Volunteers are needed for the Palmers Island cleanup, Sat., 9/14, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. Meet at the bottom of Gifford Street, New Bedford. Wear closed-toed shoes. If you find a needle, syringe, or sharps. NOT NOT TOUCH. Gloves, pickers and bags provided.
New Bedford first on Palmers Island, introducing Clean Coast Coalition. Featuring a remote-controlled aqua-drone which conducts water quality testing, records and transmits live footage, and filters debris out of the water to be separated into four categories: trash, compostables, plastics, and other recyclables.
The goal is to improve local water-based ecosystems through the use of the remote controlled PixieDrone devise to not only reduce the amount of harmful debris in local waters, but also to educate the local community about the dangers of litter and marine debris in their environment.
Many volunteers are needed to make Palmers Island the picturesque island nature intended it to be.
Pre-register at OperationCleanSweep.net; newbedfordclean@gmail.com.
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