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Yahoo
31-05-2025
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Volunteers needed for Clean the Bay Day in Suffolk
Keep Suffolk Beautiful will participate in the 36th annual Clean the Bay Day, organized by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and is calling on volunteers to help clean the city's waterways and shorelines. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon June 7 at two locations: Constant's Wharf Park and Marina, 100 E. Constance Road Sleepy Hole Park, 4616 Sleepy Hole Road Participants will be provided with supplies including grabbers, safety vests, gloves and trash bags. Pre-registration is not required. Volunteers can check in on-site upon arrival. For more information, visit
Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation outlines efforts to improve area waters
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation outlined its efforts to improve the region's waterways during a trip along the Hampton River Wednesday as it also discussed the need for trash removal efforts on Clean the Bay Day. Shelling out to raise awareness for importance of oysters to ecosystem 10 On Your Side got a look at a living shoreline known as the Pinecone Harbor oyster reef, where more than 1,000 feet of oyster beds sit. Though high tide wasn't on our side Wednesday, but down below, the foundation installed more than 4,500 oyster castles and hundreds of bushels of recycled oyster shells. 'So that oysters that we plant and future oysters that naturally spawn in the river will have habitat to land and thrive,' said Jackie Shannon with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration expected to hit 2025 goal Oysters are natural water filters, improving water quality, and overall, the health of our waterways. And that's where you come in. 'We know that any trash that lands in the water is going to come from land, so picking it up from the land first is important,' Shannon said. Waterways and bridges run throughout Hampton Roads, but are often seen as a convenient trash can for some drivers. Plastics, in particular, become microplastics, and that's not good for anyone. 'It doesn't biodegrade,' said Lisa Renee Jennings with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. 'It just degrades into smaller and smaller pieces, right? So a little fish eats a little plastic big eats the little fish. Continuing on, [it] eventually ends up on our plates.' As for that three-hour tour, that's all they're asking for from 9 a.m. until noon June 7 to join Virginia's biggest annual cleanup. On average, every year, at least 3,000 people participate,' Jennings said. 'Now that's gone as high as 6,000, before COVID. but those numbers are coming back and building again. It's pretty remarkable to know in three hours, at least 3,000 volunteers are working really hard, and at the end, on average, to between 75,000 and 100,000 pounds of debris are removed in just those three hours on the first Saturday in June.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
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Suffolk's 36th annual Clean the Bay Day calls for volunteers
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Keep Suffolk Beautiful is requesting volunteers to help clean up Suffolk's waterways and shorelines in the 36th annual Clean the Bay Day. Organized by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, this year's event will take place at two sites: Constant's Wharf Park and Marina (100 E. Constance Rd, Suffolk, VA 23434) Sleepy Hole Park (4616 Sleepy Hole Rd, Suffolk, VA 23435) The two locations were selected for 'their environmental importance and easy access,' according to a release. All participants will be provided with necessary cleanup supplies, including grabbers, safety vests, gloves and trash bags. Individuals with access to kayaks or canoes are encouraged to bring their watercraft to assist with waterway cleanups. Since its inauguration in 1989, Clean the Bay Day has mobilized more than 165,500 volunteers, who have removed over 7.18 million pounds of litter from nearly 8,250 miles of Virginia shoreline. The 36th annual Clean the Bay Day will be on Saturday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers may check in on-site upon arrival. For more information, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
