Coastal Cleanup Returns to Gulf Coast for 38th Year
Volunteers urged to help keep Alabama’s beaches and waterways clean
Alabama Gulf Coast — (OBA) — The Gulf Coast is preparing for the 38th Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup, the state’s largest volunteer environmental event. Residents and visitors are encouraged to help remove litter from neighborhoods, local parks, streets, beaches, and storm drains to protect area waterways. Organizers note that debris carried through storm drains and rivers can eventually reach Mobile Bay and the Gulf.
The cleanup will take place on Saturday, September 20, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., with multiple volunteer sites across the region.
Coordinated through the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the nonprofit Alabama People Against a Littered State (PALS), the event has involved thousands of volunteers since its start in 1987. Over the years, millions of pounds of trash have been removed from Alabama’s shores, marshes, and waterways. Commonly collected items include beverage bottles, cigarette butts, and abandoned fishing gear.
Organizers recommend that participants wear comfortable clothing, sunscreen, and sturdy footwear. Gloves and trash bags will be provided at each site. The cleanup is open to volunteers of all ages, though minors must be accompanied by an adult. Those unable to attend in here on the Gulf Coast can join other cleanup efforts in Baldwin and Mobile counties.
For additional details or to locate more cleanup zones, visit the
Alabama Coastal Cleanup website or call 251-621-1216.
Alabama Gulf Coast Cleanup Locations South of Hwy 98
Map: Alabama Coastal Cleanup Zones Map
- Weeks Bay
- Address: 11525 U.S. 98, Fairhope, AL, USA
- Contact: Eric Brunden – 251-928-9792 –
eric.brunden@dcnr.alabama.gov
- Check-In: Weeks Bay Resource Center
- Notes: Boat Zone
- Perdido Bay
- Address: 12408 S 7th St, Lillian, AL 36549
- Contact: Haley Jackson –
hjackson@joinACF.org
- Check-In: Lillian Boat Ramp, 7th Street
- Wolf Bay
- Address: Wolf Creek Kayak Launch Park, City of Foley, 9575 Wolf Creek Ridge, Elberta, AL
- Contacts:
- Nick Williams – 251-979-5690 –
nwilliams@cityoffoley.org
- Angie Eckman –
aeckman@cityoffoley.org
- Check-In: Wolf Creek Park
- Perdido Beach
- Address: Yupon St, Elberta, AL 36530
- Contact: Ronnie Resmondo – 251-989-3050 –
rlresmondo@gmail.com
- Check-In: Yupon Street
- Wind and Water Learning Center
- Address: 26267 Canal Road, Orange Beach, AL, USA
- Contact: Jackie McGonigal – 251-424-5909 –
jmcgonigal@orangebeachal.gov
- Check-In: Orange Beach Wind & Water Learning Center
- Boggy Point
- Address: 27504 Marina Road, Orange Beach, AL, USA
- Contact: Nicole Woerner – 251-981-1180 –
nwoerner@orangebeachal.gov
- Check-In: Boggy Point Boat Ramp
- Flora-Bama
- Address: 17350 Perdido Key Drive, Pensacola, FL, USA
- Contact: Mark Berte – 251-990-6002 / 251-402-3936 –
mberte@joinACF.org
- Check-In: Flora-Bama
- Ono Island
- Address: 31647 Shoal Water Drive, Orange Beach, AL, USA
- Contacts:
- Herb Smith – 281-797-3691 –
herbs@phahou.com
- Johnny Sharpless – 251-979-6600 –
johnwsharpless@gmail.com
- Check-In: Ono Boat Ramp
- CoastAL
- Address: 25722 Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, AL, USA
- Contact: Tiffany Hammock – 251-240-6001 –
tiffany@islandentertainment.com
- Check-In: CoastAL Restaurant Parking Lot
- Orange Beach
- Address: 25900 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561
- Contacts: Ginny and Rob Barnas – 251-943-4709 –
ginny@callislandair.com
- Check-In: Cotton Bayou Public Beach
- Gulf State Park
- Address: 22250 East Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, AL, USA
- Contact: Hannah Russell – 251-948-7275 ext. 62092 –
hannah.russell@dcnr.alabama.gov
- Check-In: Gulf State Park Beach Pavilion
- Gulf Shores
- Address: 101 Gulf Shores Parkway, Gulf Shores, AL, USA
- Contact: Dan Bond –
dbond@gulfshoresal.gov
- Check-In: Gulf Shores Public Beach
- Little Lagoon
- Address: 18068 Fort Morgan Road, Gulf Shores, AL, USA
- Contact: Ryan Caver – 251-609-0752 –
info@cleanhorizons.org
- Check-In: Mo’s Landing
- Fort Morgan
- Address: Fort Morgan Fire Rescue Station 1, Alabama 180, Gulf Shores, AL, USA
- Contacts:
- Courtney Dombroski – 251-228-6117 –
courtney@mycleaneco.com
- Joe Emerson – fortmorgancivic@gmail.com
- Check-In: Fort Morgan Fire Rescue Station #1
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