  itemprop=\"ImageObject\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 92.333333333333%;' ><li  class=' slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/coastal-cleanup-pic-2-300x277.png' width='300' height='277' title='coastal cleanup pic 2' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-2 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/coastal-cleanup-pic-3-300x287.png' width='300' height='287' title='coastal cleanup pic 3' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-3 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/gtownconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/coastal-cleanup-pic-1-300x255.png' width='300' height='255' title='coastal cleanup pic 1' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Next<\/a><\/div><div class='avia-slideshow-dots avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#1' class='goto-slide active' >1<\/a><a href='#2' class='goto-slide ' >2<\/a><a href='#3' class='goto-slide ' >3<\/a><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_slideshow  el_before_av_textblock   '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Further Resources<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Check the <a href=\"http:\/\/me.usharbors.com\/monthly-tides\/Maine-Midcoast\/Boothbay%20Harbor\/\">tides<\/a><br \/>\nOcean Conservancy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanconservancy.org\/our-work\/international-coastal-cleanup\/\">Coastal Cleanup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or, Download the &#8216;Clean Swell&#8217; app onto your phone and you can participate in adding data to International Coastal Clean Up any time you&#8217;re at the beach or shore &#8211; Fun for kids!<\/p>\n<div class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_button  avia-builder-el-first '><a href='https:\/\/oceanconservancy.org\/trash-free-seas\/international-coast'  class='avia-button   avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-color-theme-color avia-size-small avia-position-center '   ><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8cd' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Click me<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>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.\u00a0 Read about it here<\/p>\n<div class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_button  avia-builder-el-last '><a href='https:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/2017\/07\/plastic-produced-recycling-waste-ocean-trash-debris-environment\/?fbclid=IwAR3UUnWWa2j-FtAdYKVUW3ybX0L0PXuuuHAaD34_XnzGneLeJVMrE_2F10E'  class='avia-button   avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-color-theme-color avia-size-small avia-position-center '   ><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8cc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Click me<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" ><p><div style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first   '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Coastal Cleanup form<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Download the coastal cleanup form here:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/OC-DataCards_volunteerFINAL_ENG.pdf\">https:\/\/oceanconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/OC-DataCards_volunteerFINAL_ENG.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; 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