These days it seems like you can’t visit the beach or take a walk along the shoreline without spotting refuse of some kind: plastic bags, old shoes, rope, an increasing amount of single-use face masks, and Styrofoam, Styrofoam, Styrofoam everywhere! Cleaning up beach plastics can sometimes feel like a hopeless Read more…
Join us for a free Zoom presentation that will delve into the challenge of plastic pollution. March 28th, 7pm, online via Zoom. Please join prior to 7pm for ease of the presentation. Zoom link is now available for non registrants as well: click here for Zoom link. Josh McLean from Read more…
Looking for a way to meet great people, give back to the community, and contribute to the health of Mayne Island’s wonderful shorelines and beaches? Join the Mayne Island Recycling Society and the Conservancy for our annual Beach Cleanup, held this year on May 15th! This year, we’re excited to Read more…
We hope you can join us on May 30th for the annual Mayne Island Beach Cleanup. To get involved, contact your local Beach Captain from the list below. This year we are asking everyone to please bring their own gloves and buckets or bags if you have them. Bennett Bay Read more…
We will not be hosting a one day cleanup this year due to COVID-19. Instead of a one day cleanup, we are encouraging everyone to clean the beaches on their own as individuals and families throughout the month of April. Please pile all the debris at the nearest vehicle access Read more…
The 2019 Annual Mayne Island Beach Cleanup on Sunday April 7th was a huge success thanks to the record number of community volunteers who contributed their time and resources. We had 137 volunteers participate, and together they removed 1,712 kg of human trash from shorelines around Mayne Island. In addition Read more…
2018 Beach Cleanup Another very successful beach cleanup was completed on April 22nd 2018 thanks to the hard work of 123 community volunteers. Nine different teams were active that day under the direction of their Beach Captains. As usual, this event was a success thanks to a great collaborative partnership Read more…