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Help protect one of Florida’s most critical natural resources — our waters. 
DEP encourages state residents to do their part to preserve Florida’s living waters.
Sign up to join a cleanup or create your own today. 

Together, we are channeling the power of people to protect Florida’s living waters.

International Coastal Clean Up Day: Public Volunteer Opportunities

Find and register for a cleanup near you by viewing various time and location details below:

Find more Florida cleanup events by visiting your local community website, volunteercleanup.org, Florida State Parks - Volunteer Portal or by downloading the Ocean Conservancy's Clean Swell app and international event map.

SOUTHEAST:

Broward County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.​
• Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT
• Hosted by Broward County Natural Resources Division.
• 14 cleanup sites across the county.
• Register by emailing CoastalCleanup@Broward.org. Download, print and sign the cleanup release form with you to the event.

Broward County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
• Time: 9 to 11 a.m. EDT
• Location: Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.
• Hosted by Florida State Parks.
• Join the One Beautiful World Beach Cleanup.

Miami-Dade County:

• Dates: Multiple dates.
• Time: Dependent on event location. 
• Hosted by Miami-Dade County and other volunteercleanup.org locations/sponsors.
• More than 40+ cleanup sites across the county, including:
  • City of Coral Gables.
  • Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.
  • Biscayne National Park.
  • Chapman Field Park Cleanup.
  • SeaKeepers Monthly Margaret Pace Cleanup.
• View more locations and sign-up for multiple events.
• Event sizes and registration requirements vary by location. 

Palm Beach County:

• Dates: Saturday, Sept. 7- Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. 
• Time: For all start times, sites and information, visit keeppbcbeautiful.org.
• Hosted by Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful Inc.
• 20 cleanup sites across the county, including an event with the Nature Conservancy.
• Register by reviewing event location instructions.
• For more information, email info@keepPBCbeautiful.org. 

SOUTHWEST:

Lee County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
• Time: 8 to 10 a.m. EDT
• Hosted by Keep Lee County Beautiful.
• Locations: Multiple site locations.
• 13 cleanup locations.
• Sign up by visitng the Keep Lee County Beautiful site.

Charlotte County:

• Date: Sept. 9, 14, 21 and Nov. 19, 2024.
• Time: Dependent on date and location. 
• Location: Dependent on cleanup date.
• Hosted by Keep Charlotte Beautiful.
• 8+ cleanup locations.
• Register for the event by visiting the Keep Charlotte Beautiful site.

Sarasota County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
• Time: 8 to 10 a.m. EDT
• Locations: Various locations offered throughout Sarasota County.
• Hosted by Sarasota County.
• Register for the event by completing the short form by Sarasota County. 

CENTRAL EAST:

Brevard County: 

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
• Time: 9 to 11 a.m. EDT
• Hosted by Cocoa Village. 
• More details to come. Check back for more information by checking out the Visit Cocoa Village site.

Indian River County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
• Time: Check-in at 8:30 a.m. Event from 9 to 11 a.m. EDT. Event after party at Walking Tree Brewery between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. 
• Hosted by Coastal Connections.
• 24 waterfront cleanup locations.
• Register online and get a free t-shirt.

Volusia County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
• Time: 8 to 11 a.m. EDT
• Hosted by Volusia County.
• 25 site locations.
• Learn more and register on Eventbrite.

CENTRAL WEST:

Levy County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
• Time: Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. Event between at 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT
• Location: Cedar Key City Park.
• Hosted by the Ocean Conservancy and the Cedar Key community.
• Note: Pre-registration closes on Sept. 18. After that date, participants not pre-registered or included on this form must register in person at the CK City Park the morning of. 
• There are typically about 200 – 300 volunteers in attednance.
• Sign-up for the 18th Annual Cedar Key International Cleanup.

Marion County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
• Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT
• Location: Join teams to pick up items around Tuscawilla Park, Art Park and KP Hole/Rainbow River in Ocala.
• Hosted by City of Ocala.
• Pick a location and register to volunteer.
• For any questions, contact sjarvis@ocalafl.gov.

Pinellas County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
• Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Hosted by Keep Pinellas Beautiful
• Register by visiting the Battle for the Bay cleanup Eventbrite page.
• If you have any questions, please contact the Program Coordinator, Megan Jackson, at mjackson@kpbcares.org or 727-533-0402.

NORTHEAST:

St. Johns County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
• Time: 9 to 11 a.m. EDT
• Location: National Estuarine Research Reserves - Guana - Tolomato - Matanzas.
• Hosted by the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection at Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
• To learn more, visit DEP's informational page.
• Contact Email: patrician.d.price@dep.state.fl.us

St. Johns County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
• Time: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Location: Flagler Beach to St. Augustine.
• Hosted by St. Augustine Ponte Vedra.
• Join the Friends of A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway and volunteers for this cleanup of the beaches from Flagler Beach to St. Augustine.
• For more information, call 904-425-8055. 

Nassau County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
• Time: 9 to 11 a.m. EDT with an appreciation lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at V Pizza in Fernandina Beach, FL. 
• Location: Multiple locations - on Amelia Island, under the Shave Bridge and a land and Kayak Paddle at Melton O. Nelson Boat Ramp/Lofton Creek.
• Hosted by Keep Nassau Beautiful.
• Learn more and register at your specified location.
• Contact Email: knb@keepnassaubeautiful.org

NORTHWEST: 

Franklin County (Apalachicola & St. George Island):

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 
• Time: Dependent on event location EDT
• Hosts include, but are not limited to: Apalachicola Riverkeeper and the Apalachee Audubon Society.
• 11+ sites across the county.
• For more information, please contact info@apalachicolariverkeeper.org or call or text Donna Legare at 850 386-1148 from the Audubon Society.

Bay County:

• Date: Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024
• Time: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT
• Hosted by St. Andrews Bay Watch
• Join St. Andrew Marina along with the Panama City Quality of Life Department to clean up the bay.

Walton County:

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
• Time: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT
• Hosted by the Lake Powell Community Alliance (LPCA), together with St. Andrew Bay Watch (RMA), Friends of Camp Helen State Park and Bay County Audubon
• Sign-in will begin promptly at 8 a.m. at the Lake Powell Park (boat ramp behind Publix) or at Camp Helen State Park.
• Send an email to LPCA08@gmail.com to sign up for this year’s cleanup.
• Join the list of volunteers needed for Lake Powell cleanup. 

Escambia County (Pensacola):

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2024.
• Time: Dependent on event location. CDT
• Hosted by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Escambia County Marine Resources, Florida and National Park services and Ocean Conservancy
• 4 sites across the county.
• View the cleanup locations on Outdoor Gulf Coast's site.
• For more information, please contact Escambia County office at 850-595-3476.

Wakulla County

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
• Time: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT
• Hosted by Keep Wakulla County Beautiful (KWCB).
• Cleanup locations include Woolley Park 48 Mound Street Panacea, FL and St Marks Refuge (lighthouse) St Marks at San Marcos de Apalache, Shell Point, Wakulla Beach, Bottoms Rd and Mashes Sands. 
• Learn more about volulnteering at the KWCB cleanup.