Volunteers pick up the trash from Dabob Bay Natural Area

 

Volunteer holding sandal from Dabob Bay beach clean up.
A volunteer holds an example of trash that was picked up at a beach cleanup in Dabob Bay Feb. 3, 2012. Photo: Barbara French/The Nature Conservancy

DNR would like to thank volunteers and staff from The Nature Conservancy for helping clean up the beaches at Dabob Bay Natural Area and adjacent conservation areas on February 3.

The crew collected 49 bags of trash, 36 tires, and a large amount of Styrofoam from the fragile sand spits that are the core of preserve. Some of the haul included shoes, an aluminum baseball bat, and numerous Styrofoam-filled tires used as floatation for docks.

Rock Point Oyster Co. provided a barge and a 10-yard dump truck to haul away the garbage.

Dabob Bay is located in eastern Jefferson County near Quilcene.

View photos from the February 3 cleanup.

DNR offers numerous opportunities for volunteers to help clean up beaches, trails, forests; do trail maintenance; and more. Learn how you can volunteer with DNR at www.dnr.wa.gov/volunteer.

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