Staten Island – New York

Our Beautiful Beach – Nature Walk and Beach Clean Up 

• 9 am – 12 pm
• 50 Volunteers Needed
• Meet-up Location: Oakwood Beach @ Kissam Avenue, New Dorp NY
• Directions: Hylan Ave to Guyon Ave, Left on Mills Rd, Right on Kissam Ave
• Affiliation: Natural Resource Protective Association
• Description: Participants will learn about the natural environment as they clean and look to our future on the land. Various agencies will be attending and natural plant life and birds will be identified. the History and uses of the space will be explored while we revive such a need space to all. Looking forward to the beauty of day and hope all can attend this native shore space.
• Other notes: gloves and proper shoes, dress for the weather please
• Support coastal businesses visit: Pizzeria Giove in Staten Island
• Sign up here

Essex County – New Jersey

Guardians of the Glen Clean Up

• 10 am – 12 pm
• 25 Volunteers Needed
• Meet-up Location: Freeman Parkway (a small bridge above the Glen), Glen Ridge, NJ
• Parking: Woodland Avenue at Freeman Parkway Intersection, Glen Ridge, NJ
• Directions: GS Parkway to exit 148 Bloomfield, 1 mile west on Bloomfield ave., left on Freeman Parkway
• Description: Pick up litter in and around the banks of the Glen Ridge glen (2nd River). Garbage bags and municipal trucks to pick up the trash collected will be provided.
• Other notes: BBQ and music for volunteers at noon
• Sign up here

Monmouth County – New Jersey

Summa Love Surf Lessons

• 1 PM – 3 PM
• 10 Participants Needed
• Meet-up Location: Sea Bright Public Beach, 1099 Ocean Ave, Sea Bright, NJ 07760
• Affiliation: Summa Love Surfing and Yoga
• Description: Surf lessons led by Summa Love Instructor Bryan Zinski
• Support coastal businesses visit: Bain’s Hardware in Sea Bright, NJ
• Sign up here

Mott Street Bridge Clean Up

• 9 am – 12 pm
• 20 Volunteers Needed
• Meet-up Location: Maple Pl between Beers & Luppatatong St, Keyport, NJ
• Directions: From Rt36 Broad Street Keyport left on Maple 1/4 mile west between Beers Street and Lupatatong Ave
• Parking: Maple Place on street at the culvert crossing Lupatatong Creek
• Affiliation: Keyport Environmental Commission
• Description: Prior to the construction of a culvert on Maple Place between Beers St and Lupatatong Ave there had been a bridge called the Mott Street Bridge which spans the Lupatatong Creek east to west. The creek empties into the Raritan Bay by Keport Fishery and the Ye Cottage Inn which since Sandy was demolished. The culvert accumulates debris from tidal surge, upstream storm water runoff and wind bourne road surface litter. Our objective is to cleanup along the roadside and down to the creek edge thus preventing the debris from entering the creek and bay.
• Other notes: Bring gloves, boots, poison ivy protection
• Support coastal businesses: Visit Jakebob’s in Union Beach after volunteering!
• Sign up here

Asbury Park Boardwalk Reopening

• 10:30 – 2 PM
• Meet-up Location: First Avenue Beach, Asbury Park, NJ
• Description: Ribbon cutting at 1 PM, Asbury Angels ceremony
• Support coastal businesses: Visit Langosta Lounge and Dauphin Grill after the event
• Join COA in the evening for the Back to the Beach Ball at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel

 Go Fly a (Newspaper) Kite!

• 10:30 – 12:30 PM
• 25 kids (plus adults)
• Meet-up Location: Pavilion, Seven Presidents’s Waterfront Park, Long Branch, NJ
• Directions: Garden State Parkway to exit 105. Take Rt. 36 east to Ocean Avenue, Park entrance ahead.
• Description:Join us to fly kites made from newspaper! We will provide the materials and brief instruction for making and flying simple kites made from our family’s newspaper pile! If you have a special ribbon you would like to use for the kite’s tail, feel free to bring it, otherwise we will have samples to use. Fun for the entire family. Weather note: we will not hold this workshop in rain or extreme wind.
• Other notes: Often much cooler on the beach in spring!
• Support coastal businesses visit: McLoone’s Pier House for lunch after volunteering!
• Sign up here

Natco Park Nature Walk

• 10 am – 12 pm
• Meet-up Location: Lakeside Manor, 410 New Jersey 36 Hazlet, NJ 07730
• 25 Partipicants Needed
• Affiliation: Bayshore Regional Watershed Council and the Hazlet Township Environmental Commission
• Description: It will be a causal 1 mile walk to look for the emergence of spring life including flowers, fish, frogs, turtles, and nesting birds.
• Support coastal businesses: Visit Jakebob’s in Union Beach after volunteering!
• Sign up here

Hands Across the Sand – Bradley Beach

• 11:30 am – 12: 30 PM
• Meet-up Location: Third Avenue Beach, Bradley Beach
• Affiliation: New Jersey Sierra Club and Surfrider Foundation, Jersey Shore Chapter
• Description: Hands Across the Sand is an international grassroot event designed to demonstrate local opposition to offshore drilling and support for clean energy.
• Other notes: Unwind after the demonstration with a FREE beach yoga session on 3rd Avenue Beach in Bradley Beach!
• Support coastal businesses: Visit Ground Round Sports Grille or FINS: A Tropicali Grill after the event
• Sign up here

Ocean County – New Jersey

Hands Across the Sand – Island Beach State Park

• 12:00 pm – 1:00 PM
• Meet-up Location: Island Beach State Park
• Affiliation: American Littoral Society
• Description: Hands Across the Sand is an international grassroot event designed to demonstrate local opposition to offshore drilling and support for clean energy.
• Support coastal businesses: Visit Atlantic Bar and Grill of NJ in Seaside Park or Labrador Lounge in Normandy Beach after the event
• Sign up here

Jersey Shore Festival – May 17 – 18, 2013 

• 12 pm – 7 pm
• Affiliation: Coastline Adventures Surfing School NJ
• Meet-up Location: Seaside Heights, NJ
• For more information, click here

How to make Eco Chic Beach Jewelry

• 11 am – 12 pm
• 10 Participants Needed
• To Register: E-mail michalsparks@aol.com
• Meet-up Location: Sea & Green, 502 Bay Ave, Pt Pleasant Bch, NJ 08742
• Parking: Street Parking (it’s free)
• Directions: Located near the corner of Arnold & Bay Avenues, on the East side of Bay Avenue
• Affiliation: Sea & Green
• Description: Come enjoy the beautiful downtown Point Pleasant Beach coastal community before the summer crowds. In this fun class you will learn how to transform old itunes cards into your very own piece of funky jewelry with co-op artist mother/daughter team, Michal Sparks and Ivy Bowne. You can choose to create a bracelet or a necklace. This is a make & take so you leave with your very own piece of jewelry. All supplies are included.
• Price: $20 per person or $35 for adult & child together (ages 6-12 considered child).
• Other notes: Open to ages 10 – adult. Space is limited and pre-registration with $10 deposit is required.
• Support coastal businesses visit: Surf Taco in Pt. Pleasant and Baja East Surf Shop mention that you are a Waves of Action volunteer at Baja East Surf Shop to receive 20% off your purchase!

Ocean Gate Yacht Club Open House

• 10 am – 2 pm
• Meet-up Location: Ocean Gate Yacht Club, Foot Of Ocean Gate Ave  Ocean Gate, NJ 08740
• Affiliation: Ocean Gate Yacht Club
• Description: To provide information on bringing people of all ages on sailing and the experiences of sailing and being back on the water (Toms River )
• Support coastal businesses visit: The Anchor Inn
• Sign up here

Harbor View Club and Marina Clean Up

• 10 am – as needed
• 20 Volunteers Needed
• Meet-up Location: Harbor View Club and Marina, 420 8th St. Beach Haven, NJ 08008
• Affiliation:  Harbor View Club and Marina
• Description: Remove all the debris that came in with the storm.
• Sign up here

Alliance for a Living Ocean Environmental Clean Up

• 8 am – 12 pm
• 20 Volunteers Needed
• Meet-up Location: Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences
  120 Long Beach Blvd  Loveladies, NJ 08008
• Affiliation: Alliance for a Living Ocean
• Description: Environmental cleanup of area beaches, parks, marshes, and neighborhoods
• Sign up here

Soar Into Summer with Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce and ReClam the Bay

• 11 am 
• Meet-up Location: 17th Street Beach, Ship Bottom, NJ
• Affiliation: Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce and ReClam the Bay
• Description: Join the SOCCC and others for an official beach opening ceremony
• Sign up here

Boulevard Clams and ALO present the 1st Annual LBI Fish Fry

• 12 pm
• Meet-up Location: Boulevard Clams, 2006 Long Beach Blvd, Surf City
• Affiliation: Alliance for a Living Ocean
• Description: Join ALO for a fish fry fundraiser to benefit ALO’s Surf Stewards program. Displays from numerous surf companies, giveaways, and more.
• Sign up here

Atlantic County – New Jersey

Upcycle a T-shirt!

• 1:15 pm for snacks, 2:00 pm start for clean up
• 50 Volunteers Needed
• Meet-up Location: Brigantine Community Center, 265 42nd Street, Brigantine, NJ 08203
• Affiliation: Surfrider Foundation, South Jersey Chapter
• Description: We invite volunteers to join us for a quick snack and short presentation before heading out to the streets and beach for a community cleanup! Presentation will include instruction on how to “upcycle” an old t-shirt into a reusable bag so please bring a t-shirt if desired.
• Other notes: please bring your gloves and dress for the weather. Brigantine will be hosting a 4×4 parade on the beach concurrently so please be mindful of the traffic but enjoy the fun.
• Support coastal businesses visit: Goochie Brothers for lunch!
• Sign up here

On April 27th, 2013, over 6,000 volunteers took part in the 2013 Spring Beach Sweeps!  Beach Sweepers cleaned waterways and beaches at over 65 sites in New Jersey!

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In the aftermath of Sandy, Clean Ocean Action is bringing people “Back to the Beach” to support coastal economies. Thank you for being part of the Wave of Action by looking into featuring your business with Clean Ocean Action at ForTheShore.org!

Note: Events are subject to approval by Clean Ocean Action. Registrants will be contacted within 48 hours.

*Email and Phone Numbers will not be publicly posted*

fortheshore.org is a project of Clean Ocean Action - an ocean advocacy non-profit fighting for a clean NY/NJ ocean

In the aftermath of Sandy, Clean Ocean Action is bringing people “Back to the Beach” to experience and enjoy the coastal environment. Thank you for being part of the Wave of Action by looking into registering a coastal experience with Clean Ocean Action at ForTheShore.org!

Responsibilities of Coastal Experience Leader:

• Identify a coastal experience (birding, kayaking, seining activity, surf workshop, etc.) that would bring people “Back to the Beach” to enjoy the coastal environment.
• Register a coastal experience through the form below.

1. Must have a pre-determined meeting location
2. Identify number of participants needed
3. Provide a cell phone number 

• Be present May 18th at pre-determined meeting location
• Arrive at least 20 minutes prior to start time
• Coordinate supplies (Contact COA if needed)

Note: Coastal Experiences are subject to approval by Clean Ocean Action and respective municipalities. Proposed Coastal Experiences Leaders will be contacted within 48 hours of registration.

*Email and Phone Numbers will not be publicly posted*

fortheshore.org is a project of Clean Ocean Action - an ocean advocacy non-profit fighting for a clean NY/NJ ocean

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Clean Ocean Action was happy to have been joined by:

• Aberdeen Environmental and Shade Tree Advisory Board at Aberdeen Township, NJ
• Alliance for a Living Ocean at Long Beach Island, NJ
• Bayshore Regional Watershed Council at Aberdeen Township, NJ
• Bradley Beach Environmental Commission at Bradley Beach, NJ
• Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in Stafford Township, NJ
• Deal Lake Commission at Loch Arbour, NJ
• Eco Warriors of Brick at Brick, NJ
• Friends of Deal Lake at Asbury Park, NJ
• Little Silver Environmental Commission at Little Silver, NJ
• Midway Beach Condominium Association at South Seaside Park, NJ
• Monmouth County Clean Communities at Long Branch, NJ
• Monmouth County Parks System at Port Monmouth, NJ
• National Park Service at Sandy Hook, NJ
• Natural Resources Protective Association at New Dorp, NY
• NJ Audubon at Cape May, NJ
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection at Sea Girt, NJ
• NJ Water Savers at Sea Girt, NJ
• NJ Watershed Ambassadors at Sea Girt, NJ
• NY-NJ Baykeeper at Aberdeen Township, NJ
• Reclam The Bay in Stafford Township, NJ
• Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program at Sea Girt, NJ
• Save Barnegat Bay at Brick, NJ
• Sea Shepherd Philadelphia at Cape May, NJ
• Student Ocean Advocates at Toms River, NJ
• Surfers Environmental Alliance at Brigantine, NJ
• Surfrider Foundation, South Jersey Chapter at Brigantine, NJ
• Tuckerton Seaport at Tuckerton, NJ
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forsythe National Refuge at Bayville, NJ
• Whale Pond Brook Watershed Association at Long Branch, NJ
• Wreck Pond Brook Watershed Regional Stormwater Management Plan Committee at Sea Girt, NJ

Clean Ocean Action was happy to have been joined by:

• Save Barnegat Bay
• Trust for Public Land
• Alliance for a Living Ocean
• National Park Service
• Natural Resource Protective Association
• Bayshore Watershed Council
• Beaton’s Boatworks
• Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum
• Surfrider Foundation, South Jersey Chapter
• …dozens of other great organizations, and
• …hundreds of other great volunteer leaders!

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Clean Ocean Action was happy to have been joined by:

• US Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan
• The Presidential Inaugural Committee
• Clinton Global Initiative
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
• National Park Service
• HOPE Worldwide 
• …dozens of other great organizations, and
• …hundreds of other great volunteer leaders!

Wave of Action photos

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This May 18^th, COA is highlighting coastal businesses by focusing the May Wave of Action on the shore and the businesses of the NY and NJ shore that form the lifeblood of our clean coastal economy.

This Wave of Action program will promote businesses and help restore a healthy coastal economy by encouraging citizens to go “Back to the Beach”!  As coastal businesses, boardwalks, and entire towns prepare for the summer tourist season, COA’s Waves of Action network will be mobilized to encourage people to head-out on that Saturday to bring support, and a sense of community, back to the beach.  The May 18 “Wave” will present the public with events, opportunities, and enticements to get people out to the beach, showcasing to the world that our shores are “open for business.” Register Your Business Promotion Here

Coastal Experiences

In May, our Wave of Action program will promote a healthy coastal economy by encouraging volunteers to go “Back to the Beach” to have fun and celebrate the beauty of the coast.  The May 18 Wave of Action will present the public with events, opportunities, and enticements to get people out to the beach.  COA will offer events that  promote the natural beauty of the coast and the fun that can be had down the shore.
Register Your Coastal Experience Here

In the aftermath of Sandy, it is clear that each community has been impacted differently, and therefore is in need of different types of volunteer efforts. Thank you for being part of the Wave of Action by looking into registering a project with Clean Ocean Action at ForTheShore.org!

Responsibilities of Project Leader:

1. Identify a project that is need of volunteers (e.g., beach clean-up, basement clean-out, food drive, soup kitchen, holiday gift drive, pet pantry, etc.)
2. Register a Project through the form below.
   • Must have a pre-determined meeting location
   • Identify number of volunteers needed (if applicable)
   • Provide a cell phone number for use the Day of Service
3. Be present May 18th at pre-determined meeting location
   • Arrive at least 20 minutes prior to start time
   • Coordinate supplies (Contact COA if needed)

Note: Projects are subject to approval by Clean Ocean Action and respective municipalities. Proposed Project Leaders will be contacted within 48 hours of Project Registration.

*Email and Phone Numbers will not be publicly posted*

fortheshore.org is a project of Clean Ocean Action – an ocean advocacy non-profit fighting for a clean NY/NJ ocean

Day of action photos:

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For a map of the Dec. 8th Day of Action, Click Here.

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How was your day of action?  What does your community still need?